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Local News: Black dance company shows roots
It’s been 13 years
since COBA (Collective
of Black Artists)
burst onto the Toronto
dance scene with African
and Caribbean-inspired
dances showcasing the
strength of black Canadian
artists.
Today, there is a warm,
positive energy emanating
from COBA’s upstairs
studio at Queen and Bathurst
streets as dancers
bend and stretch, focusing
hard on dance sequences
for Deekali:
Roots Re-lived, a retrospective
of COBA’s works
that it is bringing to the
Betty Oliphant Theatre
(404 Jarvis St.) stage Feb.
16-19.
“Every year we create
new work,” says company
founder BaKari Lindsay,
taking a break from
coaching his dancers to
talk about the show.
“With this show, we want
people to sit back and
enjoy 13 years of creativity.”
Deekali means “going
back to our roots,” explains
COBA co-founder
Charmaine Headley, who
was quite sure young
black people in Toronto
who have never seen live
contemporary dance
would have an enlightening,
spiritual experience
at their show.
“It is important for
them to see that they are
being represented in a
professional state in the
arts,” she said. “There is
an outlet here for those
that are interested in
dance, and not just ballet.”
West African live music,
breathtaking movements,
and a solo by Lindsay, inspired
by his trip to Africa,
will delight longtime fans
of the company and make
new audiences wonder
where they have been the
last 13 years.
Tickets are $28 and
$19 students/seniors.
To find out more about
COBA, check out
www.cobainc.com
- Kathleen Lippa, 24 hours
Posted on Monday, February 13 @ 00:00:00 UTC by jcohen
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