Jon Moniaci
Brooklyn, NY
jonmoniaci [at] gmail.com
Selected Performances and Works
2023
Dance score for choreographer Beth Gill. Premiered at the Fisher Center, Bard College. Presented at River to River Festival, New York City (2022), Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN (2023), Skirball Center NYU, New York City (2024).
2021
Dance score, choreographed by Beth Gill at Little Island, New York. A site responsive work commissioned by Little Island Festival.
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2018
Dance score, choreographed by Beth Gill at The Joyce Theater, New York.
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2017
Dance score, choreographed by Beth Gill at The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN. Also presented at: ICA Boston, MA; American Dance Festival, Durham, NC; The Yard, Chilmark, MA; Abrons Art House, New York NY.
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Album release tour for Listening Beam Five. In collaboration with Stephen Rush and Chris Peck, at Michigan State University, Lansing, MI; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL; Ann Arbor, MI.
More at Innova Records
2016
Dance score, choreographed by Beth Gill at The Chocolate Factory Theater, NY. Also presented at: Fisher Center Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson NY; Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus OH; Fusebox Festival, Austin TX; River to River Festival, New York NY.
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2014
Dance score, choreographed by Beth Gill at New York Live Arts, New York.
In collaboration with Stephen Rush and Chris Peck, at San Francisco Center for New Music, San Francisco CA; Stanford University CCRMA, Palo Alto CA; National University, San Diego CA; University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA; Klowden Mann Gallery, Los Angeles CA. Culminated in the recording of Escape Cone Listening Beam 4.
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2013
In collaboration with Stephen Rush and Chris Peck, at University of California, Irvine; Temescal Arts Center, Oakland CA; Pieter Pasd, Los Angeles. Culminated in the recording of Escape Cone Listening Beam III.
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2012
Sound design and sound installation for a performance created by Chase Granoff at The Chocolate Factory, New York
Dance score, choreographed by Beth Gill at The Chocolate Factory, New York. Also presented at: APAP, New York City, January 2012; Nazareth College Dance Festival, Rochester NY, June 2012; River to River Festival, New York City, July 2012; Dance Umbrella Festival, London UK, Octoboer 2012; Fusebox Festival, Austin Texas, April 2013. Awarded a 2011 New York "Bessie" Dance and Performance Award for composition.
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2010
Musician and perfomer. Score by Peter Kerlin, show written and performed by Samuael Topiary, directed by Miguel Gutierrez at Abrons Arts Center, New York.
Theatrical sound design and musical direction. Directed by Jeff Larson and acted by Andrew Dinwiddie at The Chocolate Factory, New York. Also presented at: Fusebox Festival, Austin Texas, May 2011; PICA TBA:2011 Festival in Portland, Oregon, September 2011.
Dance Score, choreographed by Alex Escalante at The Kitchen, New York.
2009
Musicain and performer. Directed by composer Chris Peck, at Monkey Town, New York.
Sound installation, Movement Research Spring Festival: Roll Call, New York.
In collaboration with Stephen Rush and Chris Peck, Dartmouth Festival of New Musics, Hannover, New Hampshire. Release of albumn Escape Cone Listening Beam II.
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2008
Dance sound installation, choreographed by Beth Gill at The Kitchen, New York.
In collaboration with Eleanor Bauer, Chase Granoff, Beth Gill and Chris Peck, at the Mission Creek Arts and Music Festival, San Francisco.
In collaboration with performance artist Perel, at Monkey Town, New York.
In collaboration with musician Seth Cluett, choreographer Rachel Bernsen and dancer Julie Alexander, Movement Research Spring Festival: Somewhere Out There, New York.
Researcher and perfomer, directed by Chase Granoff, at Dance Theater Workshop Studio Series, New York.
Live performance at Live Sh-- series at The Chocolate Factory, New York.
2007
In collaboration with Stephen Rush and Chris Peck, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Dance score, choreographed by Beth Gill at Dance Theater Workshop, New York.
Performance collaboration with dance artist Chase Granoff at Food For Thought series, Danspace Project, New York
Performance in collaboration with dance artist Chase Granoff, premiered at The Chocolate Factory, New York. Presented at the Nomadic New York Festival, Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt, Berlin, Germany.
Musician for a dance score by Stephen Rush and Chris Peck, choreographed by Jennifer Allen at The Kitchen, New York.
Dance score in collaboration with Peter Kerlin, choreographed by Anna Sperber at Dance Theater Workshop, New York.
Dance score, choreographed by Alex Escalante at Dance Theater Workshop Studio Series, New York.
2006
In collaboration with Eleanor Bauer, Chris Peck and Beth Gill at Body Blend series, Dixon Place, New York. Presented at Catch 18, Galapagos Art Space, New York.
Performer, directed by composer Chris Peck and choreographer Beth Gill at The Chocolate Factory, New York.
Score, in collaboration with performance artist Perel and Peter Kerlin at The Chocolate Factory, New York.
2005
Musician and soloist, directed by composer Chris Peck and choreographer Beth Gill, Movement Research Fall Festival, New York.
In collaboration with Peter Jacobs, Dean Moss and Tom Fruin, Movement Research Fall Festival: Open Source, New York.
Performance collaboration with dance artist Chase Granoff, Fresh Tracks series, Dance Theater Workshop, New York.
Dance score in collaboration with Chris Peck, choreographed by Mark Jarecke premiered at Dancespace Project, New York. Presented by Dornbracht Culture Projects, Milan, Italy.
Sound installation presented by Dornbracht Culture Projects, Milan, Italy.
Performance collaboration with dance artist Chase Granoff in The Young Americans program, Food For Thought Series, Danspace Project, New York.
2004
Performance collabration, dance/music duet with dance artist Chase Granoff at Movement Research Fall Festival: Improvisation is Hard, New York.
Dance score, with choreographer Jeremy Wade at Howl Festival of East Village Arts, New York.
Curatorial
2008
Team-curator, at The Chocolate Factory, New York.
Co-web-curator with Chase Granoff, New York.
Discography, Publications and Awards
2017
Recording project in collaboration with Stephen Rush and Chris Peck, released on Innova Records.
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2014
Recording project in collaboration with Stephen Rush and Chris Peck.
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2013
Recording project in collaboration with Stephen Rush and Chris Peck. Released by Deep Listening Instutue.
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2011
Received for composition for the score for Beth Gill's Electric Midwife.
2009
Recording collaboration with Stephen Rush and Chris Peck.
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Co-editor with Trajal Harrel, published by Movement Research, New York.
2006
Recording collaboration by hear the band: Beth Gill, Chase Granoff, Eleanor Bauer and Chris Peck.
Teaching
2014-15
National University, Online Course.
Developed and co-taught the course with Stephen Rush and Chris Peck.
2014
Conducted with Stephen Rush and Chris Peck at University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA.
Conducted with Stephen Rush and Chris Peck at University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA.
2007
Conducted with Chris Peck at the Performing Arts Technology Department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Education
2003
BFA, Performing Arts Technology (Music Concentration).