October 20, 2017
Cardiff Dance Festival 17
Tickets are on sale
The Festival runs between the 8th and 19th November at venues across Cardiff. Featuring local and international artists.
Ways of Being Together
By Jo Fong
19th Nov
6pm
Chapter Arts Centre
Tickets: £14/£12/£10 (Half-price tickets if you are under 26 - £7)
Suitable for audiences of all ages, but please note the event starts at 6pm and might not finish until 9pm.
Accessible performance: BSL interpretation by Julie Doyle.
August 8, 2017
Groundwork Pro are back
Professional level classes in Cardiff
September 2017
Tue 19th @ Rubicon Dance
Weds 20th @ Rubicon Dance
Thur 21st Sept @ Dance House, Cardiff Bay
9.30am-11am
Click here for more details on Groundwork
August 4, 2017
Summer Inspirations 2017 – Cardiff
Jo will lead sessions during Summer Inspirations.
A professional development programme for artists from in and around Cardiff.
The two week programme runs from 4th-15th September
There will be drop in classes and workshops other facilitators and teachers include:
Kim Noble
Matt Gough
Matt Mulligan
Hugh Stanier
Jo's sessions will be
7th Sept 12 - 4pm
8th Sept 10 - 4pm
£5 per class
£10 per workshop
or
You can join the whole 2 week programme for just £100
Click below
How to get to the Atrium ?
August 3, 2017
Do you want to take part?
WAYS OF BEING TOGETHER
A performance created by Jo Fong for the closing evening of Cardiff Dance Festival 2017
19 November 2017
Would you like to be a part of this?
What is it?
This is a choreography for many people.
It’s not a dance
It’s a movement
The act of bringing people together
The art of bringing people together
We are looking for:
People who like to move and are interested in moving together
Walkers, cyclists, swimmers, actors, dancers, clowns, Japanese drummers, joggers, boxers, gardeners, potterers, pilates teachers…their sons, her grandma.
We are particularly looking for men who like to move.
Jo’s working practice is an evolving, interactive and playful approach, incorporating aspects of release, yoga, manipulation, contact and voice techniques.
A great deal of the project is about meeting people well. Jo has been working on simple instructions / games that play out. The interaction is live and people adapt, make room, save, lead, follow, get out of the way, care, grow an energy, grow an awareness, whether that be spatial, a shared joke or about the knowledge of what each human carries with them.
Alongside this there has been a larger conversation about community, participation, inclusivity thinking about what it is to thrive both individually and as a community. And running through all of it the idea of Belonging. The project acts as a pathway to celebrate a resilient arts community that potentially inspires and takes action.
At this time it seems essential to work on our Ways of Being Together.
For more information contact Jo Fong on Facebook or via email jo@jofong.com
Where Chapter Arts Centre
When Rehearsal dates
Saturday 21 October 2 - 6 p.m.
Saturday 28 October 2 - 6 p.m.
Saturday 4 November 2 - 6 p.m.
Saturday 11 November 2 - 6 pm.
Wednesday 15th 6-9pm
You must be able to attend 3 out of 5 of the rehearsal dates above
Dress Rehearsal date
Saturday 18 November 2pm - 6 p.m.
You must be able to attend the dress rehearsal.
Performance date
Sunday 19 November 1 - 9 p.m. Performance starts 6.00 p.m.
Obviously you must be able to attend this date - it’s showtime.
Unfortunately there is no pay available for this show but we will be able to provide refreshments, tea coffee and snacks and a good social lunch together on the day of the performance.
ALSO An invitation to the Cardiff Dance Festival’s opening event and the performance on Wednesday 8 November
AND significantly discounted tickets for other festival performances.
Cardiff Dance Festival runs from 8th - 19th November 2017
AND there will be an after show party on the evening of 19 November.
If you would like to take part please send Jo Fong an email by the 29th Sept with your availability for the dates above jo@jofong.com
Jo would like to thank everyone who has been involved and alongside this project. This free event has become possible through support from Arts Council of Wales, Coreo Cymru, Chapter Arts Centre, Fieldwork, Xintiandi Festival and Hull Dance.
July 3, 2017
Open studio workshop
Ways of being Together is a series of workshops, discussions and performances centred around the idea of Belonging - A Sense of Belonging
Open Studio Workshop - A physical workshop led by independent artist Jo Fong, suitable for People Who Like To Move.
