Black Canadian dance artists share experiences of racism in TESSEL
Black Canadian dance artists share experiences of racism in TESSEL
Esie Mensah's dance film aims to make viewers think about enduring patterns of discrimination
By Charlie Smith
TESSEL by Esie Mensah. Free. Premieres Tuesday (June 1) at tessel.film.
Last year’s police murder of Minneapolis resident George Floyd prompted tremendous soul-searching within the Canadian arts community.
But even as expressions of good intentions were being widely articulated, Toronto dancer and choreographer Esie Mensah felt that more needed to be done to shine a light on racism within her art form.