ndini wako

DANCE

I grew up in Zimbabwe, a country whose most salient trait is the richness and vibrancy of culture. My childhood was split equally between the joys of rural traditional life and the excitement of the capital city. Movement and dance became a part of me very early on from the rituals and ceremonies in the country, to putting on my shiny shoes and ballroom dancing in the city. My training in Zimbabwe was in traditional dance and music and ballroom dance. The martial arts were also very important in further heightening my kinesthetic acuity. After receiving an IB scholarship to study in Hong Kong I took up contemporary dance and expressive movement along with Playback Theater. This also when my interest in visual art peeked and my focus on legitimizing the creative process in both the visual and performing arts began. I came to Maine by way of another scholarship to the College of the Atlantic where I continued to learn and teach, choreograph and produce performances and art shows. I also founded the Zimbabwean non-profit ndini wako, which focuses on using the arts to raise money for the education of HIV/AIDS orphans. I graduated with my BA in Human Ecology focused on Creative Studies from College of the Atlantic and and MFA in Dance from Southern Methodist University.

Choreography *** Performance *** Instruction & Residencies