ACCRA, GHANA · CULTURAL STRATEGY · SLAM LEADERSHIP

THE STRATEGIST
BEHIND THE STAGE.

I am Theophilus Atuahene Adu—Ghana Slam Master, cultural strategist and communications leader. I build platforms, partnerships and systems that help African creative communities endure.
FIELD NOTE · 2026
“Sustainable art is built, not chased.”
STRATEGY · STRUCTURE · LEGACY
THE POSITION

NOT THE POET.
THE PLATFORM BUILDER.

My work sits where culture, communication and institution-building meet.

I help creative ideas become durable systems: national circuits, international pathways, campaigns, partnerships and spaces where artists can do their best work.

ONE PRACTICE. THREE FORMS.

CULTURAL STRATEGY

Positioning, partnerships, campaigns and systems that can be understood, funded and sustained.

SLAM ECOSYSTEMS

Pathways from community stages and national competitions to continental networks and world championships.

FACILITATION

Practical sessions on visibility, sustainability, leadership and cultural impact.

SELECTED ENGAGEMENTS

THE WORK IN MOTION.

Poetry Africa 2026 poster featuring Theophilus Atuahene Adu

DURBAN · 05–10 OCTOBER 2026

POETRY AFRICA × WORLD POETRY SLAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Serving as World Poetry Slam Organization board member for Marketing & Communications, Ghana Slam Master and panelist for “Branding: Creating a Professional Artistic Identity.”

NAIROBI · 30–31 JANUARY 2026

HOW TO SUSTAIN YOUR ART

Invited by Poetry Slam Africa and Creative Spills to facilitate a practical session on sustaining the art, the artist and a lasting creative practice.

Poetry Slam Africa poster featuring Theophilus Atuahene Adu
2025 · ONLINE SELECTION JURY

POETRY AFRICA NATIONAL SLAM

Jury member for the online selection of ten finalists for Poetry Africa’s 2025 national slam.

WHERE THE WORK LIVES

PLATFORMS THAT OUTLAST THE MOMENT.

MANAGING PARTNER

EHALAKASA

Ghana’s spoken-word and slam ecosystem.

BOARD · MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

WORLD POETRY SLAM ORGANIZATION

Global coordination and wider routes for African participation.

WOMEN’S SLAM PLATFORM

SHESHE SLAM

A competitive and developmental route for women.

INTERVIEW SERIES

FROM ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW

Conversations revealing the person, ideas and experiences behind the public work.

IN CONVERSATION

HEAR THE THINKING.

From Another Point of View: direct conversations with artists, thinkers and cultural practitioners on culture, discipline and sustainable creative work.

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BRING ME IN

WHAT SHOULD THE ROOM
WALK OUT BELIEVING?

Tell me the audience, the challenge and the change you want to make. I will come back with a format, a contribution and a fee.

atuahene@iyamatuahene.com
+233 55 374 7213
Accra, Ghana · Available worldwide