Sir Ben Okri OBE is a poet, novelist, and playwright. His novel, The Famished Road, won the Booker Prize in 1991. His works have been translated into 26 languages. He has been a Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Ben Okri's books have won numerous international prizes. The recipient of many honorary doctorates, he is a vice-president of the English Centre of International PEN and was presented the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum for his outstanding contribution to the Arts and cross-cultural understanding. His book Astonishing the Gods was chosen by the BBC as one of the most influential novels written over the last 300 years. His latest book, Tiger Work: Stories, Essays and Poems About Climate Change, evokes the magic of nature and the urgency of protecting the environment.
Charlotte Jarvis, choreographer and dance activist, trained in classical ballet at London Studio centre. She was a contemporary dancer with Ballet Nurnberg, Germany. She teaches ballet, contemporary and Scaravelli inspired yoga throughout UK. Charlotte has performed and collaborated with Ben Okri in India, Italy, Dubai, Scotland and London. Together they weave a new form of theatre dance and poetry. They also staged TS Eliot’s ‘The Wasteland’ at The Marylebone Theatre 2022, which continues to tour. Their company's most recent production, ‘Revolution Earth’, a poetry dance drama about love and climate change, premiered at Marylebone Theatre March 2024. Charlotte continues to raise climate awareness through the embodiment of dance.
Mirabella Okri has performed and sung ‘Our love must save the world’ with Damon Albarn as part of ‘Paint the Land’ campaign for climate change in 2021. She has written a ‘Letter to Earth’ and read it out at the Globe Theatre London. She is a young environmentalist and has been concerned about the overuse of plastics and the future of trees since the age of 3yrs old.
5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. This performance was recorded live at Kew Gardens in May 2024.
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