do • know • feel
take action
with skill
from the gut
INSPIRED BY
Conversations
Unheard voices
Unseen explorations
The unconventional
The poetic
...WE
Produce theatre shows, festivals, dance events and cultivate culture through interdisciplinary work.
We also collaborate to create short films, give industry access and ad hoc mentorship to young people
BOLD • Raw • truthful • direct • perceptive
AWARDS + ACHIEVEMENTS
Artists Of Change Albany Theatre 2021
Eclipse Award Winner Summerhall Edinburgh Fringe 2021
ACE G4A recipient Ludala 2020
ACE G4A recipient Fragments Of A Complicated Mind 2020
WW Consortium Commission grant 2019 - Scalped
ACE G4A Associate Producers SLCB 2018
ACE G4A recipient Melanin Box Festival 2018
WW Consortium Blueprint R&D grant 2017 - Scalped
Talawa MAKE: Sustain Artists 2017
ACE G4A recipient Melanin Stages 2016
Independently funded Melanin Box Festival 2015
“Initiative.dkf builds work from the ground up blending authentic artism with actual empowerment”
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Act For Change
Supporters
Talawa Theatre
MAKE: Sustain Artists '17-18
"I cannot be the only walking conundrum"