Jonathan Ben-Shaul

Movement Director Theatremaker Community Engagement Artist Filmmaker

Hi! My name is Jonathan. My preferred pronouns are he/him. I am interested in movement driven work with a particular emphasis on community engagement, social commentary, architecture and wellbeing. I like to work across disciplines and like to make stuff which is both silly and moving.

Credits

Choreographer/Director, 'What Shall We Do With These Buildings?' [dance-documentary film], Kharkiv Residency Slovo (Ukraine), 2 months, 2021

Actor/DJ, No One by Akimbo Theatre [theatre], SALT (Oslo), 2 weeks, 2021

Actor/Scenographer/Workshop Facilitator, Tonnerre S'eclaire by La Septima [lantern parade], Burgundy (France), 2 weeks, 2021

Director/Movement, MOJAVE by Citizens Band Radio [Theatre], National Theatre of Iceland, 1 week, 2019

Assistant DIrector/Movement, The Tempest [Theatre], venues across the east coast of the U.S., 2 months, 2018

Training

2019—2021 L'Ecole Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq
Professional Course (two years) and L.E.M.

2015—2018 University of Cambridge
BA (Hons) English Literature

07/21 — 09/21 Kharkhiv School of Architecture
As part of a two month artistic residency in Ukraine, I taught movement and sculpture to first year architects.

01/19—08/19 East London Dance
I took part in the 'Future Innovators' creative incubation program at East London Dance. In this role, I worked as an assistant movement therapist for people with disabilities at Mildmay Mission Hospital.

Frantic Assembly Intermediate course led by Simon Pittman

Gecko Theatre Intensive four-day workshop led by Ryen Perkins-Gangnes

British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat
Professional training course with a resulting accreditation as an actor combatant; unarmed combat (passed), rapier and dagger (distinction)

Location

London

Experience

1-2 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Architecture
  • Film - documentary
  • Film - feature
  • Magic / illusion
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Choreography
  • Devising
  • Directing
  • DJ
  • Facilitating
  • Movement Direction
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Puppetry
  • Set Design
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Street Theatre
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with disabled artists
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with young people
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development

Additional Languages

German and French

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