About Us
Great to meet you here!
My name is Ella, my pronouns are she or they.
I created Ella Mesma Company to make work by the superheroes I wanted to see on stage.
I love to work with the dances of the Orixás, contemporary and Hip Hop styles to create theatre collaboratively with my company.
“Dancers are the athletes of God.” Albert Einstein
I am super inspired by dance as a healing ritual, a gateway for transformation and positive change (Can art be activism? Can we use it, like a hammer, to shape the world we want to see?).
I have a holistic approach to creativity, creating from a space of connectivity to self, bravery, enquiry and purpose.
“Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.” Bertolt Brecht
As I didn’t dance until later in life, it is important to me to reach those who don’t necessarily have a background in theatre, and as a person of mixed heritage (I am mixed Black Nigerian & white British), I strive for my cast and the stories we tell to be super-hero(ine) voices under represented onstage.
I also love to connect with my audience through discussions and play (whilst ensuring the audience never feel pressured to join in!)
