Qudus Onikeku

Qudus Onikeku
Qudus Onikeku
Ọjọ́ìbí	Qudus Onikeku; 1984; Lagos, Nigeria
Orílẹ̀-èdè	Nigerian
Iléẹ̀kọ́ gíga	Ecole Supérieure des Arts du Cirque, Brussels
Iṣẹ́	Dance artist, dance critic and Choreographer
Ìgbà iṣẹ́	2004 - till date
Organization	Qdance Company
Gbajúmọ̀ fún	Dance Gathering Lagos.
Notable work	Spirit Child, MY Exile is in My Head, STILL/life, Yuropa.
Style	Hip Hop, Capoeira, Tai Chi and Contemporary
Website	www.qudusonikeku.com

Qudus Onikeku jẹ́ oníṣẹ́ ijó ọmọ orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà tí wọ́n ṣàpèjúwe rẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bíi Oníjó tí ó dá yàtọ̀.^[1] Ó jẹ́ oníjó tí mọ̀ nípa kí a fijó ṣe lámèyítọ́, ẹni tí iṣẹ́ rẹ̀ ti mú àyípadà rere bá ìfijó ṣe lámèyítọ́. Ó wà lára àwọn ikọ̀ ẹlẹ́ni mẹ́ta tí wọ́n pè wá ṣojú orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà níbi ìpatẹ ijó Venice Biennale tí ó wáyé ní ọdún 2017, èyí tí ó jẹ́ àkọ́kọ́ irú rẹ̀ tí orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà yòò kọ́kọ́ kópa. ^[2]^[3]

Iṣẹ́ àti ìgbé ayé rẹ̀

Onikeku gbé ní ìlú France ṣáájú kí ó tó padà sílú Èkó ní orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà láti wá dá ilé iṣẹ́ Q-Dance àti Dance Gathering Lagos sílẹ̀.^[4]^[5] Ó ti kópa nínú oríṣiríṣi ìpàtẹ ijó ìbílẹ̀ àti ti òkè òkun , tí ó fi mọ́ We Almost Forgot , èyí tí wọ́n ṣàfihàn rẹ̀ ní ìlú Berlin àti Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó.^[6]

Iṣẹ́ rẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí oníjó dálé ẹwà àṣà àti ìṣe ilẹ̀ Yorùbá pẹ̀lú àfikún ẹ̀hun hiphop, capeira àti àwọn ijó ìgbàlódé, èyí tí ó nííṣe pẹ̀lú ìmọ̀sílára ìṣe àti àṣẹ̀lẹ̀ ọmọ ènìyàn lásìkò kọ̀ọ̀kan, èyí ni ó sì mu yàtọ̀ láàrín àwọn oníjó ẹgbẹ́ rẹ̀ tókù. ^[7] ^[8]

Àwọn iṣẹ́ rẹ̀ tó gbajúmọ̀

SPIRIT CHILD tí wọ́n ṣàfihàn rẹ̀ ní Cologne nínú oṣù kẹfà ọdú 2019.
IYAMI, wọ́n ṣàfihàn rẹ̀ ní ọjọ́ Kẹtàdínlógún oṣù jekìlá ọdún 2018.
YUROPA, premieredwọ́n ṣàfihàn rẹ̀ ní ọjọ́ ní Bremen nínú oṣù kẹfà ọdún 2018.
RAINMAKERS, ni wọ́n ṣe fún ayẹyẹ 2018 TEDGlobal ní orílẹ̀-èdè Tanzania, tí wọ́n sì fi ṣeré káàkiri Nàìjíríà.
A BRIEF MOMENT OF TRUTH, ni wọ́n tú ṣe fún ayẹyẹ 2017 TEDLagos.
WE ALMOST FORGOT ni wọ́n ṣe ní ọdún 201, tí wọ́n tún ṣàfihàn rẹ̀ ní ìlú Berlin, ìlú Èkó, Abuja àti Paris.
QADDISH wọ́n ṣàfihàn rẹ̀ ní ọjọ́ kẹfà oṣù keje ọdún 2013, tí wọ́n sì gbé e káàkiri ilẹ̀ Yúróòpù.^[9]

