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 Onesha Thamani – Dansi Pamoja na Jamii, a collaborative performance between Nantea Dance Company and Girls Power Dance Group under the artistic direction of Samwel Japhet. To promote the idea of equality between men and women by showing the importance of women through dance. This project is supported as part of the “Feel free Grant” implemented by Nafasi Art Space and supported by the Embassy Switzerland in Tanzania. April - May 2021. Produced by Nantea Dance Company. |  |  |
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 |  |  Premiere of our new work A MOMENT - WAKATI, a duet dance performance & film projection. Concept, choreography and performance by Tadhi Alawi and Samwel Japhet. Music by Shabani Mugado Primierre on April 10th at the The Little Theatre Club, Dar es Salaam. |
 |  |  So grateful and honored to have been teaching and choreographing a new for the 2nd year students from the MUDA Africa Dance school in Tanzanai from January - April 2021. |
 |  In the making of IKIWA KUNA WAKATI WOWOTE - IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME, a new work for the MuDa Africa’s 2nd year students, commissioned by the @muda_africa Dance School in Tanzania. |  |
 |  |  Let’s Keep Moving by Samwel Japhet How do we keep moving? Keep finding meaning of our existence? Keep imagining? Keep questioning? Keep exploring? Keep trusting the world and keep living? Shot by Minz Mims Edited by Jimmy Mathias Music by: Kouha Aime |
 |  |  'A MOMENT' a new and a commission work for the Time2Dance Festival 2020. Will be streamed online via MuDa Africa, Goethe Insititut Tanzania and Time2Dance Festival's Facebook and Instagram pages between October and November 2020. Concept – choreography and performance: Tadhi Alawi and Samwel Japhet Commissioned for the Time2Dance Festival 2020 and MuDa Africa. Music composer: Shabani Mugado Photographies: Jimmy Mathias Videographer: Minz Mims Production: Nantea Dance Company |
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 |  Children of the New World, a dance solo performance and an artistic expression about the impact of child abuse. Performance at the TanzTangente Dance Festival February 2020 in Berlin, Germany. WIth the support from the Goethe-Insititut. |  |
 A solo version of 'Short and Tall' performance at the 22and Cheonan Int'l Dance Festival in Cheonan November 2019 in South Korea. |  |  |
 'On The Other Side of Being' performance at Sejong International Dance Festival in South Korea October 2019. |  |  |
 'VURUGU', is a dance collaboration performance choreographed and performed by; Aime Irasema Sánchez, Mexico, Ngoc Anh Pham, Vietnam, Samuel King Kwizera, Rwanda, Jorge Abraham Guillen Ortiz, Mexico and Samwel Japhet, Tanzania as part of the Asia & Africa & Latin America Dance Exchange 2019 in South Korea, hosted by Seoul Section of the International Dance Council CID-UNESCO, organized as apart of Cultural Partnership Initiative 2019 at the Seoul International Dance Festival 2019. |  |  |
 'Children of the New World' performance at the MEXE - Encontro Internacional de Arte e Comunidade Festival September 2019 in Portugal, a dance solo performance about the impact of child abuse 'Children of the New World' |  |  |
 |  |  'On The Other Side of Being' performance at the My Body My Space; Public Arts Festival in South Africa April 2019 With a generous support from the Pro Helvetia Johannesburg and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation through the Ant Mobility funding programme. |
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 |  |  'Before I Die', a dance-theatre performance by Mussa Seleman and Samwel Japhet. performance at the Contemporary Dance Night, February 2019 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
 |  |  ‘Children of the New World” a dance performance about child abuse performance at the My Body My Space Public Arts Festival in South Africa March 2018. With a generous support from the Pro Helvetia Johannesburg and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation through its Ant Mobility funding programme. Photo by David April |
 |  |  'Dance Hustles' bridging the cultural gap between the Autin Dance Theatre "UK" and Nantea Dance Company "Tanzania" dance scenes! supported by British Council / East Africa arts. Learning and exchange choreography skills through Instagram. |
 Adey International Dance Festival, Organized by Destino Dance Company October 2017 | Dance solo about child abuse "Children of the new World" in (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) |  |  |
 The photo was taken by Mattheo Matlid in Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam, for the Demonde Magazine |  A photo from Platonov Arts Festival/ Russian Theatre Union Federation in Voronezh Russia June 2017 Photo by: Dalila Romeo With a generous support from Vijana Vipaji Foundation (Vipaji) in Tanzania and the Russian Theatre Union Federation and the Platonov Arts Festival |  A photo from Platonov Arts Festival/ Russian Theatre Union Federation in Voronezh Russia June 2017 Photo by: Dalilo Romeo |
 Photo from "UTU" performance at the Haba na Haba Traditional and Contemporary Dance Festival in (Dar es Salaam-Tanzania) May 2017 by Nantea Dance Company Photo by: Nicholas Calvin |  Photo from "UTU" performance at the EANT, East African Night of Tolerance Festival November 2016 in Kigali Rwanda by Nantea Dance Company |  Photo from "SHORT and TALL" performance at the Batalo East Festival August 2017 in Kampala-Uganda by Nantea Dance Company |
 The performance was choreographed by Pili Maguzo during the last year exam at the MuDa Africa Dance School in November 2016 performed by Samwel Japhet and Joseph John |  Photo from a duet choreographed and performed by Emmanuel Elias and Samwel Japhet at Alliance Francaise on September 2015 in Dar es Salaam-Tanzania |  The photo was taken by Jimmy Matias in 2016 at Nafasi Arts Space |
 Photo from a duet choreographed and performed by Emmanuel Elias and Samwel Japhet at National Museum and House of Culture on July 2016 in Dar es Salaam-Tanzania |  Photo from a duet choreographed and performed by Emmanuel Elias and Samwel Japhet at National Museum and House of Culture on July 2016 in Dar es Salaam-Tanzania |  The photo were taken during our presentation with the students from schools in Nairobi at the GoDown Arts Centre on June 2015 in Nairobi-Kenya by Emmanuel Elias and Samwel Japhet |
 A photo from Makini Organisation choreographed by Ally Ismail on November 2013 at Nafasi Arts Space |  A photo from Makini Organisation choreographed by Ally Ismail on November 2013 at Nafasi Arts Space | |
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