Artistic Director Kate Stafford and Technical Director Gideon Kagoya met in Malawi in 2002, where Kate was working for Story Workshop, an Education Media NGO and Gideon was working as a lecturer at Blantyre Teachers' College.

Shortly afterwards, Kate founded Nanzikambe, an Arts Development NGO, directing and producing major theatre work which toured throughout Malawi and to Zimbabwe and South Africa, and working with the development community through donor organisations and local NGOs, providing interactive theatre and communications training.

Gideon came to settle in the UK in late 2004; when Kate returned to London in mid-2005 they set up Bilimankhwe Arts as a sister company to Nanzikambe, and to produce inter-cultural work both within the local community in North London and world wide.

Bilimankhwe Arts' Board of Trustees:

Toby Harris

Ann Ward

Tracey Clark-Edwards (chair)

Gideon Kagoya

Matthew Rich

Lawrence Harrison