Qudus Onikeku is a Dancer, Acrobat and Theorist, his Yoruba tradition plays a peculiar role in his art, for more than a decade Qudus has been a word in the world of choreography in Lagos, part of the new generation creators springing up from Africa. he is also known in Europe and the Caribbean for his solo pieces, participation in the works of Heddy Maalem, remarkable with his artistic research across the African continent. He is presently a student of the National Higher School of Circus Art.
Understanding a city or a people, one doesn't go there just like every other tourist, not by looking at a map, taking pictures and moving around in a tour bus, moving around with the same old friends we left our homes with, by so doing nothing comes alive..
Qudus Onikeku is a Dancer, Acrobat and Theorist, his Yoruba tradition plays a peculiar role in his art, for more than a decade Qudus has been a word in the world of choreography in Lagos, part of the new generation creators springing up from Africa. he is also known in Europe and the Caribbean for his solo pieces, participation in the works of Heddy Maalem, remarkable with his artistic research across the African continent. He is presently a student of the National Higher School of Circus Art.
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