ABOUT JACOB JONAS:
Jacob Jonas - Jacob Jonas is a multidisciplinary artist raised in Santa Monica, California. He found his way to movement when he was 13 as a street performer, and movement became his means of identity. Jacob founded Jacob Jonas The Company alongside Jill Wilson and Will Adashek in 2014; he was 21 at the time. He has presented work at the Wallis Annenburg Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, the Getty Museum, and more. Jacob’s work dips into many disciplines; dance, film, architecture, technology, and public space. The Company performs Jacob’s technique, The System, which can be recognized by its specific body-architecture and pathways, and is described as a combination of movement, therapy, and creation. Jacob has collaborated with artists and brands such as Alejandro Iñárritu, Elton John, Kanye West, Rosalía, Sia, SZA, and Vanessa Beercroft. He is the Executive Producer and Creative Director of Films.Dance, a global platform for dance on film. A stage four cancer survivor, Jacob’s work is designed as a way to find healing in the body, but also understand the body as a place of conflict. This is his first work since his battle with cancer.  

Performing Artists:

Lorrin Brubaker - Lorrin Brubaker began dancing at age 10 in Apopka, Florida, and graduated from the Dr. Phillips High School Dance Magnet. He continued his training at The Juilliard School, performing works by José Limón, Lar Lubovitch, Jerome Robbins, Mark Morris, Camille A. Brown, Brian Brooks, Zvi Gotheiner, Matthew Neenan, and Peter Chu. Following Julliard, he joined BODYTRAFFIC, performing repertory by Matthew Neenan, Victor Quijada, Richard Siegal, Sidra Bell, James Gregg, Rauf “RubberLegz” Yasit, and Micaela Taylor. He later joined Jacob Jonas The Company, performing works by Jacob Jonas and Omar Román De Jesús, and performed in the Merce Cunningham Trust’s Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event. Brubaker joined LA Dance Project in 2020, where he has performed works by Benjamin Millepied, Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, Bella Lewitzky, Pam Tanowitz, Jamar Roberts, Janie Taylor, Madeline Hollander, Salia Sanou, Dimitri Chamblas and Kim Gordon, Saburo Teshigawara and Rihoko Sato, and Daphne Fernberger. Lorrin has been with Jacob Jonas The Company since 2018. (@lorrinbrubaker)

Alexa Donnelly - Alexa Donnelly is originally from Detroit, Michigan. She has trained in all genres of dance since the age of 5, and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Oakland University School of Music, Theatre and Dance. While at OU, she had the opportunity to study abroad in Berlin, Germany, as well as receiving many choreography awards. She has danced with many professional companies such as DIAVOLO LA, Take Root Dance, and Jacob Jonas the Company, and has been with JJTC since 2024.  (@alexadonnelly)

Paulina Donnelly - Paulina Donnelly is from Detroit Michigan, and began dancing there at the age of 5. She graduated from Oakland University School of Music, Theatre and Dance with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, and since then Paulina has performed nationally and internationally with multiple professional companies including Jacob Jonas The Company and DIAVOLO Architecture in Motion. As well as performing, Paulina enjoys teaching and choreographing with her identical twin sister, Alexa. She has been with JJTC since 2024. (@paulinadonnelly)

Dahsir Hausif - Dahsir Hausif, a Brooklyn native, began his journey in movement through capoeira and drumming, which sparked his passion for dance. He trained at The Ailey School from ages 6 to 18, where he was deeply influenced by Horton, Limón, jazz, and ballet. He continued his training at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance, expanding his repertoire to include Graham, contact improvisation, Dova technique, floor work, and contemporary dance. Dahsir’s artistic development was shaped by organizations such as MOVE|NYC|, Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts, and Brooklyn High School of the Arts, where he received invaluable mentorship. He has performed works by Bill T. Jones, Martha Graham, Clifton Brown, and Earl Mosley and has collaborated with artists such as Manuel Vignoulle, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, and Christopher Huggins. Influenced by both classical training and social dance, Dahsir’s practice blends diverse movement styles with his beginning in capoeira and Kuntaw. He was first introduced to Jacob Jonas The Company after attending their intensive at Orsolina28, and has been a part of the company since 2025.  (@dahsirr)

Baptista Kawa - Baptista Kawa is originally from Democratic Republic of Congo. He is a versatile, self-taught dancer, starting as a child by seeing moves in movies and practicing in any space he could find. Baptista is trained in Breaking, Acrobatics and many other dance styles. Baptista’s Credits include: Performances with 50 Cent, Hip Hop Nutcracker Tour, The Lion King at The Hollywood Bowl, FIFA World Cup Reveal, and an editorial video for Vogue with Lil Nas X and Hailey Bieber, Music videos for; Sia, Damiano David, Feid and Arman Hovhannisyan, Commercials for; Purple Mattress, Samsung and XFinity in collaboration with Bboy Victor. Baptista has been dancing with Jacob Jonas The Company since 2022. (@baptistakawa)

