Blue Lapis Light
“Sally Jacques is the Christo of Dance.” -Stephen Mills, Ballet Austin
Sally Jacques, founder of Blue Lapis Light, creates site-specific aerial dance works that speak to social, political and spiritual dilemmas. Recognized for her international efforts against human rights abuse, environmental endangerment, homelessness, and racism, her activist views inform her artistic journey.
A native of England, Jacques’ early career included international performances in Munich, Barcelona, Vienna and Costa Rica. She studied dance at The Place and The Contemporary Dance Center in London and attended the Lee Strasberg Drama School in New York to study improvisation and acting. Jacques also studied experimental theatre at the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona and movement at the Oval Theatre in London as a protege of John Trigger.
Jacques has been the recipient of numerous grants and accolades, including the Susan B. Anthony Award for Peace, funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the City of Austin/Arts Commission and Art Matters, New York City. In 2008, Jacques was nominated for a United States Artists Fellowship and in 2007, she was inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame. As part of First Night Austin, 2006, Jacques was awarded the Samsung Signature Peace Award. She was named the 2003 Greater Austin YWCA Woman of the Year for Achievement in the Arts and honored as a lifetime member of the Golden Key National Honor Society.
With Jose Luis Bustamante, she was awarded the 1994 New Forms Regional Initiative Grant (NFRIG) funded by the NEA, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation. Jacques is a featured choreographer in the recently published book “Site Dance” (University Press of Florida). She was included in the 2006 “Faces of Austin” installation at the Austin City Hall.
Her work has been cited in publications around the globe and her performances have been featured on PBS. Her own book, “64 Beds and other Site Works”, was published in 1996. For many years, Jacques taught movement to at-risk teenagers, prison inmates, senior citizens, and the differently-abled, making dance accessible for all. Currently, Blue Lapis Light mentors young dancers through the Youth Taking Flight program. - See more at: http://bluelapislight.org/about/sally-jacques/#sthash.Jd7tIxEM.dpuf
Contact Information
Phone:
512.280.6688
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1821
Austin, TX 78767
Office Address:
10331 Old Manchaca Rd, Unit B
Austin, TX 78748
For Studio/Class inquiries, please contact nicole@bluelapislight.org.
For Press, Performance and Booking inquiries, please contact info@bluelapislight.org.
For Volunteer and Support inquiries, please contact brenda@bluelapislight.org .
