ABOUT US | artists

Jacqui “Esi Tweba” Dreessens
Choreographer, Lecturer
“I am inspired by the beauty of our Earth and the awesome balance we hold with nature. I enjoy learning the deep wisdom that ancient indigenous cultures hold with their strong sense of place and connection to ancestral spirit. The compositional framework of their stories, music and dance guide me to help foster a sense of identity in the youth generation through my teaching in the Arts”

Appiah “Powers” Annan
Dancer, Percussionist – Ghana
“My dream is to keep sharing the power and passion of African stories through dancing and drumming with many cultures from across the world who all live in Australia”

Paa Mensah-Brown
Percussionist – Ghana
“In Elmina, in the central region of Ghana where I come from, my Ancestors and ‘Benya’ the guardian water spirit have always been present. We all have a story to tell, a song to sing and a dance worth sharing together. If the time and place felt good, you just drum”

Kuukua “Gifty” Aquah-Ayeribi

Christine Monneran

Shonah Honeyhill

Belinda Mininchello

Thais Sansom

Claudia de OliveirA

Kim Dunphy

Emma “Dancing Dragon” Pryce

Ian “Waran-badj” Hunter

Lamine Sonko

ebrima “King” Marong

Simon Lewis

Chris Lesser

Simon Frazer

Mark Trinham

Demir