About Artistic Director
Meet the person behind the curatorial journey.
Mafa Makhubalo is an artistic director, choregrapher, and dancer based in Toronto, Canada.
Mafa Makhubalo
Starting at a young age, Mafa Makhubalo is no stranger to dance. Deeply interwoven throughout his life and practice, his naturally gifted talents and passion led to his successful artistic journey to be the founder and artistic director of Mafa Dance Village. Born in Sasolburg, South Africa, Mafa trained professionally in movement poet, with practices in folk forms from the regions of African tradition, African contemporary, and West-Contemporary.
“I am influenced by my understanding of dance as an accumulation of memory and the history of my culture. Dance is an invisible evolution that becomes visible through movement, music and singing.” - Mafa
Photo by David Hou