Related:
– Introducing new AR-Residents in Zanzibar!
– Alain Bazamuka YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@messia_bazamuka?si=-OuZlg2YovrRM1jv
Biography
Alain Bazamuka, also known as Brown Messia, is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, and founder of MISISA Company. Originally from Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, his artistic practice blends krump, traditional Congolese movement, and contemporary dance to explore resilience, memory, and social transformation, often creating space for vulnerable and marginalized communities.
Alain completed his AR residency in 2025 at Zanzibar Entertainment Foundation. After returning to Bukavu, he continued working under difficult social and security conditions, remaining committed to artistic creation despite regional instability and personal challenges. Drawing on his residency experience, he organized the Kwasa Kwasa Urban Dance Battle at Espace Culturel Kwetu Art in Bukavu, supporting young dancers from the region through competitions across Afro Dance, Hip-Hop, Krump, and Break Dance categories.
“I conceive African contemporary dance as a spiritual and physical freedom.
Through dance, I transform memory, wounds, and hopes into movement.
I do not dance only to be seen, but to awaken consciousness and question reality.
My body becomes a language of resistance, hope, and transformation.”
Current activities
– Community dance and youth artistic engagement in Bukavu
– Development of new choreographic work and dance initiatives
– Supporting emerging urban dancers in the Great Lakes region
Residency history
– AR Residency, Zanzibar, 2025
