Moses Olayinka Akintunde

Moses Olayinka Akintunde was born in the Bariga area of Lagos. He is an indigene of Oyo State, the last born of a family of 7.

His prodigious talents sought him out early age of 4 – displaying exceptional dancing skills and a rare performance streak at such a tender age. Soon, he was awarded the Special Recognition award in his community for such a rarefied ability. The multiplicity of his gifting includes dance, football, drumming, acting, modeling and acrobatics. In recognition of his bundle of talents, Moses was awarded the Special Recognition in the community as the Best Dancer in the year 2018.

His professional career began at age 8 with the Footprints of David Arts Academy – a phenomenal Children Theatre Arts Troupe in Bariga – an avant-garde theatre organisation operating in the Bariga area of Lagos that seeks to discover raw artistic talents in children, training them in the arts as well as laying the bedrock of good morals and proper education for the young budding talents.

He hones his creative niche, learning the ropes of the stage, both in dance and theater, with already some laurels to his name. Significantly, he has been involved in numerous performances at both local and international levels. At the age of 11, he is among the few children in the company to embark on tours across Europe and Israel for six years as part of the production of SORRY – a collaborative theatrical project by the Monster Truck company, supported by the Goethe-Institut.