JODIE COLE
Choreographer | Movement Director | Performer
Qualifications
MA Movement: Directing and Teaching - Royal Central School of Speech & Drama (RCSSD) - 2017 to 2019
Certificate Contemporary Dance - London Contemporary Dance School - 2005 to 2006
BA Hons Contemporary Dance - Middlesex University - 2002 to 2005
Certified Yin Yoga Teacher (Cert Yoga Alliance) - Biff Mithoefer - 2012
Frantic Assembly - Advanced Performance Course - 2015
Germaine Acogny - Acogny technique, Sabar - L’ecole des Sables, Senegal - 2015
Dance Research Studio - The Speaking Dancer Interdisciplinary Course - 2015/16
Professional Experience
2020
Inclusive dance facilitator – Inspiration Creative, Ramsgate. Online and in studio dance for adults with learning disabilities.
Performer - Moving Labour. Margate Art School, Margate.
Movement Director – FLEX, Theatre Network Thanet (Looping The Loop), Ramsgate. Professional development - online workshops.
Movement Director – Brigitte Aphrodite. The Gulbenkian, Canterbury.
Choreographer - LIVE @ Trinity Laban. Laban Theatre. Collaborating with professional percussionist to create a piece for students with autism
Regional Expert – U Dance, shortlisting panel for community dance platform. Laban.
Movement Director – Made From Love. Directed by Artistic Rebellion. Camden’s People’s Theatre.
Inclusive dance teacher - SLiDE. Open Season @ Fairfield halls, Croydon. Inclusive dance for adults with additional needs.
2019
Movement director - Welcome To Thebes. Directed by Filter Theatre, Oliver Dimsdale and Ferdy Roberts. Embassy Theatre, Royal Central School of Speech & Drama (RCSSD)
Step Into Dance mentor - supporting the development of dance facilitators and assessing the quality of the Step Into Dance programme. Step Into Dance (Royal Academy of Dance).
Choreographer - Laban Theatre, U Dance platform. Choreographer for SLiDE inclusive dance company. Working with adults 18-30. Regular workshops for SLiDE community programme working with young adults with additional needs.
Inclusive & mainstream teacher - Step Into Dance (RAD). Until present.
2018
Movement Director - Lost Empires, adapted by Bert Coules - RCSSD
Assistant movement director & dance captain - Beyond The Deepening Shadow: The Tower Remembers - Tower Of London, Historic Royal Palaces
Actor movement coach - BA Acting, intensive movement fundamentals. Mentored by Debbie Green - RCSSD
Actor movement coach - MA Acting for Screen, movement for actors. Mentored by Vanessa Ewan - RCSSD
Researcher - The Liberal Sheen of Inclusivity in Theatre: Questioning perceptions of disabled and non-disabled bodies within actor movement training - RCSSD
Dancer/ Actor - Bricolage Dance UK - The Place
Mentor to freelance dance facilitators - Step Into Dance (RAD)
2017
Dancer/ Actor - Bricolage Dance UK - Blue Elephant theatre.
Movement Director - Women At War- Women and War Festival & Edinburgh Festival
Teacher - Dance West - Mainstream and inclusive dance teacher for young people and adults.
Movement Director - SISATA Open Air Theatre - Othello - UK Tour
Movement Director - Women At War - Greenwich Theatre
2016
Choreographer - Buddhafield Festival - 40+ performers, site specific.
Dancer / Actor / Choreographer - I am not in Love - Salisbury Arts Centre
Dancer / Actor - Silent Scream by Amy Robinson - Chisenhale Dance Space
Dancer / Actor / Choreographer - I am not in Love - Resolution 2016 - The Place London
2015
Dancer / Actor / Choreographer - I am not in Love - Emerge 2015 - The Space, London
Teacher - Global Arts Organisation - Indian dance for the elderly - Until present
Yoga Teacher - reed.co.uk - Until present
Dancer - Lanla Dance - L’ecole des Sables, Senegal
Dancer / Actor / Choreographer - Holi Woman - Resolution 2015 - The Place
2014
Yoga Teacher - London Buddhist Centre - London - Until 2016
Teacher - Parkour Dance - The “forever young” programme for 60+
Dancer - Parkour Dance - Lovebox Festival and Secret Garden Party (site specific)
Dancer / Teacher / Choreographer - Performers Without Borders - 5 month tour of India
2013
Dancer / Choreographer / Curator - “Dancing to India” - London Buddhist Arts Centre
Dancer / Actor- Polaroid - Gary Clarke - Greenwich Dance Agency
Dancer / Choreographer / Actor - LUSTRUM - Gary Clarke - Greenwich Dance Agency
Choreographer - Royal Festival Hall - Step Live! Step Into Dance
2012
Dancer / Actor - She Knocked Three Times - Needlefoot Dance - The Place London
Choreographer - Sadler’s Wells - Step Live! Step Into Dance
2010
Assistant Dance Development Manager - Step Into Dance (RAD) - Until 2013
Inclusive & mainstream Teacher - Step Into Dance (RAD) - Until present
2008
Teacher - AIR - Inclusive creative practice at Pendragon School (Humanities College status that caters for students with a range of additional needs)
2007
Choreographer / Dancer - Plucking and Bowing - Music video - The Shadow Orchestra
Yoga & Dance Teacher - Kickstep - Primary and secondary schools - Until 2010
Dance / Drama Teacher - Artis Education - Primary schools - Until 2010