Justin Jones is a choreographer, dancer and sound designer. His choreography has been seen at Bryant Lake Bowl, Patrick's Cabaret, The Red Eye and the Southern Theater (in Minnesota) and CBGB’s, Galpagos Arts Space, The Gershwin Hotel, The Knitting Factory, The Thalia Theater at Symphony Space, LaMama Etc., Sarah Lawrence College, The Theater at the Riverside Church and Ur (in New York). Justin creates sound design for his own choreography and for other theater and dance makers including Ivy Baldwin, Genevieve Bennett, Chris Schlichting and Chris Yon. He has performed in the choreography of Robin Lakes, Nick Leichter, Tere O’Connor, Chris Schlichting, Billy Siegenfeld, Dylan Skybrook and Kara Tatelbaum. Justin holds a BFA in Dance from New York University Tisch School of the Arts and was a recipient of the NYFA Fellowship for his work with long time collaborator Chris Yon in 2003. www.mnartists.org/Justin_Jones

Artist Philosophy

The question driving my current work is this: can we as a species overcome the immense challenges that threaten our survival, or will we use our ever-advancing technology to destroy ourselves? The last century of scientific exploration has yielded incredible, perspective-altering insights that leave me exhilarated and terrified; exhilarated by the prospect that one day we might unlock the deepest secrets of the cosmos, and terrified that we will be unable to come together as a planetary society to resolve the issues that threaten our existence. I cannot answer this question nor can I solve these problems, however, I am fascinated by what it means to live in this state of simultaneous exhilaration and terror, hope and despair. I want to bear witness to my experience of this discordant state and in doing so I hope to illuminate the way in which our technological evolution has impacted the world I live in.

Video

Return to Past Fellows Showcase