Abraham Onazi is a versatile puppeteer, dancer and filmmaker with The MUD Art Company, where he has been a pioneering member since its inception in 2017 in Kaduna, Nigeria. With performances in all four of the company's productions – The MUD, Plug, Compound, and An Fara – Onazi's work has not only resonated with Nigerian audiences but has also taken him to international stages, including festival tours in Ghana and Burkina Faso. In addition to his dancing career, Onazi serves as the company's documentary cinematographer, capturing and documenting pivotal moments through his filmmaking expertise when he’s not dancing.
Abraham began his work with THE HERDS in Lagos in April 2025, where he joined the week-long puppetry performance program across the city. He is thrilled to be joining THE HERDS company throughout Europe and the UK between May and July 2025.
As an artist, THE HERDS means survival, trusting intuition, and being able to move with emotional or cultural currents, and tapping into the primal aspect of human experience.
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