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MOVEMENT DIRECTION AND CHOREOGRAPHY BY JEROME AB, 2022
Empress Of Live at the Natural History Museum
Artist: Empress Of w/ support by Banoffee
Client: Natural History Museum
Stylist: Chris Horan
MUA: Elaina Karras
Photos by Ashley Osborn
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2022
Demi Lovato’s ’HOLY FVCK’ album campaign
Client: Demi Lovato
Photographer: Brandon Bowen
Creative Director: Nick Vernet
Production Design: Denis Lavant
Stylist: Maleeka Moss
Producers: Sofie Warshafsky, Isabel Levin
Creative Director: Ailrick Young Jr.
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY JEROME AB, 2022
SPOTIFY SUNDAY DINNER
Client: Spotify
Director: Keenan MacWilliam
Talent: Victoria Monet, Joyce Wrice, Guapdad 4000, Vince Staples, Hit Boy and Duckwrth
PLAYBOI CARTI AT ROLLING LOUD, MIAMI 2022
Choreography by Blackhaine
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2022
BEATS BY KIM KARDASHIAN
Client: Beats
Creative Director: Ailrick Young Jr.
Photographer: Sandy Kim
Stylist: Karolyn Pho
KK Stylist: Dani Levi
KK Hair Stylist: Chris Appleton
KK MUA: Mario
Production Design: Julien Borno
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2022
PUPPETS AND PUPPETS SPRING SUMMER 2023 NYFW PRESENTATION
Client: Puppets and Puppets
Stylists: Kerri Scales, David Moseley
Hair: Blake Erik @ Forward
Makeup: Fara Homidi @ The Together Company
Casting: Anita Bitton, Calvin Wilson
PR: Karla Otto
Music: Cecile Believe
Executive Producer: Leonel Becerra
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2022
LUAR SPRING SUMMER 2023 NYFW PRESENTATION
Client: Luar
Stylist: Kyle Luu
Hair: Evanie Frausto
Makeup: Romero Jennings
Art Direction: Guillaume Boucher
Set Design: Food New York w/ And or Forever
Nails: Naomi Yasuda
Casting: Brent Chua
PR: Gia Kuan
Music: Gatekeeper
Executive Producer: Leonel Becerra
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2022
MIAOU SPRING SUMMER 2023 PFW PRESENTATION
Client: Miaou
Creative Director: Alexia Elkaim
Styling Director: Peri Rosenzweig
Show Art Director: Fai Khadra
Lighting Designer: Matiere Noire
Stage Direction, Choreography and Curation by Jerome AB, 2022
The Iconic Ball Performance Dinner
Client: Palm Heights, Grand Cayman
An immersive dinner experience and party with performances by Eartheater with Yves Tumor, Shygirl and Lourdes Leon’s first live set. Documented by Daniel Arnold.
