CJ's Current Projects
Current Projects, based in Philadelphia, PA (Lenapehoking), 2023
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Co-Creator, Queerobics West Philly Collective
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Dance Film Shorts
queerobics west philly
[ID: Above is a picture of five Dance Captains huddled together on a concrete basketball court looking into the camera, posing wearing masks. Behind them is a brick wall with brightly-painted geometrical shapes.]
Queerobics West Philly is a collectively-run aerobics class and dance theater performance all in one, led and steered by queer and trans dance artists, performers of all flavors, anti-oppression fitness folks, public health workers, and chronically ill community members.
We aim to celebrate moving together, both literally and metaphorically, toward an anti-ableist, anti-racist, fat liberationist, consent-centered practice.
Collectively led by Dance Captains: Court Craig, Leigh Huster, CJ Jasen, K.C. Jones, Eli Kim, & Ash Kole
Queerobics was awarded a 2023 Teaching Grant from The Movement Foundation, for bringing more accessible and inclusive movement to the Philly community
To Donate, or to register for class, click here
Link to Our Core Values
dance film shorts
[ID: Above is a film screenshot of CJ Jasen, white dancer outdoors, arching with arms outstretched, wearing a black and white striped jacket in front of a green door.]
Link to Wow: A B-Movie Horror Dance Film Short
Cover of Kate Bush's "Wow" reimagined as a B-movie horror dance film short, created by CJ Jasen for Philadelphia's Night of 1000 Kates, (at Union Transfer, April 2023)
Performer: CJ Jasen
Cover written and sang by CJ Jasen
Video shot by: Eli Kim
Directed & Edited by: CJ Jasen