DR. S. K. KUWOR (Anthropo-Choreologist and Head of Department)
Sylvanus Kwashie Kuwor is a master drummer, music, dance and theatre practitioner/scholar who lectures at the University of Ghana, Legon. He has had a decade of experience in Britain as a cultural educator where he used African drum music and dance in inclusion programmes aimed at integrating African refugees into mainstream society. He holds a Diploma in Dance Studies from the University of Ghana, Master of Arts Degree in Creative and Professional Writing from Brunel University in London, a Postgraduate Diploma in Ethnochoreology from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and a PhD in Dance Anthropology from the University of Roehampton in London.
He is a recipient of RUSH doctoral scholarship, Choreomundus Visiting Scholar Grant as well as Andrew Mellon Research Grant. He has also delivered drumming workshops in over 300 schools and institutions in the UK and has also written several academic articles on African drumming and dance from Ghanaian perspective. He is also the editor of Journal of Performing Arts at the University of Ghana. Dr. Kuwor is currently the Head of Department of Dance Studies at the University of Ghana. He belongs to African Transdisciplinary Research Network and leads its segment on Science and Stories. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses and also supervises graduate theses. His current research focuses on Anthropological investigation of Ghanaian and African dance forms as well as re-choreographing these dances to highlight their contemporary relevance.
PUBLICATIONS
a. Book Chapters
b. Published Research Work in Refereed Journals
PAPER PRESENTATIONS AT MAJOR CONFERENCES
CREATIVE WORKS