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Jesse Bonnell

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Jesse Bonnell
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Email: jbonnell@pace.edu

Jesse Bonnell is an interdisciplinary artist, and director working in live performance, and film. He collaboratively investigates how constructs of collective belonging shape our personal experiences. His work has been presented at preeminent national and international cultural institutions including a yearlong appointment as Artist in Residence at CAP UCLA, as well as Castelo San Basilio in Southern Italy. Bonnell has received major support from Theater Communications Group (TCG), United States Embassy Belgrade, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, The Grotowski Institute, The Ahmanson Foundation, Center for Cultural Innovation ARC, Creative Capacity Fund, Next Gen Arts Grant, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, The Dutch Cultural Consulate, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Foundation for Contemporary Art, Fondazione Elpisand, and Creative Capital. He has been awarded a MacDowell Fellowship, and other residencies at REDCAT, Yaddo, Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Headlands Center for the Arts, Abrons Art Center, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Bonnell co-founded Poor Dog Group, a contemporary theater collective based in Los Angeles, where he served as Artistic Director from 2008-2018.