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One year ago the cast of @esiemensahcreations and the Company Life Program @nbs_enb hit the stage to premier ESHI at @ffdnorth . An emotional and moving work that has left an imprint on our hearts.

One year later I am grateful to share the vision of this work and my vision for the evening as Artist in Residence last year. I am excited to evolve and deepen my practice in beautiful ways. Expanding how I see myself as a choreographer and how I want to grow my artistry.

This company continues to take big strides to raise the bar with every production and performance. We lean into what makes us different and celebrate what separates us from the rest.

Every new work is a new beginning to showcase the best of what we have to offer. Continue to follow our journey and where this company of extraordinary people will go next!

There is exciting news to share on the horizon!

📸 by Bruce Zinger

#ffdnorth
#EsieMensah
#EsieMensahCreations
#afrofusion
#dance

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I request for your support to make it into TOP 20! ❤️

Voting is daily till Thursday Oct. 15th @7pm when results will be announced. Link in Bio.

I thank everyone that has voted so far. And to you yet to vote, thank you in advance. 😉

Thank you #iheartradio #Ryanseacretfoundantion for this opportunity & for such a great cause.

#Grateful

🤞🙏🫰

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MEET THE TEAM of "the ties that Bind us, the ties that Bond us."
First up, we have Michael Mortley who is the Director of Picture for this project.

Footage and editing by: @denikagarrick

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Happy Thanksgiving to my global Canadian Family! ❤️

#Grateful

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On August 21,2026...... I gave birth to "April 7,2020" at the @yensafestival .
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Whew!
This work has been sitting with me for a while. It began from a very personal place, asking questions around identity, intimacy, surrender, self-knowledge, relationship, and transformation - and over time, those questions found a way to influence my practice a bit.

What does transformation feel and look like in the body?
What happens when we have to meet ourselves, spirit, our diff relationships and everything we carry at the same time?

Through Dancehall, Caribbean Folk (dancers are from diff parts of the Caribbean), Contemporary, a splash of lyrical and my developing Moomzel Methodology...
I've been exploring what happens when different movement languages meet - how they can exist beside and with each other, speak with each other and sometimes blur - without losing their essence, their histories...their cultures from which they came.

Yensa gave me the chance to put this body of research into the room as a polished work in progress... Far from complete....Still alive, still breathing, asking more questions and showing me where I need to go next.

To the awesome dancers - @dwauntea @mmadjustyourfocus
@shaiannroach @iam_kayann ... Thank you again for saying yes, giving yourself to the process, being great influences and inspiration. It had to be y'all. 🤞🏽
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@zahra_abena - thank you for always answering my calls, saying yes, stepping into rehearsals, holding me accountable and giving notes... A big sister and mentor.
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@build.yourvibe - The man behind the tracks...THANK YOU.
@squiretdot - giving me your time to document a bit of the journey💕
Thank you to everyone who showed up and have support!!
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@yensafestival - Thank you for the call and of course shout out to the team! 💕✨
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This is only one chapter.
April 7,2020

A work in progress
A body remembering
A question still unfolding.

Until next time....

- ERN IN MOTION

📷 - Dahlia Katz
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#choreographer #jamaica #toronto #artist fyp

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Meet the National Presentation artists!✨

Don’t miss your chance to experience the National Presentation at Immersion Festival this November! Featuring six acclaimed Black Canadian dance artists and companies from Toronto, Montréal, Calgary, and Nova Scotia, this dynamic performance brings together the power and diversity of African Diasporic dance across Canada.

From West African and Hip Hop to Contemporary, Caribbean Jazz, Waacking, Cameroonian and Contemporary African dance, the National Presentation is a celebration of movement, culture, and the incredible artists shaping Canada’s dance landscape.

📅 Friday, November 20 — 7:30 PM
📅 Saturday, November 21 — 2:00 PM
📍Betty Oliphant Theatre | 404 Jarvis St., Toronto

🔥 Featuring:
✨Athena Lucie
✨KasheDance
✨Liliona Quarmyne
✨Lua Shayenne Dance Company
✨Mafa Makhubalo & Michael Mortley
✨N.A.P.P.Y.

🎟️ Tickets are $30 for one show, with group and multi-show packages available.

Come experience the voices, stories, and richness of Black Canadian dance.

✨️Supported by the Dance Umbrella of Ontario @danceumbrellaofontario

🔗 Get your tickets now! Click the link in our bio or danceimmersion.ca/immersionfestival

#ImmersionFestival
#danceimmersionevents
#Blackdancecanada
#thingstodointoronto
#dancetoronto

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THANK YOU!🤲🏿

YENSA Festival 2026💙 has come to a close, and we’re filled with gratitude.

To our audiences, thank you for showing up, sharing your energy, and being part of the experience. Your presence makes this festival possible.👥

To our artists, thank you for your brilliance, courage, generosity, and for sharing your work and your worlds with us. It has been an honour to have you at YENSA.💃🏿 @hollajazz @erninmotion @liyahsimbulan @ayodeledrumdance @luashayennedancecompany

To Canada’s National Ballet School, thank you for welcoming us and providing a space for these powerful works to meet audiences.🙌🏾

To our incredible funders, thank you for believing in YENSA, supporting our vision, and helping us create a space where Black women dance artists, audiences, and community can come together to witness, connect, celebrate, and be moved. 🙏🏽 @torontoartscouncil @canada.council @ontarioartscouncil @cdn.heritage @td_canada

And to the YENSA team, thank you for the care, commitment, creativity, and countless hours that brought this edition to life. We could not have done it without you.🖤

YENSA is a gathering, a space to witness, connect, celebrate, and be moved.

