Professional Profile
AMPLIFYING PERIPHERAL NARRATIVES THROUGH SOCIALLY ENGAGED LIVE ARTS
Opeyemi Oluwaseun Farimoyo is an international live event producer, creative director, and cultural practitioner specializing in socially engaged theatre, site-specific performance art, and community-led cultural programming. As the Founder and Artistic Director of Black & White Craft, his practice focuses on leveraging the arts to amplify marginalized, peripheral, and underrepresented communities across Nigeria, Zambia, and the United Kingdom.
His work is defined by creating emotionally visceral, "soul-centric" live experiences that challenge historical colonial narratives and provide cultural platforms for economically disenfranchised demographics. From staging experimental drama in historical gardens to designing grassroots creative award systems in West African slums, Farimoyo bridges raw sociological realities with contemporary live arts, establishing a verified trajectory of international exceptional promise.
"From staging experimental drama in historical gardens to designing grassroots creative award systems in West African slums, we bridge raw sociological realities with contemporary live arts."
— Opeyemi Farimoyo, Artistic Director
Key Expertise & Curatorial Methodologies
Site-Specific & Promenade Theatre
Transforming non-traditional spaces (slums, public gardens, marketplaces) into immersive performance arenas.
Socially Engaged Art (SEA) Curation
Designing festivals and platforms that combat cultural invisibility and foster community development.
Cross-Continental Direction
Managing complex, cross-cultural artistic projects spanning West Africa, East Africa, and the UK diaspora.
Creative Mentorship & Advocacy
Training and elevating non-traditional creatives, youth, and emerging talent within marginalized ecosystems.
Sector Impact & Cultural Consultancy
In addition to live event producing, Farimoyo actively facilitates community stagecraft workshops alongside major productions, mentoring emerging talent in technical event execution, live audio mixing, and cultural entrepreneurship. As an advisor, he works with institutional bodies to establish ethical co-creation frameworks where marginalized communities retain full narrative sovereignty.
