Announcing our next OUR HOUSE takeover

27 September 2024

Ricky Jinks. Photo by Emily Cooper

We’re thrilled to announce the next OUR HOUSE Takeover – Mindful Movement Festival

From 18 November Company Jinks led by Ricky Jinks will take over the Talent House for a full week, merging dance training with holistic, wellness and embodiment practices.

The festival will allow you to experience ‘Returning Home’ to your body through a vast range of offerings including morning meditation practice, massage, opportunities to learn new dance skills, free studio space, energy/shamanic workshops, a sound bath and much more. 

The festival will culminate in Queer Club, a night to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s the perfect opportunity to connect, with creative sharings from 10 LGBTQIA+ artists along the theme of ‘Returning Home’, plus an exciting film screening.

Tickets will be on sale from October 21, so watch this space!

OUR HOUSE is an East London Dance programme supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Arts Council England

About Ricky Jinks

Ricky Jinks is a British choreographer, teacher, facilitator/coach and owner of Company Jinks. Known for this thought-provoking and emotionally authentic creativity, Ricky aims to positively impact the world through his being and his movement.

Inspiring others to mindfully lead with love and authenticity, he is known for his creative versatility, being able to create material from live theatre and immersive shows to music videos, television performances, live tours and fashion. As well as over a decade of experience in the dance industry, Ricky is also trained in many other modalities including yoga, breathwork, shamanic energy healing, somatic embodiment and coaching – he weaves these in to his dance work where appropriate. 

Ricky has choreographed and/or directed movement for many music artists such as Rita Ora, Matthew Morrison, Pixie Lott, Caity Baser, Honey Dijon, Digital Farm Animals, Oti Mabuse and has choreographed for many companies including Good Morning America, Adidas, Paralympics, Breitling, Stella McCartney, UEFA Champions League Final, New York & London Fashion Week, Kiss FM, BBC and Tate Britain.

His awards include Group Choreographer of the Year 2019, Capezio Ace Awards Finalist and was nominated for 3 more awards in 2022 and 2023 for his work with Company Jinks. 

About Company Jinks

Founded in 2018, Company Jinks aims to inspire humanity by transgressing the divide between the experimental and the commercial. Leading with mindfulness, they draw upon influences spanning from contemporary and hip hop to psychodynamic therapy to explore the healing transformative powers of movement on individual and collective experiences. In creating a community of creative artists, with now over 400 members and thousands of event participants, they strive to provide safe spaces for people to express and deepen their authenticity as artists and story-tellers.

As well as company work, projects and performances, they provide training programmes, workshops, classes and events. Rooted in love, community and connection, they invest in celebrating individuality and inclusivity.