“When you align with your true passion instead of trying to fit into someone else’s mold, magical things happen.” -Jamila Glass
Click to read a feature on Jamila Glass in Shoutout L.A.
Jamila Named Artistic Director of LACDC
Jamila is named the incoming Artistic Director for Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company. Read the L.A. Dance Chronicle feature HERE.
Mention in The New York Times
As he breaks down a scene for the New York Times, Justin Simien mentions his collaboration with Jamila in the Hulu original film Bad Hair. Watch the video HERE.
SLOW DOWN TIME – ART IN THE TIME OF PLAGUE
L.A. Dance Chronicle reviews Slow Down Time, a docu-short that highlights the lives of eight individual dancers in Los Angeles during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The families, the challenge, struggle, and discovery, taking intentional steps to treat self with kindness, as Jamila Glass explained, languorously climbing and dancing over and past husband and baby on the front porch in the late afternoon.” Read the article HERE.
Feature on DancePlug.com
Dancer/Choreographer/Educator Andrew Pearson encourages us to rethink what a “successful” dance career looks like. Read the article featuring words from Jamila Glass and Gakenia Muigai.
GHMAs - Billie Eilish
Jamila was selected to be a Creative Director for a mock Billie Eilish MTV VMAs live performance under the mentorship of industry legends Galen Hooks and Amanda Balen. Watch the performance HERE.
BAD HAIR: TEASER TRAILER
Check out the teaser trailer for feature film Bad Hair directed by Justin Simien. Premiering October 23rd. Only on Hulu.
Choreographer: Jamila Glass
Assistant Choreographer: Ayesha Orange
Dancers: Sammye Alix, Raymond Ejiofor, Jamila Glass, Brooke Shepherd, Calvin Tolbert, Jr.
Beyoncé's Black is King
Jamila makes an appearance in the highly anticipated new film from Beyoncé - Black is King. Exclusively playing on Disney+.
MUSIC VIDEOS: VITAMIN STRING QUARTET
Performed in a series of music videos for Vitamin String Quartet.
FILM: SLOW DOWN TIME
I am featured in Slow Down Time, a docu-short that highlights the lives of eight individual dancers in Los Angeles during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Directed by Joel Kazuo Knoernschild
Produced by Katie Malia
3:01 Film Premiere
Watch 3:01, a 15-minute short film starring Raymond Ejiofor and Jamila Glass, featuring the music of Grammy award-winning producer & musician Terrace Martin and directed by Elliott Sellers.
MUSIC VIDEO: "Running in Place" - Dola
I performed in a second music video for Dola as a part of her new visual album Space Daughter. Check out “Running in Place” which premiered on MTV in Times Square.
Co-directed by Dola & Maud Arnold
Choreographed by Jessica Emmanuel