BIOGRAPHY

Started out as a performance poet at university in Nigeria and after graduation worked as a media practitioner working as a radio actress, freelance arts writer, and associate TV producer.

Moved to Britain in 1994 and toured for about 10 years with physical theatre and African dance drama companies whilst working as an arts consultant and project manager and voluntarily as a dance advocate.

Touring credits include...

Mushango African Arts and Music
Maambena Cultural Dance Company
Adzido Pan-African Dance Ensemble
Ritual Theatre Arts
Artistes-in-Exile
Banner Theatre
Horse and Bamboo Mask and Puppetry Company
The Chomondeleys (contemporary dance)
Dele Sosimi and his Afrobeat orchestra (popular music)

Works internationally as a facilitator, dramaturge, and speaker and have participated in conferences and led workshops, labs, and discussion groups in West Africa, South Africa, Canada, various countries in Europe, and the USA.

Holds a B.A in European Languages, a Professional Graduate Certificate in Education, an M.A in Postcolonial Studies, and a Ph.D. in Dance Studies.

Awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 for contributions to changing the perceptions of the Dance of the African Diaspora in Britain by One Dance UK, the UK national body for Dance.

Established FAE Studios in 2022 as a platform for self-produced projects and collaborations.