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Jida Akil

Assistant Designer

Jida Akil

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Assistance Experience

King Lear (Modelmaker)
Gate Theatre Dublin, 2025, Des. Ti Green
Nowhere (Associate)
Battersea Arts Centre, 2024, Des Ti Green

The Gates of Kyiv (Associate),
Theatre Royal Windsor, 2024, Des. Ti Green

Trials & Passions of Unfamous Women
Brixton House, 2024, Des. Alex Berry

The Odyssey (Costume Associate)
National Theatre Olivier, 2023, Des. Fly Davis

Middle (Modelmaker)
National Theatre Dorfman, 2022, Des. Fly Davis

Much Ado About Nothing (Design Research)
National Theatre Lyttleton, 2022, Des. Anna Fleischle

The Collaboration (Design Assistant),
Young Vic & Broadway, 2022, Des. Anna Fleischle

L’Orfeo (Design Assistant)
Weiner Staatsoper, 2022, Des. Anna Fleischle

Hamlet (Jerwood Assistant Designer)
Young Vic, 2021, Des. Anna Fleischle

Meet Your Neighbour (Associate & Modelmaker)
Maison Foo Theatre Company, 2021, Des. Sam Wilde

My Son’s A Queer, But What Can You Do? (Costume Assistant), Turbine Theatre & West End, 2021, Des. Ryan Dawson Laight

Training

Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London BA (Hons) Perfor

Date of graduation

2021-06-27

Region

London

Assisting Skills

Model Making

  • 1to25 model making
  • Painting
  • Creating surfaces and textures

Technical Drawing Skills and CAD Programmes

  • Drafting by hand
  • SketchUp

Other Computer Software Design Skills

  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • Rhino
  • Video Editing

Research/Sourcing Skills

  • Period knowledge of costume set and props
  • Basic knowledge of construction methods and materials
  • Ability to put together digital mood boards
  • Prop and costume sourcing
  • Ability to keep track of petty cash

Costume Practical Skills

  • Hand sewing skills
  • Knowledge of fabrics and their properties

Set and Prop Practical Skills

  • Paper prop creation
  • Hand sewing skills

Experience in different types of performance

  • Plays
  • Musicals
  • Opera
  • Dance
  • Devised
  • Site Specific Physical Theatre Community based
  • Theatre for young audiences

Other Skills

  • Second Language


Contact

Website: http://jidaakil.com
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