DiverseWorks Co.
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Where Movement Meets Equity
Afrocentric DEI Strategy & Innovation
Rooted in Storytelling. Dancing Toward Liberation.
“By integrating caregiving into our creative process, we break down systemic barriers that often force parents to choose between their children and their careers.”
We welcome Level UP! 2024-2025 Performing Arts sector Partner:
DiverseWorks Dance Co.!
DiverseWorks Dance Co., founded by Raechele Lovell in 2021, is a decolonial Afrocentric arts company based in Kitchener, Ontario. The organization creates socially engaged works and offers a range of services including choreography, workshops, a Paid Apprenticeship Program, and equity consulting. DiverseWorks aims to foster cultural connections and creative outlets for Black artists, youth, and communities, while advocating for equity and decolonization in the arts sector. The company is committed to creating sustainable artistic jobs and reducing economic inequalities.
As part of the Level UP! Initiative, DiverseWorks is piloting flexible working models with a focus on creating alternative schedules that support parent-artists, particularly during production and touring. This project is led by Raechele Lovell.
Raechele Lovell (she/they) is a multi-disciplinary artivist, producer/curator, choreographer, dramaturg, and Founder & Executive Artistic Director of DiverseWorks Dance Co., based on the Haldimand Tract, colonially known as Kitchener, Ontario. A proud Black-identifying bi-racial womxn, Raechele’s decolonial pedagogy is informed by her residency at the Ubuntu Decolonial Arts Centre under the mentorship of d’bi young anitafrika, where she cultivated a praxis grounded in care, collaboration, and equity-centred artistry. As Project Lead for DiverseWorks' Creation & Care Pilot, she integrates caregiving into the artistic process, bridging intergenerational connections while challenging systemic inequities. Through movement storytelling, Raechele reclaims narratives of resilience and celebrates the complexities of Afro-diasporic legacies. Her leadership spans initiatives like the Black Theatre Workshop AMP Cohort and as the 2025 DéPOT Artist-in-Residence, advancing care-centred, transformative models in the arts sector.
ℹ️ Balancing Act’s Level UP! Initiative supports artists, arts organizations, companies, collectives, festivals, residency programs and project-based initiatives as they explore the creation of policies and practices that support parents, caregivers and others with specialized care needs.
Learn more about DiverseWorks at https://www.thediverse.ca
Get to know our Level UP! Initiative and 2024-2025 Partners at BalancingActCanada.com/Level-Up
06/18/2025
The view from my balcony in Paris is breathtaking— but the reality behind this trip is far from glamorous.
We’re here to present Uncovering Roots, a deeply personal, Afro-diasporic work that has been years in the making. This moment is monumental—but we are still raising funds to cover the final costs of travel, presentation, and production.
💸 Every donation helps us carry this story forward:
👉 https://chuffed.org/project/134681-backing-black-art-paris-bound
Thank you for believing in this work. For backing Black art. For helping us uncover our roots—together.
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