Thank you for being part of it.

Until we meet again.

✨YENSA Festival 2026✨
AS I AM
Awaken to Rhythm

📸 @dahliakatz

Featured in order of appearance:
The Room Upstairs by Holla jazz,
April 7, 2020 by E.R.N in Motion,
No Matter What by Liyah Simbulan,
Beauty and The Beat : Masked and Beauty and the Beat : A Warrior Reborn by Ayodele Drum & Dance,
Balanta by Lua Shayenne Dance Company,
YENSA workshops.

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This weekend I shared my first ever work- in - progress dance theatre piece titled "April 7,2020. "
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I am in a space of gratitude to God, my dancers, my team, my mentors, Lua, my family and friends
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Longer post to come... For now, let's peep some love from opening night.
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Thank you @luashayennedancecompany and thank you to everyone who came out this weekend.
Shout out to the other performers, choreographers and teachers!!

It was truly inspiring sharing space with really cool artists, especially black female choreographers!!

Ugh 😍😍🥰

Again, I'm grateful... See you in the next post.
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#dancetheatre e #dance #dancehall #folk #contemporary

Plant me a garden...I love flowers ✨

Artist pre - show talk with Lua.

When you thought it was a picture...

Kabs 🥰🥰✨

SP squared 🌷✨

Trouble mekka 1 and 2 🤭💞✨

Apart of my garden 🌷✨

Love

Squad

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WAYO Children’s Festival 2026 made history!

This year, 1,057 attendees joined us for The Mudlark’s Mother, making this our biggest WAYO Children’s Festival yet.

For five days, families moved through The Esplanade’s past, following a story carried by music, movement, storytelling, interactive art, and the energy of 11 incredible artists. Across Berkeley Castle and Berkeley Theatre, the neighbourhood became a place of memory, imagination, and shared wonder.

A big thank you to Berkeley Castle and Canadian Stage @canadianstage for opening their doors for another year of WAYO Children’s Festival, and for helping us welcome families through two historic buildings in the neighbourhood.

Thank you to all the artists, the WAYO Festival Team, and our wonderful volunteers for bringing so much care, creativity, and energy to every part of the festival.

This record-breaking edition was made possible with the support of Canadian Heritage @cdn.heritage, Canada Council for the Arts @canada.council, Toronto Arts Council @torontoartscouncil, Rama Gaming House @rama.gaminghouse, Charitable Gaming @cgamingcgood and Metcalf Foundation Booster Fund @metcalf.foundation.

WAYO will return next year. Subscribe to our e-newsletter to be the first to know when WAYO 2027 is announced! Link in bio.

🎤 Vocals in the reel by Liboi @_liboi_
📹 Video and edit by Iris Unlu @isinunlu

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To Old & New Friendships! ❤️

#TorontoCountryFest'26
#BeautifulPeople
#GiftedSouls
#Grateful

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The first 3 days of WAYO Children’s Festival have been full of music, movement, storytelling, percussion, dancing, face painting, and little moments of magic around every corner!

Children and families have been moving through The Esplanade’s past together, following The Mudlark’s Mother, this year’s original WAYO story about generations of girls who have called this neighbourhood home.

Only 2 days left to experience it before WAYO wraps up for another year. Come join us at one of the shows this weekend!

WAYO runs until August 16. Tickets are $5 and limited. Link in bio.

WHEN:
August 15 & 16: 3:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:00 PM, 4:30 PM

DURATION: Approximately 1 hour

WHERE | 235 The Esplanade (Across Market Lane Public School in David Crombie Park)

Artists: @jonellesills, @heidi_wy_chan, @alinemorales1, @mmadjustyourfocus, @zukecat, @waleedkishafrojazz, @rudyraykwaku, @justkeelie, @ali_flamenco_, @_liboi_

Photos by @silentjae

WAYO Children’s Festival is presented in partnership with Canadian Stage @canadianstage and Berkeley Castle Investments, and is funded by Canadian Heritage @cdn.heritage, Canada Council for the Arts @canada.council, Toronto Arts Council @torontoartscouncil, Metcalf Foundation @metcalf.foundation, Rama Gaming House @rama.gaminghouse, and Charitable Gaming @cgamingcgood.

#WAYOChildrensFestival #JamiiEsplanade #TorontoKids #TorontoFamily

The first 3 days of WAYO Children’s Festival have been full of music, movement, storytelling, percussion, dancing, face painting, and little moments of magic around every corner!

Children and families have been moving through The Esplanade’s past together, following The Mudlark’s Mother, this year’s original WAYO story about generations of girls who have called this neighbourhood home.

Only 2 days left to experience it before WAYO wraps up for another year. Come join us at one of the shows this weekend!

WAYO runs until August 16. Tickets are $5 and limited. Link in bio.

WHEN:
August 15 & 16: 3:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:00 PM, 4:30 PM

DURATION: Approximately 1 hour

WHERE | 235 The Esplanade (Across Market Lane Public School in David Crombie Park)

Artists: @jonellesills, @heidi_wy_chan, @alinemorales1, @mmadju

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This Weekend @jamiiesplanade 🫰

Opening night was 🌟

To the cast and crew, simply exquisite! 🫡❣️

#nankundaz🪺
#Community
#Creativity
#theesplanade
#ChildrensFestival

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