Development Projects

In 2025, Nantea Dance Company will launch A Nest of Dance (Swahili: Kiota cha Dansi) in partnership with Goethe-Institut Tanzania, an inclusive platform that uplifts and amplifies diverse Tanzanian dance styles and stories. The initiative responds to the underrepresentation of hip-hop, Afrodance, traditional dances, breakdance, Singeli, and dance theater within formal artistic spaces.

Contemporary Dance Night (2018–2020) was a bi-annual platform by Nantea Dance Company that supported emerging contemporary dance artists from Tanzania and East Africa. The program promoted artistic exchange, experimentation, and professional development, featuring works from across the region and beyond.

Nje Ndani ("In and Out") is a dance project by Nantea Dance Company that empowers emerging Tanzanian dance artists to develop their skills and build international careers. Through workshops, seminars, and dialogues, it supports artistic growth, entrepreneurship, and collaboration in local and global dance scenes.

CHUMA CHUMA is a dynamic workshop blending traditional Tanzanian and contemporary dance. It explores the body’s flexibility and movement languages across dance cultures, encouraging participants to push their expressive boundaries. Open to dancers and non-dancers alike, CHUMA CHUMA also builds community by creating an inclusive space for connection and expression.