Temujin Gill

In 2006, as a result of a long legacy of work with Greenwich Dance and in response to their support on the production of his fifth full-length programme of work – Club Universal – Temujin was invited to be one of Greenwich Dance’s resident artists. Since then he has continued to be involved in a variety of Greenwich Dance’s performance and education projects from Big Dance events, monthly cabarets, delivering dance courses and community programmes to research and development and new works.

During this period he has also taken some time out to diversify and work within different areas including educational consultation and research, and projects with theatre companies such as GLYPT (Greenwich and Lewisham Young People’s Theatre), Theatre Is…, Half Moon Theatre, The Young Vic and even a four-month West End run in Equus working with choreographer Fin Walker and performing alongside Daniel Radcliffe.

Temujin continues to work in a variety of capacities from running Lindy Hop courses and schools support projects to performance, choreographic commissions and collaborations with other artists.

From 2010, Temujin, together with long-term colleague Sunanda Biswas, will be creating an exciting new series of works drawing on African-American Jazz and Hip Hop dance forms, the first of which was premiered at Greenwich Dance’s‘ BIG Dance Cabaret launch event in May 2010.

Temujin has also started to do some fascinating research and creative projects with the National Maritime Museum. He is particularly excited about his involvement with the Understanding Slavery Initiative and will be doing various associated programmes over the coming year including an interactive dance event at the museum as part of the Slavery Remembrance Day event on the 23rd August 2010.

Temujin has developed a language that draws on a variety dance genres, from the original African–American Jazz to Hip Hop, Contact Improvisation and Capoeira. He sees dance as an art form with the potential to bring together and connect people, appreciate and celebrate the uniqueness of us as individuals, to communicate to and invite audiences to engage with as well as be challenged, and as creators, respect those that have come before and left us with such a rich artistic and cultural heritage.

He is passionate about the need to inform and engage young and old minds about history and legacy – recognise the positive and negative sides to the story, and learn the lessons towards a more peaceful future.