<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Urielle Klein-Mekongo Arts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Urielle Klein Mekongo]]></description><link>https://www.urielleklein-mekongo.co.uk/uriisorbit</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:47:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.urielleklein-mekongo.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[DRESSING IN THE INDUSTRY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learning to dress for every version of the woman I am. Someone once asked me: “Why don’t you dress like the actors in the industry?” I remember the question because, honestly, it made me think. As an actor, I've spent a lot of time being aware of how I look. And as a plus-size Black actress, I've also been very aware that casting doesn't always have the imagination to see me as the leading lady. Sometimes it can feel like people already have an idea of what a “leading woman” looks like. And...]]></description><link>https://www.urielleklein-mekongo.co.uk/post/dressing-in-the-industry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab0ca30ed85621288bf0e91</guid><category><![CDATA[STYLE]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:17:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9f7273_f64e7826baac430487d4996c8ab8b8ac~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Urielle Klein-Mekongo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE SWAMP DWELLERS: A SHOW I’LL CARRY WITH ME]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wole Soyinka, extraordinary collaborators, and the kind of theatre I want to keep making. There are some jobs you know are going to stay with you. The Swamp Dwellers is one of them. I feel incredibly lucky that I got to be part of this production of Wole Soyinka’s The Swamp Dwellers with Utopia Theatre in Sheffield. And now that the show is out in the world, I’ve been thinking about what the experience actually meant to me. Not just playing Makuri’s wife, but being part of a piece of...]]></description><link>https://www.urielleklein-mekongo.co.uk/post/the-swamp-dwellers-a-show-i-ll-carry-with-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aaf1dfafbd0b41196c70c84</guid><category><![CDATA[THEATRE]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:48:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9f7273_db0896a96e9c4cf5942f9b615ef7deb8~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_760,h_950,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Urielle Klein-Mekongo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’VE NEVER…]]></title><description><![CDATA[31 going on 32 — and there is still so much I want to try. I had a little realization recently. I'm 31. Going on 32. And there are so many things I've never done. Not necessarily the huge things. The ordinary things. The things that other people seem to have learnt, tried, experienced or ticked off years ago. For example… I can't ride a bike. There. I said it. I genuinely cannot ride a bike. I also can't swim properly. I don't drive. I've never been on a cruise. I've never been to a reformer...]]></description><link>https://www.urielleklein-mekongo.co.uk/post/i-ve-never</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aaf1929fbd0b41196c7054e</guid><category><![CDATA[LIFE]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:28:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9f7273_add4c327f38f493989eb8c54a7726998~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Urielle Klein-Mekongo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHERE IS THE MONEY?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being a Black working-class creative, building from the ground up, and learning how to create opportunities when nobody is coming to save you. Let's talk about money. Not the glamorous kind. Not the “six-figure creative entrepreneur” kind. Not the beautifully designed Instagram graphic telling you to monetise your passion. I'm talking about the money you need to actually make the work. The money for the train. The money for the rehearsal room. The money for the photographer. The money for the...]]></description><link>https://www.urielleklein-mekongo.co.uk/post/where-is-the-money</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aaed08b12f0baf721f39558</guid><category><![CDATA[CREATIVE LIFE]]></category><category><![CDATA[THEATRE]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:25:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9f7273_7ab1e32cd8474fc19016eb4789dc3998~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Urielle Klein-Mekongo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'VE BEEN AFRAID TO BE BEAUTIFUL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photograped by Michelle Rodriguez. On surviving sexual abuse, being seen, and learning that my beauty belongs to me. There is something I have been trying to understand about myself. Why, for so long, have I been afraid of being beautiful? Not beautiful in the abstract. I mean really seeing myself as beautiful. Putting on the outfit I actually want to wear. Doing my makeup because I want to feel good. Wearing the jewellery. Taking the photograph. Looking at myself in the mirror and not...]]></description><link>https://www.urielleklein-mekongo.co.uk/post/i-ve-been-afraid-to-be-beautiful</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aaec53f12f0baf721f38348</guid><category><![CDATA[LIFE]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:01:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9f7273_af1c2da4374e4884acafd42e77f6507f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_533,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Urielle Klein-Mekongo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RUNNER GIRL: THE STORIES WE CARRY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photography: Courtney Nathan Phillip. Creative direction: Tanasha Chege. On movement, memory, girlhood and the kind of theatre that finds you where you are. There are some theatre nights where you leave thinking about the production. And then there are nights where you leave thinking about yourself. I went to see Runner Girl at Brixton House last night because my friend Ewa Dina directed it. I wanted to support her, of course, but I also went in simply ready to watch a piece of theatre. I...]]></description><link>https://www.urielleklein-mekongo.co.uk/post/runner-girl-the-stories-we-carry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aaebe6112f0baf721f378f5</guid><category><![CDATA[THEATRE]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:13:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9f7273_f5b291b48b76410bb95df4e85084cdce~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_744,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Urielle Klein-Mekongo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Was Never Taught About Black Women in British History. So I Decided to Do Something About It]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Big Issue · 2025 A personal reflection on Black British history, activism, theatre and the creation of Black Power Desk. I wrote this piece for The Big Issue ahead of the opening of Black Power Desk. In it, I reflect on growing up without being taught about Black British history, discovering the stories of the Mangrove Nine, and why those histories became the starting point for creating a musical rooted in Black British experience. I also explore the questions at the heart of the work —...]]></description><link>https://www.urielleklein-mekongo.co.uk/post/i-was-never-taught-about-black-women-in-british-history-so-i-decided-to-do-something-about-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9e446f456d471f0df90ce4</guid><category><![CDATA[LIFE]]></category><category><![CDATA[CULTURE]]></category><category><![CDATA[THEATRE]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9f7273_04c5d22f33874b03b7d7e9a37c11065d~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_760,h_698,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Urielle Klein-Mekongo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[YVETTE: FROM STAGE TO SCREEN]]></title><description><![CDATA[A story I wrote almost a decade ago is coming home in a new form. There are some stories that stay with you. You write them.You perform them.You move on. Or at least you think you do. Yvette is one of those stories for me. I first wrote and performed Yvette as my debut play — a one-woman story about a young girl growing up in North West London, navigating friendship, family, adolescence, humour and the devastating experience of childhood sexual abuse. It was deeply personal work. And somehow,...]]></description><link>https://www.urielleklein-mekongo.co.uk/post/yvette-from-stage-to-screen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9e408fde6f1c87ba2814d4</guid><category><![CDATA[CREATIVE LIFE]]></category><category><![CDATA[THEATRE]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:51:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9f7273_640e987c7ebc49b295e42ecb8cfe3ac3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_977,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Urielle Klein-Mekongo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A NEW ERA: BECOMING A PRODUCER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introducing Concrete Flower Productions There comes a point in your creative life when you realise you don't just want to be part of the story. You want to help decide which stories get told. For me, that moment is now. I’m incredibly proud to officially introduce Concrete Flower Productions — my new production company and the beginning of a new chapter in my career as a producer. Visit Concrete Flower Productions → Concrete Flower is a Black-led production company creating original theatre,...]]></description><link>https://www.urielleklein-mekongo.co.uk/post/a-new-era-becoming-a-producer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9e3e7afb6ec7c0e4e44898</guid><category><![CDATA[THEATRE]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:36:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9f7273_fe2bfcc062334660b013560d0a082109~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Urielle Klein-Mekongo</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>