2024

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Curating the Dance Platform, a new dance project collaborated with Goethe- Institute regional office in Johanesburg in South Africa and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

 

Recipient of the residency programme FESTIVAL LAB: XCHANGE, an initiative by artlink on behalf of the                               South Culture Fund, Theater Festival Basel and the Swiss Arts Council @prohelvetia

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Facilitator of  WONDAR LABS project 2024 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Performing A MOMENT - WAKATI a duet performance at Theater Kiel in Germany 

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Choreographed a duet performance called YiN - YanG the premier is on March 17th at Tanzlabor in Ulm, Germany 

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2023

Participating and performing at the Oulu Dance Hack project. A week of exploring the relationship between dance and technology in Northern Finland. The project was organised by TaikaBox

 

Performing The East African Bolero at the Afrovibe Festival in Netherlands 

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Touring to Tanzania, Rwanda, Congo and Burundi for performing The East African Bolero by Wesley Ruzibiza from the Amizero Dance Company 

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Performing A MOMENT - WAKATI Piece at the Israel Dance Festival Suzanne Dellal Centre  in Israel

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Touring to Barcelona, Madrid, Kiel and Brescia  - performing Dar Es Salaam - A house of peace at the Festivals and Theatres 

 

2022      

Premiered a dance production called Dar es Salaam - A house of peace combing Music, Photos and short Dance Film

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Participating choreographic and performance in the Umoja Artists in Residency program happening for a five week long in a year in Tanzania

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Participating a Creative Bubble project organised by  Freestyle Phanatix in collaboration with the Swedish Arts Council

arranges one creative regional cultural industry experiment in Malmö / Skåne!

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I am among of the 100 professional Artists from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe (non-EU countries) who   

have received the grants organized by artlink in pertnership with the Sudkulturfonds  as to support my artistic practice 

 

Performing the East African Bolero tour in Creil, Pau and Paris La villete, France choreographed by Wesley           

Ruzibiza/Amizero Kampanie 

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A MOMENT – WAKATI performance tour in Italy at the International Prize PROSPETTIVA DANZA TEATRO, In Latvia at the 

LAISK DEJOT Festival, In Uk at the Let's Dance International Frontiers, In Rwanda at the EANT Festival, In Dusseldorf at the Internationale Tanzmesse NRW, In Tanzania at the Time2dance Festival, In Germany at 36. International                 Choreographic Competition Hannover, In Belgium at To Be Antwerp. 

 

UK.Virtual’ residence programme Mocap Streamer based at Goldsmiths, University of London. Bringing together dance groups and digital creative from diverse international backgrounds for a prolonged period  of remote collaborative digital dance work. 

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2021        

Participating a project of  Freestyle Phanatix in collaboration with the Swedish Arts Council arranges one creative regional cultural industry experiment in Malmö / Skåne!

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                    Participarting the B12 the festival for contemporary dance and performance art in Berlin

                    

                    Choreographing a dance production called A MOMENT – WAKATI premiered at The Little Theatre in Dar es Salaam,

                    performing at Dancing feet Aduwa Festival in Kisumu Kenya, Afro Vibe Festival in Amsterdam Netherland, 

                    Battery Dance Festival in New York America, 

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                    Teaching contemporary dance technique and choreographing a piece at MUDA Africa Dance School with second year

                    students within 3 months in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

 

2020

Teaching and giving a lecture about the Research and Concept Development to the students of Nafasi Academy who are basing on visual arts  '' Introduction to Contemporary Art'' and the importance of ''History in Contemporary Art'' in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania July 2020

 

Online attending and performing at the WAN DANCE (Together As One) In support of the African Union, celebrate "Africa integration day'' July 2020.    

 

Body vs Mouth short dance film screening at Social Distancing Festival , due to postponing of screening and performance of Body vs Mouth at Laois Dance Platform in Portlaoise, Ireland 

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Winning the award of 'Best interface with the public' at Dare to Dance In Public Film Festival 2020 with short dance film Body vs Mouth

 

2019 

Directing and performing a recreational idea of Body vs Mouth as a short dance film, Winner of ‘Best interface with the public’ award at Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival 2020 in Los Angeles, California

