Davis Inspiration Studios
OUR DIRECTOR
In short, the personal work of
Tugené Davis,
Davis Inspiration Studios is
a result of her dance,
business and creative work
experiences for more than
20 years. Dancing since the
age of two, African dance
quickly became the strongest
interest for Tugené once she got a
taste of it in high school. When her college career began at Howard University, under her professors Assane Konte and Kidiatou Konte Forte, her passion was fully ignited!
As an Art Administrator she is well versed from the arts to business. In 2015 she became an insurance broker and in six months gained over 100 clients. She enjoys hosting large scale events from 500-10,000 event-goers.
Needless to say, she is very ambitious. She loves being a mom of two daughters, the wife of a screenwriter, baking, learning French and being a daughter of the King of kings!
But here is the longer story....
Having been in business at a very young age, Tugené finished her bachelor's degree from Howard University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts Administration, a Business and Entertainment degree. Her versatile background has given her experiences ranging from Nordstrom and Black Entertainment Television to dancing in church sanctuaries of the Inland Empire in California and the Apollo Theatre of New York.
Known personally and professionally as Tugené [Too-GOO-Nay], a powerful and energetic dancer, she committed her talents to Washington, DC Metro Area's largest stage: Howard University's Cramton Auditorium. Over 5 years she not only performed but worked in production, Box Office and in administrative capacities with Patti Labelle, Chaka Chan, Wu-Tang and other artists in management, lighting and stage for local, nationwide and globally televised special events.
Tugené is honored to have worked with renowned artists and instructors such as the aforementioned, the late Al Freeman Jr. and Mike Malone, Vera Katz, Denise Saunders-Thompson, Phyilcia Rashad, Kirk Franklin, Karen Clark-Sheard and Destiny's Child to name a few. As a performer and entrepreneur, one of her proudest works is An Evening of Dance: From Africa to the Mecca featuring a cast of 40 dancers with guest performance by Kankouran West African Dance Company. Opening The Soraya at California State University, Northridge as the first House Manager when it was known as The Valley Performing Arts Center is definitely high on her list of accomplishments as well.
Shortly after working on K-Ci and JoJo Come Clean, Tugené began diversifying her creative skills and started her filmmaking studies at Santa Monica College in 2010. She has since directed more than 20 short films leading her to become a signatory producer with SAG-AFTRA and is eligible for membership.
In 2020 she felt the call to ministry with a heavy heart looking around at the brokenness people were going through during the pandemic. She therefore became licensed and ordained as an Evangelist through Amos Johnson Jr.'s Ministry out of Atlanta, Ga.
She is a full time volunteer for Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated where she serve on the Music and Arts Committee at the National level. She also serves locally in her hometown of Altadena, Ca. and the surrounding cities of Pasadena, Burbank, Monrovia, Glendale, Arcadia and other surrounding cities.
In 2027 she expects to have completed her Masters in Fine Arts from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles as a documentary filmmaker. Accepted for the work on her film addressing Black Maternal Mortality, Tugené is committed to using her life to serve people, especially through the arts. As a mom of two, happily married for more than a decade and care-giver-daughter of a 3 time stroke survivor, she knows her life is worth sharing so that others can come to know the great joy life can be filled with despite all obstacles.
Contact her here to book for speaking engagements.