Ep 15, Artist Talks: Joshua Peugh

Joshua Peugh is an internationally acclaimed choreographer. He is the founder and former Artistic Director of Dark Circles Contemporary Dance and co-founder of Fair Assembly (an ensemble theatre company). He has created work for festivals in Asia, Europe, and North America, winning awards for his choreography in South Korea, Japan, Canada, and the USA. He was the recipient of the Grand Prize at the McCallum Theatre's 18th Annual Choreography Festival, and Dance Magazine chose him as one of their "25 to Watch."

Joshua served as choreographer for legendary soprano Kathleen Battle's concert Underground Railroad - A Spiritual Journey and was the 2018 recipient of the Natalie Skelton Award for Artistic Excellence. He has a long list of commissions including over 60 works for Amy Siewert’s Imagery, BalletX, Ballet Memphis, St. Louis Dance Theatre, BODYTRAFFIC, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, Boston Dance Theatre, and at least 18 others including our own Richmond Ballet.

In this episode we cover:

• Why dance is a way of being

• Pushing back against media archetypes through dance

• Re-imagining who you are...how authentic identity can emerge from

  living in another culture

• Movement is the most innate form of communication/dance is a human ritual

• Making dance more accessible by re-imagining familiar narratives

Website: www.joshualpeugh.com

IG: @joshualpeugh