INFUSE ARTIST DEVELOPMENT
SPRING RESIDENCY
MOVEMENT AND CHOREOGRAPHY
JONA DANCE
4TH - 8TH MAY- CHISENHALE DANCE SPACE
5 days, 10am - 5pm
£280
ABOUT THE RESIDENCY
INFUSE returns with Monique Jonas, founder of Jona Dance, an acclaimed choreographer, movement director and performer working across dance, theatre, film and fashion.
Jona Dance has built a reputation for creating bold, rhythmically rich and emotionally resonant work that moves between choreography, movement direction and performance.
Monique has performed internationally with major companies and productions including New Adventures’ Romeo and Juliet, Richard Alston Dance Company, and Dickson Mbi Company, while her choreographic work has been commissioned by Ballet Black, Reebok, Miller Harris and London Fashion Week, with recent works presented at the Peacock Theatre, in Barcelona, and at The Place Theatre in London
nominated for Best Dance Production or Performer at the Black British Theatre Awards for her performance in the role of Matthew Bourne’s Juliet
MOVEMENT AND CHOREOGRAPHY
INFUSE your practice, joining Monique Jonas and Jona Dance in a week long deep dive and creative exploration into movement, choreography, rhythm and compositional craft.
Drawing on Monique’s unique approach to creating bold, expressive and rhythmically rich work, participants will embark on an uplifting and collaborative week investigating the territory where movement meets music and choreography meets intention, exploring rhythm, structure, physicality, and the construction of movement through choreographic invention.
INFUSE will add new resources to your toolbox, enhancing your practice and so you will be encouraged to interrogate, share, adapt as well as absorb and transform the work.
Across the residency you can expect to be nurtured, uplifted and challenged in your own making, creative practice and ultimately energised in your artistic decision making.
INFUSE ARTIST
MONIQUE JONAS, JONA DANCE
Monique began dancing with the Chance to Dance programme before training at Arts Educational School, Rambert School, and received her Masters Degree from The London Contemporary Dance School.
Monique recently played Juliet in Mathew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet, touring internationally in 2024 and has performed across multiple productions with the company since 2019. She started her career with Richard Alston Dance Company as an apprentice in 2016 and toured extensively, both nationally and internationally until 2020. She is currently touring in Dickson Mbi’s Company’s new production of Tellus.
Additionally Monique is the founder of Jona Dance.
She has been choreographing, movement directing, teaching and producing work both online and in person. Jona Dance have created for Ballet Black, Miller Harris, Reebok and London Fashion Week to name a few. She premiered her work FLOCK on ENBS at the Peacock Theatre, Within Each Border in Barcelona and Recollections London contemporary Dance School at The Place. She most recently movement directed for Edem Wornoo’s Sci-fi - fantasy short film End Of Play which premiered in 2025.
Monique is also a guest artist at The Royal Ballet and Opera, a guest tutor at LCDS, Fabric CAT, Laban CAT, English National Ballet’s Ballet Futures, Artistry Youth Dance and more.
Previous collaborations, nominations and reviews
Dickson Mbi
Rambert
Ben Duke
Clod Ensemble
Agudo Dance
Vidya Patel
Liam Francis
nominated for Best Dance Production or Performer at the Black British Theatre Awards for her performance in the role of Matthew Bourne’s Juliet
★★★★★
"Juliet, danced exquisitely
by Monique Jonas,
is so light on her feet
she barely touches
the metal stairs as she runs up them”
Lisa in the theatre
Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet
★★★★
"a spellbinding solo
by Monique Jonas"
The Guardian
Voices and Light Footsteps - Richard Alston
★★★★★
“I was unable to
take my eyes off her.
Every move …
really added a further layer of
enjoyment to her performance.”
Musical Theatre Musings
Matthew Bourne's The Nutcracker
Want to ignite a spark in your creative practice?
Join us
Dates
4TH - 8TH MAY
10am - 5pm
Chisenhale Dance
Space
London
E3 5QZ
Price
Standard Price for a week residency £600+
INFUSE Residency - £280
APPLICATIONS OPEN
Applications take around 10 minutes
Places are offered on a rolling basis
The residency will be a unique opportunity for established and working creatives to receive nurturing and development at an accessible price. Led by Monique Jonas the workshop will focus on sharing sharing their approach to creating powerful dance performances through movement, exploring the territory where form meets feeling in an uplifting, joyous and exciting week.
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INFUSE is specifically targeted at established and working artists who wish to develop their practice and is heavily subsidised to make it an accessible and affordable training opportunity.
Anyone working within the creative industries with a passion for movement and performance practices is welcome to apply, priority will be given to those who demonstrate why this is would be useful for them.
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Applications will be offered on a first come first serve basis. We expect to sell out quickly.
A complete timeline can be seen here:
23rd March – Applications OPEN to general public
3rd April – Round 1 Places Offered
13th April – Round 2 Places Offered
20th April - Round 3 Places Offered
27th April – Applications Close
27th April – Returns / Waiting List Places Offered
INFUSE is heavily subsidised to make it an accessible opportunity to those working in the arts.
Places will fill up very quickly, and we expect to allocate all places by 20th April so get your application in as soon as possible.
Applications can be made via a simple form.
There are links in there to upload a video or voice recording.
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Successful applicants will be informed within 14 days of their application and can confirm their place by paying the full amount.
Confirmation of your place will be acknowledged upon receipt of the full amount. You can reserve your place by paying a deposit of £120 and set up a payment plan for the remainder which must be paid 14 days prior to the residency.
If this is still a barrier please get in touch.
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Babel means ‘the sound of many things’ through collaborative, radically inclusive spaces, we amplify underrepresented voices, providing creatives a platform to share their stories with the world.
We strongly encourage applications from Black, global majority, working-class, neurodivergent and LGBTQI+ participants and we will be responsive to any information on what you need to be present in the space.
We have reserved 50% places for Black and Brown participants
Unfortunately Chisenhale Dance Space is not accessible via a lift, so if this is a necessity for you please get in touch with us.
If you have any questions or would like a chat about your application you can reach out to Joseph on hello@babeltheatre.co.uk