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2023
LUAR FALL WINTER 2023 NYFW PRESENTATION
Client: Luar
Creative Direction: Raul Lopez
Art Direction: Guillaume Boucher
Set Design: And or Forever
Stylist: Kyle Luu
Hair: Evanie Frausto
Makeup: Romero Jennings
Nails: Naomi Yasuda
Casting: Brent Chua
PR: Gia Kuan
Executive Producer: Leonel Becerra
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2023
HEAD OF STATE FALL WINTER 2023 PFW PRESENTATION
Client: Head of State
Creative Director: Taofeek Abijako
Brand Director: Ruja
Directed by Jerome AB, 2022
’Fiend’ by Keaton Savage
Starring Keaton Savage, Kellian Delice and Tate Justas
Director: Jerome AB
Cinematographer: Maddy Talias
Assistant Camera: Kendall Edwards
Gaffer: Sam McDermott
Playback & Swing: Kinlaw
Styling & Costume Design: Jacquelinne Cingolani
Edit & Color: Alex Russek
Title & Credits: Quincy Banks
Movement Direction and Choreography by Jerome AB, 2023
TRAVIS SCOTT HEADLINING SET AT ROLLING LOUD – CALIFORNIA
Client: Travis Scott
30 dancers
1 day of rehearsal
Assistant: Qwenga
Creative Director: Travis Brothers
Art Director: Bryan Rivera
LFX and Show Direction: Darrius Medina
Creative Direction and Scenic Design by Jerome AB, 2023
KALI UCHIS ‘RED MOON IN VENUS’ TOUR
Client: Kali Uchis
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2023
BAD BUNNY “WHERE SHE GOES” MV
Client: Bad Bunny
Assistant: Qwenga
Choreographer: Blackhaine
Director: Stillz
Directed and Choreographed by Jerome AB, 2022
’Turn the Table’ MV by Empress Of
Client: Empress Of
Director: Jerome AB
DP: Bruce Gordon
Drone Operator: Sheila Eden
Production Design: Charlotte Crocker
Choreographer: Jerome AB
Stylist: Chris Horan
Editor: Alex Russek
Graphics: Hernan Ayala Tirado
Special thanks to Gerardo Gonzalez and Palm Heights, Grand Cayman
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2022
Lori Harvey for Instagram’s Inaugural Zine
Client: Instagram
Talent: Lori Harvey
Photographer: Coughs
Nail Artist: Sojin Oh
Hair Stylist: Joey George
Beauty Director: Leo Chaparro
Stylist: Chris Horan
Creative Production Company: Sunny Side Up
Interviews by Zuri Marley
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2022
Earth Day Capsule Collection
Client: Miaou
Photographer: Alexia Elkaim
Stylist: Stephy Galvani
Hair Stylist: Tiago Goya
MUA: Holly Silius
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2022
Nike Look of Play
Client: Nike
Photographer: Tyler Kohlhoff
Stylist: Lana Lackey
Hair Stylist: Dylan Chavles
Production Design: NuCalifornia
Movement Direction, 2022
Donda Listening Party In Miami
Client: Kanye West
Creative Director: Niklas Bildstein Zaar
Choreographer: Blackhaine
Choreography Assistant: Bruxism
Movement Director: Sigrid Lauren
Assistant Movement Director: Kathleen Dycaico
Stylist: Peri Rosenzweig
Photos by Thyago Sainte and Josh Sobel
Movement Direction and Choreography by Jerome AB, 2022
‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ Tour
Client: Kali Uchis supporting Tyler, the Creator w/ Vince Staples and Teezo Touchdown
Movement Director: Jerome AB
Choreographers: Jerome AB + Gigi Faye Todisco
Scenic Design: Alex Reardon
JEROME AB
At Once Terrifying and Equally Freeing, 2021
4-channel video, brushed aluminum, found
debris, sound, 8’ x 12’H
Video: 07:49 min
Score: 20:00 min
Director of Photography: Maddy Talias
Gaffer: John Izaparte
Video Editor: Matthew Delatorre
Sound design: Killian Brom with support by
Brian Bryne
Vocals: Eartheater
Strings: Jasminfire
Movement performed by Morgan Bobrow-
Williams and Quenton Stuckey
Shot at Greenwood Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Jerome AB’s At Once Terrifying and Equally Freeing (2021) is a mixed-media installation, movement video, and soundscape.
A case study in surrender, the work consists of an artifact, once buried beneath compounded terrain, now displayed within the museum walls. Its provenance unaccounted for, the 12’ high metal structure operates like a time capsule, nestled in excavated ground.
Inside the enclosure is a three-dimensional video file, attempting to relay a psychological unraveling captured in real time. Past glitches of lapsed memories, the video’s subject comes to a road diverged.
In one instance, we can choose to find comfort in the cards we have been dealt, to live life on life’s terms. In another, our circumstances can feel like they are closing in on us, with the only option left to fight.
