48 min
S2 Episode 4- Chika Ikogwe Company
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- Performing Arts
Andddd we’re back! After a lil’ hiatus (where we were busy graduating!) we are so excited to be bringing you episode 4 of Season 2!
On this ep, we got to speak to the beautiful, funny and vibrant Chika Ikogwe, who is currently starring in “Fangirls”, a sell-out musical touring Australia, about teens navigating their love for boybands (and so much more!)
In this episode, we talk about what it means to land a career that brings others joy, experiences at drama school, and why authentic representation within the arts is so. damn. Important.
A little bit about Chika:
Chika Ikogwe is an award-winning Nigerian-Australian Actor and Writer. She’s a recent acting graduate of The National Institute of Dramatic Art (2018). As an Actor, Chika has worked extensively in the industry on shows such as Dance Nation dir. Imara Savage, Fangirls dir. Paige Rattray, The Wolves dir. Jessica Arthur, Normal dir. Anthony Skuse, Sydney Theatre Buses co-produced by An Assorted Few, Green Door Theatre Company and Ban Shakespeare and recently made her TV debut in the role of Dr. M on ABC’s MIKKI v the WORLD. As a Writer, Chika has written for the Audrey Journal, co-wrote a play called The House at Boundary Road Liverpool which made its world premiere at The Old 505 Theatre in November of 2019 and has a number of upcoming works in development, including Chioma’s Party a play which recently had development support from Belvoir and Green Door Theatre Company & Just Chidi Things a web series supported by the Leslie Walford AM Foundation, The Spark Fund and was the winner of the Screen Makers Conference Pitch-o-rama competition in 2020. Chika was the recipient of the 2018 BBM Youth Support Award in Drama, the recipient of the 2018 Leslie Walford AM Award, winner of ‘Best Newcomer’ at the Sydney Theatre Awards in 2019 and recipient of The 2020 ATYP Rose Byrne Emerging Female Leader in the Arts scholarship. She’s incredibly passionate about diversity and representation, and strives to bring authentic Afrocentric stories to the forefront of Australian stages and screens.
If you would like to find out more about Chika, you can follow her on instagram @chikathat and on Facebook as Chika Ikogwe We'd love to hear your thoughts from this episode on our instagram @companypod, or Facebook Company Podcast.
Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano
Edited and Produced by David Duketis
Music by David Duketis Graphic Design by David Duketis
Andddd we’re back! After a lil’ hiatus (where we were busy graduating!) we are so excited to be bringing you episode 4 of Season 2!
On this ep, we got to speak to the beautiful, funny and vibrant Chika Ikogwe, who is currently starring in “Fangirls”, a sell-out musical touring Australia, about teens navigating their love for boybands (and so much more!)
In this episode, we talk about what it means to land a career that brings others joy, experiences at drama school, and why authentic representation within the arts is so. damn. Important.
A little bit about Chika:
Chika Ikogwe is an award-winning Nigerian-Australian Actor and Writer. She’s a recent acting graduate of The National Institute of Dramatic Art (2018). As an Actor, Chika has worked extensively in the industry on shows such as Dance Nation dir. Imara Savage, Fangirls dir. Paige Rattray, The Wolves dir. Jessica Arthur, Normal dir. Anthony Skuse, Sydney Theatre Buses co-produced by An Assorted Few, Green Door Theatre Company and Ban Shakespeare and recently made her TV debut in the role of Dr. M on ABC’s MIKKI v the WORLD. As a Writer, Chika has written for the Audrey Journal, co-wrote a play called The House at Boundary Road Liverpool which made its world premiere at The Old 505 Theatre in November of 2019 and has a number of upcoming works in development, including Chioma’s Party a play which recently had development support from Belvoir and Green Door Theatre Company & Just Chidi Things a web series supported by the Leslie Walford AM Foundation, The Spark Fund and was the winner of the Screen Makers Conference Pitch-o-rama competition in 2020. Chika was the recipient of the 2018 BBM Youth Support Award in Drama, the recipient of the 2018 Leslie Walford AM Award, winner of ‘Best Newcomer’ at the Sydney Theatre Awards in 2019 and recipient of The 2020 ATYP Rose Byrne Emerging Female Leader in the Arts scholarship. She’s incredibly passionate about diversity and representation, and strives to bring authentic Afrocentric stories to the forefront of Australian stages and screens.
If you would like to find out more about Chika, you can follow her on instagram @chikathat and on Facebook as Chika Ikogwe We'd love to hear your thoughts from this episode on our instagram @companypod, or Facebook Company Podcast.
Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano
Edited and Produced by David Duketis
Music by David Duketis Graphic Design by David Duketis
48 min