Author | Artist | Imagination Detective
Resume
Education
2011-2014 University of The West Indies Cave Hill Campus MFA, Creative Arts
2004- 2011 University of The West Indies Cave Hill Campus BFA Degree – Creative Arts (Hons)
Professional Experience
20
2019 - Present Creative Arts Coach
2017 - Present Co-Founder and Associate Editor of Gine On?! Arts and Culture Web Platform
2016 Research Assistant, Research Desk, National Cultural Foundation
2015 External Coordinator, Literary Arts, National Cultural Foundation
2015 NIFCA Theatre Arts Coordinator, National Cultural Foundation
2014 NIFCA Theatre Arts Coordinator, National Cultural Foundation
2013 Administrative Assistant, National Cultural Foundation
2011 Theatre Tutor, National Cultural Foundation Camp
2010 Director, Government Summer Camp
2009 Camp Counselor, EBCCI, University of the West Indies, Creative Arts Camp
Readings & Performances
2019
The Caribbean Start Up Summit, Performer
2018
Crop Over Readings, Queen's Park Visual Arts Gallery and The Grande Salle, Performer
"World Poetry Day", University of The West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Guest Performer
"Love Poetry and Song", The Government Information Service, Performer
"Commemorating Our Stolen Ancestors Arrival", Black History Month Celebrations, Performer
2017 Literary Arts Gala, The National Cultural Foundation
Xion Network Writer and Artist Lime
“Swim”, Video Game, Lead Voice Actor
“21 Caribbean Poets”, University of The West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Guest Performer
2016 “Night of The Female Griots”
“Love Poetry and Song”, Government Information Service, Guest Performer
2015 A Bit of Gossip, A Bit of Privacy”, Art Installation by Sheena Rose
“Love Poetry and Song”, Government Information Service, Guest Performer
2014 “Word! Sound! Power!”, Poetry Ensemble Production
2012 Lady In White “Lucky No. 14”, The NCF Crop Over Reading, “Birthwrite”
2011 “The Hibiscus Courtesan”, Tallawah Jamaica
2008 Lady In Orange, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” written by Ntozake Shange
and Directed by The Late Dr. Eisiaba Irobi
Staged Plays
2015 "Sounds of Resistance: Echoes of Change", A national play for The Crop Over Evening of Folk, Co-Writer
2013 “In The Beginning There Was The Word”: The Barbadian Oral Tradition In Contemporary Society-Master’s Thesis,
University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus
2012 “The Hibiscus Courtesan” – written and directed, at UWI Mona Campus In Jamaica
2012 “S.P.E.A.K” (Ensemble Cast)- Co-written, Directed and Performed for Girlfriend’s Expo
2011 “Wind Chimes of the Labyrinth: An Evaluation of The Use of Theatre as A Mechanism for Addressing Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Patients.” Written and directed for BA Thesis Research Presentation, at University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus
2010 “The New Black Woman” – written by Adrian Greene and Performed by Carolyn Brathwaite, Directed at UWI Mona Campus In Jamaica
2010 “Harlem Duet” [Excerpts] – written by Djanet Sears, and directed at UWI Cave Hill for Directing Performance Final Exam (excerpts)
Workshops, Seminars & Presentations
2019
The Caribbean Start Up Summit, "Founders Story", Featured Panelist
Improving Lives: "Creativity As An Engine Of Development", Inter American Development Bank, Moderator
"Hindsight 2020", Creative Arts Entrepreneurship Workshop, Facilitator
2018
Talk Sense"- A workshop series which focuses on gender based violence advocacy and merges spoken word as an outlet for change.
The Barbados Youth Internet Governance Forum, "The Internet: Business Opportunities", Barbados Community College, Panalist
"The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Entrepreneurship and Digital Technologies", The Inter-American Development Bank
and University of West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Panelist
W.I.S.E. - Writer's In Schools and Education, The N.I.F.C.A. Jr. Anthology, Facilitator
"Erotica and Sexual Repression in Barbados", University of The West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Moderator
2017 “The Magick Of Poetry”, Workshop, Barbados, Producer and Facilitator
2014 Teacher’s Professional Day: “How Arts & Performance Edutain In The Classroom”, Facilitator
Radio, Television & Film
2017 “The Core Project”, Visual Arts Installation, Dublin, Contributor
“Afro-Atlantic Sacred Traditions Project”, Contributor
“World Poetry Day”, Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, Guest Performer
2016 “H2O”, A Documentary on Water Culture, Performer
2013 Read In Radio, Guest Performer
Memberships/Affiliations
The League of eXtrondinary Poets (LXP)
Talk Sense