It's July 2026 and I am starting a series of monthly reflections. I hope you enjoy them. It has been over a year since I left academia and returned to the arts industry. It has been exciting as well as overwhelming. I am not a stranger to doing many different types of work — dramaturgy, teaching, performing, consultancy, research. What is new is becoming an independent artist - Making my own performances alongside, freelancing and founding an organisation. Marketing is a new

November was a busy month for me in Lagos. I was at the Lagos Fringe, where I performed a show, led a workshop and facilitated a discussion on artistic collaboration with AI and co-facilitated a mix-ability performance workshop at the GAS foundation. My solo show titled In a City, Near a Forest . This was an updated version of my earlier work, Near a Village, Near a Forest . In this new iteration, the narrator evolved into a character named Kemi, who wove together her ret

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Emmaly Wiederholt, the publisher of the online dance magazine, Stance On Dance. Emmaly's goal...