March 19-20, 2026 at 7:30 PM

March 22, 2026 at 2 PM & 6 PM

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ARTIST STATEMENT

THE DUST OF OUR PAST. RELEASING SELF OF THE TRAUMAS THAT EMERGED INTO ILLNESS. ALLOWING MOTHER NATURE TO SURRENDER TO INTERCONNECTION. MYCORRHIZA- INTERWOVEN BEINGS BETWEEN PLANT, ANIMAL AND FUNGI. AN ORGANIZATION TO HEAL THE INNER CHILD. 

THIS IS MY FIRST POST-CANCER WORK. INSPIRED BY BESSEL VAN DER KOLK’S THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE. THIS TRILOGY IS A JOURNEY TO UNDERSTANDING ILLNESS. BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER. ALL THREE WORKS WILL BE PRESENTED OVER THREE DAYS AS AN IMMERSIVE FULL-BODIED DANCE THEATER EXPERIENCE.

I. PRODUCT OF DIVORCE

FT ANTONIO SANCHEZ

ENVIRONMENT. THE FALSITY OF TRUE COMPANIONSHIP. THE CHILD'S NERVOUS SYSTEM MUST BE NURTURED, FOR IF NOT, ITS CELLULAR INTELLIGENCE WILL BE DAMAGED. 

II. NATURE SOUNDS WHILE THE IV DRIPS

WAR. MANS NATURE AGAINST CHEMOTHERAPY. SONIC COMPANIONSHIP TO MEDITATE. EIGHT MOVEMENTS- EACH PORTRAYING A TREATMENT CYCLE.

III. RESTART

SOIL. AN ECOSYSTEM OF EARTH'S CRUST. FOUND IN PLACE OF CONSTRUCTION, BURIAL, OR GARDENING. SHE MUST GUIDE HIM, AND HE WILL BE OKAY. WAVES CONTINUE TO CRASH. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

CAUTION

DARKNESS, LIGHT AND VULNERABILITY ARE ON DISPLAY. WITNESS THIS WORK WITH CARE, EMPATHY, AND COURAGE.

I. PRODUCT OF DIVORCE

II. NATURE SOUNDS WHILE THE IV DRIPS

III. RESTART

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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

The trilogy may be experienced across multiple evenings—or in full on Sunday.

Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 PM (PART III)

RESTART (75 minutes)

Friday, March 20 at 7:30 PM (PARTS II & I)

NATURE SOUNDS WHILE THE IV DRIPS (35 minutes)

20 minute intermission

PRODUCT OF DIVORCE (65 minutes)

With post show q&a.

Sunday, March 22 at 2:00 PM  (PARTS I & II)

PRODUCT OF DIVORCE (65 minutes)

20 minute intermission

NATURE SOUNDS WHILE THE IV DRIPS (35 minutes)

Sunday, March 22 at 6:00 PM (PART III)

RESTART (75 minutes)

SUNDAY MARCH 22: THE FULL JOURNEY

Sunday is designed as a full-day immersion, allowing audiences to experience the trilogy in one continuous arc from beginning to return.

2PM – Product of Divorce & Nature Sounds While the IV Drips

6PM –  Restart

Between the performances, audiences are invited to reflect, decompress, or deepen their understanding of the work through a series of activations between performances.

At BroadStage, curated selections from Films.Dance will be playing throughout the afternoon. Wellness vendors, food vendors, and book sales will be available, creating space to reflect, gather, and stay connected to the themes of the work.

At 4:15PM, just a short walk away at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (where Jacob Jonas received treatment during his cancer journey) a guided meditation followed by a panel conversation with Jacob Jonas and experts in healthcare and patient care.

All Sunday afternoon activities, outside of the ticketed performances, are free and open to the public.

Complimentary shuttles will run between BroadStage and UCLA Santa Monica Hospital throughout the afternoon.

CONTENT ADVISORY

Keeping Score contains mature depictions of trauma, violence, and nudity. It also holds moments of tenderness, love, illumination, and resilience. The work was created with care for each performer.

Keeping Score is a co-presentation brought to you by both BroadStage and Jacob Jonas The Company. By purchasing tickets to any of these events, your information will be shared with both organizations. If you have questions about this, please email patronservices@broadstage.org.

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