Joka Shakur

Human in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Joka Shakur

Human in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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He's an artist, into fine wine, fun, friends, and love the concept of family. He's been a talent practically since the time he was born. It was from his birth that brought him into this world of madness that his name became. He's a specialist in creating, conducting instant character creation and collective play scenarios using improvisational and scene study techniques, what we know to be known as popular theatre.

An ability which seems very natural to those who don't do what we do, like turning on a light switch. He's always wanted to do something on a grand stage. In the very beginning of his career started with a group called K.Y.T.E.S. A group that mainly involves kids, street kids who want to go back to school and make a change to better their lives.

Theater/ Acting was obviously not a definite career choice, just more of a hobby. Sound Engineering is what he wanted to do initially but, through time his dreams evolved into something else.

From birth he'd been struggling with a mental illness known as “Mild Schizophrenia” but wouldn't be diagnosed until his mid-forties, he's also a pre-diabetic. As we know as human beings, time changes everything. In life, changing for the better is the "IN" thing these days. All he knows is as long as there's a younger generation, role models will always exist.

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