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About Me (human/individual)/interests, work..short bio/ THis is the most important. It is the only way to know that you are not a SPAMBOT!Be generous!: Jonah Bokaer is an award-winning choreographer and media artist. A graduate of
North Carolina School of the Arts, Bokaer was hired as a professional member of the
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (2000-2007) at the unprecedented age of 18, and
remains the youngest dancer ever hired in the 55-year history of Cunningham's dance
ensemble. Additionally, Bokaer has worked with John Jasperse (2004-2005), David
Gordon (2005-2006), Deborah Hay (2005), and has also interpreted the choreography
of George Balanchine as restaged by Melissa Hayden. Presently, Bokaer choreographs
the Operas of Robert Wilson, and presents his own work throughout the United States,
Europe, and Asia.
While studying Visual & Media Art at The New School University, Bokaer also began
exploring digital media to produce movement, and has developed a rare, multidisciplinary
body of choreography that addresses the human body in relation to
contemporary technologies. His work has been presented widely throughout venues in
the United States and abroad, including Cornell University, Dance Theatre Workshop,
Danspace Project, Dixon Place, La Mama ETC, P.S. 122, Symphony Space, The Laban
Centre (London), the ISB (Bangkok), Naxos Bobine, Studio Théâtre de Vitry, and La
Générale (Paris), Les Subsistances (Lyon), La Compagnie (Marseille), De Singel
(Beligum), Tanzmesse (Germany), PSI (Copenhagen), and OT301 (Amsterdam).
Bokaer has been further honored with a Human Rights Award (Public Volunteerism,
2000), a grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (Choreography, 2005-2006).
He is also the inaugural recipient of the Gallery Installation Fellowship from Dance
Theater Workshop (2007), and received one of four national Dance/Access Scholarships
from Dance/USA, with funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2007).
Additionally, Bokaer was recently honored with the Special Citation at the New York
Dance & Performance/BESSIE Awards, for the arts organization Chez Bushwick.
Bokaer's writings have been published in Artwurl, The American Society for Alexander
Teachers, Critical Corresondence, DIAL Magazine, Goldrush Dance Magazine, ITCH,
Movement Research Performance Journal, and NYFA Current. He currently serves on
the Board of Dance Theater Workshop, the Artists Advisory Board of Danspace Project,
and the Advisory Committee of Dance/NYC.
In March, 2006, Bokaer participated in a benchmark study in Biomechanical Motion
Analysis at Stanford University, and has been hailed as “among the most prodigious
performers in the world” by the Financial Times. His choreography has included a series
of influential collaborations with contemporary artists across disciplines, including:
Charles Atlas/Filmmaker: Collaborative performance for gallery (2003)
Liubo Borissov/Surveillance Designer: Installation for public space (2007)
Anne Carson/Poet: STACKS (Choreography in progress, 2008)
Michael Cole/Video Artist: Performances for stage (2006-2008)
Collective Opera Company/Original Opera: Performance for stage (2006)
Merce Cunningham/Choreographer: Choreography, 3D Animation, Media (00-07)
Robert Gober/Sculptor: Matthew Marks Gallery (2005)
Robert Wilson/Theater Artist: FAUST (Opera in progress, Warsaw, Poland 2008)
AIDA (Opera in progress, Rome, Italy 2009)

Personal/professional Website:: http://chezbushwick.net/jonah_bokaer.html

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