Writing from the Body: Unlocking Text Through Movement with dkfash: In-Person Masterclass

Wed 25 Feb 2026

Written by dkfash

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Using physical improvisation and as gesture tools to generate dialogue, character, and story, dkfash’s unique way of working will help writers to discover new ways to create text that is visceral, surprising, and alive. You will delve into the use of rhythm to push a narrative with momentum and drive your story.

This Masterclass will take place at Theatre503’s new space- the 503Studio in Nine Elms.

Date: Wednesday 25 February 2026

Time: 7pm – 9:30pm

Running time of workshop: 2.5 hours – delivered in-person at The 503Studio. Maximum class sizes are 16. A portion of spaces have been reserved for Share the Drama places.

If you have any access requirements, you can let us know by filling out our Writer’s Programme Accessibility Form or contacting Theatre503 via our Writers’ Programme email, writersprogramme@theatre503.com or by calling 02079787040.

For further details of Theatre503 Accessibility, please visit the Access page of our website.

Thanks to our Share The Drama scheme, we want to make sure those of you who are struggling in the current climate can still take part in our Writers Programme. If you would like to book a Share The Drama bursary for the Writer’s Programme, please call our box office on 02079787040.

Please note, online sale will close at 5pm the day of the Masterclass

dkfash

dkfash is a multidisciplinary theatre-maker, performer, movement artist and director working across theatre, film and dance. A multi-hyphenate artist who has worked in multiple mediums over widely different genres. She specialises in multi-form new-writing; with words active as choreography, steeped in poetic, punchy & playful based storytelling. As writer and director, work includes: Brixton House (Is Dat U Yh? - Best Book & Lyrics nomination Black British Theatre Awards.); Theatre503 (by their fruits - 8 Offie nominations & Fragments of a Complicated Mind - 21 Eclipse Award ); Without Walls National Tour (Scalped). Movement includes: National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Exchange Manchester, Unicorn Theatre and Sheffield Theatres. A range of other work includes the UK premiere of Bootycandy (Gate Theatre; Offie nomination Best Ensemble), choreography for Grammy Award winner Wizkid (Zinarts), twerk artist for bounce legend Big Freedia, 24 Studio Wayne McGregor – Resident 6 Artist, Soho Lab & Royal Court Writers’ group Alumnus. Fashola is the Founder of award winning platform: Initiative.dkf (Albany Theatre Artists of Change) And Twerk N V!be, pioneer of UK’s first twerk festival, teaching across UK and Europe.