PULGA MUCHOCHOMA

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Pulga Muchochoma was born in Quelimane, Mozambique.

His dance career and training began in Quelimane with Montes Namuli  Dance Company. In August of 2006 he came to Toronto with the  company for the International AIDS Conference.  With Montes Namuli/ Shakespeare Link Canada, he performed in several shows in venues in  Toronto and Mozambique. When Montes Namuli returned to  Mozambique, Muchochoma stayed in Toronto to study at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre.  He currently finished his 11th season working with Toronto Dance  Theatre under Artist Director Christopher House. While his time with TDT he has had the pleasure of working and collaborating with locals and Internationals choreographers such as Christopher  House, Ame Anderson, Veronica Tennant, Susie Burpee, Peter Chin,  Tawiah Ben McCart, Patricia Beaty, Thomas Hauert, Heidi Strauss,  Estelle Clareton, Deborah Dunn, Deborah Hay, Simone Orlando, Josh Beamish, Alban Richard, Jean-Paul Kelly, Alicia Grant, Jeanine Durning  and more.  Also with TDT Pulga participated on the 2015 Opening  ceremony of the Toronto Pan am Games with Cirque do Soleil and NBS. He’s also the creator and founder of Pulga Dance since 2015.