DAMILOLA 'DK' FASHOLA
Fashola is a multidisciplinary performing artist and maker who specialises in multi-form storytelling; fusing movement, poetic multi-layered text and theatre in unexpected ways
Actress: Much Ado About Nothing (Royal Shakespeare Company), Nadia’s Gift Film (Jack Studio Theatre), Mami Wata - WIP (Bush Theatre), Ilé La Wà (Stratford Circus) and Muscovado (Burnt Out Theatre Tour).
Director & Writer: Ludala and Vol,1 Film collections (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, On Demand), All The Things (Arts Ed), Fragments Of A Complicated Mind (Theatre 503) and Scalped (Without Walls National Tour).
Movement Direction: The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart (Royal Exchange Manchester), Lava (Bush Theatre), Othello (NYTRep 21), Birds & Bees (Theatre Centre), 846Live (TRSE), Little Baby Jesus (Orange Tree Theatre - Mvmt Consultant), and Essence Exhibition (Mr Eazi Culture Fest)
Other Work: includes Music Video choreography for DJ Spinall and Grammy Award Winning artist Wizkid (Dis Love), Tiwa Savage (Olorun mi) and Flavour N’abania for One Africa Fest at Wembley Arena. Soho & Royal Court Writers group Alumni.
Artistic Director of Initiative.dkf - Albany Theatre’s 2021 Artists of change, Eclipse Award Winners 2020, Tamasha Associate artists (‘19-20) and creators of Melanin Box Festival.
RECENT WORK INCLUDES:
MUCH ADO ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
LAVA BUSH THEATRE
TSUOPH ROYAL EXCHANGE MANCHESTER
'if I sound into the night will you catch my screams? lay them on your walls and paint me...saved?
poetic.
witty.
multi-layered.
unexpected.
"I write rhymes for those with crooked hangers for ears.."
audio features poetry, words & short stories written & voiced by DK from various projects across film, theatre, dance & exhibition
Recently.....
Director | Islands R&D | Talawa TYPT | April 22
Actress & Mvmt Dir | Much Ado About Nothing | Royal Shakespeare Company | Feb 22
Mvmt Dir | The Undoing Of Prudencia Hart | Royal Exchange Theatre | Nov 21
Mvmt Dir | Eve and Cain | R&D | Gateaway Arts | Oct 21
Director, Writer | Is Dat U Yh? | Initiative.dkf | GDIFest | Sept 21
Director, Creator, | Vol.1 | Edinburgh Fringe Festival, ON DEMAND 21
Director, CO-Creator, | Ludala | Edinburgh Fringe Festival, ON DEMAND 21
Curator, Facilitator | Twerk Fiesta - Deptford Lounge - AOC, Albany Theatre, July 21
Mvmt Dir. | LAVA - Bush Theatre - Anthony Simpson-Pike - July 21'
Director, Writer | All The Things, Arts Ed - June 21'
Mvmt Dir. | Othello - NYTRep Tour - Miranda Cromwell - 2021'
Mvmt Dir. | Birds & Bees (Film) - Theatre Centre - Rob Watt - Sept 20'
Actress | Nadia's Gift - Jack Studio Theatre - Sept 20'
Mvmt Dir. | 846Live - Theatre Royal Stratford East + GDIF - Matthew Xia - Sept 20'
Dancer, Casting | Big Freedia, Bounce Legend 'Queen Diva' @ Mardi Gras - March 20'
Dancer | Stormzy + Burna Boy, Brit Awards - Live Televison - Feb 20'
Actress, Director, Writer | Fragments Of A Complicated Mind | Theatre 503 - Feb 20'
Mvmt Dir. | Little Baby Jesus - Orange Tree Theatre - Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu - Oct 19'
Director, Writer | SCALPED | Without Walls Consortium - National Tour - 2019'
Actress, Co-Mvmt Dir. | Mami Wata (WIP) - Bush Theatre - Angela E Michaels - Mar 19'
2021
Albany Theatre - Artists Of Change [Initiative.dkf]
Soho Theatre Writers Programme 20/21'
2020
ACE G4G recipient Vol.1 [DKDanceFit]
ACE G4G recipient LUDLA [Initiative.dkf]
Eclipse Award Winner Summerhall Edinburgh Fringe [Initiative.dkf]
ACE G4A recipient FOACM [Initiative.dkf]
2019
ACE G4A recipient FOACM R&D [Initiative.dkf]
WW Consortium Commission grant - Scalped Tour [Initiative.dkf]
2018
FOACM selected for Perception Festival
ACE G4A recipient Melanin Box Festival [Initiative.dkf]
GDIF Consortium Blueprint: Without Walls R&D Grant:
Scalped [Initiative.dkf]
2017
Black British Entertainment: Spoken Word Nominee
Talawa Make Sustained Artist [Initiative.dkf]
The Q debuts at VAULT Festival
2015 & Prior
Curator of Melanin Box Festival [Independent]
Zarascasket Selected for RADA Festival
Zarascasket - New Heritage Theatre: Scratch Nights Winner 14'
Royal Court Theatre’s Young Writers Programme 12/13'
Theatre Royal Stratford East 30 Nigeria House Award Winner 12'
Award winning multidisciplinary arts platform led by
Artistic Director DK and Creative Producer Wofai.
Initiative produce theatre, festivals, dance events and
cultivate culture through interdisciplinary work:
Melanin Box Festival | Whine N Cotch | Afri'fusion Intensive
REVIEWS
Much Ado: The Stage | The Telegraph
Ludala: The Scotsman | Tribearts
Fragments: London Pub Theatre | Broadway Baby | SpyInTheStalls
Scalped: Total Theatre | AboutDance
Little Bay Jesus: Kim Provised | British Theatre Guide
Muscovado: Extra Extra | London Theatre 1 | The Blain Reaction
Berrs: Afro Punk
Melanin Box: Anna Peralta Writes
Still Barred: Media Diversified
Broken Sq:Feedback | Broken SQ WordPress
Silhouettez Theatre: Youtube | SITD Testimonials
Weekly TwerkFitness Workshops and home to Londons first Twerk Festival.
Conceptual Exhibition w/ OVIE
![Synergy Award Winner - Tobi Bamtefa [Melanin Box Festival 2015]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2RvBAULQ7jM/mqdefault.jpg)
CONTACT
acting/performer
movement direction
theatre making/creative collabs/facilitation
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