Llewellyn Mguni
b. North West Province, RSA
Llewellyn Mnguni began training at the age of 14, at the Mmabana
Mmabatho Arts Council as a Latin American and Ballroom dance
student and continued to compete on a professional level from
1999-2002. In 2003 he attended the National School of the Arts,
achieving accolades academically and artistically from a young age and
thereafter obtained a Dance Teachers Diploma at the University of
Cape Town School of Dance School in 2010.
Mnguni has collaborated with well-acclaimed artists such as Ahmed
Umar for “Tribute to Ali” an exhibition at the Format gallery in Oslo
Norway. He has performed contemporary challenging roles such as
Odile in Swan Lake, Escamilio in Carmen and Myrtha in Giselle for
Dada Masilo’s extensive Asian, European, Canadian and US during
2013-2020, Mnguni also collaborated with visual artist/LGBTI activist Zanele Muholi and Lerato Dumse for a series of exhibitions and
site-specific shows during the 2016 Oslo Gay Pride Week.
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