About me
My name is Tatenda Naomi Matsvai I am a facilitator and devised performance maker, working with spoken word poetry in theatrical and non-theatrical contexts. I enjoy combining mediums and work with somatic movement when writing and creating theatrical performances.
I trained at the BRIT school (2017) and Rose Bruford (2020) with traineeships at Gardzienice in Poland (2019)
My work is mainly bio-mythical, infusing my lived experience with myth, to challenge colonial cosmologies as an act of self-recovery. My performances are joyful, participatory, and multidimensional, infusing poetry with african oral traditions and theatre.
Projects
- The WonderfulA spectacular storm sweeps Efe and her dog TikTok off Peckham Road into the magical African land of Ozanda where The Scarecrow is a Mannequin The Tin Man is a Cyborg The Lion is… the Mane Man! Pull on your favourite kicks and ease on down Theatre Peckham’s Golden Pathway for a wondrous adventure this Christmas. Based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
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Work history
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Co-Lead facillitatorkiln theatre
269 Kilburn High Rd, London NW6 7JR, UKFreelance
Facilitating young people aged 12-15 years old in devising theatre and enchanting their confidence and performance skills.
Skills
- Assistant Directing
- Directing
- Co-directing
- Devising
- Workshop Facilitation
- Copyediting
- Creative Assistance
- Stage Management
- Performance Art
- Performance Poetry
- Live Performance
- Theatre Performance
- Playwriting
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Education
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BA(Hons) European Theatre ArtsRose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance
- Lamorbey House, Burnt Oak Ln, Sidcup DA15 9DF, UK
BTEC Drama & Performing Arts DiplomaThe BRIT School
- The Brit School, 60 The Crescent, Croydon CR0 2HN, UK
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Awards
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Change Maker AwardRose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance
Awarded for exemplary work in equality and diversity