Born August 19,1988 in Bridgeport Connecticut, Tenisi is an actor, activist, and creative. This multi-talented individual started acting in plays and reciting poetry at the age of 7. He received his f ...Show More
Born August 19,1988 in Bridgeport Connecticut, Tenisi is an actor, activist, and creative. This multi-talented individual started acting in plays and reciting poetry at the age of 7. He received his formal training from the Performing Art Center of Connecticut, Alvin Ailey Foundation, Professor Geoffrey Sheehan at Housatonic Community College and the Music and Art Center for Humanity; there he excepted the Cultural Arts Award from the President of the United States. Tenisi has performed in many films and plays including: Shakespeares', Henry the Fourth, A Time to Kill, Oshun at the National Black Theater in Harlem, and Big River at the Westchester Broadway Theater.Tenisi first started dancing and drumming at the age of 7 with the Ralphola Taylor African dance Ensemble and Hip-Hop Troupe. He has danced with the MACH Dance 2 program and opened for the Ailey 2 Dance Company. Some other performances include dancing with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company, The Arts and Ideas Festival in New Haven, and The Sankofa Kuumba Dance ensemble In Hartford. He has studied African drum and dance with Masters: Baba Tunisi "Jack" Davis, Jami Ayinde (rest in power), Kemoko Sano (rest in power), Abdoulaye Sylla (rest in power), and Lansana Toure. Tenisi was also a performer with Tunisi's Compound, Fotoba, and shared the stage with Ballet Merveilles de Guinee. Hide
