JANUARY 25, 2021
Directors: Ridwan Adeniyi + Jacob Jonas
Choreographer: Vinson Fraley
Featuring: Ebinum Brothers
Composer: Anibal Sandoval
Women Singing: Gbagyii Tribe
Cinematographer: Raymond Yusuff
Wardrobe: Khadijah Yunusa
Produced By: Jacob Jonas The Company

Self-taught dancers and brothers Victory and Marvel Ebinum explore familial bonds against the landscape of their native Nigeria. With original choreography by New York City-based Vinson Fraley, Kaduna features an original score by Los Angeles-based composer Anibal Sandoval and is co-directed by Ridwan Adeniyi, a member of the Nigeria-based Critics Company, and Jacob Jonas.

FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Director: NONO
Choreographer: Stuart Shugg
Featuring: Toke Broni Strandby
Composer: Paulo Gallo
Cinematographer: Eira Wyn Jones
Costume Designed By: Kazuya Kojima
Produced by: Jacob Jonas The Company

Set in the urban metropolis of London, Toke is an intimate portrait of Danish-born dancer Toke Broni Strandby. An inspiring story about triumph, Toke is a celebration of the beautiful resilience of the human spirit. London-based award-winning filmmaker NONO and cinematographer Eira Wyn Jones captured Toke’s unique story, set to an original score by Paulo Gallo and with an original costume by Japanese designer Kazuya Kojima.

February 15, 2021
Directors & Editors: Peter Walker & Emily Kikta
Choreographers: Emily Kikta, Jamar Roberts, Oliver Starpov, Peter Walker, Xin Ying
Composer: Jay Wadley
Produced By: Jacob Jonas The Company

Featuring: Addie Tapp, Adji Cissoko, Alejandro Gonzalez, Allister Madin, Angelica Generosa, Chris D’Ariano, Chris Kunzelmann, Chun-Wing Lam, Dara Holmes, Drew Jacoby, Edson Barbosa, Eleftheria Stamou, Emily Kikta, Emma Rosenzweig-Bock, Gabrielle Sprauve, Heather Ogden, Jamar Roberts, James Gilmer, Jill Wilson, Jon Vallejo, Joseph Kudra, Kanika Skye Carr, Kiara Felder, Boson Ballet, Alonzo Kings's LINES Ballet, Oklahoma City Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Vlaanderen, Greek National, New York City Ballet, Jacob Jonas The Company, Ballet Hispanico, National Ballet of Canada, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Dresden Semperoper Ballett, Ballet Vlaanderen, former Dance Theater of Harlem, Ballet Dancer, Lloyd Knight, Marcel Anselmé, Michael Jackson Jr., Michaela DePrince, Mike Tyus, Monike Cristina, Nancy Osbaldeston, Naoya Ebe, Nardia Boodoo, Oliver Marcus Starpov, Patricia Delgado, Patricia Zhou, Peter Walker, Renan Cerdeiro, Rishan Benjamin, Robert Robinson, Rocio Aguero, Ruan Galdino, Stanley Glover, Tess Voelker, Xin Ying, Martha Graham Dance Company, Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, National Opera Ballet, Joburg Ballet, Ballet Vlaanderen, National Ballet of Canada, Washington Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, former Miami City Ballet, New York City Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Scottish Ballet, Hannover Ballet, Teatro Colón, Joburg Ballet, Ballet X, Netherlands Dance Theater

Five choreographers, 46 dancers, 20 countries—Match is a dance not bound by theater walls or limited by international borders. Dancers from the world’s leading companies join together in Match; with original choreography by Emily Kikta (New York City Ballet), Jamar Roberts (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater), Oliver Starpov (Royal Danish Ballet), Peter Walker (New York City Ballet), and Xin Ying (Martha Graham Dance Company).

FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Director: Andre Bato
Choreographer: Jacob Jonas
Featuring: Desmond Richardson
Composer: Dave Koz & Steve Hackman
Cinematographer: Arseni Khachaturan
Stylist: Tracey Nicholson
Produced by: Jacob Jonas The Company

Desmond Richardson, Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, dances a new work choreographed by Jacob Jonas. Edging Normal is a metaphorical tale of a man’s struggle to shed his past in order to feel completely free. Directed by Andre Bato, Edging Normal features music co-composed by visionary Steve Hackman and jazz icon Dave Koz, a nine-time Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist.

MARCH 1, 2021
Director: Robin Mahieux
Choreographer: Gypsy Snider
Featuring: Li Kehua (Lico)
Composer: Rosie Lowe
Cinematographer: Marcus Tang
Produced by: Jacob Jonas The Company

Shanghai-based director Robin Mahieux focuses the lens on a young woman, Li Kehua (Lico), a dancer with BeijingDance/LDTX company, as she awakens to the fullness of the present moment. Choreographed by Gypsy Snider, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of The 7 Fingers, and set to. Original music from Rosie Lowe, singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in London, 正念 – NOW steps into now, forsaking the past and mindfully moving into the future.

MARCH 8, 2021
Director: Ian Robinson
Choreography in collaboration with dancers
Featuring: Jesse Callaert, Mikaela Kelly, Kele Roberson, Annika Lisa Verplancke
Composer: Awir Leon
Cinematographer: Sam du Pon
Produced by: Jacob Jonas The Company

Captured on Super 16 mm film and utilizing natural light, four dancers explore abstraction through the framing of movement set against the terrain of the Dutch hamlet of Spaarnwoude. Ian Robinson, a former dancer with Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company, directs Kele Roberson, Annika Verplancke, Jesse Callaert, and Mikaela Kelly, members of Nederlands Dans Theater, with cinematography by Amsterdam-based Sam du Pon and music composed by Awir Leon, singer-songwriter, producer, and former dancer with Emanuel Gat Dance.

MARCH 15, 2021
Directors: Ariel Schulman + Henry Joost
Choreographer: Andrea Miller
Featuring: Sara Mearns
Composer: Antonio Sánchez
Cinematographer: Paul Daley
Wardrobe: Prada
Produced by: Jacob Jonas The Company

New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns performs tongue-in-cheek choreography by Andrea Miller, founder of GALLIM, at the East River Park Amphitheater in a witty short film directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, directors of the current Netflix film Project Power, to an original score from five-time Grammy Award-winning composer Antonio Sánchez.

March 22, 2021
Director: Andy Hines
Choreographer: Rauf "Rubberlegz" Yasit
Featuring: Joy Isabella Brown, Miguel Alejandro López, Mike Tyus, Jill Wilson
Composer: Steve Hackman
Cinematographer: Frank Mobilio
Wardrobe: OAMC
Produced by: Jacob Jonas The Company

Directed by Grammy-nominated director Andy Hines, Same Sky explores the world in front of us, the differences amongst ourselves, and a likeness we see in others. With music composed by Steve Hackman, Same Sky features the original choreography of Rauf "RubberLegz” Yasit, a German break-dancer living in Los Angeles, and is performed by Jacob Jonas The Company members Joy Isabella Brown, Miguel Alejandro López, Mike Tyus, and Jill Wilson.

March 29, 2021
Director: Vincent René-Lortie
Choreographer: Russell Ferguson
Director of Photography: Alexandre Nour
Featuring: Addie Cruz
Composer: Brady Kendall
Wardrobe: Geneviéve Boiteau
Produced by: Jacob Jonas The Company

Alone in a vacant school, Montreal-based filmmaker Vincent René-Lortie directs seven-year-old Adeline Kerry Cruz on an intimate and exhaustive journey of self-expression. With choreography by Russell “Gutta” Ferguson, she navigates her emotions through the free and expressive street dance style Krump and to the original score by Brady Kendall of Alaskan Tapes.

April 5, 2021
Director: Nur Casadevall
Featuring: Gonzalo Garcia
Composer: Alex Somers
Produced by: Jacob Jonas The Company

New York City ballet principal dancer Gonzalo Garcia’s energy is like a hundred thousand horses as he delves inside the earth, inside himself. Directed by Barcelona-based Nur Casadevall, it features original music from Alex Somers, composer for films including Captain Fantastic (2016), Honey Boy (2019), and Miss Americana (2020).

