Rufus Mufasa
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Rufus Mufasa
Rufus Mufasa is a pioneering participatory artist, literary activist, poet, rapper, singer songwriter, theater maker, and last but not least, Mother.
From Barbican Fellow to the first Future Generations Act Poet in Residence, Rufus also works internationally, securing literary residencies from Hay Literature Festival to Sweden, Finland, Indonesian, and most recently Zimbabwe, but always returns to People Speak Up in Llanelli, Wales, promoting hip hop education, performance poetry and intergenerational development, and was appointed their Poet on Prescription 2021. A Hull '19 artist in conjunction with BBC Contains Strong Language, Flashbacks and Flowers is her debut collection, published by Indigo Dreams, awarded for their innovation in publishing, and a second solo album also drops in 2021. Rufus' work explores motherhood, the spirituality of ancestry, class, climate chaos, transgenerational trauma, the divine & the domestic, feminism & faith.
MA in Scriptwriting 2010
Barbican Fellow 2015-17
Crowd Literature European Fellowship 2016
Artistic Collaborator with The Helsinki Poetry Connection 2016-19
ArtWorks Cymru Poet in Residence 2016
Out-Spoken Poetry Prize Finalist 2016
Poetry Rivals Finalist 2017
Swansea Poetry Slam Winner 2017
Hay Festival Scribblers Tour 2018
Literature Wales Writers Bursary 2018
Hay Writer at Work 2018-19
Joon Dance Artist in Residence 2018
tactileBOSCH Poet in Residence 2018
Highly Commended in the Geoff Stevens Memorial Prize 2018
Highly Commended in the Mothers Milk Books Prize 2018
Future Generations Act Poet in Residence 2019-20
Storm 3: National Theatre Wales 2019
International Coracle Europe Literary Resident 2019
Makassar International Writers Festival Writer in Residence 2019
The Cooperative Society Poet in Residence 2019
BBC Contains Strong Language 2019
BBC Radio 6 Freak Zone Contributor 2019
BBC Radio Cymru Poet of the Month 2019
BASW Poet in Residence 2020
People Speak Up Artist in Residence 2019-20
People Speak Up Poet on Prescription 2021
Literature Wales & Royal College of Psychiatry Recipient 2021
Chapter Arts Experimentica Recipient 2021
Theatre Genedlaethol Cymru Artist Community Development Bursary Recipient 2021
Creative Cardiff Community Artist Recipient 2021
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LYx7nzYs9iVqjPEepZQOnlDXTa2yRQ9q/view?usp=drivesdk
https://www.nationaltheatrewales.org/people/rufus-mufasa-ruth-evans/
Slide accross to Number10 to see live performance on the link below
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzZg8B6HSHB/?igshid=cpr9bzo4sy7chttps://rufusmufasa1.bandcamp.com/releaseshttps://youtu.be/4gKHheI4PYI
Listen to Rufus Mufasa - Left & Right by Tom Attah on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/tom-attah/rufus_logic-002?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=0
Listen to Merched Dylan gan Rufus Mufasa & Kevs Ford by Llenyddiaeth Cymru - Literature Wales on #SoundCloud
Pioneering Participatory Practitioner
Lyricist-Poet-Rapper-Mother
International Literary Activist
Community Intergenerational Specialist
Hip Hop Educator, specialising in alternative education
Arts Award Advisor
Award winning spoken word artist
Award winning singer songwriter
MA in Scriptwriting
Barbican Fellow 2015-17
Crowd Literature European Fellowship 2016
Hay Writer at Work 2018-19
Current Future Generations Act Poet in Residence
Listen to Alternative Draft Budget Response by FutureGenCymru on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/user-296556759/alternative-draft-budget-response
Artistic Collaborator with The Helsinki Poetry Connection 2016-19
International Coracle Europe Literary Resident 2019
National Theatre Wales’ Storm Three 2019
Highly commended in the Geoff Stevens Memorial Prize 2018.
British Arts Council indigenous languages poetry exchange with Makassar, Indonesia, headlining the Makassar International Writers Festival 2019, and one of six poets contributing to a book published by Wrecking Ball Press, titled "I am both stranger and of this place".
Intergenerational Artist Residency with People Speak Up, Llanelli, based at the old Zion Baptist Chapel, 2019, and ongoing.
Hull 19 Artist, in conjunction with BBC Contains Strong Language Festival.
BBC6 Freak Zone contributor, discussing indigenous languages, presenting trilingual work.
BBC Wales' Poet of the Month, November 2019.
British Arts Council invitation to Zimbabwe, February 2020.
Full poetry collection, Flashbacks & Flowers will be published by Indigo Dreams, in 2021.
Poet in Residence for BASW (2020) The Cooperative Society (2019) Artworks Cymru (2016)