What starts as one figure, splits, and fragments into a multiplicity of being. At Once Terrifying and Equally Freeing explores the existence of two seemingly opposing truths that can co-exist as one reality.
Set to a deteriorating meditative score, a self-help spiral featuring multi-instrumentalists Eartheater and Jasminfire, AB’s At Once Terrifying and Equally Freeing explores what it means to relinquish control and to find courage in faith.
Jerome AB’s At Once Terrifying and Equally Freeing is organized by Puppies Puppies (Jade Kuriki Olivo) as
part of Toby’s Prize.
1/30-6/5/2022
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2021
A Magazine Curated By Wales Bonner
Client: Wales Bonner
Photographer: Paul Sepuya
Movement Direction and Choreography by Jerome AB, 2021
88rising’s Head In The Cloud Music Festival
Client: Niki Zefanya, headlining Saturday night
Creative Director: Imogene Strauss
Assistant Choreographers: Gigi Faye Todisco, Shauna Davis
Dancers: Gigi Faye Todisco, Shauna Davis, Symone Kimeka, Chani Bell
Photos by Natt Lim
Interior Architecture by Jerome AB, 2019
Roc Nation LA Offices
Client: Jay-Z, Roc Nation
Creative Director: Willo Perron
Lead Interior Architect: Jerome AB
Interior Architect: Jerome Byron
Interior Designer: Lindsey Chan
Photos by Shade Degges as featured in Architectural Digest
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2021
Jimmy Choo x Hailey Bieber
Client: Jimmy Choo
Talent: Hailey Bieber
Motion Director: Terence Connors
Photographer: Pierre-Ange Carlotti
Prop Stylist: Gerard Santos
MUA: Kate Synott
Hair Stylist: Mara Roszak
Production Company: CAMP Productions
Movement Direction, 2021
Donda Listening Party in Chicago
Client: Kanye West
Creative Director: Niklas Bildstein Zaar
Choreographer: Blackhaine
Choreography Assistant: Bruxism
Movement Directors: Sigrid Lauren
Assistant Movement Directors: Kathleen Dycaico, Sarah C Prinz
Stylist: Peri Rosenzweig
Photos by Thyago Sainte and Josh Sobel
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2021
Nike FlyEase
Client: Nike
Photographer: Kristen Jan Wong
Set Designer: Kelly Fondry
Stylist: Karolyn Pho
Production Company: Open Range
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2021
Foushee for Apple Music
Client: Apple
Talent: Foushee
Photographer: Ryan McGinley
Stylist: Kaamilah Thomas
Hair Stylist: Malcolm Marquez
MUA: David Velasquez
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2021
BROCKHAMPTON for GQ
Client: GQ
Talent: BROCKHAMPTON
Photographer: Charlie Engman
Fashion Director: Jon Tietz
Visuals Director: Roxanne Behr
Production Company: Connect the Dots
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2021
Jackie Music Video
Client: Yves Tumor
Creative Directors: Actual Objects
Directors: Rick Farin, Claire Farin
Executive Producer: Nick Vernet
Producer: Haley Menchel
YT Creative Director: Collin Fletcher
Stylists: Peri Rosenzweig, Nick Royal
Stylist Assistant: NaTasha Romano
Hair Stylist: Fitch Lunar
MUA: Holly Silius
MUA Assistant: Echo Seireeni
Movement Direction by Jerome AB, 2021
Anya Taylor Joy for Vanity Fair
Client: Vanity Fair
Talent: Anya Taylor Joy
Photographer: Ryan McGinley
Stylist: Yashua Simmons
Lighting Tech: Byron Nickleberry
Set Stylist: Julien Borno
Hair Stylist: Gregory Russell
MUA: Kate Lee
Nail Tech: Kim Truong
Production Company: Camp Productions
Jerome AB
Masculine Ken on the Secret We Share, 2018
With spoken word by Precious Okoyomon, illustrations by Neil Gilks and Katie Armstrong
In an attempt to heal, Ken loses his digital self in a maddening research spell on stigmas around mental illnesses, inflicted upon/within ourselves in poc communities and by the other; ~white professionals~ resting on the laurels of institutionalized racism, to sift through the truths found in the misinformation of overstimulation, toxic masculinity, prayer and balance.
