Iddrisu is a traditionally trained dancer, musician, and historian from Northern Ghana, born into the Bizing family of court historians and musicians of the Dagbamba/Dagomba people.

“I have a unique interdisciplinary appointment shared between dance and musicology/ethnomusicology through the School of Music and Dance,” Iddrisu says. “In this role, I critically engage in both of these fields as an artist, scholar and teacher. My research explores the transformation of a variety of African performance pieces as they move from village to village, from rural to urban settings, from ritual to stage show within a global context.”