Mboko Lopiki Seed Awards recipient

Mboko Lopiki is a dance artist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2015, he initiated the Maendeleo Dance Project which provided workshops that aimed for the supervision and reintegration of street children into society. Further driven by the desire and passion to learn different forms of contemporary dance, Mboko then joined the Inuka Dance Company in 2016 and trained under the Busara Dance Company. He is currently the choreographer, artistic director, and dancer-performer of the Heartist Dance Company in Congo.