Idio
Chichava

Awardee

Country

Mozambique

Idio Chichava advocates for gender equality through his dance practice.

Themes
Environment / Climate emergency
Gender equality
Disciplines
Artistic Research
Dance
Performance
Video Art
Awards
SEED Award 2022

Profile

Idio Chichava is a Mozambican dancer and choreographer. In his practice, he develops multidisciplinary and creative artistic collaboration projects which aim to give everyone the opportunity and space to explore their own universe, while coexisting with others. As the artistic director of the Converge+ Dance Company, he promotes exchanges and free dance training in different rural communities, as well as performances in the public spaces in Mozambique. Idio is also the artistic assistant of the “Semana da Dança” of Kinani Mozambique and is one of the producers in Roots Festival “Traditional Music”.