Jorrell Lawyer-Jefferson holds his BA in Music and his MFA in Dance with an emphasis in Choreography from Sam Houston State University. He has performed works by Tommie-Waheed Evans, Bradley Shelver, Kirven Douthit- Boyd, Omar de Jesus, Jamar Roberts and Norbert de La Cruz III among others. He has also worked with directors Francesca Zambello, Rob Ashford, Robert Wilson, Phelim McDermmot and Louisa Proske in performance and design roles. In 2023, Jorrell was appointed the first Young Artist Choreographer for The Glimmerglass Festival in its 37 year history. This year, he continued his collaborative partnership with Proske alongside Vision into Arts and MetLiveArts as the choreographers and associate director of Primero Sueño, a new processional opera that premiered in January at the Met Cloisters. In February, Jorrell traveled to Detroit to remount the critically acclaimed opera Rinaldo with Proske. In December of 2025, he will travel to Mexico City and Puebla to reset Primero Sueńo, acting as the remount director. Jorrell specializes in both linear narrative and non-narrative work, emphasizing connection through contemporary partnering and improvisatory technologies. He is currently a company member with Saint Louis Dance Theatre and regularly teaches, collaborates and creates in the St. Louis, MO area.

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