Joshie is a dance and light creative.
Current 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.
To much acclaim, Joshie created his version of The Rite of Spring - The Lite of Spring choreographed solely with light, premiering at The Place as part of Resolution Dance Festival.
PRANCING
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,
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
drew mconie, Mark Baldwin OBE, julia cheng, National dance company of wales, nathan powell (the national theatre), Jose Agudo, Neus Gil Cortés, Julie Cunningham,
Yen Ching, Anthea Hamilton, mia Jerome, Penthouss, Kerry Nichols, freddie wulf, Arielle Smith, Fraser Buchanan, Richard Chappell Dance,
Jona Dance Company, Mthuthuzeli November, Sonny Nwachukwu, house of absolute, Jonathon Luke Baker, Jack Philps, Lazarus LDN,
Node tv, 'Mind Ur Head' and Warrington Public Art, Jasmine Chui, Disturbance ugly duck, scarabaeus aerial theatre,
yuki & sarah golding, yolanda mercy xnthony, Magnus Westwell, Mathieu Geffré,
self taught LX designer & programmer
Masters - 'Light in Performance' at Rose Bruford.
founding member of lab___13
awards
'lighting design' - offies theatre award - Sucker punch - national theatre - nomination - 2023
'lighting design' - offies theatre award - The instrumentals - Little angel theatre - nomination - 2023
'lighting recognition award' - black British theatre awards - nomination - 2022
'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