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Birth
Born in Zimbabwe -
Receives M.A. in Dance from Mills College, CA
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Receives M.F.A. in Choreography and Performance from Mills College
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Mariam McGlone Emerging Choreographer Award
from Wesleyan University Center for the Arts. -
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Associate Artistic Director of Urban Bush Women
A Brooklyn, New York-based non-profit dance company, Urban Bush Women was founded in 1984. The ensemble performs choreography with a focus on social justice -
Chimurenga
-Dance theater work that gave way to New York Dance and Performance Awardee
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Recipient of AFROPOP Real Life Award
for her choreography in the film, Nora. -
Stars in Nora
semi-biographical film; Nora returns to her childhood and travels through memories of her youth. Using dance, she brings her story to life. Nora portrays a multitude of local performers and dancers of all ages, from schoolchildren to grandmothers -
United States Artist Ford Fellow
won this distinguished award -
Stars in Cassa Cassa
short dance film -
Alpert Award Recipient
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Portrait of Myself As My Father
Most prized work that looks back into the past. It is a reflection on her relationship with her estranged father. "Portrait" answers the question about what it means to be black. She constructs a vivid picture of a black man through spare pieces, through choreography and actual costume -
Directoral Debut
Directed short film, Afro Promo #1: Kinglady, commissioned by Dance for Film on Location at Montclair State University
