
Who We Are
Bios

Joakim Daun – Playwright/Producer
is a Swedish playwright and theatre maker based in London. His background is in human rights and forced migration and he has worked extensively in Africa and Latin America. As a writer he wants to question and reflect over current power structures and prejudices from the perspective of the individual as well as the collective. He is the writer and original producer of The Incident and the creator of the The Incident Workshops: Uncovered and Explored. Previously, he worked as a writer and dramaturge on the CONTAINED project where he wrote Pecking Order, a physical theatre piece which looks at perceptions of refugees and migrants in the UK. Pecking Order has been performed at different venues in Oxford, UK. He holds an MA in Writing for Performance and Dramaturgy from Goldsmiths, University of London and has also trained in Forum Theatre.

Tonderayi Munyevu - Director
On screen: Doctors (BBC), and the films The Day of the Triffids (BBC/HBO) and Something Nice from London (Latimer). Radio: King Solomon’s Mines, Mandida’s Shoes, Boniface and Me, and When The Laughter Stops BBC Radio 4. Writing Harare Files; How 700,000 People Lost Their Homes written with Sarah Norman, Zhe (noun) Undefined (Antonia Kemi Coker and Chuck Mike), an autobiographical play published by Oberon, A Tranquil Mind (BBC Radio 4) and Shakespeare’s Moors for Two Gents Productions.

Arne Pohlmeier - Director
is a director and theatre maker of German origin based in London. He creates shows that negotiate the boundaries between the familiar and the foreign, that emphasize collaboration and that have a lasting impact on artists, participants and audiences. His shows are fueled by a love of Shakespeare and his childhood experience of growing up between cultures (Cameroon, USA, Germany, Wales). Arne mainly directs & produces work for Two Gents Productions – their next shows are EARNEST (a two-woman adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest on tour across England) & THE MOORS (a new play about the Black characters in Shakespeare by Tonderai Munyevu performing at Tara Theatre, London from November 7-24, 2018).

Zoë Guzy-Sprague – Dramaturge/Facilitator

Cassandra Hercules - Monica
is an actor, producer and co-founder of CultureClash Theatre, Cassandra studied Law at the Glasgow University School of Law and worked as an immigration and human rights lawyer before undertaking the MA Acting Degree at Guildford School of Acting in 2015.
Cassandra's professional theatre credits include Hermia in OpenBar Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, (UK, tour), Tara in Voices In The Dark, Greenwich Theatre, Officer C/ Rioter in Inside Pussy Riot ( Saatchi Gallery), Miranda in Bilimankhwe’s The Tempest, (UK, tour), Samantha in Under My Thumb (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Greenwich Theatre, New Diorama Theatre) Actor in #CASTE (Arcola Theatre), Chantelle in Secret Cinema’s 28 Days Later (site specific), Tanesha in Totally Together (site specific), Hannah in Hannah and Hanna (New Diorama Theatre, Assembly Edinburgh Fringe, Greenwich Theatre).

David Weiss - Jan
is a Swedish actor, based in Stockholm. He graduated from the National Malmö Theatre Academy in 2004. His acting career ranges from Swedish Film/TV, features like: “Mind the Gap” and “Hata Göteborg” to the scenes at The Royal Dramatic Theatre and the Stockholm State Theatre. David is particularly passionate about language, human rights and social justice, leading him into interactive and community based theatre on tour in Scandinavia, France and Turkey. He has been employed by various Swedish theatre companies, such as the state-funded city theatres in Göteborg, Helsingborg, Örebro, Gävle, Jönköping and Sundsvall.
From 2014-17 he toured nationwide as a full-time actor in the production Love is free?!- an informative, interactive and multilingual play on the topic of HBV – Honor Based Violence, played for 22.258 school students, as well as the Swedish Parliament & Government. In 2017 he played the title role in Alfred Jarrys King Ubu at the Summertheatre on Krapperup and 2018 he starred in Don Quijote at Skillinge Theatre.

