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Film Reel - Cotton: Comfortable is Uncomfortable
This is a teaser for the most recent work I created while a member of the Devising Hub at Ping Chong + Company let by Ryan Conarro. Excited for the journey this work will take this year and the many discoveries I will find.
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Film Reel - Toussaint Jeanlouis Acting Film Reel
Toussaint Jeanlouis Acting Reel
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/whats-next-1
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2016-01-22
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2016-01-22
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/whats-next-1/devisinghub-with-ping-chong-company:11/2/2015
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2015-11-01
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/whats-next-1/dave-and-ethan-lovemakers:10/23/2015
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2015-11-01
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/whats-next-1/jitterbug:11/4/2015
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2015-10-20
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/whats-next-1/penthesileas:10/30/2015
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2015-10-20
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/project-2-forte
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2015-06-05
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film footage - Two Bodies
Director & Writer - Nijla Mu'Min Actress - Jessica Reed Actor - Toussaint Jeanlouis
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film footage - Two Bodies
Director & Writer - Nijla Mu'Min Actress - Jessica Reed Actor - Toussaint Jeanlouis
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film footage - Held By Dreams
Director & Choreographer - Stephanie Nugent Performer - Toussaint Jeanlouis
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film footage - American Nostalgia
Director & Choreographer - Toussaint Jeanlouis Perfomers Amanda McNussen Mersiha Mesovich Victoria Sendra Adam Wile Toussaint Jeanlouis
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film footage - Two Bodies - At the Table
Director & Writer - Nijla Mu'Min From Right to Left: Sabrina Hunter Morales Jessica Reed Toussaint Jeanlouis
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte
daily
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2016-05-16
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/when-it-hits-you-afterward:5/15/2016
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2016-05-16
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The Daily - "I yank down my shorts and shit." When it hits you 'AFTERWARD'
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The Daily - "I yank down my shorts and shit." When it hits you 'AFTERWARD'
L-R Sam (Michael Clemlow), Sam (Kourtney Rutherford), Sam (Nic Adams), Sam (Becca Blackwell), Sam (Toussainr Jeanlouis), Sam (Lucy Kaminsky), and Sam (Nikki Calogne).
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The Daily - "I yank down my shorts and shit." When it hits you 'AFTERWARD'
L-R Sam (Becca Blackwell) and Sam (Toussaint Jeanlouis)
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The Daily - "I yank down my shorts and shit." When it hits you 'AFTERWARD'
Downstage: Sam (Lucy Kaminsky)
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/but-i-cd-only-whisper-by-kristiana-rae-coln-us-premiere:2/23/2016
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2016-05-12
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The Daily - 'but i cd only whisper' written by Kristiana Rae Colòn U.S. Premiere
Dr. Drummond (Brandon Rubin), Beau Willie Brown (Toussaint Jeanlouis) , and Marshall (Matt Stango)
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The Daily - 'but i cd only whisper' written by Kristiana Rae Colòn U.S. Premiere
L to R Marshall (Matt Stango), Dr. Drummond (Brandon Rubin), Marvin, (Akeem Baisden-Folkes), Genie (Crystal Arnette), Beau Willie Brown (Toussaint Jeanlouis), and Crystal (Kineta Kunutu).
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The Daily - 'but i cd only whisper' written by Kristiana Rae Colòn U.S. Premiere
Foreground: Crystal (Kineta Kinutu) and Beau Willie Brown (Toussaint Jeanlouis) Background: Marshall (Matt Stango).
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The Daily - 'but i cd only whisper' written by Kristiana Rae Colòn U.S. Premiere
Genie (Crystal Arnette) and Beau Willie Brown (Toussaint Jeanlouis)
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The Daily - 'but i cd only whisper' written by Kristiana Rae Colòn U.S. Premiere
Beau Willie Brown (Toussaint Jeanlouis) and Dr. Drummond (Brandon Rubin)
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The Daily - 'but i cd only whisper' written by Kristiana Rae Colòn U.S. Premiere
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/but-i-cd-only-whisper-us-premiere-at-the-flea-theater:1/22/2016
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2016-01-22
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/enslave-the-good-incarcerate-the-bad
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2015-11-04
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/devisinghub-with-ping-chong-co:11/2/2015
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2015-10-12
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/brooklyn-web-fest:10/10/2015
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2015-10-11
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The Daily - Brooklyn Web Fest
BrooklynWebFest.com
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/jitterbug-a-new-play:10/9/2015
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2015-10-09
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The Daily - JITTERBUG - A New Play!
