PLAN B'S HOW I GOT HERE WITH BAFTA NOMINATED IRISH CHOREOGRAPHER JAMES BERKERY

James Berkery

On Saturday's Plan B Irish choreographer James Berkery spoke to Sarina about his recent BAFTA nomination.

James shared his story of how he made it in his dream career.

 

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BAFTA NOMINATED! toni_with_an_i which I choreographed for BFI born Digital & BBC4 has been @bafta nominated for best short form programme! Beyond Thrilled! Thank you, thank you @marcoalesssi for having me on board and bringing together such a brilliant and lovely team! Very excited and proud of this special film! #choreographer #film #television #bafta

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He also shared how he left home at the age of 16, to be one of the youngest students, to ever train at CSN Dance, Cork.

Since then he has gone on to choreograph work which has featured on MTV, BBC and Vogue Italia, work on Sting's stage show, The Last Ship, and of course be nominated for a BAFTA.

 

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@lastshipmusical is open LA! First stop of this tour and what an adventure this has been so far with this brilliant bunch!

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James also revealed what he loves most about what he does; he revealed the toughest part of his profession and the best piece of advice he has ever received.

 

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Happy International Day of Dance! That time I danced on some @fixiebrothers bikes in Holland with @lizavandersmissen! 📷: @chaunguyen.nl

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To hear James' How I Got Here story, and what it was like to find out he'd been BAFTA nominated through a text from his friend, check out the full podcast:

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