Creative Careers

Tobi is a theatre, poetry and festival Producer from South London, invested in creating provocative and significant live performance that explore socio-politics, community engagement and artistic collaboration. She has worked with acclaimed organisations and festivals such as Apples and Snakes, Battersea Arts Centre, Ovalhouse, Roundhouse, Block9 @ Glastonbury, Bestival, Wilderness Festival, Citadel Festival and more. She was a Producer on the Old Vic 12 2016/17 cohort, is currently the Programme Coordinator for Brainchild Festival and is Executive Producer for UP NEXT, based at the Bush Theatre, working towards a 2-month complete takeover in early 2019.

Raised in South London, Art Director & Performance Artist Ivan Blackstock has created work for Tate Modern, NOWNESS, Adidas, Universal Pictures, BBC and the critically acclaimed production A Harlem Dream at The Young Vic, where Ivan was appointed Associate Artist. Most recently Ivan has focused on NSF CRXSS PLATFXRM a cross artform showcase, celebrating the latest evolutions of UK street culture.
 
His creative mission is to build a platform that highlights the wave of artists who are exploring new directions in street culture, developing new opportunities and connections between creative professionals, local communities and Britain's innovative street culture scene.
 

Tas has a background in music with 10+ years managing artists, large scale events, record label products, sync, licensing and branded content. Tas is of Nigerian descent, is married and is father to a ten-month-old son. He has four older sisters and a mother who has an MBE.