Coco Collective

An inter-generational, multidisciplinary arts collective specialized in African/Caribbean arts. Our goal is to offer cultural arts-based opportunities to the Greater Toronto community at large.

04/25/2026

Coco Collective is performing today at 3:30pm

03/15/2026

03/07/2026

It all started with 's curation of events at . This artistic response debuted to the largest North American ceramic exhibition for Magdalene Odundu's : Dialogue with Objects in 2024.

CALABASH is now on tour. Will you be there in Guelph, Ontario?

CALABASH- 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.

CALABASH is presented by in association with

Get your tickets 🎟 https://guelphdance.ca/performance/sashar-zarif-dance-theatre-and-coco-collective/

March 26, 2026 7:30pm

From Words to Action.... the IBPOC Artists Touring Network is on the road!

Funders: .council .heritage

11/26/2025

Performing in the IBPOC Touring Network! Get your tickets

⭐ Calabash ⭐
Coco Collective

Calabash is a transatlantic tapestry about the humanity, relationships, and practicality of African and Caribbean communities’ use of their vessels. This inspired African-diasporic dance-music work was developed as a commissioned artist response to Kenyan-British ceramist, Magdalene Odundu’s largest North American exhibition: Dialogue with Objects at Gardiner Museum in March 2024.

Performed by Collette ‘Coco’ Murray, Kwanza Msingwana, Sherwin Charles, Kimberley Charles, Nicole Powlette, Christian Powlette, Kobena Acquaa-Harrison

🗓️See this work on DECEMBER 6TH at 7:30 PM
📍Aki Studio, Native Earth Performing Arts, Toronto, ON
🎟️ Tickets can be purchased through the link in our bio and through Native Earth