User:Jaamil Kosoko/sandbox

Jaamil Olawale Kosoko is a Nigerian American producer, curator, poet, choreographer, and performance artist. Originally from Detroit, MI, he began writing poetry at the age of 11 years. His ability for spoken word and poetry soon led him to Interlochen Arts Academy where he honed his craft under the direction of Anne Marie Oomen, Michael Delp, and Jack Driscoll.

He went on to study poetry and performance at Bennington College. Upon graduation, Kosoko moved to Philadelphia where he lived for several years creating solo and group movement based performance. Currently, Kosoko resides in New York City where he works a performance producer and curator. He has received numerous awards and grants including a 2012 Live Arts Brewery Fellowship as a part of the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, a 2011 Fellowship as a part of the DeVos Institute of Art Management at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and a certification from the Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance (ICPP) at Wesleyan University.