Parable of the Guest
Premiere 2024, Whitney Museum of American Art
Choreography and Installation: Will Rawls
Dancers: Shelby Davis, Alana Jones
Music and Sound Design: Jimmy Garver
Lighting Design: Arsenio Apillanes
Costume Design: Zarah Green
Hair Design: Shirley Sherman
Dramaturgy: Mlondi Zondi
Commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art as part of Edges of Ailey, Parable of the Guest is an homage to choreographer Ulysses Dove, and his iconic presence in the Ailey Company's repertoire.
Yemaya's Embrace
Premiere 2023, Whim W'him Dance Company
Choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Music composed by Jimmy Garver
Piano: Tyler Wood
Text: Eduardo Villaro
Voice: Andrés Munar
Costumes: Mark Zappone
Light design: Michael Mazzola
The Honey Trap
Premiere 2025, Irish Repertory Theatre
Directed by Matthew Torney
Sound design by James Garver
Scenic design by Charlie Corcoran
Lighting Design by Michael Gottlieb
Costume Design by Sarita Fellows
And all things hushed
Premiere 2022, Peter Kyle Dance
Choreography by Peter Kyle
Music composed by Jimmy Garver
Visual Design: Christine Sciulli
Light design: RJ LaRussa
Out
Part of the Tiny Dance Film Series
Premiere 2015, Jumping Frames Intl Film Festival
Choreography by Peter Kyle
Music composed by Jimmy Garver
Dancers: Guangdong Modern Dance Company
This film is part of Jimmy's collaboration with choreographer Peter Kyle. The Tiny Dance Film Series was screened at over 20 international installations & festival appearances including Lincoln Center's Dance On Camera festival in New York and the Jumping Frames international film festival in Hong Kong.
Sense & Sensibility
2016, Folger Theatre
by Kate Hamill, from the novel by Jane Austen
Directed by Eric Tucker
Original Music and Sound Design by James Bigbee Garver
Scenic Design by John McDermott
Costume Design by Mariah Anzaldo Hale
Lighting Design by Jesse Belsky
Choreographer, Alexandra Beller
Production Stage Manager, Diane Healy
Tiburones
Premiere 2019, Ballet Hispanico
Choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Music Compositions by James Bigbee Garver
Costume Design by Mark Zappone
Lighting Design by Joshua Paul Weckesser
Note: this is rehearsal footage. Learn more about this work on Ballet Hispanico's website.
Gatsby
Premiere 2022, Chamber Dance Project
Choreography by Diane Coburn Bruning
Music by Jimmy Garver
Puppets & Scenic design: Michael Haverty
Prufrock
Premiere 2019, Chamber Dance Project
Concept & Direction by Matthew Torney
Choreography by Diane Coburn Bruning
Music composed by Jimmy Garver
Squeeze
Premiere 2023, UMO Ensemble
Written by Trista Baldwin
Directed by Elizabeth Klob
Sound design & music by Jimmy Garver
Scenic design by Max Sarkowsky