Joshie is a dance and light creative.
Winner of the Black British Theatre Awards for the 'Best Lighting Design Award' 2023 [and nominated in 2022 and 2024] and is a fellow with Factory International / Manchester International Festival 2023.
As an independent artist, Joshie choreographs exclusively with lights. Fascinated with the physicality, musicality and emotionality lights can embody.
Dancing
Adam Linder, Sir Richard Alston, Michael Clark Company, Sir Matthew Bourne, New Adventures ‘The Red Shoes’, Christopher Williams (joyce, nyc)
Ballet Black [Arthur Pita, Mark Bruce, Will Tuckett and Christopher Hampson], Jose Agudo, Inala Live with Soweto Gospel Choir [West End,]
Illyr, Anthea Hamilton, Delphine Gaborit, English National Ballet, BalleT Boyz, New English Ballet
Trained at Rambert School and Elizabeth Hill School of Dance and Drama.
founding associate of the African Diaspora Dance Association.
POSING
Diesel [Matt Lambert, Campaign] ASOS [active wear campaign & do you campaign], GUCCI [Adam Csoka Keller & Evelyn Benčičová, Second Summer of Love], NOWNESS x Harrods,
COS, DSquared, PUMA, BBC Arts, Matches Fashion, Vogue, Mr Smith Paris, Saul nash
as well as being featured in various fashion publications and fashion weeks.
LIGHTING
Satara Gakye AKA Lorna Gee [Legends of Them, Royal Court], Royal Ballet (legacy, Royal Opera House), Royal Shakespeare Company (Holly Race Roughan, The new Real,),
Cush Jumbo (Regent's Open Air Theatre], Drew McOnie [Cake The Musical, West End), Nikolai Foster [Evita, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Curve]
Dickson Mbi [Scottish Ballet], Julia Cheng [Sadler’s Wells ], Hose of MCR (factory internartional), Gary Clark (dentention).
Bat For Lashes [Dream of Delphi 2023 Concert Tour, Queen Elizabeth Hall], Anthea Hamilton [Southbank, Hayward Gallery], Wet Mess (Testo). Mark Baldwin OBE [Rite of Spring, Sadler’s Wells],
Nathan Powell [National Theatre], Satara Gakye AKA Lorna Gee [Legends of Them, Brixtonhouse], National Dance Company of Wales [SAY], theatr gen cymru (Dawns y Ceirw),
Xnthony [Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry Musical], Clod Ensemble [London Contemporary Dance], Scarabeus Aerial Theatre [Emerging, The Lowry], Magnus Westwell [Mandrake Hotel / Machine Woman],
Sonny Nwachukwu [Saturn Returns, Queen Elizabeth Hall], Richard Chappell [Hot House / Infinite Ways Home], mia Jerome [the instrumentals]
Gary Clarke, Julie Cunningham, Jose Agudo, Yen Ching Penthouss, Kerry Nichols, freddie wulf, Arielle Smith, Fraser Buchanan
Jack Philps, Lazarus LDN, Warrington Public Art, Jasmine Chui, Disturbance
Node tv, Mathieu Geffré, Jonathon Luke Baker
awards
'lighting recognition award' - black British theatre awards - winner - 2023
'lighting recognition award' - black British theatre awards - nomination - 2024
'lighting recognition award' - black British theatre awards - nomination - 2022
'lighting design' - offies theatre award - Sucker punch - national theatre - nomination - 2023
'lighting design' - offies theatre award - The instrumentals - Little angel theatre - nomination - 2023
'best dance production' - Saturn returns, queen Elizabeth hall - black British theatre awards - nomination - 2022
'best design' - Oliver Cromwell is really very sorry - Dublin fringe awards - nomination - 2022
'best production' -Oliver Cromwell is really very sorry - Dublin fringe awards - nomination - 2022
bursary artist at agudo dance company - 2021
3rd prize Winner - WYSIWYG 'wackit' lighting design contest - royal albert hall - 2021
specially commended - prize winner - artistry with dance - charlotte Kirkpatrick award - 2014