“An extraordinary dance artist with a powerful creative voice, her passion for the art form and the strength of her embodied knowledge ensured that she developed as a strong, clear and inspiring role model. ”
Antonia Grove
(Toni)
(She/Her)
Artistic Director
Creative Producer
Choreographer
Lecturer
Writer
Mentor
Facilitator
Rehearsal Director
Performer
I have worked in Contemporary Dance, cross-artform and community-led collaborations since 1998.
I lead projects under my own name (and historically through my company, Probe) as Artistic Director since 2004.
I help other artists, companies & organisations to realise their artistic vision through my curious, investigative and logistical approach to creative producing & artistic/dramaturgical support.
Irrespective of my role within a project, my aim is to place both the art and the well-being of the collaborators at the forefront of this process and apply my vast, varied creative knowledge and experience to help artists achieve their vision through careful risk-taking and boundaried freedom.
Photos: Stephen Wright, Jo Thorne
“Toni works with commitment, skill, passion and a holistic (mind and body) understanding of her craft. Articulate and inquisitive, curious and intelligent, she is just so good at investigating the tension between the real and the metaphorical, the abstract and the imagined, the seen and the invisibly felt experience of making dance”