DAMILOLA K FASHOLA
RECENT WORK INCLUDES
LAVA BUSH THEATRE
ALL THE THINGS ARTS ED
8NYTREP TOUR OTHELLO
actress. theatre maker. playwright. poet. movement director. dancer. facilitator.
Fashola is a multidisciplinary artist who specialises in multi-form storytelling; fusing movement, witty dialogue & poetic multi-layered text in unexpected ways.
Work includes:
Director & Writer - All The Things (Arts Ed), Fragments Of A Complicated Mind (Theatre 503) and Scalped (Without Walls National Tour). Movement Direction - 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) Actress- Nadia’s Gift Film (Jack Studio Theatre), Mami Wata - WIP (Bush Theatre), Ilé La Wà (Stratford Circus) and Muscovado (Burnt Out Theatre Tour). Choreography (Music Video): Dis Love (Wizkid), Rushing (Alicai Harley), Olorun mi (Tiwa Savage), Don’t Bother Me (Shakka), Pour Me Water (Mr Eazi, Official Dance Video)
She is Artistic Director of Initiative.dkf - creators of Melanin Box Festival, Albany Theatre’s 2021 Artists of change, Tamasha Associate artists (‘19-20) and Talawa Make: Sustain Artists (17)
'If I sound into the night will you catch my screams, lay them on your walls and paint me saved?
![Synergy Award Winner - Tobi Bamtefa [Melanin Box Festival 2015]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2RvBAULQ7jM/mqdefault.jpg)
poetic.
witty.
multi-layered.
unexpected.
"I write rhymes for those with crooked hangers for ears.."
dancer
choreographer
facilitator
mvmnt director
mvmnt explorer
Movement Director (freelance) - See BELOW for previous projects
DKDanceFit Community, Dance, Wellbeing
Twerk Festivals & Workshops - More Info: HERE
As the Artistic Director of Initiative.dkf DK has curated many movement platforms, projects and development opportunities including:
Whine N Cotch, Afrifusion Intensive & Intensive Crew.
Recently.....
Director, Creator, | Vol.1 | Edinburgh Fringe, ON DEMAND 21 BOOK
Director, CO-Creator, | Ludala | Edinburgh Fringe, ON DEMAND 21 BOOK
Producer, 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'
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'
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