Biography

Tolo ko Tolo, meaning life is life, is a new dance company exploring contemporized pan-African dance forms. Founded in 2006, Tolo ko Tolo is a partnership between emerging black dance choreographers, Denise Rowe and Penny Avery who work in collaboration with and a collective of Bristol based musicians and dancers. Drawing on such diverse movement forms as Street dance and Aikido as well as various African dance styles, Tolo ko Tolos movement vocabulary is rich with dynamism, subtlety and a sense of joy. Accessible, playful and honest, Tolo Ko Tolos work speaks directly from the heart to the heart. South West based, Tolo ko Tolo have performed at State of Emergencys regional platforms for emerging and established black dance choreographers, Transmission and Intermission and ADAD's Bloom festival at the South Bank Centre.