Marsha Lowe, M.A.: Agency Director and Exchanges lead
Marsha is a writer and has worked in the charity and education sectors for the past 16 years within both a marketing and project management capacity. Major projects have included the Children’s Commission on Poverty, Understanding Children’s Wellbeing research programme and Black British Ballet, which aims to document and celebrate the stories of black dancers in British ballet. She studied arts policy and management for her M.A. exploring the role of minority ethnic artists working in mainstream theatres and was also a writer with Sable LitMag where she explored issues around race, arts and culture. She currently writes for Brixton Buzz on local arts in Lambeth and has led creative writing and reading workshops with children and young people in partnership with UK libraries, based on racially diverse stories. Her most recent publication is Onisere and the Ballet Queen, an illustrated children’s book that brings the Black British Ballet project to a much younger audience.
Sarah Moltoni: Business Director and Creative Kennington lead
Sarah is a visual artist and the Director of DDL Capoeira School, managing two centres in Streatham and Kennington. She has led creative work with disadvantaged children and families in Lambeth and Brazil for almost 20 years, which encompasses colonial history, Brazilian music, contemporary dance and art. She has also led partnerships with local cultural organisations, including Kinetico Bloco and the Boury Academy that deliver drama, dance, music and digital media training to children and young people in Lambeth.
Sandie Bourne: Ph.D: Business Director and Performing Arts lead
Sandie is an experienced dancer, choreographer and researcher, her most recent field of study specialises in the historic under-representation of black artists in British ballet institutions. Research areas of interests cover black British dance including traditional Caribbean and African dance, street dance and Carnival. She has toured the UK bringing the history of black dancers in British ballet to universities and audiences around the country. She is the producer of Island Movements, a short, Windrush themed ballet that explores the experiences of a Caribbean family that came to the UK in the 60s and will tour the UK from October 2023. Sandie also currently sits on the Executive Committee of the Society for Dance Research.
Clovis Lowe, B.A., PGCE : Film Production lead and Youth Programmes Facilitator
Clovis has worked in the youth provision, secondary and further education sectors over the past 15 years. He has specialised in working with disadvantaged young people, young refugees, people with mental health issues, and has led participatory creative projects with these groups over a number of years. A qualified media lecturer, Clovis is also an excellent facilitator and trainer for creative media projects. He co-created Two and a Half Questions, a Windrush themed film on the experiences and hopes of Black British people, with young people in 2022, which was accepted into last year’s Windrush Caribbean film festival. He also produced Sanctuary, a photography exhibition created with a group of young refugees that was exhibited in Lambeth this year. Clovis leads on photography, film and training for Oxygen Arts for clients as diverse as Lambeth Council, Black Cultural Archives, The Children’s Society, Baobab Foundation and Downview women’s prison.