Omar Román De Jesús, director and choreographer of dance company Boca Tuya, will develop Everything will kill you so pick something fun, a multimedia performance inspired by dance and memory. Roman de Jesus utilizes his signature dreamscapes, rhythmic structures, and absurdist characters to explore how our memories, unlike our lived experience, are unbound by time.
Credits:
Choreographer: Omar Román De Jesús
Dancers: Rafael Cañals, Eduardo Jimenez Cabrera, Margaret Jones, Rachel Secrest, Ian Spring, Christian A. Warner
Omar Román De Jesús
Omar Román De Jesús (Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a Queer Puertorriqueño choreographer and director of NYC-based dance company Boca Tuya. He is Princess Grace Award winner, NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow, and a recipient of The Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship at Jacob’s Pillow. His work has been commissioned by over two dozen organizations including: The Paul Taylor Dance Company, Ballet Hispánico, BalletCollective, Limón 2, Bruce Wood Dance, Jacob Jonas The Company, Joffrey Ballet Concert Group, Whim W’him, Parsons Dance, and Baryshnikov Arts Center.