Kennedy Muntanga is a movement artist born in Ndola, Zambia where he resided until he was 7. Moving to Leeds (UK), Kennedy’s passion for movement came from his wholesome relationship between dance and culture. Kennedy furthered his training and graduated in Ballet and Contemporary Dance at the Rambert School in July 2019. He is now a dancer with Akram Khan Company and has also worked for companies and choreographers such as Phoenix Dance Theatre, Humanhood, Robert Cohan, Michael Keegan-Dolan, Alesandra Seutin & Raman Schlemmer. Two years ago he founded his own company, Kennedy Muntanga Dance Theater (KMDT) and continues to create, perform, and work with the connections between the stories he grew up with, personal narrative, and deep movement exploration.
Check out his work here, on instagram.

In this conversation, we discuss the intersection between his cultural heritage and dance, how narratives bring empathy to art, why he feels like he is still at the very beginning of creating his voice in dance, what it means to be a dancer, especially during this time of global crisis when no one can perform or teach in person, and how his christian faith deeply influences and drives his work.

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SHOW NOTES

-Kennedy’s company instagram and his personal account (where you can find info on his quarantine virtual classes)
-Trailers & clips from his company’s performances Nebuchadnezzar and Genesis
-CAPA College
-Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance
-Akram Khan Company
-William Forsythe
-Michael Keegan-Dolan
-Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Max Richter Arrangement
-Kanye West (of course)

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