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POSITIONS HELD.

THE OLD VIC | LAMBETH BAYLIS TRUSTEE (BOARD MEMBER) | OCT 2024 — PRESENT
THEATRE PECKHAM | CO-FACILITATOR: YOUNG PRODUCERS, UNDER ADRIAN GARDNER | AUG — OCT 2024
THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON | WORKSHOP LEADER: WORK IN THEATRE—PRODUCING & DIRECTING | APR 2024
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX | DIRECTOR/FACILITATOR: BEING BOLD TOGETHER | FEB — MAR 2024
BOUNDLESS THEATRE | CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | MAY — NOV 2023
INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY THEATRE | FOUNDER & DIRECTOR: BLACK PERFORMANCE LAB | SEPT — OCT 2022
YOUNG VIC THEATRE | ASSISTANT PRODUCER: INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE MAKING, UNDER LEO SKILBECK | SEPT 2022
GATEWAY ARTS | ASSOCIATE PRODUCER | JUN — OCT 2022
LOOKOUT BRIGHTON | ARTIST PARTICIPANT: CREATIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME, UNDER KANE HUSBANDS | MAY — JUN 2022
YOUNG VIC THEATRE | TAKING PART & CREATORS PROGRAM YOUNG ASSOCIATE | SEPT 2021 — SEPT 2022

TEACHING EXPERIENCE.

INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY THEATRE:
AFROCENTRICITY & POSTCOLONIALISM IN DRAMA | BA ACTING/BA MUSICAL THEATRE LECTURES & SEMINARS | FEB — MAR 2023
MODERN BLACK BRITISH THEATRE: NEW WRITING | BA ACTING/BA MUSICAL THEATRE LECTURES & SEMINARS | FEB — MAR 2023

GREATER BRIGHTON METROPOLITAN COLLEGE:
INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE AND BLACK PERFORMANCE | LECTURE & WORKSHOP | JUL 2023

PUBLIC SPEAKING.

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX | WELCOME CELEBRATION & PANEL: THE IMPORTANCE OF MEDIA, THE ARTS & HUMANITIES | SEPT 2024
YOUNG VIC THEATRE | PANEL: LET’S TALK—MEN IN THEATRE | JUL 2024

AWARDS.

GRAND PLAN FUND | SUMMER 2024 GRANT RECIPIENT | SEPT 2024
THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON/GET INTO THEATRE/AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP | EMERGING ARTIST INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT COMMISSION | 2023
ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND | DEVELOPING YOUR CREATIVE PRACTICE (ROUND 18) GRANT RECIPIENT | NOV 2023
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX | STUART HALL FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP: SHORTLIST NOMINEE | WINTER 2021

TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

BLACK ACTING METHODS STUDIO | ACTING METHODS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY (MASTERCLASS) | APR — AUG 2024
COURSE EXPLORING HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED ACTING TECHNIQUES, MEDITATION PRACTICES, AND AFROCENTRIC PERFORMANCE TRADITIONS FOR DIVERSIFYING AND ENRICHING THEATRE PRACTICE.

BLACK ACTING METHODS STUDIO | ACTING WHILE BLACK: ESSENTIAL TOOLS TO THRIVE (MASTERCLASS) | DEC 2023 — MAR 2024
COURSE COVERING AFROCENTRIC APPROACHES TO THEATRE, BLACK MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIES, AND COMBATING STEREOTYPES TO EMPOWER BLACK ACTORS IN THE INDUSTRY.

TALAWA THEATRE COMPANY | BLACK DRAMATURGY CLUB, UNDER MALAKAI SARGEANT & DAVID GILBERT | JUL 2023 — AUG 2024
OPEN SPACE FOR BLACK ARTISTS TO GATHER, LEARN AND SHARE BEST PRACTICE IN THE WORK OF DRAMATURGY.

NEW DIORAMA THEATRE | THE KNOT | WINTER 2023
THEATRE BUSINESS BOOTCAMP & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME TO LEARN, INCORPORATE, AND INTERROGATE BUSINESS SKILLS AS INDEPENDENT ARTISTS.

TALAWA THEATRE COMPANY/EMERGENCY EXIT ARTS | CREATING ROUTES, UNDER SHANIKA WARREN & TAS EMIABATA | OCT — DEC 2023
FACILITATION TRAINING FOR GLOBAL MAJORITY THEATRE-MAKERS TO DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO WORK IN PARTICIPATORY ARTS.

THE CARBON LITERACY PROJECT | CARBON LITERACY IN THEATRE CERTIFICATION, UNDER JEN QUINN | NOV 2023
CERTIFIED CARBON LITERATE WITH A FOCUS ON THEATRE PRACTICE, OBTAINED DURING CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TENURE AT BOUNDLESS THEATRE.

