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
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Website: www.queerobics.com
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Email: queerobics@gmail.com
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