Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata is an enterprise of contemporary artistic expression, which defines its activities in the field of African dance, with the specific objective to explore and develop the particular aesthetics of this art form as it relates to music, poetry, mythology, ritual and the related arts, bringing forth essential aspects which link the ancestral with the contemporary. This process includes choreographic creation, dance performance, musical composition, writings, conferences, the teaching and promotion thereof in a local, national and international context.

Founded in 1993 as a non-profit, registered charitable organization in Canada, Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata fulfills its mandate through the regroupment of three principle sectors of activity : creation, production and performance of artistic works, pedagogic activities and research.