Mafa Makhubalo…..Movement poet trained in folk forms from the Regions of African tradition, African contemporary, and Western-Contemporary. I am influenced by my understanding of dance as an accumulation of memory and the history of my culture. My work has been presented in various events, Ontario Dance Weekend, International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) in Toronto, Body Percussion Festival, Dance Immersion ShowCase, FFDN signature program 2020, Toronto International Dance Festival 2019/2020. Mentorship placement with Younge People Theatre as part of Arts Management program at Centennial College post grads certificates 2019-2020, mentor Vibes Arts Cohort 2, 2020-2021, in resident choreographer with Ballet Jorgen Canada 2020-2021, Theatre Passe Muraille 11:11 production 2020-2021, recipient of the Ontario-Quebec cohort program 2019-2021 presented by (La DSR) La danse sur les routes du Québec and Ontario Presents. I have juries for Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, Toronto Arts Foundation, TAC Open Door grant.
