Double Bill: Sashar Zarif Dance Theatre and Coco Collective

Guelph Dance and International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation present a double bill of spectacular dance with live music.

Presenting two incredible artists of the IBPOC Artists' Network Tour for one night only in Guelph!

Grandmother’s Drum by Sashar Zarif Dance Theatre

And as the drum calls, the meaning of us widens —
not only those we have known,
but the light, the breath, the rhythms,
and the ancestral warmth that stands with us,
unseen yet unwavering.

Calabash by Coco Collective

A choreographed dance and live percussion journey exploring how African-diasporic communities cultivate everyday social bonds through a symbolic vessel: the calabash. Drawing inspiration from its transatlantic legacy, the calabash embodies the power to gather, hold, nourish, transport, and uplift the cultural and communal needs of African and Caribbean peoples. This light-hearted narrative follows a woman’s labor of love in local food sovereignty and nurturing community connections.

Image of Sashar Zarif by Manuel Garcia. Images of Coco Colelctive by Henry Chan.