Artist Dafe Orugbo's headshot. He is wearing a purple t-shirt and standing in front of a pink wall with floral wallpaper.

Dafe Orugbo

Artist

Dafe Orugbo is an award-winning artist and board member of the Performing Arts Forum.

Last year, he was selected for the Abbey Theatre’s prestigious Box of Tricks program. His was one of the 10 scripts selected out of 250 applicants. That same script (Am I The A**hole?) premiered at  Dublin Fringe Festival in September 2025, supported by Fishamble, where it was met with a sold-out run in Smock Alley’s main space.

In Early 2025, Dafe premiered another production, Fin.-The Harbinger of Death, at the Scene+Heard festival. It was also a sold-out show that received an overwhelmingly positive response.

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.