Madiare drame biography

Who is Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe?
A Rwandan-British a multidisciplinary artist; Third-Culture Kid; synaesthete; and formally trained music composer. My research-based arts practice focuses on how culture is composed and archived.

The ongoing findings are then transcribed into graphic music scores and textiles, narrative and performance ceremonies, and public cross-generational conversations to provide cultural context. Culture is a continuum, we’re all living and reshaping it every day: my aim as an artist is to create resources for future generations.

What would you do differently to what you do now?
Nothing!

Being born with synaesthesia, there’s always music in my ears, colours in view and textured thoughts. It’s not easy navigating the world with this condition, but it makes life as an artist natural and meaningful.

Who inspires you and why?
Those who are passionate, think independently, speak directly, treat others with compassion, and find ways to contrib