Anuarite Wairimu Gikonyo

Second cohort of the African Fellowships for Research in Indigenous and Alternative Knowledges / Deuxième cohorte du programme de Bourses africaines pour la recherche sur les savoirs autochtones et alternatifs (AFRIAK) .

Affliation: Kicheko Cha Kimawimbi

Discipline: Dance and Cultural Studies (French & Linguistics)

Country / Pays: Kenya

Project Title / Titre du projet: The Body as Archive: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Decolonial Praxis in African Contemporary Dance in East Africa

Biographie / Biography: I am applying as an independent researcher affiliated with the African dance journal I founded and currently direct, Kicheko Cha Kimawimbi. While it is presently an independent initiative, my long-term objective is to formalize and institutionalize this work as a pan-African research center dedicated to African dance.