I have been working as an artist facilitator in participatory and socially engaged practice with a variety of community groups, for theatres, institutions, museums, NGO's and charitable organisations for over 15 years including:
Counterpoints Arts, Migrants Organise, Blink Dance Theatre, Kiln Theatre, Kazzum, ECPAT UK, Refugee Council, British Red Cross, Green Shoes Arts, Oxfam Italy, Tron Theatre, Stories and Supper, MamaSuze, St. Mary University, Queen Mary University, Brit School, Horniman Museum, Body & Soul Charity, Unicorn Theatre, National Youth Theatre, Irise International
This is a selection of projects, more details can be found here.
Counterpoints Arts, Migrants Organise, Blink Dance Theatre, Kiln Theatre, Kazzum, ECPAT UK, Refugee Council, British Red Cross, Green Shoes Arts, Oxfam Italy, Tron Theatre, Stories and Supper, MamaSuze, St. Mary University, Queen Mary University, Brit School, Horniman Museum, Body & Soul Charity, Unicorn Theatre, National Youth Theatre, Irise International
This is a selection of projects, more details can be found here.
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Luna - Refugee Women's Theatre (2022-present)LUNA is a theatre group bringing together women from all over the world, who have survived forced displacement and gender based violence. It is delivered by Feedback Theatre in partnership with MamaSuze, supported by Old Diorama Arts Centre and New Diorama Theatre.
Our artistic process is based on co-creation and shared leadership to centre and elevate women’s voices, foster talent, realise potential and advocate for change through shared artistic endeavour. The group has identified core feminist values that root and guide our work: love, sisterhood, inclusion, individuality, and diversity. We meet weekly to foster belonging, playfulness, creativity, and deepen connections with ourselves and others. Through this process we create original pieces of theatre on topics important to the group and performed to an audience of the group’s choosing. We believe that creativity and wellbeing are intrinsically linked and that engagement in artistic activities that use the body, mind, breath, and imagination improve mental health, reduce isolation and increase confidence, supporting participants in their journey to transform trauma. "So, you think it’s a piece of cake?" is LUNA's first piece. It explores notions of power, control, and care and the struggles and joy of creating our own path in life. It addresses the cruelty and confusion of the Asylum System and the consequences of hostile policies on people seeking refuge. It celebrates friendship and compassion. Devised by the Luna group and performed at the New Diorama Theatre in 2022 and for Refugee Week 2023. Our film "I am Home" will be launched during Refugee Week 2025 and our new piece "Just For One Day" is in the making! |
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Refugee Week Italia (2025-present)I am part of the coordinating group of Refugee Week Italia, collaborating with Second Tree to support the network of organisations that promote the festival in Italy. I also consult with organisations to support them with co-creation, monitoring and evaluations of activities.
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Refugees Youth Arts Project Director (2011-2022)From 2011 to 2022 I have been working for Pan Intercultural Arts. Pan is a London based arts charity dedicated to the exploration of cultural diversity through the arts and how such work can inspire and implement social change. Pan work with refugees, asylum seekers, survivors of human trafficking and young people who are marginalised and at risk of social exclusion. From 2014 to 2022 I created and was the Project Director of Future, a weekly group for unaccompanied minors asylum seekers and refugees funded by BBC Children in Need. We use performance, dance, music and film to increase participants' confidence, reduce their isolation and imagine new futures for themselves.
For Pan I have also devised and delivered: - Projects with female survivors of human trafficking part of the Amies projects - A project with young mothers on the Right to be Yourself for Bloomsbury Festival 2012 - Training for facilitators, peer mentors and volunteers - Co-delivered Theatre for Development training for the British Council Sri Lanka to NGO workers from Pakistan and Sri Lanka. |
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