India Davis Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, New York, United States

San Francisco, Ca

- Creator, Artistic Director and Writer for the PARADISE Trilogy.- Managed entire project from start to finish including fundraising and grant writing, story creation, artistic direction, hiring of cast and crew, marketing, tracking budget, scheduling, research, venue booking and coordinating production. - PARADISE Trilogy included 3 full length multidisciplinary productions staged over three years that combined theater, aerial and acrobatic arts, dance, music and film. - All productions took place at Historic The Brava Theater in San Francisco. - Worked collaboratively and independently to write the scripts for the first two productions. Wrote entirety of final script.- Supported ASL interpreter/performers to integrate ASL interpretation into shows in a way that was and innovative and creative in order to serve deaf and hard of hearing patrons.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Commissioned for film and installation solo exhibition at EMBASSY gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland. While on residency I completed a short film, The Life Cycle of Rainbows about the cycle of life and death and the relationship between the physical and ancestral world. The film was shot throughout Scotland's Western Lowlands and London and featured 13 Afro Diasporic dancers and a music score composed by myself, as well as several of Larry Levan's mixes. The installation included an immersive mural, 3 channel video projection and sculptures. - Coordinated international casting and hiring of film crew in collaboration with Project X Dance, an Afro Diasporic Dance organization based in Glasgow. - Collaboration with costume designer create bespoke costumes.- Directed, edited, scored, and produced film. - Executed installation design, coordinating with gallery assistants and leadership following a tight deadline.- Rigorous research process engaged to develop concept and story for the project, continued from academic study at Goldmsmiths University

New York, Ny

Lead choreographer for Field Day, a free training program and hybrid performance and athletic event for Black queer and trans people. Hired by Vibe is Bright for project which was commissioned by The Shed in NY. Provided consultation on overall project strategy. Created original sound score and choreography highlighting the contributions of Black Olympic athletes.

San Francisco Bay Area

- Project Manager of flagship Audio Description Program providing access services in the San Francisco Bay Area to make Performances accessible to blind patrons. - Managed client contracts from start to finish for each production to be Audio Described including consultation, site visits, paperwork, and ongoing support leading up to, during productions, and follow up. - Assigned Audio Describers to each contract, and supported Describers during the preparation, production and follow up process. - Attended Performances to provide further support, and establish sustained relationships with production companies.

San Francisco Bay Area

As the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Topsy Turvy Queer Circus India produced full-length, and small scale interdisciplinary productions that combined acrobatic and aerial arts, film and dance. A QTPOC organization founded in 2013, Topsy Turvy served as a platform for innovative works that affirmed the narratives, expression and expansive imaginations of queer, trans and gender variant artists and communities of color. As Topsy Turvy’s Artistic Director, India stewarded the organization as it doubled its audience to 1,200 people annually, increased its operational budget sevenfold, and oversaw all aspects of artistic and administrative duties. India supported Topsy Turvy’s productions to be fully and creatively ASL interpreted so as to be more accessible to deaf* and hard of hearing patrons. Administrative Duties: Grant WritingMarketingProject Management, including: rehearsal and performance scheduling, venue scouting and rental, contract management, timeline management, coordination with artists and production team. Recruitment and hiringAccounting and Budget Management FundraisingArtistic Duties:Artistic Direction and Design, including: lighting, set, props, costuming, music, video, graphics and event designScript Writing ChoreographyPerformance Directing

━ Collaboratively oversaw the entire production, from fundraising, developing timeline, hiring and coordination of crew and talent, scouting and working with venue, securing and tracking budget, and promoting event━ Directed all creative elements, focused on social impact, by guiding artist in creation of work, accommodating tech riders, directing design for multiple stages, light and sound━ Actively listened and anticipated needs of individuals on production team and audience members which led to setting up a night of accessibility for deaf/hard of hearing people

Master Of Arts - Ma, Artist Film And Moving Image

Activities and Societies: Lux Moving Image

Bachelor'S Degree, Theatre/Theater, Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Bonner Service Scholar Coretta Scott King Award recipient Elected Community Council Member Elected.