Masterclass with Josh Beamish Ages 9 - 12

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Masterclass with Josh Beamish Ages 9 - 12

CA$25.00

Josh Beamish's junior masterclass is designed for young dancers eager to explore contemporary dance through fun and accessible movement. Participants will engage with simplified excerpts from Beamish's repertoire, including selections from Proximity. The class focuses on building foundational dance skills such as coordination, spatial awareness, and creative expression. Through guided exercises and Beamish's dynamic teaching style, students will experience the joy of movement while gaining an introduction to professional choreography in a supportive and engaging environment.

 
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Josh Beamish's junior masterclass is designed for young dancers eager to explore contemporary dance through fun and accessible movement. Participants will engage with simplified excerpts from Beamish's repertoire, including selections from Proximity. The class focuses on building foundational dance skills such as coordination, spatial awareness, and creative expression. Through guided exercises and Beamish's dynamic teaching style, students will experience the joy of movement while gaining an introduction to professional choreography in a supportive and engaging environment.

JOSH BEAMISH:

Joshua Beamish founded MOVETHECOMPANY in Vancouver in 2005. The company currently operates between Vancouver and New York City, with charitable operational bases in each city. His works have toured throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Creations include works for The Royal Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, Vancouver Opera, Cape Town Opera, New York City Ballet Principals Wendy Whelan for Restless Creature and Ashley Bouder for The Ashley Bouder Project, Dance Live with American Ballet Theatre Principals Herman Cornejo and Skylar Brandt, New York City Ballet's New York Choreographic Institute, Compania Nacional de Danza de Mexico and Toronto Dance Theatre, among others. Joshua choreographed for the CBC Radio Canada series Ils Dansent and with Cirque du Soleil for World EXPO Shanghai.

He was an inaugural Artist-in-Residence at The Joyce Theater’s Choreographic Center, in addition to residencies at The Banff Centre and Jacob’s Pillow. Notable presentations include BAM Next Wave, The Joyce Theater, The Guggenheim Museum/NYC, Royal Opera House/London, Princeton University, Fire Island Dance Festival, The Harris Theater/Chicago, Sziget Festival/Budapest, Artists in Action/Mumbai, Seoul International Dance Festival and the Bangkok International Festival, among others.

Joshua most recently premiered a new work at NYC's Lincoln Center, in celebration of 25 years of Youth America Grand Prix. The work featured a cast of dancers from The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, English National Ballet and Philadelphia Ballet. He was also Creative Director of the two-program event.