Tunu Thom

TUNU THOM  has studied, taught and performed traditional and contemporary African Dances and costume design of the diaspora for over 35 years. She has performed nationally and internationally with companies such as Izulu Dance Theater, Ifetayo Youth Ensemble, Calabash Dance Theater, Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater,  SoulRebel Dance, Kowteff African Dance Company and  El Shabazz Djimbe Orchestra Featuring Iyataiye to name a few.  She has performed nationally, at venues from the world famous "Apollo Theater" in Harlem, to the "New Victory Theater" on Broadway and internationally from the West Indies, Nigeria and the Philippines. Tunu is a graduate drama major of Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts and holds a Bachelor of Science in African Centered Education and Performing Arts from the CUNY BA School of Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies.  She has studied at NYU Steinhardt in the area of dance education. As an independent artist she focuses on works that center on the themes of motherhood, futurism, culture and community.As a change agent and artistic visionary, Tunu utilizes  the mediums of dance, choreography, acting and writing, and bead design to create her works. She is influenced by revolutionary artists and thinkers such as John Coltrane, Prince, Gordon Parks, Leonardo Da Vinci, Nina Simone, and Paul Robeson.