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Image description: Elk, a lighter skinned Black person in a green velvet dress siting on a chair and smilingCommunity
Poetry
Art
Performance
Community Poetry Art Performance
Elkanah is a Black non-binary multidisciplinary creative
- a poet, actor and writer -
from Yorkshire who dabbles in a bit of everything.
With a particular focus on minority communities
- particularly global majority,
LGBTQIA+
and disabled communities -
Elk uses arts and activism as tools for much needed community building,
and for improving + sustaining psychological wellbeing.
Elk works to creatively synthesise their degrees in Psychology, Acting,
English Literature, and British Sign Language by curating psychologically-informed spaces with creative expression at its heart.
Alongside creative projects, Elk works to provide advocacy + education on a local and national level - whether that’s through access consultation, sensitivity editing, social awareness campaigns, or through
podcasts guesting.
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![Image description: Elk in character as a nymph from Galatea, a site-specific theatre produced as part of Brighton Festival. They wear tattered clothes, dramatic makeup and sit in front of an intricately graffiti’d caravan.]()
Galatea, 2023
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© Brian O'Hanlon
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© Brian O'Hanlon
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Galatea, '23
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Neurobods, '23 - '25
FAQ
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I will honestly try my hand at anything if it stirs up my interest! This includes work I’m paid for - writing, acting, modelling, facilitation - and voluntary work such as being a panel member or podcast guesting!
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Faciliation pricing is based on the scope of the project and desired timeline.
My preferred day rate for workshops begins at £250 but for community based facilitation I’m happy to consider a much reduced fee. Similarly, if there’s skilled experience I would gain from the work, I am also open to fee negotiation for my time.
For acting work, I might redirect you to my agents depending on the project. Modelling work needs to definitely go via my agents - Zebadee Talent. -
Absolutely open to collaborations!
Contacting me is always free! If you’ve got a project you think I might be interested in collaborating with you on, but have not secured any funding yet, please feel free to contact me to assess my interest in it.I greatly value community collaborations and never want finances be a barrier to community-making!