Current/Upcoming Projects
The Royal Ballet and Opera Live at Lunch 25th April 2025- Joe is delighted to be re-imagining and choreographing a brand new version of the Romeo and Juliet Balcony Pas Deux following on from the legacy of Kenneth Macmillan's iconic version for The Royal Ballet, as the production celebrates it's 60th Year. Joe will be inhabiting the role of Romeo and welsh Freelance ballerina Ella Appleby will inhabit the role of Juliet. The Pas Deux will have its first outing at this Live at Lunch event. For more information click here. This project also comes under the banner of Joe's new creative venture JPM Productions.
The Royal Ballet and Opera Family Sunday: All About Ballet - Joe is delighted to be working with The Royal Ballet Learning Participation Team for this Family Sunday on the 27th April 2024. For this event Joe will be performing an adaptation of the Romeo and Juliet Pas De Deux with Welsh Ballerina Ella Appleby as well as leading a workshop based around this pas de deux , introducing families to further inclusivity within ballet. For further information click here. This project also comes under the banner of Joe's new creative venture JPM Productions.
New Works Ballet Theatre Wuthering Heights - Joe is delighted to announce that he is working New Works Ballet Theatre in Bristol, as Guest artist for their upcoming summer production of Wuthering Heights adapted from Emily Bronte's classical novel of the same name. The performances will be Bath at The Rondo Theatre on the 14th June and at Bristol Institute of Performing Arts on the 21st June. Joe will be portraying one of the principal characters from the novel, Heathcliff. To book tickets for Bath click here and for Bristol click here
A New Creation for Mayhew Youth Dance Company - Joe is delighted to announce that he will be creating a new work for Mayhew Youth Dance Company which will be performed at Northampton Theatre Royal on the 15th June at 6.30pm. This new work under the banner of JPM Productions will combine classical ballet with jazz technique and will be set to Gershwin music. Make sure to book here to witness a programme of contemporary and classical works performed by this vibrant company.
The Oxford Handbook of Ballet Pedagogy - is a new book edited by Adesola Akinleye and Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel and is due to be released in late 2025. Joe is delighted to share that he has co-written a chapter with late Dr. Susan Cooper (Dance researcher and current tutor at The Royal Academy of Dance), that will focus on pedagogical ideas for working with dancers who have additional needs or use a wheelchair. This chapter is informed by Joe's own experiences as dancer, choreographer and teacher. More information to come soon....
