Jonathan Gonzalez

Bio

Jonathan Gonzalez is a choreographer and Bessie-nominated performer based in his native New York City. He has performed in the works of Ligia Lewis, Cynthia Oliver, Alex Baczyinski-Jenkins, Isabel Lewis, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, Ni’Ja Whitson, Marjani Forté, and Jomama Jones, among others. He is a graduate of Trinity College, Trinity Laban Conservatoire, and holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Here he talks about the difference between creating his own work versus performing for other people, the complications of documenting your own performances, and why age isn’t something to be feared, even for a dancer.