Joanna Clare
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 51 - 59
- Height
- 5' 7" (1m 70cm)
- Weight
- 9st. 1lb. (58kg)
- Hair Colour
- Red
- Eye Colour
- Blue
- Build
- Slim
Documents
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document fileCV Joanna Clare
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2017 |
choreographer, Movement Director
Dance |
Daddy's Girl Giorgia Brown / Three Streets Production |
Vaults Festival, London |
2017 |
Movement and dance Tutor
Event |
Movement and dance training courses Sara Firrarello / Spazio Oscena, Catania |
Spazio Oscena |
2017 |
contemporary dance tutor and choreographer
Dance |
In Memory of Mandela, Lost, New Beginnings Maria Stella Anile / Associazione Culturale Spazio Danza, Catania |
|
2016 |
Dance and drama teacher
Event |
Workshops Education Group |
|
2016 |
Choreography and dance coach (Placement RCSSD)
Dance |
Coram Boy Catherine Alexander / Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
2016 |
Movement coach and Choreographer (placement RCCSD)
Dance |
Slaughter City and The Blu Hour Steve Dykes / Rose Bruford College |
Rose Bruford College |
2016 |
Movement direction
Dance |
The Little Bird that Stayed for Winter Daphna Attias / Peut etre Theatre |
The Round House |
2015 |
Creative dance tutor
Event |
Education Halcyon London International school |
|
2014 |
dance teacher
Event |
Ballet School Lydie Schrepfer / Hallsville Ballet, London |
Hallsville primary school Canning Town |
2014 |
teacher and tutor
Event |
Folk dance Rachel Elliott / English Folk dance and Song Society |
Cecil Sharp House |
2013 |
Dancer
Event |
Me-DEA & People in Transit Mari Frogna / Nutshell Dance |
The Place theatre plus tour |
2010 |
dance teacher
Event |
Children's classes Greenwich Dance |
Greenwich dance |
2010 |
Dancer
Event |
Good, better, Best Luis Del Gallos / Luis Del Gallos company |
The Place theatre & The Master Shipwright's House, Deptford |
2006 |
dancer and mime artist
Event |
Numerous opera Opera Nazionale di Roma |
Opera Nazionale di Roma |
1996 |
Dancer
Event |
three main productions Ugo Pitozzi / Compagnia Teatro danza Skene |
tours of Italy and International Festivals in Austria |
1996 |
Dancer
Event |
Carmen Anita Collins / Classical productions |
Earls Court and international tours |
1995 |
Dancer
Event |
various productions Patrizia Cerroni / danzatori Scalzi |
Tours of Italy and international Festivals in Austria |
1994 |
Director, Teacher, choreographer, dancer
Event |
Dance company and School Joanna Clare / Arte Danza |
|
1994 |
Artistic Director, choreographer and dancer
Event |
Many productions Joanna Clare / Arte Dance, Catania, Italy |
Sicily and National venues |
1994 |
Dancer
Event |
Carmen Anita Collins / Classical productions |
|
1993 |
Dancer
Event |
The Promised Land Bill T Jones / Bill T Jones Company |
Tour of Italian international festivals |
1992 |
dancer
Event |
A Choreographic Offering Nina Watt / Limon Dance student company |
New York and Rome |
1989 |
Solo Dancer
Event |
On the Run Wendy Taucher / Plath/Taucher Company NY |
Brooklyn theatre & tour of Italy |
1985 |
Dancer
Event |
Every day Dance Company Roberta Garrison / Every Day Dance Company |
Rome and national tours |
1981 |
Dancer/singer
Theatre |
West Side Story fringe |
jacksons lane Community Centre |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2016 | MA: Movement Teaching and Directing | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
2008 | PGC Dance in the Community | Trinity laban Conservatoire |
1982 | Four Year Diploma Contemporary dance | London Contemporary Dance School |
About me
I am a dance and movement Tutor with extensive experience in both the performance industry and in teaching contemporary dance, ballet and musical theatre to students of all ages and abilities. My specialism is in teaching contemporary dance technique, Choreography and Movement systems to undergraduate and post graduate students of dance and Acting.Trained in contemporary dance, ballet and Jazz at London Contemporary Dance school, I have performed in productions and dance companies using many dance styles as well as in physical theatre, mime, International and English Folk dance, in theatre and in opera. I have worked in companies based in the UK, Italy and in New York and have toured extensively.
A performer for many years I combined a strong contemporary and ballet technique with an expressive and interpretative quality. I was often chosen for roles interpreting strong female characters but also have also performed in pure dance. Continuing to perform until recently, I maintain my personal fitness by taking class regularly, practicing yoga and my personal training programme.
Drawing from this extensive performance experience when teaching dance and movement, I am passionate about transferring my love of dance as a performance art to my students. My teaching experience covers a wide spectrum of abilities and environments. Specializing in tutoring professional dancers and actors, students undergoing vocational training and on BA and MA courses, I have also taught in primary and secondary education and in community centers which I believe enhances my understanding of human development, the challenges of studying dance and movement at an adult age and the issues facing adolescence and students coming into HE. My motto is that everyone can dance and sometimes learning to overcome obstacles and to work with the body one has, leads to more intelligent dancers who know how to take care of their bodies and therefore go further. I have taught many dance styles, from contemporary (Graham, Cunningham, Limon), release and somatic work, contact improvisation, classical ballet, jazz, folk, dance, salsa which I find enriches my choreographic work and movement direction as well as teaching choreography and composition. I have an innate knowledge and understanding of Graham, Limon and Cunningham techniques, having studied at LCDS, performed in lecture Demonstrations and taught all three techniques to training dancers. However, today my classes are release and Limon based and I draw from somatic work such as Skinner releasing Technique, Pilates and Yoga.
With two teaching diplomas, A Post Graduate Certificate in Dance in Community (Trinity Laban) and an MA in Movement Teaching and Directing (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama), I am knowledgeable and practiced in recent teaching methods and strategies, human development and psychology, working with SEN and inclusive practice, classroom management, planning, creating curriculum, schemes of work, assessments, holding tutorials and writing reports.
I am a good leader, decisive about what I want while listening to colleagues ideas and advice and a team player, always sharing my experience and ideas with colleagues.
I am spontaneous and able to change plans and schedules at the last minute, am good at problem solving and am also a reliable and punctual member of any organisation.
Additional skills:
I can drive and have my own car.
I love swimming and playing tennis.
I sing and am able to read music and play the piano (moderately well).
I am computer literate.
I am bi lingual Italian/English and can speak French.
Additional information:
I have recently completed an MA in Movement Teaching and Directing at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. This has widened my horizons as I have started working with actors, directing movement for theatre and teaching release based movement for actors. I have carried out research into sensory stimulus as a way into character and the MA has led me to reflect on my teaching of dance, teaching the whole person rather than imposing technique, therefore drawing out the unique personality of each dancer. I hope to continue directing movement for theatre as well as choreographing for dance.
Skills
Languages Spoken | French, Italian |
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Accents/Dialects | English - General |
Dance Styles | African dance styles, Ballet, Bollywood, Ceilidh, Contact Improvisation, Contemporary, Country Dancing, Flamenco, Folk, Greek, Historical Dance, Jazz, Jive, Latin American, Line Dancing, Pilates, Rock n Roll, Salsa, Samba, Swing Dance, Tango, Zumba |
Vocal Types | Soprano |
Musical Skills | Oboe |
Organisations / Memberships | NCDTA |
Work Permits | EU |