Fernando Anuang'a

Fernando Anuang'a Kenyan Dancer and Choreographer, born in October 12, 1972 in Kanyaboli who specializes in traditional Maasai dance and development of traditional dance and Afro contemporary dance. He was raised in Kitengela and Magadi in the early 1980s and that's where he developed interest in Maasai dance and tradition.

Anuang'a Fernando

Career

He debuted his dancing in 1990 with the famous dance group in Kenya.[1] known as Rarewatts during the win-a-car dance championship which they emerged second. The Rarewatts dance troupe were famous in Kenya because of the unique style of blending traditional Maasai dance with modern club moves.[2]

In March 2007, he formed a dance[3] company in Kenya known as Maasai Vocals[4] consisting of seven Maasai Men and participated in Pan-African Festival held in Algeria, directed by Kamel Ouali. Anuang'a and the group Maasai Vocals produced their show Voices & Feeling at Ravenna Festival[5] and Festival Oriente Occidente in Italy.

In July 2008, he choreographed a dance Fusion spectacle titled Fusion Indo-Maasai,[6] with Jaya Pachauri. It was a fusion of Indian Kathak dance and Maasai dance. The Meeting of different cultures, to share and bring together the traditional art in a modern stage. In November 2008 his show A journey into the future[7] solo version was produced by Ballet Preljocaj and performed at Pavillon Noir.

Anuang'a & Maasai Vocal group

He danced and choreographed for a spectacle titled Le Nouveau Monde produced by La Mode en Images and directed by Olivier Massart in Rabat, Morocco.

He choreographed and danced for music video clip of Rokia Traoré titled Mélancolie[8]

He worked with Choreographer Georges Momboye as a guest Artist dancer for show Empreintes Massai.

Anuang'a created a show ROMO meaning meeting in Luo dialect, a show that brings Anuang'a and Ayub Ogada[9] to express their emotions from traditional roots in a contemporary way.

Dance
  • A Journey into the future
  • Fusion Indo-Maasai
  • Voices & Feeling
  • Traditional[10] Future[11] produced[12] by French fashion designer Pierre Cardin.
  • Romo[13]

Dance Film

He featured and choreograph in a dance film Keeping time[14] shot in Ireland at Loughcrew, ancient monument and at a modern power station. The film was produced and directed by Steve Woods an Irish Film Maker.

Awards
  • Outstanding Achievement in Dance 2015 (MCSK Awards)
  • African heritage Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award - Outstanding Dancer[15]
  • Recognition Award by Permanent Presidential Commission

References
  1. "Ex-Rare Watts dancer taking Maasai dance to a new level". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  2. "Danza masái, voces, respiración y ritmo del mañana • Semanario Universidad". Semanario Universidad (in Spanish). 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  3. Thursday; May 4; 2017 17:44. "Paris-based Kenyan dancer Anuang'a to perform in Nairobi". Business Daily. Retrieved 2018-12-25.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ArtMattersInfo (2008-09-13). "Maasai Dancer Journeys Into The Future And The Past". ArtMatters.Info. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  5. webit.it; Tuttifrutti. "Ravenna Festival, la potente danza mistica di Anuang'A e l'ipnotico canto dei Maasaï". Ravennanotizie.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  6. "Maasai energy meets Indian grace in cultural spectacle". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  7. "BALLET PRELJOCAJ - Residences". www.preljocaj.org. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  8. Rokia Traoré (2013-02-26), Rokia Traoré - Mélancolie [Clip Officiel / Official Video], retrieved 2019-05-14
  9. "TERNI, TEATRO SECCI, ESCLUSIVA NAZIONALE "ROMO" DEL COREOGRAFO ANUANG'A". umbriajournal.com (in Italian). 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  10. "Danza, appuntamento internazionale a Piacenza con Fernando Anuang'a". piacenzasera.it (in Italian). 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  11. "Teatro Filodrammatici, Fernando Anuang'a in "Traditional future"". IlPiacenza (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  12. "Traditional Future - Espace Pierre Cardin". Artistikrezo (in French). 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  13. Tribune, La. "Fernando Anuang'a à "Vaison danses"". e_tribune (in French). Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  14. IFF, Redazione. "Three questions to... Steve Woods, director of Keeping Time" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  15. "Lifetime Achievement Awards". African Heritage House. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
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