JACOB WILLIAMS

Choreographer

This young man graduated from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 2011 with an honours thesis on the Brisbane contemporary dance sector and has a postgraduate in Education. Jacob represented QUT at the 2011 Guangdong Modern Dance festival in China and the 2009 Brisbane Festival. From 2014-2017, Jacob was employed as Queensland Ballet’s Education Executive, developing and implementing a range of programs which provided accessible and authentic arts experiences to teachers and students across Queensland. In 2018, Jacob joined Sydney Dance Company as their Education Coordinator, responsible for designing a suite of digital learning resources and managing a national program of contemporary dance experiences. Currently Jacob is employed by Bangarra Dance Theatre, working with sponsors and donors to support the company in sharing and celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories around Australia. Since 2014, Jacob has been the Resident Choreographer for Moorambilla Voices. In 2018, his Moorambilla work ‘Gundabooka’ was a finalist for the Australian Dance Award: Most Outstanding Achievement in Youth Dance. In 2020, Jacob created wonderful modules for our Magic Modules!

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