When Joy Isabella Brown moved to L.A. at 15, she was unfamiliar with dance—but she did discover martial arts tricking. After a few years of honing that movement practice, she met choreographer Jacob Jonas, and was quickly invited to a rehearsal with his company. Though she still describes her experience as an “uphill battle,” it’s […]
Jacob Jonas may be from California, but he’s got a New Yorker’s heart. The choreographer first wowed NYC audiences in 2013, when his piece In a Room on Broad St. won third place at the Capezio A.C.E. (Award for Choreographic Excellence) Awards. And while in town a year later (to present an evening-length version of […]
The Capezio A.C.E. (Award for Choreographic Excellence) Awards were held last night at the Dance Teacher Summit—and what a show this year’s 15 finalists put on. In fact, the entries were so collectively strong that the judges ended up choosing four, rather than the usual three, winners. Congrats to grand prize winner Erica Sobol for […]