Guild Hall has selected Jacob Jonas The Company as a 2023 Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residence. 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
To support their time in-residence, Jacob Jonas The Company will receive weekly creative feedback and guidance from Guild Hall staff members and their creative mentor, Janet Wong (Associate Artistic Director, New York Live Arts). Additionally, the company will be immersed in the creative community of the Hamptons through various salon dinners and a public “Open Class” series that teaches and highlights the JJTC system.