Based in Marseille, Dorothée Munyaneza is a multi-disciplinary artist who uses music, song, text and movement to deal with rupture as a dynamic force. Munyaneza draws from real stories seizing body, memory and our times to create a space of resonance.

Originally from Rwanda, Dorothée Munyaneza trained at the Jonas Foundation in London, and studied music and social sciences in Canterbury, before moving to France.

She has collaborated with artists such as François Verret, Radouan Mriziga, Alain Mahé, Jean-François Pauvros, Robyn Orlin, Ko Murobushi, Nan Goldin, Stéphanie Coudert, Rachid Ouramdane, Maud Le Pladec, Alain Buffard, Maya Mihindou and Ben LaMar Gay.

In 2013, Munyaneza founded the Kadidi Company in Marseille. The company’s repertoire includes Samedi Détente (2014), Unwanted (2017) Mailles (2020), a capella (2022), Toi, moi, Tituba… (2023), umuko (2024) and Version(s) (2025).

Munyaneza was associate artist at Théâtre la Ville in Paris from 2018 to 2021. She is currently associated with Théâtre National de Chaillot, Maison de la Danse and the Dance Biennale in Lyon, and was in residence at the Fondation Camargo from 2022 to 2024.

In 2024, she was awarded the Salavisa European Dance Award at the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon.