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Mpoe Mogale

Photo Credit: Liam Mackenzie

Mpoe Mogale is a Black Queer human who reigns from Lebowakgomo, South Africa. They are a recent University of Alberta Political Science graduate, where their honours thesis explored the representation of Blackness in Edmonton's Arts community (co-supervised by Dr. Fiona Nicoll and Dr. Malinda S Smith). In the past year, they committed to honouring their talent and love for dance by pursuing it full-time. Alongside being an Arts Administrator for a couple theatre companies in Calgary, Mpoe currently teaches various dance styles, and trains with Decidedly Jazz Dance's Professional Training Program and Woezo Africa Music & Dance Theatre's Company. 

One of the things they enjoy is bringing together Black artists to present multidisciplinary works that explore Black life in Canada. The result of this includes projects such as "What (Black) Life Requires" (produced by Mile Zero Dance and Azimuth Theatre) and "Reclaiming Black Dance" (produced by Black Arts Matter).