Joel Brown (Axis, Candoco Dance Company) on becoming a dancer.
Joel Brown is an American dancer based in London. He has toured extensively with Brown Rice Productions and AXIS Dance Company from 2011-2014 and is currently engaged with Candoco Dance Company since 2015. He has performed works by and collaborated with choreographers such as Yasmeen Godder, Arlene Phillips, Alexander Whitley, Trisha Brown, Yvonne Rainer, Marc Brew, and others.
Joel was nominated for an Isadora Duncan Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Performance" in 2013 and was recently awarded an "Emerging Artist" grant from Unlimited to create a new duet with himself and former Scottish Ballet principal dancer, Eve Mutso.
Rachel Elderkin is a freelance dancer and dance writer based in London. Her dance writing can be also be read in the Stage, londondance.com, Exeunt and British Theatre Guide. She is a member of the UK's Critics' Circle, and has previously written for publications including Fjord Review, the Skinny (Scotland) and LeftLion (Nottingham) where she was Art Editor.
Credits:
Host: Rachel Elderkin
Guest: Joel Brown
Editing and production: George Bushaway
Produced for Fjord Review