Rosie Elnile is an award winning performance designer, currently responsible for some of the most exciting theatre design in London.
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Matilda Ibini is a bionic playwright, screenwriter and occasional facilitator from London, and she’s a wheelchair user. She writes for stage, TV, film and radio.
Emma Dennis-Edwards is a writer and actor, who has trained as part of the Old Vic 12, Soho Writers Lab, and The Royal Court and Lyric Hammersmith’s Writers programmes. She is also a current participant at BBC Writersroom Drama Room and Continuing Drama Writer's Academy 2019/2020.
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Joan Iyiola is an actress, writer, producer and changemaker in the industry.
As an actress, Joan’s credits span film, television and theatre including roles in ENTERPRICE (BBC), BLACK EARTH RISING (BBC/NETFLIX), in TREE (Young Vic,Kwame Kwei-Armah and Idris Elba) and as THE DUCHESS in THE DUCHESS OF MALFI for the RSC.
Ingrid Mackinnon is a dancer, choreographer, movement director and educator. Training in Kinesiology at Western University and then in an MA in Movement: Directing & Teaching at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, her work is critically acclaimed and featured on some of the most prolific stages in the UK.
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‘The inspiration is my life… a combination of wanting to fight for dancers, wanting to fight for artists and wanting people to understand how racism works.’ – Valerie Ebuwa, Dance Art Journal
Valerie Ebuwa is a freelance dance artist, activist, writer, mentor and model based in London. Most recently as a maker, she choreographed and created Body Data, a filmed dance piece that provides a fresh perspective on the naked, black, female form.
In my journey to become a better ally and anti-racist, in part I have been learning about the work of BIPOC artists in my communities and sharing their work with my readers.
Today, I’m excited to share the work of Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway, a Black play specialist, theatre director, dramaturg, teacher/facilitator, audience development officer and author.