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dance Immersion presents 4 Spectacular Showcases as part of the International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference & Festival at The Queen Elizabeth Theatre (CNE Grounds)

Toronto Event Date: Thu, January 26, 2012Sun, January 29, 2012

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The Queen Elizabeth Theatre (CNE Grounds)
190 Princes' Blvd
Toronto, ON M6K 3C3

416-263-3293

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dance Immersion presents 4 Spectacular Showcases
as part of the
International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference & Festival
Connecting our Diasporas through Dance

dance Immersion proudly hosts the 24th Annual International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) Conference & Festival in Toronto on January 26-29, 2012.

The IABD Conference & Festival has become the convergence of ideas and interaction for the dance community, with a focus on those who serve the black community. This four-day event brings together people from around the world around issues that are relevant to dance within the global dance ecology.

At the heart of the conference and festival are four dance showcases taking place at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Exhibition Place.

Thursday, January 26 at 6PM – Emerging Artists Showcase Presentation
- performances by Baltimore Dane Tech (USA), Caribbean Children’s Dance Theatre (Toronto), Cleveland School of the Performing Arts (Ohio), Dallas Black Dance Theatre III (Texas), Duke Ellington Performing Arts School (Washington, D.C.), NGOMA (Toronto), Detroit Children’s Group (Michigan), singer Saidah Baba Talibah (Toronto) and more.

Thursday, January 26 at 9PM – Canadian Showcase Presentation
- performances by Ballet Creole (Toronto), Jasmyn Fyffe Dance (Toronto), Ghislaine Doté (Montreal), Nafro Dance Productions (Winnipeg), Shawn Byfield (Toronto), Ronald Taylor Dance (Toronto), Kashedance (Toronto), Michele Moss (Calgary) and more.

Friday, January 27 at 9PM – IABD Members Showcase Presentation
- performances by Zelma Badu Azaguno (Ohio), Germaul Barnes (New York), Robert Solomon (Germany/Canada), UNLV (Las Vegas, Nevada), Dallas Black Dance Theatre II (Texas), Howard University Dance Ensemble (Washington, D.C.) and more.

Saturday, January 28 at 8PM – International Showcase Presentation
- performances by Alvin Ailey – (New York City), Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble (Denver, Colorado), Compagnie Danse NYATA NYATA (Montreal), Danza Corpus (Cuba), Desert Crossing (UK), Dallas Black Dance Theatre (Texas), Lula Washington Dance Theatre (Los Angeles, California), Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco) (Pennsylvania), National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) (Jamaica), bwsene !nmotion – Bernadette Walong (Australia), Salia ni Seydou (France/Ivory Coast), Muntu Dance Theatre (Chicago, Illinois) and more.

dance Immersion presents 4 Spectacular Showcases
as part of the
International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference & Festival

Thursday, January 26 – Sunday, January 29, 2012
Showcase Presentations: Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Boulevard, Exhibition Place

Showcase Presentation tickets: $50 ($35 Student/Senior/CADA/IABD)

Call Arts Box Office 416-504-7529 or visit danceimmersion.ca

Price Range: $35 – $50


dance Immersion presents 4 Spectacular Showcases as part of the International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference & Festival
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Dianne Weinrib
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