Length: 14:30
#MASCULINEKEN is an ongoing performative series featuring an expressionless humanoid character of unintelligible African origins portrayed by Jerome AB and extensions thereof, all dubbed Masculine Ken. In these pieces, Masculine Ken observes and confronts various psychological defense mechanisms, processes and falsified intrapersonal realities defined by (in)human(e) exchanges through movement and visual audio manipulation.
Masculine Ken on the Secret We Share v.3 was presented as a short film curated by Alima Lee for the Women’s Center of Creative Work’s ‘Films For Escapism‘ series in response to the first Covid-19 lockdown of 2020. The series also included films by Featuring works by Sarah Nicole Francois, summer fucking mason and Rhea Dillon.
Masculine Ken on the Secret We Share v.2 was presented as a live performance and screening at Navel in Los Angeles as commissioned for the 2018 Queer Biennial.
Masculine Ken on the Secret We Share v.1 was presented as a live performance in a storefront window on Sept 27, 2017 at Catinca Tabacaru Gallery in New York City.
Production Design by Jerome AB, 2020
NoSesso Autumn/Winter Presentation 2020
Client: NoSesso
Venue: The Geffen Contemporary at MoCA
Stylist: Autumn Randolph
Jewelry Stylist: Legier
Hair Stylist: Marcello Costa
MUA: Marcello Costa team
PR: Chapter 2 agency
Lighting Tech: Mike Cruz (Nova Lighting)
DJ: Alima Lee
Choreographer: Chris Emile
Producer: Tara Sheree (Free n Joy)
Interior Architecture by Jerome AB, 2019
Stussy Osaka
Client: Stussy
Creative Director: Willo Perron
Interior Designer and Project Manager: Lindsey Chan
Fluct+ performed during Sustain-Release in the Catskills September 2017
Participants: Jerome AB, Emil Bognar-Nasdor, Kathleen Dycaico, Sarah Kinlaw, Sigrid Lauren & Monica Mirabile of Fluct, Jes Nelson and Tara-Jo Tashna
Movement by Jerome AB, 2017
Michael Bailey-Gates for A Man About Town Magazine
Photographer: Michael Bailey-Gates
Fashion Editor/Stylist: Matt Holmes
Featuring Jerome AB and Bobbi Salvor Menuez
Jerome AB
Sebastian, Tell Aware
A performance conceived by Jerome AB through the Otion Front Studio Artist-in-Residence program during the month of May.
‘Sebastian, Tell Aware’ is an exploration into the reversal of one’s dependence on the grief behind, before and after the death of a loved one.
This performance functioned as a five-part play, a mental map framed by the five stages of grief.
Dedicated to Sebastian Bwire, who deserved better from the American health care system.
Performed on June 1, 2017 at Secret Project Robot in Brooklyn, NY by:
Kellian Delice … The Doctor
DeVonn Francis … The Son
Aarron Ricks … The Sibling
Tara-Jo Tashna … The Mother
& Jerome AB … The Patient
Greg Fox … Drums
Caleb Kruzel … Vocals
Adam Markiewicz … Violin
Precious Okoyomon … Spoken Word
Costumes by Merritt Meacham
Portraiture by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr.
Scorpions
_was a two-hour durational performance by Vincent Tiley in collaboration with Chris Habana, performed by Jerome AB, Forrest Wu and Ash Yergens as part of the Kinetic Intimacies exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design in May 2017
Footage and photos courtesy of Bryson Rand as featured in Out Magazine
Jerome AB
Masculine Ken on the Entertainment, 2017
_was a social experiment presented as a durational performance during Red Meal by Jen Monroe on April 22-23, 2017 in the Financial District of Manhattan.
