The Place's Dance Industry Interviews: Jamaal Burkmar (Extended Play)

In this new series, Industry Interviews, we have honest conversations with people within The Place's community of artists to map the current climate of dance today. The first video in this series is with choreographer Jamaal Burkmar where he talks about his creative process, his ideas on shifting perspectives in dance around leadership and the importance of patience. The Place exists to develop, nurture and celebrate dance ideas and experiences for all. We are committed to powering your imagination through dance. Supported by a culture of innovation, risk taking & collaboration we strive to create extraordinary experiences with and for you. About Jamaal Burkmar Jamaal Burkmar is an international award-winning choreographer whose first creation was as a second year student at the Northern School for Contemporary Dance (NSCD) where he created a piece entitled Ocean. The piece gained critical acclaim, and was performed around the North until it became the first and only undergraduate commissioned for VERVE, the postgraduate company at NSCD. The success of this piece led to Jamaal being awarded the highly prestigious ‘New Adventures Choreography Award’. He has since been commissioned by and received support from the Dance Hub in Birmingham, Leeds Dance Partnership, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Mobius Dance and more. Jamaal's work has a strong relationship to music and sits in many spaces, outdoor, theatrical and online.