About the Project
This Summer JacoTayl Dance! is proud to present Electro Swing at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, choreographed by Artistic Director Jacob Taylor. JacoTayl Dance! is a contemporary dance company dedicated to presenting and preserving the creative works of choreographer Jacob Taylor. This evening will feature innovative, inventive, and exciting new movement that is a culmination of Mr. Taylor’s experiences in life and dance.
The cast is comprised of six talented professional dancers hand picked by Mr. Taylor for the LA premiere of Electro Swing.
Choreographed by Jacob Taylor, and set to an eclectic and diverse range of music by Caravan Palace and Swing Republic, Polo & Pan the evening will showcase six dancers pushing the boundaries of classical and contemporary ballet. Displaying both their inner turmoil and moments of joy and elation. The evening will celebrate the diverse and unique aspects of these six dancers and how they move throughout the world. It is a celebration of their individuality while also examining the importance of having connection and community.
Artistic Director Jacob Taylor says, “This evening is sure to be an exciting event of new performance art that will intrigue and excite audiences of all backgrounds.”
Mr. Taylor is a graduate of the prestigious Ballet Performance Program at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and his performance career includes dancing with Boulder Ballet, Christopher Caines Dance, Eglevsky Ballet, FJK Dance, Lydia Johnson Dance, New Jersey Ballet, Rebecca Kelly Ballet, and Staten Island Ballet. Mr. Taylor has taught ballet at Peridance Capezio Center, Colorado Ballet Academy, Brooklyn Ballet, Ridgefield School of Dance, and 92NY. He has been commissioned to choreograph new works for Boulder Ballet, Colorado Ballet Academy, IU Opera Theatre and the “Shut Up and Dance” festival with dancers of Philadelphia Ballet.
Production Team
