in partnership with The B-Bar
Joseph Toonga
Dance & Choreography Workshop
For ages 18+
Note: If you have ReBels Advanced Full Membership for the Spring 2023 term attendance of this masterclass is included within your £50 fee and you do not need to pay again. To book a place and not pay please use the code provided by the ReBels Coordinator when you signed up (and type this in the promo code box after you've added your place to your cart)
About The Masterclass
Joseph aims to change lives through the power of dance and for anyone who engages to be encouraged and empowered.
The dance workshop will focus on working with improvisation and creating original movement vocabulary, inspired by Joseph Toonga's latest performance Born to Exist and the Hip Hop foundations from which they work with. You will be introduced to street dance techniques, storytelling in dance, and choreographic tasks based on Joseph Toonga’s practice.
For ages: 18+
How much does it cost to attend?
Places cost £6. You can pay more than this if you want to support Barbican Theatre's work and the free places available at this workshop (in a Pay It Forward manner)
There are a limited number of £0 Pay What You Decide places at this workshop available for those who might otherwise bot be able to afford to attend. Once they are gone they are gone so please #BeKind when booking one.
If you have ReBels Advanced Full Membership for the Spring 2023 term attendance of this masterclass is included within your £50 fee and you do not need to pay again. To book a place (and not pay again!) please add to cart and then when prompted to add a promo code please add the special code you'll have been sent when your membership was confirmed (if you don't have this code please email rebels@barbicantheatre.co.uk)
Attendee guidance / trigger warnings / safe space
Age Guidance: suitable for ages 18
Emotional / trigger warnings: none expected.
Health warnings: this is a physical dance and movement workshop. We'd advise attendees to wear comfortable, loose clothing and bring a drink.
Barbican Theatre is a safe space - safe to be who you are, regardless of race, class, religion, country of origin, immigration status, (dis)ability, age, gender, identity, or sexual orientation.
About Your Workshop Leader: Joseph Toonga
Joseph Toonga originates from Cameroon and was raised in East London. Joseph makes and performs dance productions relevant to the here and now which are embedded in Hip Hop and inspired by real life stories. His craftsmanship and signature choreographic style challenges conventions commonly used in Hip Hop dance and shifts audience perceptions by addressing racial stigmas and societal stereotypes.
Joseph has recently been appointed Emerging Choreographer with The Royal Ballet and in Autumn 2021 was Movement Director for Fair Play, A Bush Theatre Direction by Ella Road. Other commissions and achievements to date include:
English National Ballet School
Secret Cinema collaboration for premier of French film Les Miserables
Boston Conservatoire of Dance
National Youth Ballet/ Bundesjugendballett
Richard Alston Dance Company
Alongside extensive teaching and independent commissions, Joseph runs his dance company ‘Just Us Dance Theatre’, a collective founded 2007 where he has established an international Artis Development Programme in Brazil and the UK’s first annually running Hip Hop Apprenticeship company. He is also co-founder of artist-led hip-hop initiative ‘Artists4Artists’.
Tickets
Places cost £6. You can pay more than this if you want to support Barbican Theatre's work and the free places available at this workshop (in a Pay It Forward manner)
There are a limited number of £0 Pay What You Decide places at this workshop available for those who might otherwise bot be able to afford to attend. Once they are gone they are gone so please #BeKind when booking one.
Note: If you have ReBels Advanced Full Membership for the Spring 2023 term attendance of this masterclass is included within your £50 fee and you do not need to pay again. To book a place (and not pay again!) please add to cart and then when prompted to add a promo code please add the special code you'll have been sent when your membership was confirmed(if you don't have this code please email rebels@barbicantheatre.co.uk)
Accessiblity
If you have any specific access requirements (for example wheelchair access) please leave details in the comment box when placing your order or email our team at info@barbicantheatre.co.uk and they will arrange this for you.
Venue Info
Barbican Theatre
Castle Street
The Barbican
Plymouth
PL1 2NJ
Situated behind the Mayflower Visitor Centre just off the main Barbican road (opposite the 'Prawn' and Mayflower Steps.
info@barbicantheatre.co.uk
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(Fri 3 March 7:30pm - Pay What You Decide)
