Program Books/GLORIA UGWARELOJO BIACHI
A portrait photo of artist Gloria Ugware Iojo Biachi.

GLORIA UGWARELOJO BIACHI

Nigeria

Gloria Ugwarelojo Biachi, who hails from Delta state of Nigeria, is a Lagos-based dance artist, teacher, choreographer, fitness instructor, actor, and costume designer. Her training includes several national and international residencies/workshops with choreographers and companies from around the world. She completed the AWA Dance mentorship program as part of the class of 2021. Her body of works include stints in theater, television, and motion pictures, and working with children of all ages.

In 2021, at the Institute Francaise in Burkina Faso, her solo ILE made its performance debut at the Fido International Festival of Dance. Her latest acting credit is recorded in the Netflix original, Mystic River.

Gloria just concluded an Artistic Development Residency at Dance Base Studio in Edinburgh in 2023.