Publications
Murray, C (2023). In My Body: An African Contemporary dance perspective. PUBLIC, Volume 33, Issue 67, April , 58-61
Murray, C (2022). Upholding Cultural Identities and Student Voice in the Arts. My Best Idea: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. Rubicon Publishing, 34-43.
Murray, C. (2021). Educating from Difference: Perspectives on Black Cultural Art Educators’ Experiences with Culturally Responsive Teaching. Canadian Journal of History, 56(3), 353-380.
Murray, C. (2015). Altered beauty: African-Caribbean women decolonizing racialized aesthetics in Toronto, Canada. Revue YOUR Review (York Online Undergraduate Research), 57-67.
DANCE MEDIA:
Casimiro Nhussi: Moving Afro-Diasporic Inspirations. Dance Collection Danse - Issue 79, Fall 2019
the dance Current magazine published articles/editorials
Murray, C (2022). Upholding Cultural Identities and Student Voice in the Arts. My Best Idea: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. Rubicon Publishing, 34-43.
Murray, C. (2021). Educating from Difference: Perspectives on Black Cultural Art Educators’ Experiences with Culturally Responsive Teaching. Canadian Journal of History, 56(3), 353-380.
Murray, C. (2015). Altered beauty: African-Caribbean women decolonizing racialized aesthetics in Toronto, Canada. Revue YOUR Review (York Online Undergraduate Research), 57-67.
DANCE MEDIA:
Casimiro Nhussi: Moving Afro-Diasporic Inspirations. Dance Collection Danse - Issue 79, Fall 2019
the dance Current magazine published articles/editorials
Media
EVENTS
Moderating York University Department of Dance & Special Tubman talk/artist panel - MABOUNGOU: Being in the World
DANCE MEDIA
"Unpacking Toronto Caribbean Carnival with Collette Murray" - Currently in Dance (The Dance Current podcast - Episode 3 - July 19, 2022 and Episode 4- July 27, 2022)
Toronto Caribbean Carnival and its intersection with emancipation, history and dance with Ronald A. Taylor - TurnOut Radio ( Part 1 - July 20, 2022 and Part 2 - July 27, 2022)
TurnOut Radio (CIUT 89.5 FM) - Artist Spotlight on the first national Emancipation Day commemoration (August 4, 2021)
RESEARCH MEDIA
Congress 2023 sustainable decision to create memories without swag - YFile (yorku.ca) - April 19, 2023
Black And Free: New Art at THEMUSEUM | Arts | University of Waterloo (uwaterloo.ca)
Artist response in Vancouver 2022 exhibition - It's About Time: Dancing Black in Canada
York shows global leadership achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals - YFile (SDG 10 - Reducing inequalities)
"Anti-Black racism pervades cultural arts curricula in Ontario schools, research finds" (York University's Brainstorm feature)
Librarians and archivists' Black History Wiki edit-a-thon 2022 (Y-File article) and panel on Black archives and praxis of care
FEATURES
Alumnus Collette Murray recognized by the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) for Outstanding Leadership in Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Faculty of Education (yorku.ca) (September 19, 2023)
Black excellence centre stage at Word, Sound, Power celebration - YFile (Feb 12, 2023)
Graduate student Collette Murray earns two awards for advancing diasporic dance styles (Yfile January 13, 2023)
Cohen-Palacios, K. (2021). Student Success. An Interview with Collette Murray. Revue YOUR Review (York Online Undergraduate Research), 8.
