![]() ![]() Ferver has acted in numerous theater, television, and film projects, as well as creating the chaotic TikTok account have collaborated with their partner, the visual artist and filmmaker, Jeremy Jacob on performances and short films which draw from both artist’s research of cinema, queerness, memory, and AIDS. They are the recipient of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College (NY) Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (OR) the Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA (ME) the Institute of Contemporary Art (MA) Fusebox Festival (TX) Diverse Works / Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston (TX) Temperance Hall (Australia) and Théâtre de Vanves (France).įerver’s work, which blurs the boundaries between fantastic theatrics and stark naturalism, character and self, humor and horror, has received critical acclaim in The New York Times La Monde Artforum The New Yorker Time Out NY Modern Painters The Financial Times and The Village Voice. Domestically and internationally, Ferver has been presented by the Richard B. Ferver is joined by performers Jacob Slominski and Michelle Mola in an exquisite and outrageous performance that asks not how such a violent thing could have happened, but why things like this don’t happen more often. Ferver’s genre defying performances, which have been called “so extreme that they sometimes look and feel like exorcisms” (The New Yorker), interrogate and indict psychological and socio-political issues, particularly in the realms of trauma, power, gender and sexuality.įerver’s works have been presented in New York City at the New Museum The Kitchen New York Live Arts The French Institute Alliance Française, as part of Crossing the Line Abrons Arts Center Gibney Dance Performance Space 122 the Museum of Arts and Design, as part of Performa 11 Danspace Project and Dixon Place. They are currently working on a solo work to be presented in collaboration with the visual artist Marc Swanson at Mass MoCA and a new play with the playwright Jeremy O Harris.Įmail: (Please enable Javascript in your browser.Jack Ferver (they/them) is a New York based writer, choreographer, and performer. As an actor they have appeared in numerous films and television series and plays. They have also taught at NYU Tisch, SUNY Purchase, and have set choreography at The Juilliard School. They are a 2016 recipient of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant.įerver teaches at Bard College in the Theater and Performance Program and for the graduate Vocal Arts Program. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College (2014) and Abrons Art Center (2014-2015). Ferver has received residencies and fellowships from the Maggie Allesee National Center of Choreography at Florida State (2012) Baryshnikov Arts Center (2013) Watermill Center (2014) Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art (2014) and Live Arts Bard, the commissioning and residency program of The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College American Dance Institute (Maryland) Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (Illinois) Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (Oregon) Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA (Maine) Institute of Contemporary Art (Massachussets) Diverse Works in collaboration with the Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston and Théâtre de Vanves (France).įerver’s work has been critically acclaimed in the New York Times, La Monde, Artforum, New Yorker, Time Out NY, Modern Painters, Financial Times, Village Voice, and ArtsJournal. Domestically and internationally, Ferver has been presented by the Richard B. Their visionary direction blurs boundaries between fantastic theatrics and stark naturalism, character and self, humor and horror.įerver’s works have been presented in New York City at the New Museum New York Live Arts The Kitchen The French Institute Alliance Française, as part of Crossing the Line Abrons Arts Center Gibney Dance Performance Space 122 the Museum of Arts and Design, as part of Performa 11 Danspace Project and Dixon Place. Ferver’s “darkly humorous” ( New York Times) works interrogate and indict an array of psychological and sociopolitical issues, particularly in the realms of gender, sexual orientation, and power struggles. Their genre defying performances, which have been called “so extreme that they sometimes look and feel like exorcisms” ( New Yorker), explore the tragicomedy of the human psyche. Primary Academic Program: Theater and PerformanceĪcademic Program Affiliation(s): Bard Conservatory of Music Biography:Jack Ferver is a New York–based writer, choreographer, and director. Assistant Professor of Theater and Performance ![]()
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