Dione Joseph founded New Zealand-based, Black Creatives Aotearoa (BCA) in 2018 to provide resources and support for African and Afro-Caribbean heritage artists in New Zealand.
Their focus is on arts and international collaboration, producing and facilitating artistic projects that span across different countries and cultures.
Her writing appears in outlets like the New Zealand Herald, Te Kaharoa, Academia.edu, and she has served as theatre critic for publications such as Australian Stage.
Joseph has directed several plays, including “America Rex” (2018) by Tom Minter and “Po' Boys and Oysters" (2022) by Estelle Chout.
She is the recipient of numerous awards and residencies, including a 2013 Australian Creative Young Stars grant and 2014 fellowship at Lincoln Centre Directors Lab in New York.