Jonathan
Goddard
Jonathan Goddard is a professional dance artist, movement director and choreographer who has worked for many major British dance companies including Rambert. He is a founder member of New Movement Collective, and has been a tutor at the Architectural Association in London. His most recent work includes The Mother a full evening duet with Natalia Osipova by the choreographer Arthur Pita, which premiered in Edinburgh (2018), was shown in Moscow (2019) and at the Southbank Centre London (2019) and Sochi, Russia (2020).
Jonathan was nominated for Times/South Bank Show Breakthrough Award in 2007, Olivier Award for outstanding achievement in dance in 2008, Critics Circle National Dance Award for best male dancer 2011 and 2012. He has won the Critics Circle Award for best male dancer twice, in 2008 and 2014, also winning outstanding male performance (modern) in 2014 and 2019.
His choreographer credits include While You Are Here with director Lily McLeish Company, Chameleon’s Pictures We Make (Linbury Theatre). As a movement director: Anthony and Cleopatra, Strange Interlude, Man and Superman, Beaux Stratagem, As You Like It, Sunset at the Villa Thalia (National Theatre); The Cherry Orchard (Roundabout Theatre Broadway); Timon of Athens, Two Gentlemen of Verona (Royal Shakespeare Company).