Artist Support - Dafe Pessu Orugbo + Tebi Rex

Dafe Orugbo is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist making a significant impact in Irish theatre. Selected as a lead artist for the 2022 Dublin Fringe, he created Filmore! an acclaimed work that earned him the prestigious George Fitzmaurice Award. In 2024, he continued to expand his theatrical practice by writing and starring in Monaco, a short play developed as part of Draíocht’s NEST. Dafe is a former Six in the Attic artist with the Irish Theatre Institute (2023/2024), a programme supporting emerging theatre talent in Ireland.

Additionally, Dafe has gained international recognition as part of the hip-hop duo Tebi Rex, with whom he has toured Ireland, the UK, and Europe. He is particularly interested in art that centres on the audience's experience.

His music has been featured on projects such as the award-winning Normal People, Kin and national ads for the likes of Dubliner Whiskey and Eir. He writes on topics ranging from modern-day Ireland to Greek mythology and is an experienced public speaker, live performer, writer, spoken word artist and theatre maker. He holds an MA in Critical & Creative Media that saw him create a groundbreaking documentary on Irish subcultures and has since become a leading cultural commentator and a respected mentor to young people.