Grant Jacoby and Dancers Present

EXCEPRTS OF A MOONTIDE

Saturday, October 30, 2021: Virtual & In-Person Presentation
5:00pm

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Grant Jacoby & Dancers presents a work-in-progress showing of “excerpts of a moontide.” Originally set to premiere in April 2020, but canceled due to COVID-19, the work is an exploration of nostalgia and deferred desires, juxtaposing the warmth and wilderment of reflecting on the past, in conjunction with the omnipotent pressure of the inevitable aging and decay of the human brain, body, and spirit.

Pulling from personal anecdotes, literature, and pop culture, the dance posits: how do we rationalize and negotiate the passage of time? Is it possible to be truly present in the moment, when the ghosts of what has been, and what will be, constantly haunt us? Is there a way to permeate the liminal space bridging the gap between past and present to find some semblance of peace? Like Jay Gatsby striving for the green light across the water, “excerpts of a moontide” recognizes the inevitability of time elapsing, while still grasping at the glimmer of fulfillment that still exists.

Grant Jacoby is a New Jersey and Boston based choreographer, performer, and teacher. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Connecticut College, where he received his BA in Dance and Theater, and from Sarah Lawrence College, where he received his MFA in Dance. He was a company member of Quicksilver Dance and Lorraine Chapman The Company, and has performed in works by Merce Cunningham, Trisha Brown, David Parker & The Bang Group, Mark Dendy, Annie Kloppenberg, Lauren Simpson, and Audrey MacLean, among others. He has presented his choreography nationally and abroad in venues such as La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, Triskelion Arts, Movement Research, Green Space, The Dance Complex (Boston Globe Critic’s Pick 2014 & 2015), Green Street Studios (Boston Globe Critic’s Pick 2016), AS220 (Dorry Award 2016), RAW Boston (2014 Performer of the Year), Les Champs Melisey, and The International Festival of Arts & Ideas. He has had residencies at The Dragon’s Egg, SMUSH Gallery, Spoke the Hub, Green Street Studios, The Dance Complex, and as a part of The Shaker Dance Revival Project. He has set choreographic work at Babson College, Endicott College, and OnStage Dance Company, and has choreographed numerous musicals including the premiere workshop and production of Friday the 13th: The Musical. As a teacher, he has been on faculty at Boston Ballet, The Boston Conservatory, Sarah Lawrence College, and The National Theater Institute.