Yusuf’s workshop/class invites the students to engage with their own personal movement vocabularies and their imaginations in new ways through applying various tools, challenging oneself and working through one’s own limit, meanwhile having fun and sharing one’s own dance with others. There’s much emphasis on embracing one’s own personal groove. It is a very physical and energetic practice, and most importantly fun and suitable for all dance enthusiasts with varying experiences.

 

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Mufutau Yusuf is a Nigeria-born Irish performer, choreographer, and teacher, currently based between Ireland and Brussels. A graduate of Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance, Mufutau has collaborated with renowned companies and artists, including Wim Vandekeybus/Ultima Vez, Liz Roche Company, Irish Modern Dance Theatre, Emma Martin/United Fall, and Pan Pan Theatre, among others. In 2022, he debuted his first full-length work, Òwe, in New York, followed by shows in Ireland and around Europe. His latest creation, “Impasse”, premiered at the 2024 Dublin Dance Festival and is currently touring Ireland, Europe, and Nigeria, receiving widespread acclaim.

 

Mufutau is a resident choreographer with Luail, Ireland’s national dance company, and holds associate artist positions with Solstice Arts Centre and Liz Roche Company. Since 2020 he has been awarded numerous awards and grants in Ireland as well the Golden Afro Artistic Awards 2024 in Belgium. Mufutau is passionate about teaching and improvisation and has shared his expertise at numerous festivals and institutions across Ireland, US and Europe. He is also a co-curator of TW1 (Train With One), a bi-monthly workshop platform that connects the Irish contemporary dance scene with continental Europe.​