newMoves Fast Facts: Jean-Paul Weaver

By Trevor Miles

This spring, KST is presenting its sixth annual newMoves Contemporary Dance Festival! This festival brings young local and national choreographers to the stage to present a medley of four to five short works each night. Read more about the newMoves participants here before you see their new works on stage, May 7-9th!

Jean Paul Weaver

– Jean-Paul’s newMoves piece is entitled Lalin 

– Lalin is a piece about navigating the subconscious and the workings of  his own  inner desires and dreams

– Lalin was inspired by the Rorschach ink blot test

– In addition to dancing, Jean-Paul enjoys drawing. He showcases his art on his Tumblr Selki-Dimanche

– Jean-Paul has trained at Casper College and Alozo King’s Lines Ballet Training Program, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Lou Conte Dance Centre and Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Summer Intensive

– Jean-Paul has also presented work with Texture Ballet Theater and Ruth Page Center in Chicago

You can check out Jean-Paul’s Vimeo before you see Lalin at newMoves! Get your tickets here!