Thulani Chauke

Thulani Chauke began his performing arts career at the Jabavu Anti Crime Youth Aids Awareness program. Between 2001 and 2005, he performed for various projects with ARCO Dance Theatre, Halala Africa Theatre Society, and Taelo Dance Theatre. In 2009, Chauke joined Moving into Dance as a trainer and, later, a company member. In 2011, he became a member of Vuyani Dance Theatre. From 2012 through 2017, Chauke joined Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative as Community Arts Engagement Officer as well as a dancer and choreographer. He is currently a freelance artist. Chauke created his first solo work, Black Dog, while in a residency program at the Centre national de la danse Paris and at the Klap Maison Danse in 2013; this solo work has been performed at several dance festivals since its creation. Chauke has also performed in a number of dance works and worked with internationally acclaimed choreographers including Gregory Maqoma, PJ Sabbagha, Fana Tshabalala, Shanel Winlock, Ivan Estegneev and Evgeny Kulagin (Russia), Iain Macdonald, Qudus Onikeku (Nigeria), Themba Mbuli, Thabo Rapoo, Gustine Makgeledisa, and Andrea Severa (Argentina). Since 2017, Chauke has been a freelance artist working with William Kentridge on various projects curated by 
the Centre for the Less Good Idea (2017, 2018); History Of the Main Complaint (2017), originally by William Kentridge 
and reinterpreted by Thulani); The Head & the Load (2017–19, 2022–23) and Sibyl (2019, 2021–23), both created by William Kentridge.