Jared
Onyango

Awardee

Country

Kenya

Jared Onyango advocates for the environment through dance.

Themes
Environment / Climate emergency
Disciplines
Dance
Literature
Performance
Other(s)
Awards
FELLOWS Award 2021
CAREC

Profile

Jared Onyango is a Kenyan dancer and choreographer based in Nairobi. Trained at the Performing Arts Research and Training Studios in Brussels, Belgium, Onyango uses performance as the medium for investigating public spaces, human movement and human contacts with these spaces. He is the co-founder and chairperson of Tempo Arts Centre, a community based organization in Lucky Summer Estate, Nairobi that is focused on conservation of the environment and the Nairobi rivers and nurturing youth talents. He frequently participates in the workshops and activities of the dance school Ecole des Sables in Senegal.