Favour Odusola
CHOREOGRAPHER
Favour Odusola (Proud African King) is a Nigerian Irish multidisciplinary artist who has worked across several contexts from traditional dance & percussion to commercial work and contemporary theatre for over 15 years in Europe (Ireland and London), Africa (Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria), and UAE (Dubai). As a dancer, he co-established UMAKOKO, a dance company that delivers dance-oriented services, such as performances, creative directing, content creation, and artist performance management services, and established UMA, a dance training outfit dedicated to equipping dancers with the skills, information and process of growing as a dancer/dance professional.
As a dancer, producer, curator and actor, he has performed at various festivals and performances including “Dancers for the Inside and Outside”, “EVOLUTIONS” and “Othello” by John Scott for Irish Modern Dance Theatre; “THE WANDERER” by Tom Lane, written by Jessica Traynor, choreographed by John Scott at Cork Midsummer Festival; “STRAWBOYS TOUR” with Rob Heapslip;“NATIVES” a Black canvas x Top 8 Production; and “BREAKING CODES” at Rua Red Theatre.
As a writer, producer and director, he co-created a community-led dance show with his dance company UMAKOKO titled “WAVE the New Chapter” – a fresh outlook on-stage performance, with dance and music in the spotlight. He recently wrote, directed, produced, and performed his first-ever theatre play titled “EKAABO” commissioned by the Local Live Phase 3 Performance Scheme funded by South County Dublin to a sold-out show in Dublin as part of Mother Tongues Festival. He is an associate artist with Irish Modern Dance Theatre.
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