DAMILOLA K FASHOLA
RECENT WORK INCLUDES
BIRDS & BEES THEATRE CENTRE
846LIVE GDIF/TRSE
BRIT AWARDS STORMZY
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.
Recent work includes Little Baby Jesus (Orange Tree Theatre - Mvmt Consultant) and Scalped ‘19 (National Tour) Creator and Mvmt Director. Actress - Mami Wata - WIP (The Bush) and Ilé La Wà (Stratford Circus). Playwright credits include Theatre 503, Perception Festival ‘18 and RADA Festival ‘15. She is Artistic Director of Initiative.dkf (Creators of Melanin Box Festival and Tamasha Associate artists ‘19-20), a Royal Court Young Writers Program Alumnus (‘12/13) and 30 Nigeria House Award Winning Artist with Theatre Royal Stratford East.
"I write rhymes for those with crooked hangers for ears.."
poetic.
witty.
multi-layered.
unexpected.
events + classes
acting + showreels
music videos.
![Mr Eazi & Major Lazer (feat. Nicki Minaj & K4mo) - Oh My Gawd [Dance Video]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mAn7O1JCsiQ/mqdefault.jpg)
![Tiwa Savage - Olorun mi [Official Video]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Xk8noPa15lg/mqdefault.jpg)
![STORMZY - HEAVY IS THE HEAD MEDLEY & ANYBODY feat. BURNA BOY & TIANA MAJOR9 [LIVE AT THE BRITs 2020]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1LRMGE9_M2Q/mqdefault.jpg)
mvmnt creations.
dancer
choreographer
facilitator
mvmnt director
mvmnt explorer
Recent work includes Birds + Bees, Stormzy Brit Awards, Scalped (Uk Tour).
Twerk Festivals & Workshops - CEO of DKDFit, find out more: HERE.
As the Artistic Director of Initiative.dkf she has curated many movement projects including: Whine N Cotch, Afrifusion Intensive & Intensive Crew.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
2019
ACE G4A recipient FOACM
WW Consortium Commission grant - Initiative.dkf - Scalped Tour
2018
FOACM selected for Perception Festival
ACE G4A recipient Melanin Box Festival
GDIF Consortium Blueprint: Without Walls R&D Grant - Initiative.dkf - Scalped
2017
Black British Entertainment: Spoken Word Nominee
Talawa Make Sustained Artist [Initiative.dkf]
The Q debuts at VAULT Festival
2015
Curator of Melanin Box Festival [Independant]
Zarascasket Selected for RADA Festival
Zarascasket - New Heritage Theatre: Scratch Nights Winner 2014
Royal Court Theatre’s Young Writers Programme 2012/13
Theatre Royal Stratford East 30 Nigeria House Award Winner 2012