Marco Palomino - Marco Palomino is an international choreographer, dancer, and director born in Cuba and based in Los Angeles. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from La Universidad de las Artes (ISA) in Havana, and was honored with the 2025 Princess Grace Award. Marco has created work for dance companies, museums, films, immersive experiences, brands, and live theater. He began his dance journey at the age of eight, with choreography capturing his interest early on. His work has been presented in over twelve countries at major venues including Sadler’s Wells in London, Admiralspalast in Berlin, Teatro Alicia Alonso in Havana, and Chaillot in Paris. His creations include works for Visceral Dance Chicago, USC Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center, Kit Modus, Acostadanza Jr, and CLI Conservatory. Marco’s choreographic language blends contemporary dance, ballet, floor work, Cuban traditions, and African folklore. He has developed his own movement approach, Raw Expression, rooted in exploring movement’s essence. (@marcopalomino)

Oscar Ramos - Oscar Ramos is a Puerto Rican dancer and choreographer whose professional career began with Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico. He has performed with internationally recognized companies including Batsheva Dance Company, Cedar Lake, Hubbard Street 2, Ballet Flanders, Gallim Dance, and Jacob Jonas The Company. He is a certified Gaga teacher, grounding his movement practice in physical awareness, sensation, and embodied presence. As a choreographer, his work has been presented internationally, including “Solo One”, premiered in Belgium, and “Brinca”, shown at Festival Contempora 2024. Currently a member of Andanza Puerto Rico, he premiered “LUZ” in 2025. His collaborative experience includes working with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui on “Nomad” and the film “Cyrano”. Oscar’s work merges technical precision with emotional intensity and a strong connection to cultural identity. Oscar began working with Jacob Jonas The Company in 2022. (@oskiep84)

Alyse Rockett - Alyse Rockett is a dancer based in Los Angeles, CA. She is a native of Long Beach, CA where she received her Bachelors of Arts degree in dance from California State University of Long Beach. Since then she has worked and toured with artists such as Kali Uchis, Kanye West, Sia, Christina Aguilera, H.E.R, Solange, Common, and more. Alyse has also had the pleasure of working with many amazing directors and choreographers including Daniel Askill, Savanah Leaf, Teresa Toogie Barcelo, Lindsey & Craig, Jacob Jonas, Mandy Moore, and more. She has also released a range of collaborative and personal work. Her plans are to continue to create work that is collaborative, authentic, thought provoking, and inspiring. Alyse has danced with Jacob Jonas The Company since 2019. (@alyse_rockett)

Emma Rosenzweig-Bock - Emma Rosenzsweig-Bock is a Santa Monica local who began her training with the infamous Debbie Allen Dance Academy, and went on to earn her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and a minor in Holocaust Studies from Chapman University. She is a Creative Director with Jacob Jonas The Company, as well as one of the performing artists. Her impressive list of credits includes a featured performer role for Sia’s “Pin Drop” music video, campaigns for Athleta, Jonathan Simkhai, and Gap, Assistant Choreographer for Rosalía’s Motomami world tour, and performances at venues such as Hollywood Bowl and Lincoln Center. Emma has been a part of Jacob Jonas The Company since 2017. (@emmaarielle)

Vo Vera - Vo Vera was born in Philadelphia, PA, and raised in Sedona, AZ. His dance career began in 2001 as a bboy/breaker on the streets of Arizona and Germany. Training brought him into the spheres of classical dance, contemporary, hand balance, and yoga. Identifying as an experimental street dancer, Vo thrives on developing novel movement techniques and systems. Vo has a Master of Fine Arts in Dance, and he teaches at colleges in both Arizona and California. He has danced with Jacob Jonas The Company since 2019. (@vospacevera) 

Jill Wilson - Jill Wilson is the Executive Producer of Jacob Jonas The Company, as well as one of the co-founders and performing artists. Her credits span from campaigns for Athleta, Apple, and Gap, to music videos for Britney Spears and Elton John, to dancing in and producing live performances in renowned venues such as Hollywood Bowl and Lincoln Center. Jill is also a Producer of Films.Dance, overseeing and managing much of the work that goes into making and distributing all of the films that they do. To top it all off, she produced a free dance festival in Santa Monica entitled To the Sea: Dance Concerts on the Pier, which presented local and international artists. Although Jill is a Los Angeles native, she studied out east and graduated from the University of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance. Jill has been with Jacob Jonas The Company since its founding in 2014. (@_jillwilson_)

