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Join Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residence, Jacob Jonas The Company (JJTC) for an Open Class. This 1-hour physical movement class will combine calisthenics, yoga, and an introduction to the JJTC system.
Jacob Jonas The Company (JJTC) is a Los Angeles based creative company that intersects dance across mediums to make original works and initiates nontraditional collaborations. JJTC has created over 100 original works for the stage and the camera. Presentations in live performance include Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center, and Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
ABOUT GUILD HALL WILLIAM P. RAYNER ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
The Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residence (WPR AiR) program offers artist collectives the time and space to research, experiment, and develop new ideas and projects. Artists are provided with creative mentorships, administrative support, a commissioning fee, living space, and a purpose-built.
Throughout several 2-4 weeklong residencies, residents connect with accomplished artists, community leaders, and philanthropists at weekly salon dinners. They receive mentorship from select members of the Guild Hall Academy of the Arts, closer collaborators, and professional staff while visiting artist studios, cultural centers, and the natural landscape of the Hamptons. The program culminates with a works-in-process presentation for an invited or public audience.
Residents are invited to the program by a committee of celebrated artists, creative professionals, Guild Hall’s Academy of the Arts members, and Senior Leadership. Past selection committee members and creative mentors have included Alice Aycock, Laurie Anderson, Jon Robbie Baitz, Carter Burwell, Eric Fischl, RoseLee Goldberg, Ugo Rondinone, Phil Schultz, and Susan Stroman.
Artist Collectives selected for the 2023 Guild Hall WPR AiR include Hamptons Dance Project, Music From The Sole, The Beatbox House, and Jacob Jonas The Company.
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Jacob Jonas The Company
Jacob Jonas The Company (JJTC) is a Los Angeles based creative company that intersects dance across mediums to make original works and initiates nontraditional collaborations. JJTC has created over100 original works for the stage and the camera. Presentations in live performance include Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center and Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. JJTC has collaborated with artists including Kanye West, Sia, Rosalía and Elton John. The company has created original work for brands including Apple, Gap, James Perse, and Sony and partnered with museums including Metropolitan Museum of Art, Getty Museum, Swiss National Museum, and Whitney Museum. JJTC launched In 2021, JJTC produced and presented Films. Dance-a global platform and creative studio for dance. Films.Dance premiered 40 original short films, featuring more than 300 artists from 50cities in 25 countries. The company continues to create work with a mission to make dance more visible and valuable. @jacobjonasthecompany
Photo: Jacob Jonas
Sponsors
Principal Sponsor: Kathy Rayner in memory of her husband, Billy Rayner
Guild Hall’s Learning + New Works programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional major support comes from The Patti Kenner Arts Education Fellowship, the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Endowment Fund, and The Melville Straus Family Endowment.
