Creative Producer, Director, Consultant
Opera, Theatre, Dance
● Music theatre Wales, Board of directors, From Sep 2022
● East London Dance, Producer's House residency, Nov 2022 - Aug 2023
● Arts Council of Wales, Associate, working on assessment of Create large grants, Climate justice co-design, Arts and Health programmes, From Dec 2022
● Welsh National Opera, Consultant, Inclusion taskforce consultancy in access, equality, climate justice & diversity, From Feb 2023
● Fio, Director, Arise creatives development programme for directors in Wales, Apr 2022- Apr 2023
● Theatre Bristol, Consultant, Organisational development review and strategic planning, Feb 2023
● Music Theatre Wales, Project Manager of “The House of Jollof Opera” new contemporary hip-hop opera and food experience, 9 performances and 3 community workshops in 3 venues across Wales, Nov 2022 - Feb 2023
● Welsh National Opera, Shadowing as Emerging Director, Daisy Evans Director of Mozart's “The Magic Flute” opera, Jan - Feb 2023; Shadowing Melody Squire director and choreographer for Todd's “Migrations” opera, May - Jun 2022; Shadowing Jo Davies Director of Bizet's “Carmen” Opera 2019
● Hijinx Theatre, Academy Tutor, Facilitating drama and movement practice with of neuro-diverse participants, Mar 2022 - Feb 2023
● Wiltshire Creative, JMK Directors residency at Salisbury Playhouse with Barney Norris, Jan 2023
● Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Director of “Brown boys swim” by Karim Khan, in collaboration with the students of BA Design for performance, Oct - Dec 2022
● Welsh National Opera, Producer of “The Shoemaker” New immersive opera, Production and series of talent and artistic development working with writers and musicians from Refugee communities, Mar - Oct 2022, 2 Performance in Wales Millennium Centre Weston Studio
● The Other Room theatre, Director of “She died” by Fran Pandolfo, 5 runs as part of Young Artists Festival (YAF) 2022, Aug 2022
● Everyman Theatre Cardiff, Assistant Director to David Mercatali, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, 10 Performances in Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival May - Jul 2022
● Hijinx Unity Festival, Performer and facilitation support, Co-production of Ramshaklicious (diverse audience participation thatre company) and Hijinx Theatre for Unity Festival, 4 performances in Wales Millennium Centre Foyer, May - Jun 2022
● Everyman Theatre Cardiff, Assistant to Director Diana Almeida, “Blood Wedding” by Federico Garcia Lorca, 6 Performances at Chapter Arts Centre Seligman Theatre, Jan - May 2022,
● Hijinx Theatre, Creative Associate working on “The_Crash.test” touring production, Movement practice and assisting the Director Ben Pettit-Wade, Touring Show to Germany and Wales, Oct 2021- May 2022
● Sherman Theatre, Trainee Assistant Director to Director Joe Murphy and Associate Director Matthew Holmquist, “A Christmas Carol” adapted by Gary Owen, Oct- Dec 2021, 45 Performances
● Operasonic South Wales based opera company, Producer of “Nightmare Scenario” immersive opera, production and series of schools residencies for young individual in different localities in Newport, May – Nov 2021, 4 Performances in The Riverfront Newport
● Cardiff and Vale College, Level 3 Vocational training in Performing Arts (Dance), Jul 2020- Jul 2021
● Arts Council of Wales, National Lottery grant as Creative Theatre Maker & Storyteller, Topic of Lullabies of Wales & Iran, Partnership with Rubicon Dance, Theatre Clwyd, Beyond The Border Storytelling Festival, 2020
● National Theatre Wales, Emerging Producer, Professional development bursary awardee, Autumn 2020
● Welsh National Opera, Youth Opera Project Assistant, Series of singing and theatre workshop with 90 young 10-18 years old individuals for production of Weir's "The Black Spider" Oct 2019 - Aug 2020
● Welsh National Opera, Community Chorus manager, Weekly singing and stage sessions with 110 community singers for promenade production of "Singing in the Seasons" Oct 2019 - Aug 2020
● Wales Millennium Centre, Arts and Creative projects' assistant, 2019, Working on event management & Creative Development projects
● Wales Millennium Centre, Assistant Producer of “Unlimited Connects DI-Ben-Draw” Series of disability led events, workshops and conferences as the largest and the first Unlimited event in Wales, In collaboration with Unlimited organisation and Cardiff Dance Festival, Aug - Nov 2019
● Wales Millennium Centre, Project Lead for “Behind The Label”, Applied theatre workshops series and performances for disadvantaged individuals and mental health setting, 2 Performances in WMC Weston Studio, Jul-Nov 2019
● Arts Council of Wales, National Lottery grant as Creative Theatre Maker & Storyteller, R & D topic of Traditions of Storytelling from Wales & Iran in Mabinogion and Shahnameh, 2019
● Many Minds Bristol based mental health and performing arts charity, Assistant Producer of “Yalla-Walk”, Series of Applied Theatre workshops in homelessness and mental health setting, 6 outdoor participatory performances, also part of Bristol Refugee Festival 2019, Feb - Jun 2019
● Welsh National Opera, Producer of “Beyond the Rainbow”, Artist Development Programme for artists from refugee community with R&D sharing with industry invites in WMC Rehearsal Room 1 , Sep 2018 – May 2020
● Abergavenny Melville art Centre, Self-produced and performed, “Tir” Solo-act, ritual Persian storytelling piece about shared values and connection, Jun 2018
● Welsh Refugee Council, Arts Programme Assistant Co-Ordinator Work experience, Arts Workshops & Performances and coordinating Refugee Week events 2018 Wales Millennium Centre and across Cardiff, sending dance performance team Greenman Festival, 2018 May-Aug 2018
● National Dance Company Wales, Facilitator Work experience, Dance for Parkinson’s Programmes, Apr 2018 - Jun 2019
