Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance, was saying Khalil Gibran Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer.

WESLEY RUZIBIZA is a Unicorn. He is one of Rwanda’s leading dancers and choreographers. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1980, Wesley began studying contemporary dance in 2000 at the University of Rwanda. He trained in African contemporary dance techniques with Arts Azimuts, part of the University Centre for Arts & Drama. His professional training continued both nationally and abroad, including through artists’ exchanges and Germaine Acogny’s renowned Ecole des Sables in Dakar, Senegal. He is a 2010 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab on Manda alumn. Wesley’s choreographic pieces have been showcased at major cultural events, such as the opening of the Pan-African Festival of Dance (FESPAD), Rwanda’s Heroes’ Day, Genocide Commemoration, and the Under 20 African Soccer Cup. Wesley holds a B.A. in Dance in Traditional and Contemporary African Style from Ecole de Sables. Wesley has also worked with an international multicultural project for children, The Longest Story in the World, touring in countries including Romania, the UK, and Bangladesh. Wesley was selected for a choreographic training in Ouagadougou and Paris. This led to the creation of the first professional contemporary dance group in Rwanda, Amizero Kompagnie. Amizero Kompagnie’s play Baho won the Silver Medal for Rwanda at the Sixth Annual Jeux de la Francophonie in Lebanon. Amizero Kompagnie founded in 2012 "East African Nights of Tolerance" EANT, the first contemporary dance festival in Rwanda.