NATASHA POWELL

Natasha Powell is a Toronto native who has been working in the dance industry for 20  years. Her soulful approach to movement that transcends genre can be seen and felt in  her dancing, choreography, and teachings. Growing up in a Caribbean home, dancing has always been in her life. Bringing flavour  to every step, Natasha has collaborated and created over 20 dance works for live  performance. As the founder, artistic director, and choreographer for her company  HOLLA JAZZ, she created the award-winning show FLOOR’D – the company’s first full length production, presenting historical jazz dances in a contemporary aesthetic. The  production was nominated for 4 Dora Mavor Moore Awards.

PULGA MUCHCOMA 

Pulga Dance was founded in 2015 by Pulga Muchochoma and is based in Toronto and the GTA. The company creates choreographic works that aim to provide support to empower the next generation of artists while bringing personal life stories into the art. Pulga Dance also provides educational classes locally and abroad and has provided workshops in places such as Colombia, Cuba, Wales, Mozambique, and Grenada. The company’s classes provide a fusion of traditional African dance from Mozambique and music from Africa. The choreography is based on the history of culture and traditions in conversation with Canadian culture combined with Mozambique culture. Under Pulga Dance, Pulga has created many works for the students of The School of Toronto Dance Theatre,Montes Namuli Dance Company, TDT, Dance Immersion and many more. 

This program is in partnership with SummerWorks.

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