York University Y-File feature on Toronto Arts Foundation win and research of MEd student - December 2019
Canadian Dance Assembly - Collette Murray wins the 2019 Community Arts Award
Coffee Table Talk with Cultural Pluralism Movement Ontario (CPAMO) in conversation with Miss Coco and Aria Evans ( post - Gathering 1.0 Intersections of Community Arts and Socially Engaged Art Practices) - December 2018
November 2018 interview on What Matters with TCN host, Erica Edwards
York Region Arts Council - Artreprenuer Alumni spotlight - January 2018
Performance pic, dancing in community circle
CBC News - July 2016 "Underground Freedom Train: Toronto group remembers day slavery ended with symbolic subway ride"
Workshop feature in pilot Waterfront Toronto project - July 2016
Performance pic dancing at Afrofest main stage
Now Toronto - March 2016 "City of Toronto restores Afrofest to two full days"
Independent Artists feature for Culture Days - August 2015
Workshop feature in Hillside Festival blog 2015
Moderating York University Department of Dance & Special Tubman talk/artist panel - MABOUNGOU: Being in the World
DANCE MEDIA
"Unpacking Toronto Caribbean Carnival with Collette Murray" - Currently in Dance (The Dance Current podcast - Episode 3 - July 19, 2022 and Episode 4- July 27, 2022)
Toronto Caribbean Carnival and its intersection with emancipation, history and dance with Ronald A. Taylor - TurnOut Radio ( Part 1 - July 20, 2022 and Part 2 - July 27, 2022)
TurnOut Radio (CIUT 89.5 FM) - Artist Spotlight on the first national Emancipation Day commemoration (August 4, 2021)
RESEARCH MEDIA
Congress 2023 sustainable decision to create memories without swag - YFile (yorku.ca) - April 19, 2023
Black And Free: New Art at THEMUSEUM | Arts | University of Waterloo (uwaterloo.ca)
Artist response in Vancouver 2022 exhibition - It's About Time: Dancing Black in Canada
York shows global leadership achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals - YFile (SDG 10 - Reducing inequalities)
"Anti-Black racism pervades cultural arts curricula in Ontario schools, research finds" (York University's Brainstorm feature)
Librarians and archivists' Black History Wiki edit-a-thon 2022 (Y-File article) and panel on Black archives and praxis of care
FEATURES
Alumnus Collette Murray recognized by the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) for Outstanding Leadership in Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Faculty of Education (yorku.ca) (September 19, 2023)
Black excellence centre stage at Word, Sound, Power celebration - YFile (Feb 12, 2023)
Graduate student Collette Murray earns two awards for advancing diasporic dance styles (Yfile January 13, 2023)
Cohen-Palacios, K. (2021). Student Success. An Interview with Collette Murray. Revue YOUR Review (York Online Undergraduate Research), 8.
York University Y-File feature on Toronto Arts Foundation win and research of MEd student - December 2019
Canadian Dance Assembly - Collette Murray wins the 2019 Community Arts Award
Coffee Table Talk with Cultural Pluralism Movement Ontario (CPAMO) in conversation with Miss Coco and Aria Evans ( post - Gathering 1.0 Intersections of Community Arts and Socially Engaged Art Practices) - December 2018
November 2018 interview on What Matters with TCN host, Erica Edwards
York Region Arts Council - Artreprenuer Alumni spotlight - January 2018
Performance pic, dancing in community circle
CBC News - July 2016 "Underground Freedom Train: Toronto group remembers day slavery ended with symbolic subway ride"
Workshop feature in pilot Waterfront Toronto project - July 2016
Performance pic dancing at Afrofest main stage
Now Toronto - March 2016 "City of Toronto restores Afrofest to two full days"
Independent Artists feature for Culture Days - August 2015
Workshop feature in Hillside Festival blog 2015
Professional Development
2017
Training with Pape N'Diaye and his roster of artists in the Ndaje Festival, Miss Coco was fortunate to also have a performance with Les Enfants Du Soleil during her time in Dakar. Thank you Canada Council of the Arts for funding contribution.
2018-2019
With the generous funding support of Explore & Create (Canada Council of the Arts) and the Access & Career Development grant (Ontario Arts Council), Miss Coco was in Trinidad & Tobago. She was learning, documenting cultural and artistic life, such as Tobago Heritage Festival, with mentor and international choreographer, Delton Frank. She connected with other master teachers like Assane Konte in USA. Additionally, she trained in drum and dance in Conakry, Guinea (West Africa) with master teachers - Mohamed Diaby, Youssouf Koumbassa and djembefola Sekou Balandougou Keita. Added opportunities to dance in classes with Tady Sangaré of ballet djoliba and dancers from les ballet africains and ballet merveilles de guinée were beneficial.
Training with Pape N'Diaye and his roster of artists in the Ndaje Festival, Miss Coco was fortunate to also have a performance with Les Enfants Du Soleil during her time in Dakar. Thank you Canada Council of the Arts for funding contribution.
2018-2019
With the generous funding support of Explore & Create (Canada Council of the Arts) and the Access & Career Development grant (Ontario Arts Council), Miss Coco was in Trinidad & Tobago. She was learning, documenting cultural and artistic life, such as Tobago Heritage Festival, with mentor and international choreographer, Delton Frank. She connected with other master teachers like Assane Konte in USA. Additionally, she trained in drum and dance in Conakry, Guinea (West Africa) with master teachers - Mohamed Diaby, Youssouf Koumbassa and djembefola Sekou Balandougou Keita. Added opportunities to dance in classes with Tady Sangaré of ballet djoliba and dancers from les ballet africains and ballet merveilles de guinée were beneficial.
