FESTIVAL TEAM
MICHEAL CHIJIOKE EJINKEONYE
Born in the year 1983, a prolific dancer and choreographer. Started his dance career
in 1995 on the streets of Lagos. And then moved to Black Marbles Dance Academy at The Artiste Village, National Arts Theatre, Lagos under the leadership of Muyiwa Oshinaike where he went to acquire professional skills as a choreographer from 2000 - 2003.
In the same 2003, he went ahead to create his own production company NTOROSO ODIDO PRODUCTIONS. His dance company has continued to leave indelible marks in the art world in Nigeria and across the continent of Africa. His production company has taken part in other world renowned festivals like Pan African Festival Ghana (Panafest) 2003, Dance Meet Danse Nigeria ( Organised by Alliance Francaise Lagos), Black Heritage Festival Nigeria, Fidap Hwenusu Festival Benin Republic, Afrika Festival Tubingen Germany, Kemptener TANZherbst Kempten, Germany, MASA Festival, Abidjan.
Micheal is a guest dance teacher at the KARI.TANZHAUS in Germany. Produced and choreographed the award winning production AJIGBE “the face behind the mask” and went with it on a tour of 9 cities in Germany like Würzburg, Augsburg, Hof, Singen and Freiburg.
Micheal has worked as a dancer, choreographer and attended workshops with notable Directors and choreographer in and outside the shores of Nigeria like Adedayo Liadi ( Nigeria), Heddy Mallem (France), Muyiwa Oshinaike ( Nigeria), Wayne Williams ( USA)
He also worked with the dance company "Squad1productions" a total theatre arts company as a choreographer and he is a bonafide member of the "Dance Guild of Nigeria". The organisation that governs the dance industry in Nigeria.
He choreographed pieces like Me and my Shadow, Echoes, , Ajigbe - the face behind the mask “Goethe @50 Edition”, On This Other Side and directed projects like Spirit Of Togetherness - A Dance Project with migrant children living In Kempten, Germany, Reaching out with arts through A.R.zT.- A Cooperation-Dance Project (Germany/Nigeria) with children on the street in Lagos.
Micheal has also led out its creativity to various media houses as a choreographer and dance consultant in Nigeria like Kemi Adetiba Visuals, AK1 Productions, Nemsia Production, Vzhun Films/ONE MGT, Biola Alabi Media, Patrick Elis Productions, Cardoso imagery, etc.
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
EJINKEONYE CHIJIOKE MICHEAL
FESTIVAL ADMINISTRATION
IDARA UWATT
Idara Uwatt holds a Masters Degree in marketing. She has an undying passion for structuring and establishing the business in the art. She has served on team for the Osun festival 2015 and managed partnerships for an Art exhibition on behave of the National Council for Art and Culture with Different Aesthetics ACM, served on the Marketing team for the voice Nigeria in the South-South regions of Nigeria with TopDew Arts management,, organised and established a theatre art department for Schools.
She has served as a performer and instructor in dance on numerous stages and avenues in Nigeria, Germany and Italy. A few of the productions are SARO the musical and Full Circle produced by Bolanle Austen Peters production and directed by Kenneth Uphopho, Loud Whispers produced by Joseph Edgar and Directed by William Benson, Tanzherbst at Stadt theatre hosted by Kari Tanz Haus, Instant Act 2015 tour hosted by Interkunst Germany , Calabar Carnival 2014 and 2015 in the team that has won the best dance and the winning band.
She is currently involved in packaging Artistes and their works
for the appropriate market.