Mujyambere
Abdoul

Awardee

Country

Rwanda

Abdoul Mujyambere promotes free expression through his performances.

Themes
Environment / Climate emergency
Racial justice
Indigenous rights
Gender equality
Free expression / Civil society
Sexual / queer expression
Reexamining history
Disciplines
Dance
Design
Fashion
Film
Performance
Photography
Theatre
Video Art
Visual Art
Awards
SEED Award 2021

Profile

Abdoul Mujyambere is a multi-disciplinary artist born and based in Kigali, Rwanda. While studying at the National University of Rwanda, he discovered his passion for performance arts, and since then, he has directed and choreographed several works and worked with various mediums, ranging from film and photography to fashion and dance theater. He has won international grants from Africalia and Adrica, and his work has been exhibited at the New York African Film Festival. Abdoul has engaged with the themes of memory, beauty, and identity to faithfully represent his personal values as well as that of his community.