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Background
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Onikeku Qudus, a Dancer, Acrobat, Actor, but also a writer, his Yoruba tradition plays a peculiar role in his art, for a decade now, Qudus has been a word in the world of choreography in Lagos, he has toured over 25 countries around the globe, he is known in Africa, Europe and the Caribbean for his dance art, as well with his recent Project “Do we need Cola-Cola to dance?” that toured around Africa, Qudus is currently a student of the National Higher school of Circus Arts. France major in ACRO-DANCE.
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Birth Place
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Lagos, Nigeria
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Accomplishments
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Best Dancer Surulere. 2000
Best Acrobatic Dancer. Culart Dance meet 2002
Scholarship to study French Language, under the French Cultural Center. Lagos. 2004
Best Outstanding Dancer 2005. Lagos State
Scholarship to Study at the National higher school of Circus art. The french Government.2006
Award winner of the prince Claus Funds. 2007
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Additional Information
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YK Projects regroups series of the next generation Nigerians, teamed up to form a collective of young Artistes from the performing to the visuals and letters art. Young Kings Projects (YK Projects) operating between Nigeria and France, has been in existence since 2004, an initiative of Qudus Onikeku a young, talented and dynamic Artistes, initially the company was intended to be a performing company, but the lack of appreciation of the arts and the disdain which tend to subject Artistes to a hostile environment, informed the coming together of a collective of a Youth-force With legs in different works of life amongst which are Dancers, Photographers, Film Makers, TV and Radio Producers/presenters as well as Writers, all with a communal intention of development and positive change through innovation and initiation of projects with high resolution power to familiar problems.
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Contact Information
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Yk Projects
3a Avenue de valmy
Chalons en champange 51000
france
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Contact Author: Qudus A Onikeku
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Favorite Links
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www.qudus.blogspot.com
my officila blog where you can read more of my writings
www.ykproject.com
The official site of Yk Projects
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