Format: Kuumba 365

Syreeta Hector presents her solo performance work, echoing her ancestors’ guidance within the dance.

Esie Mensah responds through the medium of dance to The Power Plant’s Fall 2024 Exhibitions.

Katlyn Addison performs a ballet piece inspired by the complex tapestry of cultural exchange.

Through song, dance and the traditional Guinean rhythm of Soko, Shayenne pays tribute to ancestral stories.

“This project is an exchange of artistic ideas between artists, and as a poet, my job is to write a poem that reflects whatever I’m feeling or seeing.”

“I don’t want people to hear my work. I want people to feel the work.”

“Poets have always been philosophers and revolutionaries – they think outside the box, speak truth to power, and speak truth in general.”

Coming soon in 2026, the third edition of KUUMBA 365 celebrates Black culture through sound with original works from top musicians. In partnership with The Power Plant, Harbourfront Centre invites musicians Dennis Passley, Larnell Lewis and Dwight Jones respond to this season’s exhibitions by Jeneen Frei Njootli and Lucy Raven. connecting music and contemporary art. […]