Kamari Romeo is an Artist and Creative Producer from London. He champions black, queer and neurodiverse voices through film, literature and community projects. 

 

"I celebrate the idea of the outsider in its many forms, through drama, documentary and physical places of respite and pleasure. I am a cultural nomad - working in collaboration with site specific venues and creatives at all stages of their careers"

 

Values

 

• Community building- In the best interests of the community.

• Autonomy- We share knowledge within the various levels of our community to achieve freedom of movement.

• Immersion: to get the most of something you must be truly absorbed in it

• Re-imagination – If the system doesn’t work, redesign it.  

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 Kamari graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with a Distinction in MA Creative Producing (2019). He has been the recipient of 10 successful grants since 2018 including 3 Arts Council Grants, a Sky Arts Award for disabled students and over £150K via trusts and foundations. Kamari has a passion for producing immersive, site-specific and relaxed shows and have worked across multi disciplines including theatre, cabaret, dance and moving image.

 

Producing Credits: Artsadmin (Permanent), Bloomberg Philanthropies, East London Dance, Live Art Development Agency (LADA) & Somerset House.

 

Performing Credits: (Museum of Comedy), Riff Raff Cabaret (Royal Vauxhall Tavern), Blackstage Pole (Clapham Grand Theatre), Raze: Collide Commission, Trans Joy + Filth (Manchester Pride), Bartholomew Fair/ 1133 (Liverpool Street), A They In A Manger (Camden People’s Theatre)

 

Poetry: Roundhouse Resident Artist (Roundhouse), The Huffington Post UK, King's College London, Barbican Young Poets 2014/15 (Barbican)

 

Television Credits Include: Transnational (Vice News) The Split 2 (BBC), Silent Witness (BBC)

 

In his spare time, Kamari offers consultancy to via Heard organisation who create strong, positive depictions of trans people in television, theatre and journalism.​