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Writer/ Poet/Theatre Maker/FacilitatorLondon, United Kingdom
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Writer/ Poet/Theatre Maker/FacilitatorLondon, United Kingdom
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 Wonderful
    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.
  • TRANSIT @ Voila Europe
    TRANSIT @ Voila EuropeZuva and Dora have left their home countries for London, but will they stay? TRANSIT navigates the uncertainty of assimilation and queerness in the UK in a sensorial journey told through live music, dance, and poetry. @VoilaEurope 18th 19th November @6:45pm
  • Care
    CareAssistant Directing Toby Clarke with Theatre Peckham Rep Company
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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
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    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