YOUNG VIC THEATRE: CREATORS PROGRAM | FRESH DIRECTION, UNDER NIMMO ISMAIL & MONIQUE TOUKO | 2022 — 2023
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR DIRECTORS & ANTI-DISCIPLINARY THEATRE-MAKERS.

THEATRE PECKHAM | YOUNG PRODUCERS, UNDER ADRIAN GARDNER (SUPPORTED BY NIKE LONDON) | FEB — APR 2022
INTRODUCTORY TRAINING IN FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS OF CREATIVE PRODUCING: BUDGETING & FINANCE, CURATING, MARKETING & PR, PROGRAMMING.

PROJECTS & PRODUCTIONS.

DIRECTOR | AND BY THOMAS DRAPER | THEATRE503 (FOR RAPID WRITE RESPONSE: BY THEIR FRUITS BY DK FASHOLA) | DEC 2024

DIRECTOR | HIS NAME BY IBUKUN OLUMOROTI | CONTACT MANCHESTER (FOR RICOCHET THEATRE: BULLETPOINTS SHOWCASE) | OCT 2024

DIRECTOR | AROMATHERAPY BY KHAI SHAW | TALAWA THEATRE COMPANY (FOR TALAWA FIRSTS: NEW WORK FESTIVAL) | JUL 2024

DIRECTOR | THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR BY NIKOLAI GOGOL | LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE/UAL: WIMBLEDON COLLEGE OF ARTS (FOR EVOLUTION FESTIVAL: LABS) | MAR 2024

DIRECTOR | BLACK TERROR/OR, LOOKING FOR BILL [R&D] BY KALUNGI SSEBANDEKE | GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC & DRAMA (FOR BIG BOUNDLESS SHOW PRIZE) | MAR 2024

CREATIVE LEAD | BEING BOLD TOGETHER [WORKSHOP SERIES] | UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX (FOR LGBTQIA+ HISTORY MONTH) | FEB — MAR 2024

DIRECTOR | THE HIVVY [PHASE 1 R&D] BY LUKE ELLIOTT | HACKNEY SHOWROOM (FOR GATEWAY ARTS PRODUCTIONS) | SEPT 2023

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | WE NEED NEW NAMES BY MUFARO MAKUBIKA, DIR. MONIQUE TOUKO | UK TOUR (FOR NEW PESPECTIVES/FIFTH WORD/BRIXTON HOUSE) | APR — JUN 2023

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER | SATURN RETURNS BY SONNY NWACHUKWU | SOUTHBANK CENTRE/NSCD, LEEDS (FOR GATEWAY ARTS PRODUCTIONS) | SEPT — OCT 2022

ASSISTANT PRODUCER | OF THE CUT BY YASMIN JOSEPH | YOUNG VIC THEATRE: TAKING PART/TEA FILMS | JUL — AUG 2022

CO-PRODUCER | DEAR BLK LDN | THEATRE PECKHAM (YOUNG PRODUCERS) | APR 2022

CO-PRODUCER | YV: MAKERS’ MOTIVE | YOUNG VIC THEATRE (YOUNG ASSOCIATES) | MAR 2022

ASSISTANT PRODUCER | YV: FIVE PLAYS | YOUNG VIC THEATRE (ARTIST DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE) | DEC 2021

ASSISTANT PRODUCER | INTRODUCTION TO DIRECTING, UNDER DIYAN ZORA | YOUNG VIC THEATRE (ARTIST DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE) | WINTER 2021

ASSISTANT PRODUCER | YV UNPACKED: LOVE REIGN BY SHEREEN JASMIN PHILLIPS | YOUNG VIC THEATRE: TAKING PART | SEPT — OCT 2021

ARTICLES, FEATURES & PRESS.

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX | ‘CANDID CONVERSATIONS: TOPHER CAMPBELL & JORDI M. CARTER.’
GET INTO THEATRE | EMERGING ARTIST INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT.
BROADWAY WORLD | ‘EVOLUTION FESTIVAL TO RETURN TO LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE IN MARCH 2024.’
ARTS PROFESSIONAL | ‘BOUNDLESS THEATRE HIRES UNDER-25s AS CO-LEADERS.’
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX | ‘SPOTLIGHT ON: ALUMNI STORIES — JORDI M. CARTER.’
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX | ‘CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF SUSSEX.’
PLATFORM B RADIO | ‘BRIGHTON & HOVE’S FIRST NEXT-GENERATION BREAKFAST RADIO SHOW.’
VOGUE ITALIA | PHOTOVOGUE: ‘HIM.’ BY PABLO SANTANA
DAZED | ‘BLACK PEOPLE ON THE TRAUMA OF GEORGE FLOYD AND THE REALITIES OF RACISM.’

EDUCATION.

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX | DRAMA AND FILM STUDIES BA (JOINT HONS), FIRST CLASS

CREDIT: IBUKUN OLUMOROTI, 2024