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TCU Choreography Residency
Many thanks to Texas Christian University (TCU) for hosting me in Fort Worth, Texas for a 10-day choreography residency where I created a 10-minute work on their students. Despite a winter storm in the middle of the process, where the campus was closed and my rehearsals were cancelled for four days, we managed to finish (and clean it) and the work is a whole vibe! SUPER PROUD.
After watching a run-through, TCU’s Dean of the School for Classical & Contemporary Dance Elizabeth Gillaspy described my new work as “endlessly fascinating.”
TCU Professor Keith Saunders (formerly of Dance Theatre of Harlem) said the work is “hella nasty, funky, and super sophisticated.”
FUN FACT: TCU was the first university in the nation to offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts in ballet.
L.A. TIMES FEATURE
'It was very cathartic to allow ["and then life was beautiful"] to unfold out of me, and it allowed me to create from a very honest place, rather than being concerned about what people might want to see,' [Jamila] says.” - Steven Vargas (L.A. Times) | READ MORE (7 choreographers on how dance changed in Southern California in 2022)
DANCING IN SNOW REVIEW (SF)
"L.A. Contemporary Dance Company… performed it flawlessly Friday evening in a touring presentation at San Francisco’s ODC Theater. …It's one hour of highly theatrical contemporary dance [with] a distressing undercurrent. The costumes alone are worth the trip.” - Jennifer Norris (Jen Norris Dance Reviews) | READ MORE
LACDC DELIVERS A VERY POWERFUL PERFORMANCE
“LACDC is rapidly becoming one of LA’s strongest companies... With three world premieres on the program, Artistic Director Jamila Glass has guided to greater heights of professionalism. The work presented was powerful and the cast is probably one of the strongest since LACDC was co-founded in 2005 by Kate Hutter Mason.” - Jeff Slayton, L.A. Dance Chronicle | Read full article
Cal State Fullerton Choreography Residency
Created a new work for the juniors and seniors of Cal State Fullerton and taught classes in an 8-day choreography residency. The work is about spies. They were super into it. We laughed a lot.
3 WORLD PREMIERES IN NOVEMBER
L.A. Contemporary Dance Company presents…
IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK
Featuring 3 World Premieres
NOVEMBER 4-6, 2022
FRIDAY at 7:30pm // SATURDAY at 2:00pm & 7:30pm //
SUNDAY at 2pm
STOMPING GOUND LA
5453 Alhambra Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90032
Featuring:
and then life was beautiful
Supervising Choreography by Jamila Glass with choreography contributions from the company
Two works commissioned by the Spanish Consulate
INSECTOS: arte y vida - Choreography by Elías Aguirre
yet to be titled work (TBD) - Choreography by Iker Karrera
NEW WEEKLY CLASS
NEW WEEKLY CLASS: TUESDAYS ONLY AT GENESIS STUDIOS FROM 2:45-4:15PM
The Space In Between (Contemporary Grooves): This contemporary class lives somewhere in the middle of accented and released movement. Class will begin with a warmup focused on accessing our core while introducing key movement from the phrase work. Discover how to quickly sit in the pocket of music that may be new to your ears and how to efficiently fill up all the spaces in between from moment to moment.
Podcast
Words That Move Me w/ Dana Wilson
Ep. #128: Big Pictures and Small Details w/ the Puzzle Master, Jamila Glass
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Episode Description: “Our guest today, Jamila Glass, has many gifts, but perhaps the most useful is her ability to see the big picture AND the small details. She also values the human experience above all else, and THAT is exactly why she is the best person to talk about bridging the gaps between people… And skill sets… The commercial and company worlds, and of course, cultural and racial divides.”
Feature in L.A. Dance Chronicle
“What is interesting about what he has done with this work,” Jamila said, “is the ebb & flow between different figures who are magnified in one moment and in the next moment disappear back into the collective. This is reminiscent of larger conversations around a person’s need to feel seen and the powers that be, who like puppeteers, choose who is seen and whose voices are amplified.” -Jamila Glass
Check out this L.A. Dance Chronicle feature with Choreographer Roderick George and L.A. Contemporary Dance Comany’s Artistic Director Jamila Glass to learn more about the thought and intention behind the upcoming World Premiere "Dancing in Snow". READ FULL ARTICLE
LIVE PERFORMANCES IN JUNE
Performing with L.A. Contemporary Dance Company June 2-5 & 9-12 at the Dance at the Odyssey Festival. It’s my first time back on the stage since 2020. BUY YOUR TICKETS!
DIRECTOR: SPLICE COMMERCIALS
Produced by Jammcard and Splice, Directors Elliott Sellers and Jamila Glass bring The Samples Choir: Sunday Sounds sample pack to life. In loving memory of Christina Yuna Lee, who was a pivotal part in telling this story.