Seke Chimutengwende is a choreographer and performer working professionally in the UK and abroad for 20 years. His recent work ‘It begins in darkness’ (2022) looks at ghosts and haunted houses as metaphors for how histories of slavery and colonialism haunt the present. Seke has also recently choreographed the work for Candoco Dance Company ‘In Worlds Unknown’ 2022. He is currently researching two new works ‘The Last Quartet’ which imagines a “last work” or “last attempt” at choreography inspired by TS Eliot’s Four Quartets and an as-yet untitled work inspired by Miles Davis' electric period of the early 1970’s.

Alongside his choreographic work Seke has been practising completely improvised performance using movement and text since 2006. He has performed over 80 solo improvisations internationally and has performed ensemble improvisation with numerous dancers, actors, and musicians. He is currently exploring ‘Long Solos’, long solo improvisation performances of 50 to 60 minutes. Seke has performed for numerous dance companies including DV8 Physical Theatre and Lost Dog. Since 2021 Seke has been working as a performer with Forced Entertainment touring in shows ‘And on the thousandth night’ (2000) ‘If All Else Fails’ (2023) and ‘Signal to Noise’ (2024).

Seke teaches improvisation in a variety of contexts internationally, most recently at London Contemporary Dance School and PARTS in Brussels. Seke regularly mentors and coaches other artists. Seke studied dance at Lewisham College 1999 - 2001 and London Contemporary Dance School 2001 – 2004 and went on to train extensively in improvisation with a variety of practitioners, including with Andrew Morrish in particular.

https://www.sekechimutengwende.com/