Charlie Ely
charlie-ely.bsky.social
Charlie Ely
@charlie-ely.bsky.social
Visiting Research Fellow @ University of Leeds: dance theatre, identity + decoloniality in East Africa. Theatre-maker + educator.

Art. Environment. Feminism.
She/her.

https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/english/pgr/2661/charlie-ely
City springtime, the joy of abundant blossoms
April 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Really pleased to have my first open access journal article published. I saw Vinyago, an interdisciplinary dance work by a Tanzanian team in Berlin two years ago. It’s ingenuity and complex navigation of TZ-German relations sparked my critical imagination: www.critical-stages.org/30/decolonis...
Decolonising Performance and Unmasking Ethnology: Tanzanian Dance in a German Museum
Charlie Ely* Abstract Tanzanians are becoming increasingly vocal about the need to recover their precolonial heritage, whilst Germans are becoming increasingly aware of their obligations to redress…
www.critical-stages.org
January 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Just finished watching the comedy mini-series Murder for Dummies and it was a hoot! A somewhat twisted, gory hoot, but a hoot nonetheless and clever with it. I do recommend. Disclaimer: the Casual Violence team are old friends, but they’ve stayed in the comedy game for a reason A+
Murder for Dummies is an *entire show* I wrote and produced, working with a whole bunch of very talented friends (and two extremely talented enemies).

If you like Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, WWDITS, Documentary Now and/or American Vandal, you'll like our show. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wD6...
Murder for Dummies -- Episode 01: Victim
YouTube video by Casual Violence
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December 3, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Hi blue sky 👋 it’s about time! Finally done with twitter/X. Looking forward to a more positive, progressive environment for thought, discourse and curiosity sharing here 🌞
November 7, 2024 at 3:45 PM