Dance artist, Choreographer & Social entrepreneur

A Tanzanian dance artist, choreographer, and social entrepreneur who uses dance as artistic expression for story-telling. In his works, he reflects on social issues and human experiences and creates a space for reflection, awareness, and discussion. His work engages in extending choreographic practices by combining dance and movement with other domains such as visual storytelling, texts, and music as tools to address the complexities and urgent questions of today.

2021 Seed Award Recipient from the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development in the Netherlands. Co-managed UMOJA, a multi-disciplinary artistic residency exchange program between East African and European artists in Tanzania. Graduated from the MUDA Africa Dance School in Tanzania. In 2015, he co-founded a Tanzanian-based non-profit dance company (Nantea Dance Company). The company provides multifaceted performances and community-based projects and hopes to contribute to the promotion and development of the contemporary dance scene in Tanzania and inspire youths to become ambassadors of development and social change.