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Organizing and running the 3rd and 4th edition of Contemporary Dance Night under Nantea Dance Company         

in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Choreography of the piece Fake It Until You Make It

performed at the 3rd Contemporary Dance Night 

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Working with Yolanda Gutierrez in the DECOLONYCITIES project in collaboration with KAMPNAGEL Theatre

in Hamburg, Germany 

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Attending the Campus on the dance heritage of the 20th century as part of the series ‘What the body remembers. Dance Heritage today' at Akademie der Künste in Berlin, Germany  

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2018

Two month residency at Black Box Dance Company in Holstebro, Denmark

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Teaching African Traditional and Contemporary Dance Fusion at Danish Talents Academy (DTA) in Holstebro, Denmark

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Peforming in the piece Must look on the other side of Johannes Wieland (Germany) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Organizing and running the 1st and 2nd edition of Contemporary Dance Night under Nantea Dance Company

in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

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Choreography and Performance of the solo African Ways,

performed at 2nd Contemporary Dance Night in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2018

performed at Black Box Theatre in Holstebro, Denmark in 2018

performed at Time2Dance Festival in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2019

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Performing in the piece The body at the end of time choreographed by Yolanda Gutierrez (Mexico/Germany)

at Haba na Haba Dance Festival in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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2017

Attending a Contemporary Dance Workshop by Autin Dance Theatre (UK)

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Choreography and Performance of the Duett Short and Tall 

performed at Batalo East Dance Festival in Kampala, Uganda in 2017

performed at Kalapapla Festival of Cultures in Nairobi, Kenya in 2017

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2016

Choreography and Performance of the piece UTU (Dignity)

performed at EANT Festival in Kigali, Rwanda 

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One month dance residency at Anjorombala Dance Company in Antananarivo, Madagascar

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Achieving diploma of Dance after a Three Years Training at MUDA Africa Dance School in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Attending Contemporary Dance Movements by Amy Miller (USA)

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Attending Jazz Dance by Paul Modjadji (South Africa)

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Attending Contemporary Dance improvaization by Bernadetta (Germany)

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Attending Contemporary Dance Creating movements  by Rachel Erdos (Israel)

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Attending Contemporary Dance Techiniques by Robert Guy from Panta Rei Dance Theatre (Norway)

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Attending Creating Contemporary Dance Movements by Amy Miller and NIgel Campbell(USA)

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2015

Foundig Nantea Dance Company

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Attending Contemporary Dance Techniques by Robert Guy from Panta Rei Dance Theatre (Norway)

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Attending African Contemporary Dance Techniques by Roger Masaba (Uganda)

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Attending Contemporary Dance Techniques by Silj and Karen Mikalsen from Panta Rei Dance Theatre (Norway)

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Attending Contemporary dance technique by Kari Skotnes and Stian Danielsen from Panta Rei Dance Theatre (Norway)

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2014

Attending Contemporary Dance Techniques by Andre Jolles (Germany)

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Attending Contemporary Dance Techniques by Silje from Panta Rei Dance Theatre (Norway)

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Attending Introduction to German Acogny Techniques by Aida Colmenero Diaz (Spain)

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Attending African Contemporary Dance Techniques by Julie Larisoa (Madagascar)

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Attending Capoeira technique by Leila el Krekshi (Libya/Finland)

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Attending Stretch and Strength/Anatomy and body studies by Emilie Asla & Otilie Pettersen (Norway)

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Attending Introduction to Flying low tech by Isack Peter Abeneko (Tanzania)

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Attending Fitness through Karate Techniques by Suleiman Kombo (Tanzania)

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Attending Introduction to Choreography Creation by Nora Chapaumire (Zimbabwe/USA)

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Attending Haba na haba contemporary dance training introductory by Nora Chapaumire (Zimbabwe/USA),

Kefa Oiro (Kenya) and Robert Ngoroma (Tanzania/Sweden)

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Attending Pro-dance training on How to build choreography By Emilie Asla & Otilie Pettersen (Norway)

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2013

Attending Haba na Haba Dance Project, Contemporary Dance for beginners by Emilie Asla & Otilie Pettersen (Norway), Nora Chipaumire  (Zimbabwe/USA), Samwel  Lutaaya (Uganda)

 

2012

One month of dance residency at Xu Hung Hung Company in Shanghai, China

 

Attending Contemporary dance for beginners by Aloyce Makonde (Tanzania)Body vs Mouth short dance film screening and performance of solo Body vs Mouth at Laois Dance Platform, Ireland