Nimba
Co-presented by dance Immersion and Luminato Festival
In association and with assistance from TO Live
Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts
Rooted in two powerful symbols of Guinea — the Nimba (N’Dimba) mask of the Baga people, revered as a Universal Mother, and Mount Nimba, a UNESCO World Heritage mountain whose fifty springs sustain life — NIMBA fuses living traditions with contemporary performance through striking physicality.
Through dance, circus, and music, bodies rise from the ground and carve space in motion, carrying memory and embodying the deep connection between land and people. As rural and urban worlds collide, landscapes shift, reshaping territory and identity alike.
Moving through spirituality, conflict, fire, destruction, renewal, and abundance, NIMBA channels the forces that shape both land and human life. It is at once ancestral and urgent, a performance that speaks to our bond with the Earth and the future we are creating.
