Malachi Spaulding - Artistic Director & Supervising Dance Tutor, Shanturia Dance Theatre
Malachi Spaulding is the founder and Artistic Director of Shanturia Dance Theatre.
Malachi trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, where he gained his Bachelor of Performing Arts Degree. He then trained at the Ballet Rambert School.
Malachi performed with the Vienna Festival Ballet as a soloist in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Coppelia. He has also performed in the award-winning West End production The Lion King.
Malachi has danced with Irie Dance Theatre, gaining valuable experience working with leading African Dance specialists Peter Badejo, Jackie Guy and H. Patten. He has also toured with Kokuma Dance Theatre, Ballet Black and danced in music videos for Kylie and Jamiroquai.
Malachi's wide-ranging teaching experience includes posts at Pimlico School, Greenwich Dance Agency and the Royal Ballet Chance to Dance team. He holds Qualified Teacher Status and is currently Artist in Residence at the Pimlico Academy.
Shanturia was established in 1992 as a performance/workshop company inspired by the local community: rich in its own diversity and culture.
Shanturia has since gone on to produce high quality shows which have been toured around the UK, including Sistren and Nubian Sisters. The company gained critical acclaim for their production, Earth, Wind, Fire and Water, which was performed as part of the Mosaics Festival.
The company have also performed works at Resolutions, Lewisham Peoples' Day and at the Deptford Festival. Shanturia gave African-Caribbean taster classes and performances at the London Dance Around the World Festival, the Move It! Dance exhibition (Olympia) and the Unity Festival at the O2 Centre.
Recent workshops have included a residency at Montgomery British Forces Primary School in Germany, teaching African-Caribbean Dance. Shanturia have also collaborated on projects with The Prince's Trust, teaching dance to young people from disadvantaged, vulnerable or criminal backgrounds, and with Creative Partnerships, providing African dance workshops in schools around London for Black History Month.