Àwọn ìtọ́kasí

↑ "Qudus, un artiste atypique sur la scène du festival de danse contemporaine de Toulouse". https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/haute-garonne/toulouse/qudus-artiste-atypique-scene-du-festival-danse-contemporaine-toulouse-1189267.html.
↑ "Meet Peju Alatise, Qudus Onikeku & Victor Ehikhamenor - Artists at Nigeria's Debut at the 57th Venice Biennale - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
↑ Orubo, Daniel (2017-03-24). "Meet The Nigerian Artists Set To Make History At The Venice Biennale" (in en-US). Konbini Nigeria. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190701145412/http://www.konbini.com/ng/inspiration/meet-the-nigerian-artists-set-to-make-history-at-the-venice-arte-biennale/.
↑ "British Council showcases disabled, non-disabled dancers at Dis Fix project (PHOTOS)" (in en-GB). YNaija. 2015-10-20. https://ynaija.com/british-council-celebrates-ability-disability-bring-together-disabled-non-disabled-dancers-together-dis-fix-project/.
↑ "Iwalewa… A narrative of poverty-to-awareness dance performance" (in en-US). https://guardian.ng/art/iwalewa-a-narrative-of-poverty-to-awareness-dance-performance/.
↑ Adiele, Chinedu. "Qudus Onikeku "We Almost Forgot"\ Stage Play" (in en-US). http://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/events/qudus-onikeku-we-almost-forgot-stage-play-id5192134.html. ^{[Ìjápọ̀ tí kò ṣiṣẹ́ mọ́]}
↑ "Qudus Onikeku, acrobate sans frontières – JeuneAfrique.com" (in fr-FR). JeuneAfrique.com. 2013-10-14. http://www.jeuneafrique.com/135890/societe/qudus-onikeku-acrobate-sans-fronti-res/.
↑ "Meet Peju Alatise, Qudus Onikeku & Victor Ehikhamenor - Artists at Nigeria's Debut at the 57th Venice Biennale - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
↑ "Qudus Onikeku | modul-dance". Modul Dance. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

[1] "Qudus, un artiste atypique sur la scène du festival de danse contemporaine de Toulouse". https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/haute-garonne/toulouse/qudus-artiste-atypique-scene-du-festival-danse-contemporaine-toulouse-1189267.html.

[2] "Meet Peju Alatise, Qudus Onikeku & Victor Ehikhamenor - Artists at Nigeria's Debut at the 57th Venice Biennale - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-08.

[3] Orubo, Daniel (2017-03-24). "Meet The Nigerian Artists Set To Make History At The Venice Biennale" (in en-US). Konbini Nigeria. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190701145412/http://www.konbini.com/ng/inspiration/meet-the-nigerian-artists-set-to-make-history-at-the-venice-arte-biennale/.

[4] "British Council showcases disabled, non-disabled dancers at Dis Fix project (PHOTOS)" (in en-GB). YNaija. 2015-10-20. https://ynaija.com/british-council-celebrates-ability-disability-bring-together-disabled-non-disabled-dancers-together-dis-fix-project/.

[5] "Iwalewa… A narrative of poverty-to-awareness dance performance" (in en-US). https://guardian.ng/art/iwalewa-a-narrative-of-poverty-to-awareness-dance-performance/.

[6] Adiele, Chinedu. "Qudus Onikeku "We Almost Forgot"\ Stage Play" (in en-US). http://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/events/qudus-onikeku-we-almost-forgot-stage-play-id5192134.html. ^{[Ìjápọ̀ tí kò ṣiṣẹ́ mọ́]}

[7] "Qudus Onikeku, acrobate sans frontières – JeuneAfrique.com" (in fr-FR). JeuneAfrique.com. 2013-10-14. http://www.jeuneafrique.com/135890/societe/qudus-onikeku-acrobate-sans-fronti-res/.

[8] "Meet Peju Alatise, Qudus Onikeku & Victor Ehikhamenor - Artists at Nigeria's Debut at the 57th Venice Biennale - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-08.

[9] "Qudus Onikeku | modul-dance". Modul Dance. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

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