
About Esie Mensah
“Through healing, that’s where change can really happen”
Esie Mensah is an award winning artist whose creative footprint extends into many genres, disciplines and regions. Using her voice and art to explore healing through storytelling. Esie’s mastery of storytelling is as diverse as her experience.
- → Director
- → Choreographer
- → Dancer
- → Founder of Esie Mensah Creations
- → Public Speaker
- → EDI Consultant
- → Artistic Advisor
- → Educator
For Bookings, PR or Media Inquiries:
info@esiemensah.com
Representation by Talent House Agency:
rachael@talenthouse.ca
From working with megastars like Rihanna, Drake and Arcade Fire...
…to historic brands like Coca-Cola, TIFF and the Toronto Raptors, this powerhouse of a woman shows no sign of slowing down.
Esie Mensah is an artist whose creative footprint extends into many genres, disciplines and regions. As a dancer, choreographer, director, educator, and TedX speaker, Esie’s mastery of storytelling is as diverse as her experience.
She was a featured speaker at TEDxToronto 2019, where she spoke about her experience as a dark-skinned dancer and the process of creating her Dora-nominated production Shades. More recently, she was a part of IMPACT21 Theatre Festival, performing her solo work A Seat at the Table—an ode to the complexities and realities of the black experience. Esie was also recently a featured choreographer for dance film, New Monuments, co-created by Canadian Stage and Luminato Festival, which explores Canada’s hidden history.
Despite her origins within dance Esie continues to evolve. Her short film, A Revolution of Love, opened Toronto History Museum’s ongoing Awakenings initiative to decolonize historic spaces. In July 2021, Esie announced the world premiere of her newest short film, TESSEL, a national call of healing supported by 21 dance organizations from across Canada and co-commissioned by Fall For Dance North and Habourfront Centre.




Choreographer
As a choreographer, Esie uses each artistic opportunity to express her creativity through the art of movement and dance. She designs and directs performances that have inspired others to share in her innovative ideas.
See More of Esie's Work +
- Caroline Or Change
- Fall For Dance North: Shades
- Prismatic Festival: Zayo
- Panafest: “Year Of Return Festival”
- DNJR “Upbeat” Music Video
- Francesco Yates – Man of the Woods Tour
- Shaw Festival: Venus’ Daughter
- CHFI “Mornings are a little different”, Commercial
- CHFI “Got your number”
- PanAm Games victory celebration, Panamania
- WE DAY Music Video
Dancer
A dancer who excels in the beauty of human movement; she brings her aesthetic and lasting value to performing arts around the world. Esie Mensah has worked with some of the world’s biggest brand and icons.
See Some of Esie's Credits +
- Rihanna
- Drake
- Janelle Monae
- Flo Rida
- Yemi Alade
- Toronto Raptors Half Time Show
- French Montana
- Steve Aoki
- Coca-Cola
- FIFA
- WE DAY
- CBC: The Move Series 2
- Toronto International Film Festival
- Estée Lauder
- Luminato
- Arcade Fire
- Rocky Horror Picture Show “Let’s Do the Time Warp Again”
- Jully Black
- Nelly Furtado
- Divine Brown




Movement Director
As a Movement Director, Esie Mensah works closely with directors, artists and performers to transform movement into a physical language. Esie’s work lends itself in a variety of production settings that includes theatre and television.
See More of Esie's Work +
- Cavitites
- Shaw Festival: Victory
- Shaw Festival: The Russian Play
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- 1837: Farmers’ Revolt
- CHFI
Speaker + Educator
Esie was a featured speaker at TEDxToronto 2019, where she spoke about her experience as a dark-skinned dancer and the process of creating her Dora-nominated production Shades.
As an artistic advisor and educator, Esie has been using her voice to bring more inclusive practices to the Canadian Dance industry through discussions, workshops and seminars.
See below for some of the schools and organizations Esie has worked with.
Who has Esie worked with? +
- TEDxToronto
- Sheridan College
- The Royal Academy of Dance
- University of Calgary
- The National Ballet School
- George Brown College (Faculty member)
- Branksome Hall
- Healthy Dancer Canada

