Conversation with Clorinda dancers

When you donate to Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, you become part of our close family of supporters. We love to show our gratitude and how you make a difference – and will keep you regularly updated and share our work at special behind-the-scenes events throughout the year.

In early May, we hosted a small event for our donors to share our choreographic process; and meet 2023 National Dance nominees and leading dancers from Clorinda Agonistes – Clorinda the Warrior, Jemima Brown and Jonathan Goddard.

The conversation was a deep dive into how they discovered their love for dancing, how they’ve grown their career and how their experience shaped their roles in our production.

Discover how Jemima and Jonathan were drawn to a career in dance; and how a childhood passion led them to become award-winning dancers:

Listen to Shobana, Jemima and Jonathan uncover the challenges they faced when unpacking the themes in Clorinda Agonistes – Clorinda the Warrior; and how their research and devised approach were vital for the production:

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