Trixie Munyama

Trixie Munyama is currently Professor of Dance Studies and Acting Head of Department at the College of the Arts in Windhoek, Namibia. Her professional training stems from observing and participating in traditional Oshiwambo dances as a child, born and raised in exile in Angola. She participated in the summer school programs of the London School of Contemporary Dance as a teenager and facilitated workshops in northern Namibia during the Tudhaneni Dance Project for the University of Cape Town dance school, and for the well-known dance school. contemporary African dance, École des sables in Senegal. She has been the founder of Da-mâi Dance Ensemble, a dance company that explores narratives relevant to the Namibian social context. Trixie’s creative interests reflect collaborative work as a culmination of personal experiences, thoughts, ideas and influences inspired by our culture, history, socio-politics, identity and spaces, as well as investigating the juxtaposition of African dance within the global / modern context. and the politics surrounding the African body in dance.

• 2020 · collaboration with Africa Moment · Ombuha