Dancers, actors, clowns, circus folk, pilates teachers, social workers, their sons… This is an opportunity for "dancers" and "non-dancers" alike to move together.
Chapter Art Centre, Cardiff
22nd July
2-6pm
Jo will lead a warm-up/class followed by pair work, group work and games that she has been developing as part of the creative process for her new work for Cardiff Dance Festival, Nov 2017. Jo’s working practice is an evolving, interactive and playful approach, incorporating aspects of release, yoga, manipulation, contact and voice techniques.
The studio time has been part of a larger conversation about community, participation, inclusivity and rather than sustaining something, a body, a practice, a career... thinking about what it is to thrive both individually and as a community. Embedded in the all the gatherings have been the notion of Belonging. A sense of belonging is intimate and powerful, connected, optimitstic, unknown and curious making.
To take part contact Jo Fong on Facebook or via email jo@jofong.com
A great deal of the project is about meeting people well. As a language I have been working on a self generating score, simple instructions / games that play out, encouraging awareness, listening, range, presence and also simple acts like noticing.
The performance and research projects that are in development are focused on creating experiences for both participant and audience member. The project acts as a pathway to celebrate a resilient arts community that potentially inspires and takes action.
At this time it seems essential to work on our Ways of Being Together.
Jo is interested in spontaneity, arriving with ourselves and authentic encounters. The interaction is live and people adapt, make room, save, lead, follow, get out of the way, care, grow an energy, grow an awareness, whether that be spacial, a shared joke or about the knowledge of what each human carries with them.
The series of works explores ideas around making a real human connection its about an appreciation of the people around us.
“At the heart of the work are the people - their skills, instincts, their aptitude for excellence, collaboration, sharing and together creating a dialogue that embraces creativity, integrity and learning.” Jo Fong
Jo would like to thank everyone who has been involved and alongside this project. This free event has become possible through support from Arts Council Wales, Coreo Cymru, Chapter Arts Centre, Fieldwork, Xintiandi Arts Festival and Hull Dance.
June 28, 2017
Manchester – Choreolab 2017
Jo will lead an all day session and evening discussion as part of Manchester Dance Consortium's Choreolab 2017.
27th July
Contact Theatre, Manchester.
Physical workshop 10.30-6pm
Discussion 6.30 -8pm
The whole week of workshops runs from 25 to 29 July and is focused on:
PRIORITISING: Process, Questions & Risk
STIMULATING: Movement, Pathway, Thought & Debate
Open to emerging & established professional artists with dance/movement backgrounds & artists interested in choreographic questions.
Artists who are leading sessions include:
Charlie Morrissey
Lenka Flory
Paul Blackman
Morning classes are available and Choreolab are are offering full week, one day, two day and single sessions passes.
June 22, 2017
Classes in Cardiff
Professional Level
Jo will lead morning company classes for members of National Dance Company Wales
Classes are free for guests although there are limited places.
If you wish to join please contact the company.
E Kelly.barr@ndcwales.co.uk
WHEN
9.45 - 11.15am
29, 30 June
4, 6, 11, 13, 14, 31 July
1, 15, 17 August
WHERE
Dance House
Wales Millennium Centre
Pierhead Street
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff CF10 4PH
June 5, 2017
Cardiff Dance Festival 2017
8 to 19 November 2017
Over the twelve day festival you'll be able to discover some rich and fantastic work, with artists and companies from Wales, the UK and a variety of international countries.
Jo will be creating a new work for the closing night of the festival.
May 13, 2017
Xintiandi Festival 2017
Jo heads to 2017 Xintiandi Festival creating a new work with local performers.
Shanghai Xintiandi
May 25 to June 3
During the 10-day festival, 16 works by artists from nine countries, such as China, the UK, France and Poland, will be shown at over 170 performances and events, such as audio-visual shows, concerts, mime, cafe plays and street performances in tent theater, cafes, bars, restaurants, museums and squares.
Bridge created by Jo Fong
The site specific performance will be a Free Event to audiences and presented twice daily throughout the festival
April 19, 2017
Kitchen Table – Hull 2017
As part of Hull's Transgression Dance Festival Jo will be hosting a gathering.
Jo has been working on ways to meet people well, how to engage in fresh and open dialogue. Her new work and research involves gathering people and a conversation about place, relationship and community and a sense of belonging.
Venue: Hull Truck Theatre
2-3pm
Places are limited. If you would like to book a place contact
hulldance@hullcc.gov.uk