JITTERBUG written by Emma Stanton and directed by Marina McClure. November 4, 2015 @ 7:30 in Dixon Place.
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/running-meditation-oh-the-places-youll-go:10/6/2015
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2015-10-06
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/reaching-for-the-stars:10/6/2015
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2015-10-06
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The Daily - Reaching for the Stars
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/the-under-5ers-episode-8-xander:10/1/2015
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2015-10-03
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The Daily - The Under 5ers Episode 8 #Xander
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/vowels-and-emotions-warming-up-the-feelings:9/30/2015
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http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/remembering-the-butterfly-effect:9/30/2015
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2015-09-30
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/the-send-off:9/29/2015
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2015-09-30
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The Daily - The Send Off!
Photos taken by Jonsar Studio
http://www.toussaintjeanlouis.com/blog-forte/thats-a-wrap:9/27/2015
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2015-09-28
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The Daily - That's a Wrap!
Last scene.
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Projects - Activation of Storytelling for a New Work
Sometimes I don’t know what words to use to articulate what I’m feeling or thinking. Lately, I’ve been spending more time in nature foraging and collecting items and then repurposing them however it shows up. The project that I’ve been ruminating on appeared for a moment in this initial planting of propagating Pothos. That emergence of a story through a somewhat unrelated at-home task I fully appreciate. More than anything I appreciate that I can play and express myself better each day. “Every Time I See the Moon” - Toussaint
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Projects - Activation of Storytelling for a New Work
Sometimes I don’t know what words to use to articulate what I’m feeling or thinking. Lately, I’ve been spending more time in nature foraging and collecting items and then repurposing them however it shows up. The project that I’ve been ruminating on appeared for a moment in this initial planting of propagating Pothos. That emergence of a story through a somewhat unrelated at-home task I fully appreciate. More than anything I appreciate that I can play and express myself better each day. “Every Time I See the Moon” - Toussaint
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Projects
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Projects
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Projects - Cotton: Comfortable is Uncomfortable [Work in Progress]
This work started from a dream where I was an infant and there was another infant: a white boy. What interested me was the large bales of cotton behind the children. What was in the foreground wasn’t the story I was interested in nor did I desire to tell. Through the process of learning about Cotton, it was clear I wouldn’t escape some topics regarding race. This is still a work in progress. This was a performance in Dixon Place during their HOTT Festival in 2017.
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Actor, Director, Musician, Dancer, Writer, Teacher, Personal Trainer. Originally from Houston, Texas. Attended Arizona State University earning a Bachelor of Arts in Theater with a Concentration in Acting (2007) and continued to California of the Arts earning a Master of Fine Arts in Acting (2010).
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Living in the skin I’m in requires a daily artistic and spiritual practice for survival. To exist, I must be attuned to all the ways I move, speak, and dress and how I sneak up on myself emoting, feeling, hoping, cursing moment to moment living in America. This used to stress me out, but now I find peace in releasing control and embracing a flowstate of going and not-going. I teach this attunement. There are rare moments when I am called to perform on stage, in class, at work where the audience celebrates my voice. Through my calming demeanour and joyful curriculum, as an actor, after-school program director, adjunct professor and theatre producer, I make more space for me, for others like me, and for others ready to love my people. I work with many tools for living. Music gave me the gift of being heard and felt while providing me with the safety of not being seen. Sports helped me develop self-discipline, strength, endurance, and teamwork. Dance helped me to discover the freedom to adapt and express my body and soul with intention. My experience as a Director and Choreographer has helped me to see and articulate how people move themselves, each other, environments, cultures, and identify the needs that drive them forward despite obstacles. What I’ve learned through my studies as a teacher and professional actor is that in order to create a role and build character for yourself, on or off the stage, you must investigate the roots of who you are, grow the branches for who you want to become, and comprehend the ground on which we stand, both individually and collectively. Then we can choose to observe how we each behave under any given circumstance, and appreciate the traffic of all our goals. Seek first to understand. Peace in the release. This is core to my teaching and artistic philosophy. These elements of creativity help me survive. I now manifest the life I want to live through daily artistic practice. I share these ways with students, peers and mentors of all walks. Together we give and hone tools. As a creator, tutor, instructor, youth caregiver I cultivate visceral experiences to encourage members of my community to celebrate and diversify one another’s creativity so that we may heal, create life we want to live, and take the actions necessary to live it.
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2023-07-24
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