2015 Social Dances: Jazz to Hip-Hop Faculty
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Adesola Osakalumi, an original Broadway cast member in the Tony Award-winning musical FELA!, starred as the lead in both European and U.S. tours. He was cast in the Broadway revival of Equus and the Powerhouse Theater’s Workshop of In Your Arms (Director/Choreographer Christopher Gattelli). Film credits include Sex and the City 2, The Accidental Husband, Idlewild, and Crazy Beats Strong, a Sundance Film Festival featured film. He was also cast in The Sundance Theater Lab’s production of Ngwino Ubeho.
Osakalumi directed and co-choreographed the Off-Broadway hit Jam on the Groove, which received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Choreography. Film Choreography includes School of Rock and Marci X. His stage work includes Centrifugal Force (Lincoln Center Out of Doors), Eyewitness Blues (New York Theatre Workshop), and Hip Hop Wonderland (Bill Irwin at The New Victory Theatre). He has also choreographed commercials for PBS Kids, Old Navy, Advil, and Levi 501 Jeans. Osakalumi is a New York Dance and Performance (“Bessie”) Award winner and National Endowment for the Arts Grant recipient.