“TOKE” By NONO
Synopsis
Set in the urban metropolis of London, Toke, is an intimate portrait of Danish-born dancer Toke Broni Strandby. Director NONO expertly visualizes the emotionally layered journey we endure to fulfill our dreams while exploring themes of identity, contemporary alienation, and acceptance. An inspiring story about triumph, Toke, is a celebration of the beautiful resilience of the human spirit.
Credits
Director: NONO
Choreographer: Stuart Shugg
Featuring: Toke Broni Strandby
Composed by Paulo Gallo
Director of Photography: Eira Wyn Jones
Costume Designer: Kazuya Kojima
Editor: Ale E. Cid (Baker’s Cult)
Colorist: Thomas Mangham (The Mill)
VFX Artist: Pablo Cambronero (Sinedie)
1st AC: Ernest Tu, Gabriel Stanger, Joe Medlock
Steadicam Operator: Matteo Zenin
Stills Photographer: Jennifer McCord
Production Assistants: Louise Tse, Jake Edwards
Prop Maker: Jess Tadini Rybolt
VO Sound Recordist: Pablo Wagner
Mixed and Mastered at Roostersound – Berlin
1st Violin and Solo Performances: Maria Laskowska
Electric Guitar & Drone Performances: Bláthín Eckhardt
Cello: Julio Madrigal
2nd Violin: Merle Green
Viola: Edgar Maggs
Mixed and Mastered by Paulo Gallo
Support: ARRI, GreenKit & The Mill
Production: Unsigned
Executive Producer: Jackson Lee Forsythe
Produced by Jacob Jonas The Company
Executive Producer/Creative Director: Jacob Jonas
Producers: Jill Wilson, Emma Rosenzweig-Bock, Mathieu Wothke
Associate Producers: Joy Isabella Brown, Francisco Cruz, Steve Hackman, Emily Kikta, Rubberlegz, Anibal Sandoval, Mike Tyus, Peter Walker
Produced by Jacob Jonas The Company
In Partnership with Somewhere Magazine
Co-Presented by Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
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