choreographer. director. actor.

educator. dance historian. author.

Humanity isn’t a local phenomenon.
It’s a global gift.

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Contact: joshua [at] joshualegg.com

Describe today, craft tomorrow:
live in the world of the possible.

That’s not just my motto, it’s my mantra. Knowing where we’ve been and where we presently exist can help us more clearly define where we would like to go. And, through the actions of our own hands, we can shape that place where we dream of living.

dance13 offerings

My artistic and teaching practices spans classical and contemporary dance and theatre work for professional artists, and students in PK-12 schools, colleges, and studio/pre-professional programs. 

residencies

Artistic: I am available as a guest choreographer and theatrical director on projects that span classical and contemporary performance modes. Teaching: multi-day or longer term teaching projects are possible as well.

Master classes

Modern: an eclectic fusion of principles and ideas drawn from Dunham, Horton, Humphrey, and Limon with a contemporary twist that focuses on musicality, dynamic use of space, and bold, expansive movement.

Ballet: an American approach that emphasizes length of line, dynamic alignment, articulate feet, weight shift, and musicality. Musical Theatre: a straightforward Broadway styles class.

Street Jazz: starts with a classical jazz foundation, and weaves together from hip-hop to Bhangra, salsa, and other contemporary world cultural forms.

workshops

Dancemaking: experiences can be designed for beginning through advanced student choreographers focusing on either classic or contemporary composition practices.

Movement for Actors: drawn from somatic forms, and practices such as Viewpoints, this workshop is designed to help actors better understand their own bodies and ways of moving in order to create embodied characters.

Period Dance for Actors: a brief introduction to Western dance forms and their place in theatrical performance.

lectures

The Rise of American Modernist Dance

This lecture is a companion to my book which traces the evolution of concert dance from the late 1880s through 1957 via the advent of new dance training practices.

Crossroads: Modern Dance & Anthropology

The contemporary focus on interdisciplinary or cross-disciplinary work is not simply a new fad within the American academic and artistic communities. In fact, this lecture addresses the intersection of modern dance and cultural anthropology in the 1930s & 40s, and the techniques and bodies of art that emerged from this interdisciplinary activity.

Creating Effective Syllabi:
A Workshop for New Teachers

This discussion/workshop is designed to help new teachers gain greater confidence in building a course roadmap. After a brief discussion of contemporary college-level educational paradigms, attention is turned to construction of an effective syllabus that benefits students and teacher. In the workshop portion, students will work build the outline of a new course syllabus.