Jarrett Yeary - Jarrett is a Southeast Michigan native and Los Angeles based movement artist who’s spent recent seasons in transit, following the work. He creates honest performance and movement that wants to wake people up; make them feel alive and seen. Rooted in duality and discipline, his practice moves like ritual: determined, spiritual, and bright with intention. His work balances tenderness and intensity through disciplined, present performance. Credits include the 2024 Grammy Awards with Dua Lipa and the “Beautiful People” music video by Sia x David Guetta. He began working with Jacob Jonas The Company in February 2024. (@jarrettyeary)

Choir Conductor:

Steve Epting- Steve Epting is a Chicago-born singer, composer, vocal arranger, and creative music director who has worked in many mediums such as live performance, recording, and multimedia projects. Since 2019 he has served as the choir conductor, vocal arranger, producer, and songwriter for Kanye West’s Sunday Service. Steve trained as a classical vocalist and went on to tour internationally with major artists such as Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Kanye West, at festivals such as Coachella, fashion week shows, and tours. Steve has also contributed to the film scene with Black Is King, Homecoming, and Jesus is King. Being a recording artist as well, he has released original music of his own and continues to put his creative voice out into the world. 

Assistant Director/Creative Producer:

Peter Walker - Peter Walker, born out of Fort Myers, Florida, began dancing at the age of eight years old. Peter began his training at the Gulfshore Ballet, and then later went on to study at the School of American Ballet. Peter has been with the New York City Ballet since 2011 beginning as an apprentice, joining the company in 2012, being promoted to soloist in 2018, and further promoted to principal dancer in 2022. In addition to dancing with NYCB, Peter has set two works for the company, ten in seven and dance odyssey. Taking the role of interdisciplinary artist seriously, Peter also is one of two faces behind KW Creative, a collaborative film and media platform. Peter is a frequent collaborator with Jacob Jonas The Company. 

Tour Manager/International Relations:

Jorn Weisbrodt 

Technical Director:

William Adashek - William Adashek is a Los Angeles–based lighting designer, cinematographer, and producer. He is a co-founder of Jacob Jonas The Company and has designed lighting with Jacob for all of the company’s productions. In addition to his lighting work in dance and theater, Adashek has extended his talents and worked as a cinematographer, producer, or executive on more than 100 feature films, as well as numerous music videos and commercial projects. A native of Los Angeles, he holds a B.A. from Kenyon College and an M.F.A. from the American Film Institute.

Set Designer:

Brigette D’Annibale - Brigitte D’Annibale is Los Angeles-born contemporary artist known for her interdisciplinary work that bridges painting, sculpture, architecture, landscape, and site-specific installations. Through her art, Brigitte explores the interaction between the human experience and nature. She spent over 20 years in Kauai doing large-scale, site specific commissions, and came back to California with connections to the global art scene. Having studied under key mentors at the Otis College of Art and Design, her knowledge of different materials and disciplines is far reaching, and she is considered a master of painting, sculpture, architecture, and design. She previously created art for Jacob Jonas The Company’s At Work at B=f(P,E). 

Product of Divorce Composer:

Antonio Sánchez - Antonio Sanchez is a highly influential Jazz musician and a four-time Grammy Award winner. He is well known for composing and performing the drum-based score for the film Birdman, as well as collaboration with guitarist Pat Metheny. Born in Mexico City, he began playing the drums when he was five years old, and performed professionally in Mexico as a young teenager. Antonio then earned degrees from both the National Conservatory in Mexico and Berklee College of Music, in Classical Piano and Jazz Studies, respectively. He continues to perform internationally, other musicians he has played alongside including Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden, Toots Thielmans. Antonio has collaborated with Jacob Jonas The Company through Films.Dance, creating the original score for “Another Serious Dance Film” in 2021.

Nature Sounds While The IV Drips Composer:

Okaidja Afroso - Okaidja Afroso is an internationally acclaimed singer, percussionist, guitarist, and dancer, who creates modern African music that effortlessly flows between tradition and innovation; he “is an artist with staying power” (Afropop Worldwide). With roots in the traditions of the Ga-Dangme people of Ghana and a spirit shaped by decades of global travel and collaboration, he invites audiences into a celebration of humanity’s shared rhythms with music that defies borders. An artist who sings about cycles of nature and human life, his music exults in modern technology and cultural fusions. Afroso has performed at international festivals and collaborated with leading artists, bringing the pulse of African music to audiences worldwide.