Vocals by Glasser, cello played by YoungGun Lee
Masculine Ken attends a private dinner party not as a guest, but as the show.
This performance was inspired by the words of Leon F. Litwack — “The photographs stretch our credulity, even numb our minds and senses to the full extent…but they must be examined if we are to understand how normal men and women could live with, participate in, and defend such atrocities, even reinterpret them so they would not see themselves or be perceived as less than civilized…Few had any ethical qualms about their actions.”
#MASCULINEKEN is an ongoing performative series featuring an expressionless humanoid character of unintelligible African origins portrayed by Jerome AB and extensions thereof, all dubbed Masculine Ken. In these pieces, Masculine Ken observes and confronts various psychological defense mechanisms, processes and falsified intrapersonal realities defined by (in)human(e) exchanges through movement and visual audio manipulation.
Photography by Steven Acres and Walter Wlodarczyk
‘Better Than Me’ by Blood Orange feat. Carly Rae Jepsen
Director: Devonte Hynes
Exec Producer: Nick Harwood
Director of Photography: Garrett Hardy
Choreographer: Juri Onuki
Wardrobe Stylist: Emily Schubert
Stylist Assistants: Dominick Barcelona, Michaela Pearle
Dancers: Ashley R.T. Yergens, Eloise Deluca, Madison Krekel, Bryndon Cook, Nana Tsuda, Leslie Andrea Williams, Amanda Castro, Jerome AB, Charles Gowin, Mickey Mahar, Ciara Clements, Lindsey Jones, George Hirsh
Large, Deep Pit_was a fashion presentation of a wearable textile-art collaboration between Merritt Meacham and Ty Roach, formulated as a performance, choreographed and directed by Jerome AB.
The cast entered the space in their street wear just as one with the audience and were then stripped down to blank canvasses, translating physical information in response to five beacons of movement as Meacham clothed each body from the pit.
‘Large, Deep Pit’ was performed December 2016 at The Glove in Brooklyn, NY.
Performers: Eartheater, Monica Mirabile of Fluct, Jes Nelson of Dance Lawyer and Kathleen Dycaico
Cast: Sylvia Gz, Coco Romack, Mars Hobrecker, Stacy Gladstone, Kenta Murakami, Juje Hsiung, Liz Hoss, Ang Rand, Sarah Abney, Yasmin Geurts, Gunnar Kauth, Giovanna Flores, Moi, Joy, Sharleen Chidiac, Stevie, Fuck Walker, Tara-Jo Tashna, Caleb Kruzel, Nico Fuentes and Carmen Deshmandi
Lighting by Nitemind
Videography by Payton Barronian
Photography courtesy of Luke Abby, Jimmy Tagliaferri, Guy Greenberg and Pedro Lopez as featured in THE EDITORIAL MAGAZINE
‘Augustine’ by Blood Orange
Director: Devonté Hynes
Producer: Nick Harwood
Co-Producer: Imogene Strauss
Cinematographer:Jack Pearce, Kenny Suleimanagich
Dancers: Jerome AB, Bryndon Cook, Julian Devine, Sigrid Lauren, Monica Mirabile, Nana Tsuda Misko, Juri Onuki, Leslie Andrea Williams
Scenic Design by Jerome AB, 2016
Authority Figure
A collaboration of perception manipulation w/ choreographer Sigrid Lauren, this site specific-installation utilized mirrors and lighting sourced from Nitemind inside the multi-level stage, reflecting the spectator watching themselves watching a projection in the back of the room of the performance happening live in front of them.
AUTHORITY FIGURE was a social psychology experiment that merges choreography, sound, and installation for an experience that asks the audience to consider their own relationships to surveillance, big data, and policing.
Authority Figure took place at Knockdown Center May 20-22, 2016.
