King of the World - Dancer - Shaun Parker Dance Company; Joel Fenton
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Joel Fenton is a contemporary dance theatre artist.\\xa0Born in Tasmania, he completed a Master of Dance at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2017 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) at Queensland University of Technology in 2010.\\xa0His masters explored the process of creating and crafting contemporary dance theatre through his SITCOMS task based improvisation practice.
Joel received a JUMP mentorship in 2013, where he was mentored by Shaun Parker. This mentorship has been ongoing with Joel currently developing his skills in the roles of Project Coordinator, Tour Manager and Rehearsal Director for Shaun Parker & Company.
Since joining the company in 2015, Joel has performed in\\xa0KING, Happy as Larry, Trolleys, Hover, The Box, Axle & Spin,\\xa0touring extensively across Australia and internationally to Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Austria and Germany.
Joel has also performed, taught or choreographed for Tasdance, Devize Co, Brand X, Lyric Opera, Phluxus2Dance Collective, QL2, Stompin,\\xa0Arts Tasmania\\xa0and several independent artists.
Joel was Artist in Residence at University of Tasmania in 2018 and undertook an Arts Tasmania Education Residency at Launceston College in 2019.
He produced\\xa0Summer Solo Series\\xa0in Melbourne 2012-14,\\xa0Tasmanian Solo Series\\xa0in Launceston 2020 and\\xa0The Dance Photography Exhibition\\xa0in Brisbane 2010.
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