Cecilia Trono - Scenic Designer

Nic Farman - Lighting Designer

James Ball - AV Designer & Technical Stage Manager

Simon Kenny - Costume Designer

Rachel Graham - Company Stage Manager

Isabelle Ezekwesili - Production Intern
(otherwise known as Izzyy Eze), is a British singer and Spoken-Word poet of Nigerian descent. Some of her achievements include winning the singing competition at The Piano Works in Farringdon, being shortlisted by OutSpoken Live for Performance Poetry, and appearing on The Voice UK.
Driven by her passion for the creative arts and for encouraging others to be bold and dynamic, Isabelle founded her own Spoken-Word Poetry Company in 2015. Isabelle is a Law Graduate of the University of Kent, Canterbury.

Sinéad Elinore Emery - Workshop Facilitator
is a London based Participatory Arts Practitioner, with over 10 years’ experience of designing, delivering and managing arts and theatre focused engagement initiatives, within educational, custodial and community settings. Sinéad has a particular interest in creative approaches to inclusive integration initiatives and accessibility, within the arts. She has been a lead facilitator for companies such as Safe Ground, Greenwich and Lewisham Youth Theatre and Odd Arts, Manchester and has undertaken contracts as an Arts Development Consultant in China, London and Leeds. In 2016 Sinéad wrote and directed Citizen-Chip, a scratch show exploring themes of migration and citizenship for a Speak Street production, in line with their work with Islington refugees and asylum seekers. Her interactive performance pieceDirty Laundry, an immersive street theatre installation exploring themes of femininity and shame was shortlisted for the East End Art Night in 2017. Sinéad holds a BA Hons in Drama and Physical Theatre, as well as an MA in Theatre and Global Development from the University of Leeds, where she undertook further Applied Theatre training, including Forum and Image theatre.

Sanaa Byfield - Workshop Facilitator
is a Jamaican-Senegalese actor and theatre-maker, based in London. Sanaa completed her training in physical, collaborative and devised theatre at the Jacques Lecoq School. During her training, Sanaa had the chance to perform in a street arts festival, a welcome opportunity, as she wants to find ways of bringing theatre to a wider audience. Growing up crossing borders, Sanaa also wants to explore themes of identity, belonging, race and power through her work. As a theatre-maker, she wants to create work that increases social awareness and discussion around taboo subjects. She is delighted to be involved with The Incident Workshops.

Anton Califano - Filmmaker
has more than two decades of filmmaking experience working as a producer, director and cameraman on films about a wide range of subjects. Anton’s company Movement In Media makes films for the arts, education and cultural sector. Anton has developed an interest in the African Diaspora after working on film collaborations with Vocab Dance’s This is Not Black and recently with Uchenna Dance’s Head Wrap Diaries as part of Sadlers Wells SAMPLED programme. Both dance companies make work which explores cultural aspects of UK and African culture. He has also recently been working on an academic film and dance project Border Identities with dance artist Dr Adesola Akinleye from Middlesex University. Anton is currently making “Killing the Law” a feature documentary to be released in 2018. Anton’s short films have been shown in film festivals across the globe, and have won numerous prizes. Anton has also Executive Produced over thirty short films made by new talent for the Eastern Edge Film Fund as part of Film London’s prestigious “London Calling" programme many of which have won festival awards worldwide. In the past, working as an editor, Anton has cut award-winning independent films and broadcast documentaries for BBC, Channel 4 and ITV. He has also worked as a cameraman on the BBC Storyville “Why Poverty?” series and “Beside Bowie” a feature doc about David Bowie for Sky Arts.

'Tosin Sanni - Graphic Designer
is from Lagos Nigeria and is a practicing Art Director and CG Generalist. His artwork is a marriage of traditional African imagery with contemporary surrealism and abstract forms, exploring traditional spirituality and impact of technology and media on the mental and physical environment. He has a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts Cultural Studies from York University, Toronto, Canada. He is also completing a Masters degree in 3D Visual Effects Production at the University of Kent, UK. He has been a full time artist since 2008 and has been involved in several group Art Exhibitions, and a solo show.

Lovedale Mak - Musician

Brezhnev Gueva - Musician
Past Collaborators

Elizabeth Zaza Muchemwa - Director, HIFA and NAF

Thoriso Moseneke - Project Manager/Facilitator
