Reclaiming Narratives aims to examine the stories that exist by and for black people, celebrate and build upon them. In the session, writers will each pitch their story idea and together, work as a writers room, to support each writers idea come to life. Writers will gain experience in developing ideas and will each have a story arc for their own stories.
About Chantelle Dusette
Chantelle Dusette is a writer/performer and co-artistic director of theatre company Bruised Sky and supporter of new writing in multiple formats.
Chantelle is alumni of the Criterion Theatre new writing and story development programmes and WildChild’s Write Wild. Chantelle is driven to tell stories which elevate a diverse lived experience and reflect her social values & politics. Through poetic monologues, a part of her work has reimagined the lives of iconic individuals from the past, as well undertaken intensely personal explorations of the future.
In 2022 she starred in her autobiographical play DOLLY, at Park Theatre.
This year, her short piece A Brief History of Us was performed in June for Caravan Theatre.
Chantelle is currently developing her new play BEING KIM K, produced by REcreate, funded by Arts Council.
UTOPIA has been included in a series of works by artists from the global majority in Onyekcahi Wambu’s latest book Empire Windrush, published in June 2023.
