Biography
Jason Parsons is a New York based movement artist, choreographer and teacher. Known for his constant pursuit of movement innovation and structural integration, Jason's creative work is continually evolving and modernizing contemporary dance.
Jason Parsons started his career as a performer honing is skills in companies such as River North Dance Company, Mia Michaels R.A.W, Dinyos Dance Company (Japan), and the POZ Dance Theater (South Korea). He has also worked as a commercial dancer for brands and artists such as Sony, BMW, DaeWoo, General Motors, Diana King, SWV, and Celine Dion. Although more focused on his choreography and teaching these days, Jason is still is a valued and talented performing artist work with artists such as Stacey Tookey and Travis wall. Most recently, he took part in Tate McRae's music video, "She's All I Wanna Be".
Jason has always been a celebrated contemporary choreographer and has created work for SALT 2, Rasta Thomas's Bad Boys of Dance, Willow Oak Contemporary Ballet, Odyssey, HoustonMet and the Evolution Dance Company. Internationally his work has been performed at the Gwang Ju Biennale Festival (South Korea), Baudelaire (Japan), Artedanza (Italy), Nokia Awards (Czech Rep.), Minjockchoom Cultural Festival (South Korea), Puglia Danza (Italy) and the Seoul Contemporary Jazz Dance Festival (South Korea). Jason has also collaborated with Italian Artist Elena Parisi to create a moving installation for her premiere exhibition in Milan, Italy.
Since February 2008, Jason has been creating and premiering full length concert works for himself and his troupe of dancers. They have performed in New York City at the Joyce Theater, Cedar Lake Theater, Peridance's Salvatore Capezio Theater, Dixon Place, Manhattan Movement and Art Center, Alvin Ailey and for APAP at Carnegie Hall.
In July 2015, Jason premiered a twenty five minute collaboration dance work with choreographer Lauren Adams at Dancepalooza25 LIVE in Long Beach, CA. He has created two original works titled "Eyes Swallow As You Take Me In" and "I Hear Your Colors" for Toes for Dance (Toronto Outreach and Exchange Strategy) Canadian 2015/2016 tour. In May 2016, he created a new work entitled "My Mouth, Your Whisper" which premiered at The Diavolo Space in Los Angeles.
Jason is beloved and sought after teacher who has helped to educate and mentor numerous dancers in their youth that have gone to perform with some of the top dance companies in the world. He is currently on faculty with Nuvo Dance Convention and has also taught at Steps on Broadway, Peridance and Broadway Dance Center in New York City. As a guest teacher he has taught throughout the U.S., Canada, Netherlands, England, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Costa Rica, Cypress and the Czech Republic.