Under the direction of choreographer Joseph Toonga, Just Us Dance Theatre works at the forefront of Hip Hop in the UK and internationally. Joseph describes himself as being in a continual search for an authentic reason to choreograph, and frequently draws on real life stories which make his work resonate with people under-represented in audiences for mainstream arts.
Just Us Dance Theatre‘s latest piece is an outdoor work Born to Protest which dismantles the black male stereotype and challenges racial stigma. Exploring the hypersensitivity of the black male figure, seven dancers create an intense energy performing en masse to Hip Hop beats.
Tour dates for Born to Protest:
3 & 4 Aug Festival Schaubudensommer Neustädter Markt, Dresden
6 & 7 Aug Theaterfestival Boulevard ‘s-Hertogenbosch (also Born to Manifest on 8 & 10 Aug)
28-Aug Spin Out Festival Worthing
4 & 5 Sept Greenwich & Docklands International Festival Canary Wharf
11 Sept Greenwich & Docklands International Festival Woolwich
12 Sept Millennium Green Bridport
18 & 19 Sept Out There Festival Great Yarmouth
24 Sept Derby Feste
25 & 26 Sept Birmingham International Dance Festival
15 & 16 Oct Dance International Glasgow
17 Oct Dance Live Aberdeen
21 Oct Forres and Elgin, Moray
22 Oct Eden Court Inverness
26 & 27 Oct Edge Hill University Ormskirk