Dance Ireland Residency: Favour Odusola

Date:

Mon 14 Apr 2025 - Fri 18 Apr 2025

Time:

10:00 - 18:00

Venue:

DanceHouse

Favour Odusola is a receipient of a Dance Ireland Residency in 2025. 

About Favour Odusola's Residency Plans

With this residency i plan to research and build a framework on my new piece that combines african traditional movements with contemporary and modern movements while telling a story.   

About Favour Odusola

Favour Odusola is a Nigerian-Irish multidisciplinary artist and cultural innovator based in Dublin. A member of Dance Ireland, Create Ireland, and Theatre Forum, his work fuses storytelling, live music, and movement to explore themes of identity, cultural integration, and resilience. Favour has performed in acclaimed works such as Hyperactive (2024), Othello, The Wanderer, and Emma Martin’s DOLOROSA. He is currently the Movement Assistant Director for Death and the King’s Horseman with Utopia Theatre, Sheffield (2025). 

His solo O Dabo, commissioned for the 2023 Dancer from the Dance Festival, and pieces like Belief and Synergy showcase his innovative blend of Afro street, African contemporary, and Nigerian traditional theatre. As co-founder of Wave and Jaiva, he creates platforms celebrating underrepresented and African communities. A dynamic educator, Favour has inspired over 300 dancers through workshops and sold out productions like Ekaabo, championing cultural exchange and storytelling-driven creative expression. 

Images: Elan Dzhumaliev

Find out about other Dance Ireland Residency Recipients here.