RESUME
about me
Height: 5"9 | Eye Color: Brown | Hair Color: Black
Obel is a performance artist and writer. Obel creates multi-disciplinary works that integrate body movement, water sounds and human voices to explore defiance and resilience as forms of protest against violence targeting queer bodies, rivers and lakes.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Performance art
Experimental, cross-disciplinary shows with water and human bodies as the center of focus. Exploring the presence and absence of care for the human body and water.
Theater
Musyi Arts x Indaba Colletive | NUMB3RS THE PLAY | 2023 | Co-producer
ECHOES | ECHOES THE PLAY | 2023 | Co-producer
Dark Hard Chocolate | Man2Man | 2022 | Co-producer
Film
Anga Kreations | Ella | 2022 | Writer/Director
Buni Media | The XYZ Show | 2019 | Screenwriter
TEP Studios | RICHO | 2018 | Director
Modeling
Kola Kisa | Nairobi Design Week | 2023 | Lead Model and Coordinator
Avido Foundation | Kibera Fashion Week | 2023 | Runway Model
Afristar by Joyleen | Concept Shoots | Model
Voice Acting
We Are Not The Machine | After The Credits Roll Podcast | Lead Actor
DW Kenya | Learning By Ear (LBE) Podcast | Supporting Actor
Curation
KUNDINYOTA 2.0 | Digital Exhibition | Curator and artist
Sponsored by: Goethe Institute | Maabara Initiative | Zurcher Theatre Spektakel
Artistic residencies
ICORN Artist in residence | Ostersund, Sweden | Dec 2025-Dec 2027
Collaborating, sharing, learning and creating with local and international artists.
Film Festival Curation
Kill Time Trash Nairobi | Pride Event | Founder and curator
Playreading KE | Queer Playreadings | Co-curator
Out of Africa | 8th OOAIFF | 2023 | Curator & Program Manager
Motion Pictures |5th MOPIFF | 2023 | Curator & Festival Manager
Training & Workshops
Kenyatta University | BA, Theatre Arts & Film | Prof. John Mugubi
National Queer Theatre, NYC | Playwriting Short Course | Prof. Achiro Olwoch
Movies that Matter & Docubox EA | Human Rights Festival Organizing
Wits University | DigiIntermediaries Workshop | Dr. Tegan Bristow
Special Skills
Dance & Movement | Acting | Podcasting | Moderation | Research | DIY projects | Art Curation | Event Organizing | Workshop Facilitating | Kalimba & Orutu instruments playing