Kelly Mbarga Dancer/Performance artist/Singer

Projects

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"MO4DAGRASS"My new single hihi Credits: Concept/Dancer: Me Video/Editing: Simran Kaur
"ITCH" a short dance film
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The lights of tomorrowMy first personal project "the lights of tomorrow" Model and stylist: Kelly Mbarga Photographer: Simran Kaur Makeup artist: Yasmeen Hanif
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Wild geeseWild geese is a Melike&Felipe project inspired by the poem of the same name, Wild Geese by Mary Oliver. It is a dance piece choreographed on the poem and captured by Melike&Felipe.
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"Belonging" fashion editorial" Belonging " is a fashion editorial photoshoot exploring the sense of loneliness and the need to belong somewhere. Credits: Photographer and Creative Director @simran_k_01 Stylist and art director @samanthamstocks_stylist MUA @faithmistmakeup Model @kingkxlly
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Collaboration photoshoot with @Studio.JoeDixeyCollaborative photoshoot in Regents park

Projects credited in

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Hope And Her Two DaughtersHope And Her Two Daughters is an experimental exhibition that features a contemporary dance and poetry short film exploring the question “What next?” following the racial unrest of 2020. It has been carried out in collaboration with the Hackney Historic Buildings Trust (HHBT) as part of their Digital Access residency, through which Director & Writer, Tobore S Dafiaga was chosen as one of the Artists to create a project which uses the local history, heritage and architecture of the Grade II liste
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UCL Greek Play 2020: FROGSFor the annual UCL Greek Play we translated and modernised Aristophanes' 'Frogs' into a witty comedy that envisioned a space where futurism and sci-fi meet the beauty and spirituality of Greek theatre. Five performances were staged at the Bloomsbury Theatre as a commercial production open to the public. I was one of the Assistant Producers for the show and assisted with costume design, budgeting, marketing, producing, script editing and more. This was a very rewarding opportunity to work on mod
Dress
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Celia Cheung Golf Shoot 1The first shoot results for Celia Cheung's Golf Fashion line.
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Tennis Fashion ShootA photoshoot meant to demonstrate the sport garments in action.
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K E L L YMy first editorial shoot as a Creative Director. As a team, we experimented with natural beauty and elegant forms to create a set of wonderful art with minimalism in mind.

Work history

SingerWe Out Here Festival

Apr 2021 - Apr 2021Manchester, United KingdomInternship

10 min gig at We out here festival in Manchester where I performed songs I’ve written and produced

DancerHackney Historic Buildings Trust

Mar 2021 - Mar 2021London, United KingdomPart Time

Short film in collaboration with HHBT: contemporary dance, afrobeat and physical theatre

Skills

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA) King's College London

Sep 2019London, United Kingdom