Imogen Heap - Imogen Heap, born in the United Kingdom, is a singer-songwriter, composer, producer, and music innovator. She creates work that pushes the boundary in pop, electronic, and art-pop genres. In the early 2000s she began building a following with her duo Frou Frou, and has had a very fruitful solo career since then; she holds a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, as well as multiple nominations. Imogen’s music has appeared in film and television, and her work as a composer includes music for the stage production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Following the ever-modernizing world, she also develops music technologies. These include the Mi.Mu musical gloves and AI creative tools, expanding possibilities for how music can be made and performed. 

Diplo - Diplo (Thomas Wesley Pentz) is a widely influential DJ, producer, and songwriter in the contemporary electronic music scene. He is the co-founder of the record label Mad Decent, and a member of the electronic duo Jack Ü with Skrillex. Diplo has produced and collaborated with a wide range of artists across genres, including Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, M.I.A., and Madonna. He is a Grammy Award-winner whose work blends electronic, dancehall, trap, and worldwide music influences, and his work can be heard at festivals, club tours, and in collaborations with other artists. He is a significant figure in modern music culture. 

Restart Composers:

Justin Boreta - Justin Boreta is a Grammy-nominated artist and producer whose Superposition project draws on the voices of Ram Dass and Alan Watts, building meditative landscapes for deep listening. In 2022, "Rituals" won a Lumen Prize for art and technology. His solo debut, Hear the Listener, arrived in 2025. In 2026, he co-created "Have You Considered?" with Imogen Heap and Pattie Gonia, a piece born from glacial ice field recordings at the edge of a changing world. A co-founder of The Glitch Mob, whose remixes for Daft Punk, Metallica, and The Prodigy and festival sets at Coachella, EDC, and Lollapalooza defined a generation of electronic music, Boreta departed in 2023 to go further. Working from the Hudson Valley, New York, he builds sonic worlds where technology and the natural world collide at full force. Justin has created original music for Films.Dance, produced by Jacob Jonas The Company.

Nikki Grier - Nikki Grier started her professional career at age 12, when she was signed by legendary record executive Lou Adler. She began in gospel with All God’s Children and sang background on Michael Jackson’s HIStory album; her credits go on to include Rod Stewart, Michael Bublé, Elton John, Lenny Kravitz, Celine Dion, and Harry Styles. In 2006, she signed a publishing deal with Dr. Dre, and co-wrote and sang on 50 Cent’s multi-platinum Curtis album. Her other collaborations while at Aftermath Records include Eminem and Busta Rhymes, contributing to Eminem’s Recovery, Relapse, and Music to Be Murdered By. Nikki further expanded her portfolio to include acting and voiceovers, and can be heard in Think Like A Man Too and Jingle Jangle. For 3 seasons she was a featured vocalist on the Emmy nominated GSN show, The American Bible Challenge, hosted by Jeff Foxworthy as well as appearing on How I Met Your Mother, and can be heard on the show Psyche. Nikki served as Creative Director, songwriter, and arranger for Kanye West’s Sunday Service, going on to write and co-produce their critically acclaimed album Jesus is Born, and co-write on Kanye’s Grammy Award-winning album Jesus is King. Nikki received her first Grammy nomination for her work on Kanye’s album Donda. She vocal arranged Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” and co-wrote and sang on Benny The Butcher’s gold hit “Johnny P’s Caddy” featuring J. Cole. Additional work includes scoring How I Learned to Fly and arranging/producing choir for The Zac Brown Band. Currently, Nikki coaches on American Idol, records her own music, and creates music for artists, television, and film.

Product of Divorce Costume Production:

Entire Studios - Entire Studios is a Los Angeles-based fashion label founded in 2020 by designers Sebastian Hunt and Dylan Richards Diaz. Their elevated approach to everyday clothing staples has attracted a global following, and their pieces can be recognized by their neutral color palettes and modern streetwear-inspired silhouettes. Founders Hunt and Richards Diaz have backgrounds in styling and creative direction for major artists, and the studios’ clothing can be seen on public figures such as Dua Lipa and FKA twigs. Entire Studios has also partnered with brands Khy and Adidas. 

Restart Costume Production:

Tessa Matthias - Tessa Matthias is an American fashion designer and creative director known for her eponymous label Tessa, which she launched in 2015 after a career as a senior designer at Theory and later serving as Head of Design and Creative Director at YEEZY. Her work blends handcrafted construction, eclectic fabric references, and a distinctive downtown‑meets‑luxury sensibility, earning her seasons on the New York Fashion Week runway and critical attention for collections that feel both experimental and wearable. Matthias’s designs have ranged from upholstery‑inspired tailoring, to deconstructed ready‑to‑wear and machine‑washable cashmere, reflecting her inventive approach to form and materials. In addition to fashion, she has expanded her creative vision into lifestyle and brand projects, establishing her place as a distinctive voice in contemporary American design.