Iain EWOK Robinson is a Spoken Word Hip Hop activist and educator. His career has crystalized at the intersection of the arts and social justice. An artist with a national and international footprint, his work has been seen on stages from the Medellin International Poetry Festival in Colombia to the Uppsala Ordsprak Poetry Festival in Sweden. His repertoire includes a series of award-winning Spoken Word Hip Hop theatre shows and a body of recorded music of his hip hop and Spoken Word. He was a founding member of Durban’s original live hip hop crew illuminating shadows and one half of Spoken Word duo Blue Gene alongside French artist Charles Amblard. His critical lyrical form was forged in the freestyle battle rap and poetry slam scene. As a theatre maker and independent musician, he uses his words to stimulate debate and awaken critical consciousness. He is a qualified educator, a published poet and playwright, and a professional aerosol artist. He has worked as a member or in close association with an array of civil society organizations including the UKZN Centre For Civil Society and BDS South Africa.
