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MillO Dance Projects

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Contemporary dance collective based in Toronto.
Led by: Mio Sakamoto @amomiohk & Geanderson Mello @gee_mello
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Reflecting on the first research and creation process of my new wip Tides Within. I am deeply grateful to the incredible artists and production team who brought their talent and heart to this journey. This is a dream in the making, and I cannot wait to share it with the world one day 🤞🖤 Tides Within (work-in-progress) Concept/Direction/Choreography/Dancer: Mio Sakamoto @amomiohk Mentor/Dramaturg: Karen Kaeja @karenkaeja Multimedia Artist: Micha Elias Pichlkastner Composer/Sound Designer: R Grunwald @rgrunwald Costume Designer: Hiromi Sakamoto @hiromi_chachacha Production Assistant: Jay McMahon Scenic Constructor: Jarrett Siddall @jarrettsiddall Photographer: Kendra Epik @kendraepikphotography @kendraepik Supported by: Canada Council for the Arts @canada.council Toronto Arts Foundation - Breakthrough Artist Award @torontoartsfoundation Ontario Arts Council @ontarioartscouncil @chrisglovermpp Kaeja d’Dance & Allen Kaeja @kaejaddance @allenkaeja National Ballet of Canada’s Open Space Residency @nationalballet Kaeja Creative Incubator Residency Dancemakers @dancemakersto Across Oceans Choreographic Marathon @acrossoceansarts Bow Echo Collective @bowechocreative MillO Dance Projects/Geanderson Mello @millodance @gee_mello
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Preparing for our performance soon…
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The Mayor’s Evening for the Arts and (In) Bloom Gala is next week! 🎉🎊 These signature events bring together artists, arts lovers, and our generous sponsors to help raise funds for our Arts in the Parks program (@artsintheparksto) A special thanks to our Gala Arts in the Parks sponsors for their support of the upcoming season of Arts in the Parks: Mattamy Homes (@mattamyhomes), Oxford (@oxfordpropgroup) , Northcrest (@northcrestdev), Menkes (@menkeslife), and The Rossy Foundation. Since 2016, Arts in the Parks (@artsintheparksto) has engaged over 1 million people as part of our shared belief that everyone should have access to the arts, no matter where they live or what their income is. A creative city is a viable city, and we are so grateful for our sponsors!  Join us on November 19th at the (In) Bloom Gala, brought to you in part by Mattamy Homes, Oxford Properties, Northcrest Developments, and Menkes. Photos shot by Kat Rizza at Arts in the Parks 2024 and 2025 events. ✨ #InBloomGala #TorontoArts #ArtsintheParks #MattamyHomes #OxfordProperties #NorthcrestDevelopments #Menkes #TheRossyFoundation
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This past summer, MillO Dance Projects (@millodance) brought their energy and artistry to Parkway Forest Park, for @artsintheparksto 🌳 Following her breathtaking performance with MillO Dance Projects co-founder Geanderson Mello (@gee_mello), Mio Sakamoto (@amomiohk), co-founder and choreographer, reflected on her journey: “I’m very grateful for the award, and it has motivated me so much more than before. It’s also a great feeling to be recognized for what we’ve been doing.” ​ Congratulations again to Mio Sakamoto, recipient of the Breakthrough Artist Award 2025! 💫 ✨Nominations are now open! Deadline to apply is November 26th. The recipients are announced at the Mayor’s Art’s Lunch awards in Spring 2026. Learn more by clicking the link in bio: https://torontoartsfoundation.org/awards/breakthrough-artist-award/ Filmed and edited by Selina McCallum #ArtsInTheParks #TorontoArtsFoundation #BelieveInArt #MilloDance #DanceToronto #ParkwayForestPark #NominateNow #BreakthroughArtistAward
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Being part of Arts in the Parks means creating art with the community. 🤗 In this short video, the co-artistic directors of MillO Dance Projects, Geanderson Mello and Mio Sakamoto, shares their experience performing in Toronto’s parks and the impact of bringing dance into public spaces. 🌳✨ 🎥 Watch the video on YouTube! [link in bio] https://youtu.be/eU8H4FiiCAY?si=7Ab3dJMk0E9ZTcpY Filmed and edited by @selcallum #ArtsInTheParksTO #TorontoArts #MillODanceProject #CommunityDance #TorontoEvents
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✨ARTS IN THE PARKS ✨ This summer, I started volunteering with Arts in the Parks, an incredible city-wide initiative that brings free, inclusive, and family-friendly arts events to local parks across Toronto. 🎨🌿 I joined one amazing event through the Park in Motion program — filled with energy, music, and community spirit — and I’m excited to attend 3 more throughout the summer! It was a pleasure meeting the talented @millodance team and seeing firsthand how @torontoartsfoundation is turning parks into spaces of creativity and connection. Grateful to be part of a program that lifts barriers and brings the joy of the arts into everyday public spaces. 💛 #ArtsInTheParks #ParkInMotion #TorontoArtsFoundation #MilloDance #CommunityArts #VolunteerToronto #ArtEverywhere #FreeArtEvents #torontosummer
