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Jonathan Goddard (born 12 December 1979) is a British dancer, movement director and choreographer.

He is best known for his multi award-winning career in British contemporary dance; most notably his performances with Richard Alston Dance Company, Rambert, Mark Bruce Company and collaborations with Ballerina Natalia Osipova.

Performing Career

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Jonathan has worked for most major British dance companies. In 1999, he joined Scottish Dance Theatre[1] under the artistic direction of Janet Smith before returning to London in 2002 to work with Richard Alston Dance Company.[2] During his time with Alston he was nominated for numerous awards, including an Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Dance,[3] and went on to be the first contemporary dancer to win Best Male Dancer at the Critics' Circle National Dance Awards in 2007.[4][5] He joined Rambert in 2008 creating and performing work by Christopher Bruce, Merce Cunningham, Aletta Collins, Mark Baldwin, Javier de Frutos, Itzik Galili, Tim Rushton, Henri Oguike, Siobhan Davies among others.[6] Since leaving Rambert in 2013, he became a member of New Movement Collective and has been a consultant tutor at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.[7][8]

He created the title role of Dracula (Mark Bruce Company) winning the Southbank Sky Arts Award for Dance[9] in 2013, and both Best Dancer and Outstanding Performance categories at the Critics' Circle National Dance Awards the year after.[10]

In 2015 he began a collaboration with choreographer Sir Robert Cohan CBE[11] which continued until Cohan's death in 2021.[12][13]

In 2016 he performed with The Royal Ballet for Les Enfants Terrible at the Barbican.[14]

He began a performing partnership with Natalia Osipova in 2018, for Pure Dance at Sadler's Wells performing Flutter,[15] a duet for Osipova and Goddard choreographed by Iván Pérez. In 2019 he collaborated again with Osipova on a full-length production, The Mother,[16] choreographed by Arthur Pita, winning Outstanding Performance[17] in the Critics' Circle later that year.

Jonathan was also part of the Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event[18] by the Merce Cunningham Trust, an evening of performances staged between London,[19] New York and Los Angeles to celebrate what would have been the choreographer's 100th Birthday.

Jonathan's most recent performances includes Clorinda Agonistes[20] for Shobana Jeyasingh and Phaedra and Minotaur[21] directed by Deborah Warner and choreographed by Kim Brandstrup.

References

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  1. ^ Roy, Sanjoy. "Step-by-step guide to dance: Scottish Dance Theatre". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Jonathan Goddard". The Times. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Olivier awards 2008: nominations in full". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  4. ^ Darvell, Michael. "Critics' Circle Dance Awards 2007". Classical Source. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. ^ "2007 Critics' Circle National Dance Awards". Danza Ballet. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Jonathan Goddard Biography: Dancer with Rambert Dance Company". Rambert. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  7. ^ "JONATHAN GODDARD". Rambert School. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  8. ^ Winship, Lyndsey (2015). Being a Dancer: Advice from Dancers and Choreographers. London: Nick Hern Books Limited. p. xiv. ISBN 978 1 84842 462 3.
  9. ^ Anderson, Zoe. "Mark Bruce Company wins Sky Arts South Bank Award". Dancing Times. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  10. ^ Mackrell, Judith. "Double turn: Osipova and Goddard clean up at National dance awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  11. ^ WONDERFUL TEAM. "Robert Cohan leads new pilot project for choreographers & composers". The Wonderful World of Dance. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Robert Cohan's Lockdown Portraits". The Barbican. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  13. ^ Pritchard, Jane. "Sir Robert Cohan obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  14. ^ Kenton, Tristram. "Cocteau sins: Les Enfants Terribles by the Royal Ballet – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  15. ^ Burke, Siobhan. "Review: Osipova Stretches, and Reconnects With Hallberg". New York Times. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  16. ^ Winship, Lyndsey. "The Mother review – Natalia Osipova dances to hell and back". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  17. ^ Rayner, Nicola. "The National Dance Awards 2019/20". Dancing Times. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event". Merce Cunningham Trust. Merce Cunningham Trust. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  19. ^ Winship, Lyndsey. "Night of 100 Solos review – a fresh and radical Merce Cunningham experience". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  20. ^ Watts, Graham. "Love across time and cultures: Clorinda Agonistes at Sadler's Wells". Bachtrack. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  21. ^ Levene, Louise. "Phaedra and Minotaur review — an inspired double bill of music and dance in Bath". Financial Times. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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