Choreographer, Performer, educator, scholar, curator and performer - School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana.

Master percussionist- musician, composer, teacher- School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana

Choreographer, dancer, community-based researcher - amiskwaciywâskahikan and moh’kínst sis

Writer and spoken-word performer

brings a lifelong practice with over two decades of international experience and high artistic acclaim to his roles as an artist-scholar from Ghana, West Africa. He is a choreographer, assistant professor, educator, curator, performer, musician, and administrator

Assistant Professor, Choreographer, scholar, performer, and teacher

Multidisciplinary artist and art instructor based in Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton)

Community theatre practitioner, musician, composer, dancer

Dancer, choreographer, and cultural enthusiast ON-Canada

Dancer, storyteller, teacher - A first generation Canadian of Trinidad and Tobago descent, she has cultivated a strong connection to her roots, particularly in Caribbean Dance styles such as Folklore dance and Soca Dance

is a singer, actor, dancer, and musician based on Treaty 6 Territory in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta). Larissah is a graduate from the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting program at the University of Alberta. Presence, relationship, and breathing with people are major values in her artistic practice

is a Theatre Artist, playwright and performer

Born and raised in Havana, Leo was selected to study at the prestigious National College of Art and Music Shows in Havana, where he became a professional dancer and choreographer with extensive knowledge of traditional Cuban and international dances, including Afro-Cuban, Afro-Haitian, ballet and contemporary.  After moving to Edmonton he started the Cuban Movements Dance Academy in 2013 to share his passion and love for Cuban dance and culture with the Edmonton community. In 2022, Leo was selected for the inaugural cohort of RISER Edmonton, a collaborative producing model for theatre and interdisciplinary artists to create and present new work. As part of this opportunity, he presented The Power of the Drum, a homage to the power of the drum as a reflection of the resilience,adaptability, creativity, and autonomy of the Cuban Diaspora in the midst of struggle, crisis, and uncertainty. In 2023, Leo presented Ay Candela!, A Cuban Dance adaptation of the Chicago play at the Edmonton Fringe Festival. He was also a recipient of the 2023 Edmonton Artists' Trust Fund Awards.

Kijo
Gatama

Performer, Actor, Storyteller

Mustapha
Braimer

Goucher College