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Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

United States Architecture News - Mar 12, 2020 - 17:18   11326 views

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Los Angeles based choreographer, creative director and the artistic director Jacob Jonas has combined art and dance through architectural backdrops. 

In newly released artistic photographs, many well-known buildings designed by prominent architects are used to complete the artistic movement and these buildings include: Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Port House in Belgium, Renzo Piano Building Workshop-designed Stavros Niarchos Foundation in Greece, Herzog & de Meuron's De Young Musuem in San Francisco, Steven Holl Architects' Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Richard Meier & Partners' The Getty Museum in California, OMA's Seattle Public Library in Seattle, United States, EFFEKT Architects' Camp Adventure in Denmark. 

#CamerasandDancers is a monthly and location specific Instameet organized by Jacob Jonas The Company (JJTC) and cohosted by social media influencers and significant cultural institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum, Whitney Museum, de Young Museum, The Getty Museum, and The Kennedy Center.

An Instameet is an event organized for Instagram users, or Instagrammers, to meet and create photo content together. 

"The objective of #CamerasandDancers is to bring the mediums of dance and photography together to create content and creatively activate spaces both in real time and online," said the company. 

"With social media playing such an important role in new age communication, what better way to connect artists and audiences together?," added the company. 

"#CamerasandDancers is proving to be a great platform to inspire new artistic collaborations, build community, and increase visibility of the art of dance."

See the full list of artistic photographs below:


Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Gallim Dance / Zoe McNeil.  The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Oveck Reyes

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Pilobolus / Krystal Butler, Antoine Banks-Sullivan, Isabella Diaz, Jake Warren. Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects' Mariposa 1038. Photo by Minh Tran

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Paul Taylor Dance Company / Michael Trusnovec. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Photo by Kristina Moto

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Greek National Opera Ballet. Renzo Piano Building Workshop's Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Photo by Fanis Pavlopoulos

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Lucinda Childs Dance Company / Katherine Helen Fisher. Lincoln Center. Photo by Tyson Wheatley

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

The Stuttgart Ballet / Ali Torronteras, Vi Togirelli. Kunstmuseum Stuttgart. Photo by Jacob Jonas

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Alonzo King LINES Ballet / Jeffrey Van Sciver. Herzog & de Meuron's De Young Musuem. Photo by Daniel Dent

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Royal Danish Balle / Sarah Klitgaard, Ditte Stoltenborg Baltzer, Flippe Moraes, Giordana Gallo. EFFEKT Architects' Camp Adventure. Photo by Jacob Jonas

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

New York City Ballet / Peter Walker, Daniel Applebaum. Renzo Piano Building Workshop's Whitney Museum. Photo by Chris Ozer

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

DIAVOLO / Madison Olandt, Amanda MacLeod, Simon Greenberg, Kimara Wood. Grand Park. Photo by Thai Hoang

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Alvin Ailey / Hope Boykin. Steven Holl Architects' Kennedy Center. Photo by Julian Thomas

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Ballett Zurich / Irmina Kopaczynska. Christ & Gantenbein's Landesmuseum Zurich. Photo by Jacob Jonas

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Jacob Jonas The Company / Marissa Labog. Venice Beach Skate Board Park. Photo by Ashley McKinney

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Jacob Jonas The Company. Richard Meier & Partners' The Getty Museum. Photo by Lauren Randolph

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Alonzo King LINES Ballet / Adji Cissoko, Shuaib Elhassan. Herzog & de Meuron's De Young Musuem. Photo by Michael O'Neal

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Ballet Vlaanderen / Daniel Domenech. Zaha Hadid Architects' Port of Antwerp. Photo by Jacob Jonas

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

New York City Ballet / Unity Phelan, Daniel Applebaum. Renzo Piano Building Workshop's Whitney Museum. Photo by Tutes

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Jacob Jonas The Company / Jacob Jonas, Nic Walton. Richard Meier & Partners' The Getty Museum. Photo by Minh Tran

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Staatsballett Berlin / Marco Arena. ICC Building, Berlin. Photo by Helin Bereket

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

The 7 Fingers / Brin Schoellkopf, Sam Renaud, Sereno Aguilar Izzo. Saucier+Perrotte Architectes' Sainta Laurent Sports Complex. Photo by Jacob Jonas

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Gallim Dance / Georgia Usborne. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Jacob Jonas

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Jacob Jonas The Company / Danielle Coleman. Dekleva Gregoric Architects. Photo by Jacob Jonas

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet / Pete Leo Walker. Valley Performing Arts Center. Photo by Matthew Brush

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Jacob Jonas The Company. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Photo by Zachary Alexopulos

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Parsons Dance Company / Omar Roman De Jesus. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Photo by Omar Z Robles

Choreographer Jacob Jonas combines art and dance through architectural backdrops

Jacob Jonas The Company / Nic Walton. OMA's Seattle Public Library. Photo by Pei Ketron

Top image: Ballet Vlaanderen / Robert James Waddell. Zaha Hadid Architects' Port of Antwerp. Photo by Jann Maätita

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