Ahanti has been a professional performer for the past twenty - some years. A seasoned Actor, Musician, Spoken word Artist, Choreographer, and teaching artist, Ahanti is also a company member at Penumbra Theatre Most recent credits include Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Two Trains Running, Zooman and the sign, Jitney. As an international artist, Ahanti has been feature on the following stages; The Guthrie Theatre, 10,000 things, Great American History Theatre,the fitzgerald theatre The Illusion Theatre, RoundHouse Theatre (Maryland), Intermedia Arts MN, Alchemy Theatre, Arizona Theatre company (Arizona), Herberger theatre (Arizona), Walker Art center, Paramount Theatre, Patinoire Saint-Léonard (Switzerland). As a musician Ahanti has toured internationally with Edupoetic Enterbrainment (spoken word band) producing 3 albums. His pioneering work with such groups as Sirius B (black male performance artist collective) , African Perfection (drill team), In Da Belly (social change theater), Royal guard (drum and bugle corps) and his work as a teaching artist at Walker west music academy, Vocal essence, Stepping Stone Theatre and many more, have made Ahanti Young a recognizable face within the national artist community.
Credits include:
Breaking Ice
Pillsbury House Theatre/Mpls, MN
2012
Chicago Ave. Project
Fishstick/Pillsbury House Theatre/Mpls, MN
2012
Two Trains Running
Penumbra Theatre/St. Paul,MN
2011
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Penumbra Theatre(St. Paul,MN), Arizon Theatre Company(Tuscan,AZ),GuthrieTheatre(Mpls,MN)
2011
Red Shirts
Penumbra Theatre(St. Paul, MN), Round House Theater (Silver Springs, MD)
2007
Two Trains Running
Penumbra Theatre(St. Paul)
1994
Jitney
Penumbra Theatre(St. Paul)
2000
Geneva Cotrell Waiting For The Dog To Die
Penumbra Theatre(St. Paul)
1999
Darker Face Of The Earth
Penumbra Theatre(St. Paul), Guthrie Theatre (Mpls,MN)
1999
Zooman And The Sign
Penumbra Theatre (St. Paul)
2006
Day The Bronx Died
Penumbra Theatre(St. Paul)
1998
Caucasian Chalk Circle
10,000 things Theater (Mpls,MN)
1994
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Penumbra Theatre (St. Paul,MN)
1996
Romeo and Juliet
Central touring Theater(St. Paul,MN)
1989
Aresenic and Old Lace
Central touring Theater (St. Paul,MN)
1990
Life's A Dream
Central touring Theater(St. Paul,MN)
1990
Many Colors Make A Thunder King
Guthrie Theatre
1997
Punic Wars Sirius B - Walker Art Center (Mpls,MN)
1995
Monday Morning Body Count
Sirius B - Studio 6A (Mpls, MN)
1995
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