From Vision to Reality: Meet the 2026/2027 Roundhouse Resident Artists

Carmen is a French-born, UK-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who fuses a deep melodic sensibility with a sharp alternative edge. Having toured extensively with her previous band Belmondo and her current project CARNE, she is now working on CARNE’s debut EP, blending rich, textured arrangements and raw instrumentation with emotionally charged, uncompromising songwriting.

Elena is a queer poet and writer from the Midlands whose work explores queerness, belonging and the meeting points between bodies, landscapes and language. Drawing on a background in psychology, they create poetry that is intimate, expansive and rooted in connection. Alongside performing across the UK as a multi-slam finalist, as a facilitator Elena creates welcoming spaces for others to write, reflect and unwind, believing poetry should be accessible to everyone.

Cuttfruit is a South East London-based artist and producer creating industrial electronic music combining growling textures and heartfelt melodies. Their work uses rhythm, noise and sonic detail as vehicles to explore post-gender queer vulnerability. Working across live performance and audiovisual practice, themes of digital freedom and alternative futures collide, while their wider work spans theatre composition, experimental film and community organising.

Marcel Bedeau is a London-based actor, writer, poet and theatre maker whose work blends social critique with warmth, humour and rhythm. Working across theatre, spoken word and movement, he creates performances that are politically engaged, deeply human and rooted in connection. Marcel is a member of the Roundhouse Poetry Collective and an alumnus of the Almeida Young Company and Daniel Kaluuya's Centre 59, continuing to develop multidisciplinary work that brings together storytelling, performance and activism.

Isidora is a North London-based singer-songwriter whose music blends alternative R&B, soul and jazz-inflected pop with emotional honesty and striking vocal performances. Her songs pair lush orchestral textures with organic instrumentation and understated electronic elements, creating soundscapes that feel both intimate and expansive. Moving effortlessly between delicate falsettos and powerful, full-bodied vocals, Isidora crafts music that is soulful, cinematic and deeply expressive.

Adonu Selorm is a South London-based writer, actor and producer whose work across screen and stage blends poetry and movement to tell grounded, human stories rooted in Black British identity, brotherhood and social justice. Alongside extensive stage and screen credits, Selorm’s writing includes his BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying short film Man To Man, which he also stars in alongside David Harewood and which has received multiple awards at international film festivals. He is a founding member of House of Vox and co-founder of XVI Studios, creating bold, multidisciplinary work that champions Black and Global Majority voices and emerging talent.

Mar!k is an East London-born artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist whose music blurs the boundaries between alternative R&B, hip-hop, reggae, electronic and rock. Raised between London and Antigua, his groove-driven sound is rooted in fearless experimentation, vivid textures and a belief in breaking rules to build feeling. Entirely self-taught, he honed his craft from the ground up before self-producing his debut album while on a scholarship at Abbey Road, cementing his distinctive sonic identity. Alongside his own releases, Mar!k founded Stems By Mar!k, a collaborative live music platform where artists, musicians and producers create music in real time. A 2025 MOBO UnSung alumnus who has performed at Glastonbury and SXSW London, Mar!k continues to carve out a world where curiosity, individuality and fearless creativity take centre stage.

Shermya is a London-based poet, playwright and actor whose work explores memory, identity, loss and the echo of girlhood. Her work has been longlisted for the Forward Prize for Poetry, shortlisted for BBC Words First and she is a Roundhouse Poetry Slam finalist. Shermya's work blends the intimacy of poetry with theatrical storytelling to create emotionally resonant work that examines Black girlhood, love and nostalgia through lyrical language and performance.

Zoiya is a South London-based singer-songwriter and producer whose mesmeric sound draws on R&B, alternative and indie influences. Rooted in introspective songwriting, her work pairs dreamy textures and luminous vocals with unexpected moments of dissonance, crafting soundscapes that are bewitching and emotionally resonant. A classically trained pianist and self-taught multi-instrumentalist, Zoiya approaches music with a deep sense of intention, creating songs that invite listeners into carefully crafted worlds.

Victor Sarpong is a British-Ghanaian writer and poet from London whose work explores the relationship between place, identity and social change. His poetry is observational and politically engaged, using language as a tool for reflection and commentary on the world we share. He has presented work with the South London Gallery, the Victoria & Albert Museum, Christie’s and Letters To The Earth, and is an alumnus of the Roundhouse Poetry Collective. His recent work considers the tension between urban and rural spaces, and how ideas of access, belonging and value are shaped by geography.