April 12, 2021
Director: Amy J. Gardner
Choreographer: Diego Mur (Nohbords)
Featuring: Natasha Patterson + Sabine Van Rensburg
Composer: Alice Phoebe Lou + Thor Rixon
Cinematographer: Kristof Brandl
Produced by: Jacob Jonas The Company

Xeno is the smallest measurable unit of human connection, typically exchanged between passing strangers—a flirtatious glance, a sympathetic nod, moments that are fleeting and random but still contain powerful emotional nutrients that can alleviate the symptoms of feeling alone. Mexico City-based choreographer and founder of contemporary dance company Nohbords, Diego Mur created an original work on Montreal-based circus-artists Natasha Patterson and Sabine van Rensburg. Xeno is directed by Amy J. Gardner, with cinematography by Kristof Brandl and original music by Berlin-based Alice Phoebe Lou and Thor Rixon.

APRIL 19, 2021
Director: Torben Loth
Choreographer: Waddah Sinada
Featuring: Conal Finn Francis-Martin, Robert Robinson, Jamal Uhlmann
Sound Design: Peter Duffy
Score: Pete Frase
Cinematographer: Lasse Liebelt
Wardrobe: Feng Chen Wang
Produced by: Jacob Jonas The Company

In this visual exploration of the expectations of manhood, three men fight for dominance while exposing the internal fight and dialogue with the self, embodied by the three protagonists. While each of them fights for dominance, they simultaneously expose their weaknesses, tearing each other down, lifting each other up, and struggling to find support in moments of fading strength. Berlin-based director Torben Loth captures the original choreography of London-based Waddah Sinada, founder of FUBUNATION. The work is performed by Conal Finn Francis-Martin, Robert Robinson, and Jamal Uhlmann, all dancers with State Ballet Hanover, and features an original sound design by Peter Duffy, original score by Pete Fraser, and wardrobe by Chinese-born, London-based designer Feng Chen Wang.

April 26, 2021
Directors & Editors: Beren D’Amico + Francisco Cruz
Animation: Beren D’Amico
Featuring: Tia Balacey, Kristián Mensa, Aurélien Oudot, Kevin Beverley, Joy Isabella Brown, Kaisha DW, Seirian Griffiths, Beren D’Amico, Luca 'Lazylegz' Patuelli, Nic Walton, Quentin Greco, Yvonne Smink, Brin Schoelkopf, Keaton Hentoff-Killian, Sadiqua Bynum, Francisco Cruz, Matthieu Forget, Daniel Liddiard, Chernih Denis, Louis Gift, Dominic Cruz
Composer: Gaelynn Lea
Arranged By: Steve Hackman + Hilary Hahn
Violin Performed By: Hilary Hahn
Produced By: Jacob Jonas The Company

21 acrobats from around the world, from Australia to the United States to Russia, performed and filmed their unique movement styles which were then layered with animation to create Plume. Despite clipped wings, the artists in Plume perform in full flight underscored by the brilliant music played by noted violinist Hillary Hahn. Co-directed by Francisco Cruz and Beren D’Amico, the film features an original score by Gaelynn Lea, an American folk singer, violinist, public speaker, and disability advocate, with arrangement by Steve Hackman.

MAY 3, 2021
Directors: Jacob Jonas & Kevin McGloughlin
Choreographer: Jacob Jonas
Featuring: Emma Rosenzweig-Bock
Cinematographer: Shaun Boyte
Composer: Max Cooper
Vocals: Samad Kahn
Produced by: Jacob Jonas The Company

Los Angeles-based Jacob Jonas virtually co-directs with Ireland-based Kevin McGloughlin, intersecting dance and visual design. Performed by Jacob Jonas The Company’s Emma Rosenzweig-Bock, Weakness of the Flesh features original music by Max Cooper, working at the intersection between electronic music, visual art, technology, and science, the vocals of Hindustani Classical trained Samad Khan, and the cinematography of Shaun Boyte.