A Workshop with Fale

With Joshua Faleatua (Aotearoa / New Zealand)

This workshop offers an immersive exploration of the improvisational and movement-based tools that shape Fale’s dance practice. Drawing from the movement vocabularies of hip hop, breaking, krump, and contemporary dance, participants will engage in guided improvisations, physical investigations, world-building and creative prompts designed to deepen their personal connection to movement.Together, we’ll explore, follow tangents, and work towards uncovering new physical pathways. Sharing will be an essential part of the process, feeding the cypher with our discoveries and learning from one another throughout the journey.

Dancers of all styles are welcome. This workshop is best suited for those with an intermediate level of experience or above.

Joshua Faleatua is in residence at Dancehouse in July as part of the Trans Tasman Dance Exchange in partnership with Dancehouse and Wellesley Studios. The program is supported by Creative New Zealand.

New Zealand artist Joshua Faleatua (‘Fale’) will be in residence at Dancehouse in July 2025 and will be a guest of Dance (Lens) Festival.

Joshua is a freelance choreographer, dancer and filmmaker of New Zealand and Samoan descent with family ties to the villages of Gataivai and LufiLufi on the islands of Upolu and Savai’i in Samoa. A graduate of the University of Auckland, he has performed and collaborated with companies such as Footnote New Zealand Dance, Chunky Move, Guangdong Modern Dance Company, The New Zealand Dance Company, MOTH, IDCO, and Ta’alili. His artistic journey has taken him across the globe, performing in live shows that have toured New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Kuwait, the United Kingdom and China. Joshua’s movement practice is deeply rooted in the dance styles of hip hop, breaking, krump and contemporary. Beyond his performance work, Joshua has shared his expertise in dance at institutions such as the University of Melbourne, the University of Auckland, Unitec Institute of Technology and Brent Street. His commitment to dance extends to film, where he has directed and created content for a range of artists and organisations, from musicians, clothing brands, small businesses, theatre and dance companies. Joshua is the recipient of the Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Springboard award 2024 and has been consistently funded since 2020 to create digital works. Joshua continues to expand his body of work within the digital space, with a particular focus on dance films.

Dancehouse’s From Abroad Workshops are hosted by visiting international artists who come highly recommended by your Australian peers. From Abroad Workshops are FREE for Dancehouse members.

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