Joshua Barwick

Joshua was born in Yorkshire and trained locally before studying at the academy of

Northern Ballet under Yoko Ichino. At 16 he went on to study at Elmhurst Ballet

School – in association with the Birmingham Royal Ballet.

Upon graduating in 2010, Joshua went on to join Northern Ballet where he toured the

UK and Europe extensively, dancing in many works by David Nixon including; The

Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Cleopatra, Beauty and the Beast, The Great Gatsby, Giselle

and I got Rhythm. He also was in the creation cast of Kenneth Tindall’s - The

Ultimate Form.

After 4 years Joshua moved to London where he danced as a Principal dancer for

New English Ballet Theatre for a gala performance at the Royal Opera House,

creating the role of the Violinist in Andrew McNicols - The Kreutzer Sonata.

After this short contract Joshua was invited to join Rambert where again he travelled

the UK and Europe performing in a variety of repertoire including, Christopher Bruces;

Ghost Dances, Kim Brandstrupts; Transfigured Night and Life is a Dream, Didy

Veldman’s; The Three Dancer’s, Mark Baldwins; Dark Arteries and The Strange

Charm of Mother Nature, Sound Dance by Merce Cunningham and was also part of

the creation of Sharon Eyal’s Aisha and Abhaya amongst many other works

throughout his time.

Joshua then went on to dance for Company Wayne McGregor, touring the world with

Wayne’s celebrated work; Autobiography. He was part of the creation of Living

Archive which premiered in Los Angeles alongside an evening with the Royal Ballet.

He also created a role in Orpheus and Eurydice alongside the English National Opera

at The London Coliseum. Joshua danced the central duet in Wayne’s; Outlier

alongside Alessandra Ferri, which will remain a special career highlight.

Joshua has been teaching alongside his dance career for many years delivering

company class for many professional dance companies. He has been a guest

teacher at a lot of vocational dance schools in the UK and runs his own

masterclasses and workshops as well as having his own weekly resident class at

Pineapple Dance Studios in Covent Garden, London.

In September 2021, Joshua joined the artistic faculty at Elmhurst Ballet School as a

classical ballet tutor and rehearsal director.

Joshua would like to thank his family, supporters, and sponsors for all their love and

continued support.