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Have you been to @millodance’s performance in #ParkwayForestPark yet? 🌲 MillO Dance Projects is back with week two of Park in Motion 🌟 Come out to see their contemporary dances 🌀 Colours, choreographed and performed by MillO Dance Projects 🦋 To My Past…, choreographed and performed by Nickeshia Garrick (@justkeelie) And don’t miss participating in their interactive segment 🌿 Guided vocalization and gentle movement practice, designed to be accessible for people of all ages and abilities Watch performers explore themes of home, connection, and self-discovery using contemporary dance, improvisation, and vocal work. And find yourself joining in after! 🌷 Park in Motion is in Parkway Forest Park 🍀 Friday, August 1 at 5PM #ArtsintheParksTO #ArtsEvents #Arts #ArtsToronto #TorontoParks #MillODance #ParkwayForestPark #ContemporaryDance
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As we round out July, it’s time for another weekly Arts in the Parks Round Up! Here’s what we have going on this week: July 24th 🌟 🌳 Summer Music Garden at the Toronto Music Garden from 7-8PM 🌳 TOPS @topictureshow presents: “Stand by Me” at Cork Town Common from 7-11PM 🌳 @willowdale_concertsinthepark at Lee Lifeson from 7-9PM July 25th 🌟 🌳 Park in Motion @millodance at Parkway Forest Park from 5-6PM 🌳 Roller Skate Party at @thebentway from 6-10PM 🌳 @regentparkfilm Under the Stars presents “Didi” at Milliken Park from 8:30-11:30 PM July 26th 🌟 🌳 Samba in the Park @dancemigration at Walter Saunders Park from 1-8PM 🌳 Summer Live Music Festival at Trillium Park from 4-10PM 🌳 @splashonearth at Parkway Forest Park from 6-8PM July 27th 🌟 🌳 Summer Music Garden at the Toronto Music Garden from 4-5PM 🌳 TOPS presents: “Past Lives” at Christie Pits from 6:30-11PM 🌳@mkkultra Mikiki hosts Shadowlands: Drawing Darkness and the City at Taylor Creek Park (picnic area #5 this time!) from 8:00-10:00 PM July 28th 🌟 🌳 Summer Jams Concert Series at Earl Bales Park from 7-10PM July 30th 🌟 🌳 Park in Motion at Parkway Forest Park from 5-6PM And that’s it for this week folks! See you next week with more Arts in the Parks ✨ #EarlBalesPark #ParkwayForestPark #TaylorCreekPark #ChristiePits #TorontoMusicGarden #TriliumPark #MilikenPark #TheBentway #LeeLifeson #CorktownCommon #artsintheparksTO #freeartsevents #freeeventstoronto #toronto Four images super imposed onto a colorful back page. A still of two boys running, people dancing in the park, people dancing, and people playing the drums. The page reads Arts in the Park Round Up.
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Discover dancing in a vibrant, community-focused performance 💫 @millodance is bringing Park in Motion to #ParkwayForestPark 🌿 As they aim to celebrate diversity and foster an inclusive space for the communityh to connect, join them for TWO contemporary dance performances and an interactive audience segment 🌀 Colours, choreographed and performed by MillO Dance Projects 🌟 To My Past…, choreographed and performed by Nickeshia Garrick (@justkeelie) 🌸 Guided vocalization and gentle movement practice, designed to be accessible for people of all ages and abilities Watch performers explore themes of home, connection, and self-discovery using contemporary dance, improvisation, and vocal work. And find yourself joining in after! 🌷Park in Motion is in Parkway Forest Park on 🌲 July 23 at 5PM 🌿 July 25 at 5PM 🌳 July 30 at 5PM 🍀 August 1 at 5PM #ArtsintheParksTO #ArtsEvents #Arts #ArtsToronto #TorontoParks #MillODance #ParkwayForestPark #ContemporaryDance A poster with two dancers, one dancer lifting the other in the air. The poster reads “park in motion”.
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Hakuna matata challenge✌🏾 🎶Hakuna matata @marioo_tz
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🎬🌟 now avail til Oct 15 free online at your pleasure. Thanks FFDN for creating 8-Count with live screenings in gorgeous venues, bringing audiences together to witness new dance-films. Challah and Locked (created in beautiful collab w @mozemossanen and soon to be compiled and launched in the new year w the full Kitchen Dances series), along with 6 other beautiful films are online free on FFDN website and Marquee TV til October 15! Gorgeous music by Laurel MacDonald and Phil Strong for Kitchen Dances films. 🍿✨ LINK IN BIO. #DanceFilm #FFDN #MovieMagic #FreeStreaming #LimitedTimeOffer
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8-Count premieres in ONE week 🎬💃 Join us for the official screening of eight select short dance films, followed by a post-show artist chat with the filmmakers, in the second edition of 8-Count, a short dance film series. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 🍿 Wed Sep 27 @ 7:30PM EST Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre 🎭 Thurs Sep 28 @ 7:30PM EST Tickets are only $15 (+HST and fees) Discover the full line-up of films, and reserve your tickets at 🔗 in bio.
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