Bio & CV

I am Femi Adebajo, A Choreographer, Dancer Art Researcher & Director

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Femi Adebajo is a multidisciplinary artist, choreographer, and Artistic researcher, born and raised in Bariga, Lagos, Nigeria. Rooted in Yoruba heritage and urban experience, his work spans dance performance, visual storytelling, and socially engaged art often grounded in rigorous research and driven by a deep engagement with history, memory, and culture.

Through movement and embodied inquiry, Femi explores how personal and collective histories can be unearthed, reimagined, and archived through artistic expression. His practice occupies a range of contexts from stage and street to film, installation, and community spaces, merging research, lived experience, and artistic experimentation.

Femi has collaborated with international platforms and institutions including Adidas, Theater der Welt, Monster Truck, Company Christoph Winkler, Hektomeron Theatre Festival (Romania), Irineu Nogueira Dance Program (Munich), Sanskar Virtual Dance, and Tanzfabrik School (Berlin). He is a member and ambassador of KIN, a global network of creators, connectors, and cultural practitioners committed to driving cultural change through dance, research, and interdisciplinary art.

SELECTED WORKS & PROJECTS
• Artist Crossroad Festival – Festival Director (2025)
An annual community art festival celebrating diverse artistic voices and collaborative expressions.
• Gelede: Beyond Binary – Research Residency & Creation (2025)
A choreographic and cultural exploration of gender fluidity rooted in Yoruba traditions. Premiered in France.
• Zangezi Film Contribution Project (2025)
Premiered in Germany. Contributed artistic direction and choreography to this cross-disciplinary film project.
• Knowing Bodies – Research Papers Project (2024)
A research initiative examining the body as a site of knowledge, expression, and resistance.
• Uncovering Bodies Workshop (2023–2025)
A movement-based workshop first held at Tanzfabrik, Berlin (2023), and later in Cologne (2025), engaging participants in embodied exploration.
• Passage – Concept and Choreography by Femi Adebajo (2023–2024)
Premiered in Berlin (2023) and showcased in Lagos (2024).
• Come Out – In Collaboration with Company Christoph Winkler (2022)
Premiered in Berlin and later performed in Lagos.
• Traces of Ecstasy – Co-created with Emmanuel Ndefo (2022)
Premiered in Frankfurt, Germany.
• All for Love – Directed by Femi Adebajo (2020)
A theatre production premiered in Romania.
• Wazobia Workshop (2020 & 2024)
Conducted in Germany, sharing cultural knowledge and creative practices.

QUALIFICATIONS & AWARDS
Education
• B.Sc. in Educational Management
• WASSCE Certificate
• Diploma in Nigerian Northern Dance Styles
• Diploma in South Korean Traditional Drumming Skills
• Diploma in Directing, Acting, and Scriptwriting (2019)
Awards & Recognition
• Nominated Best Dancer in Europe (2023)
• Best Emerging Artiste Award (2018)
• Most Creative Dance Artist of the Year – FODAF (2016)
• Best Young Choreographer in Nigeria (2018)

OTHER SKILLS
• Acrobatics
• Acting & Directing
• Dramaturgy & Curating
• Festival Organizing
• Creative Writing & Performance
• Community Engagement through the Arts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN ART
With a background in curating, festival organizing, directing, and performing, I bring a rich and layered experience to the artistic field. I have successfully curated and co-directed multidisciplinary art events blending traditional and contemporary practices, providing platforms for emerging voices and underrepresented narratives.

As a director and choreographer, I deliver engaging and thought-provoking performances that are carefully structured and emotionally resonant, integrating dramaturgical research, storytelling, and innovative movement vocabulary.
Key Strengths and Competencies
• Delivering enjoyable, well-structured performances across stage and site-specific platforms

• Creating immersive atmospheres through curation and performance
• Skilled in using movement, gesture, and body language to convey complex narratives
• Inspiring emotional connection and audience response
• Leading and collaborating in multidisciplinary teams
• Confident stage presence and excellent communication skills
• High physical stamina and endurance during performances
• Teaching, mentoring, and facilitating workshops
• Responsive to feedback, open to collaboration, committed to professional growth
• Abiding by professional and cultural protocols in diverse environments