*This workshop is open to Cardboard Citizen Members 16 – 30 years old
Come and join movement director, choreographer and director Rachael Nanyonjo, as we explore storytelling through movement.
Storytelling through movement is an introductory level workshop exploring movement as a method for storytelling and dance theatre.
We will be encouraging you to explore devising skills through ensemble work and delve into character work physically and experience how play is used in theatre making. As well as ensemble warmups, devising games and physicalizing moments from scripts alongside an eclectic musical soundtrack.
Let’s play, ask questions, develop some movement vocabulary but most of all have fun!
About Rachael Nanyonjo
Rachael Nanyonjo is a Ugandan British director, choreographer and movement director working in the U.K. and internationally. Rachael holds a Masters in choreography from Middlesex University and a BA Honours in Dance Studies Roehampton University.
Credits as a director: Recognition for Talawa Theatre Company as their flag ship show for Croydon Borough of Culture 2023, Recognition received – Off West End Awards (Offies) nominations for best direction, videography and choreography and won best musical direction. Next Please for Almeida Theatre; Recognition for 45North Ltd and Ellie Keel Productions and 2:1 for Kansaze Dance Theatre at Rich Mix.
As an associate director: Retrograde (Apollo Theatre Westend), Play On! The Musical (A Talawa Theatre production) UK tour including Belgrade Theatre, Liverpool Playhouse, Bristol Old Vic and Lyric Hammersmith, Newsies (Disney & Runaway Entertainment – Winner of Olivier Award for Best Choreography) Troubadour Theatre; Moonlight / Night School at the Pinter Theatre). As assistant director: The Stepmother Caroline or Change at Chichester Festival Theatre.
Notable works as a choreographer / movement director include: The P Word winner of Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre; Olivier award nominated Westend Hit & Broadway Transfer Misty By Arinze Kene; Boys From The Black Stuff by James Graham at The National Theatre and Westend; NETFLIX’S romcom Love at First Sight, Uncle Vanya for Theater Dortmund; The Tempest for The Globe Theatre; Purple Snowflakes and Titty Wanks at the Abbey Theatre and Royal Court London; My Mothers Funeral for Paines Plough Winner of Fringe Edinburgh Fringe, Bristol Old Vic, UK Tour & SoHo Playhouse, New York. Bernstein’s MASS at the Southbank Centre conducted by Marlin Alsop; Alice Childress’s Trouble in Mind at The National Theatre England; Shebeen directed by Matthew Xia at Stratford East & Nottingham Playhouse; Changing Destiny at the Young Vic by Booker Prize winner Ben Okri and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah .
Choreography for TV and film: Love at First Sight (Netflix); The Following Events Are Base on Pact of Lies (BBC & Sister productions); CBeebies: Christmas in Storyland and Pirates (Netflix).
