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Website of Award-Winning Director and Choreographer Jonathan Watkins.

News on upcoming projects and commissions alongside information on past work across Dance, Theatre and Film.

LATEST NEWS

KES Reimagined

Jonathan reimagines ‘A Kestrel for a Knave’ by Barry Hines as a new dance film for the screen. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of KES a film by Ken Loach in November 2019. The film made in collaboration with Director for camera Ross MacGibbon and The Space will premiere on 7th November at Leeds International Film […]

Reasons To Stay Alive Premiere and UK Tour

Reason To Stay Alive opens with a sold out run at Sheffield Theatres and goes on a UK Tour with English Touring Theatre. #ReasonsPlay

‘DARL’ a new solo for Lauren Cuthbertson

Jonathan creates a personal and intimate solo for Lauren Cuthbertson’s curated evening at The Joyce Theatre, New York with 3 performances on 10/11th August 2019. Music is by Hannah Peel After Ravel and is part of a full evening of new works.

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Reasons To Stay Alive reaches its final venue @LeedsPlayhouse with the last show on 16th Nov #reasonsplay @ETTtweet… https://t.co/7Flu2NPC23
Also looking forward to @gdavies Documentary #LookingforKes at 9pm @BBCFOUR before #kesreimagined
‘Kes Reimagined’ a new dance film based on ‘A Kestrel For a Knave’ by Barry Hines coming to @BBCFOUR 19th November… https://t.co/jjpB4PIfmR