Dance

Sh’ma: A Story of Survival Thursday, January 15, 2026 6:00 PM CST The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Sh’ma: A Story of Survival, a narrative dance film made in Fort […]

In the role of Giselle, Alexandra Light takes her final bow after over a decade as Principal Dancer with Texas Ballet Theater as she transitions into choreography full time. happy […]

TCU College of Fine Arts Announcements, May 5, 2025 Suki John, professor in the School for Classical & Contemporary Dance, has been nominated for a prestigious Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Choreography in […]

Spring Newsletter spring is one of my favorites times of year- texas wildflowers and thunderstorms are so lovely. they have served as a background i’ve been flying in and out […]

Sh’ma Update: The Sh’ma Project is doing UPstander workshops in three local schools this spring: IM Terrell, FWAFA, and Arlington Heights. About 200 young people will participate in our Holocaust […]

i welcome in october, not only as a time of seasonal change but also when i turn another year older and wiser, and preston and i celebrate another year of […]

Watch TJAA’s 10th Anniversary Retrospective! 10 years of pictures: events, exhibitions, members, artwork, music and dance!

TJAA Member Alexandra Light, Dance Choreographer – Midsummer News Update

Dr. Suki John, TJAA Director of Dance and creator and choreographer of The Sh’ma Project, was recently interviewed by NBC5 Talk Street.

I just premiered my fourth presentation of dance at the Modern Art Museum (titled Mimicry) as well as took part in an online international residency, BONFIRE.

Article in College of Fine Arts / School for Classical & Contemporary Dance March 27, 2023 The Shaping the Arts series highlights TCU College of Fine Arts faculty and alumni who are at the […]

The Sh’ma Project had a big red carpet viewing at the Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth on March 6, 2023. The Red Carpet and a receptive group were invited to view the film Sh’ma.

Sh’ma: A Story of Survival, a moving and innovative dance film, chronicles the journey of the director’s mother from school days to deportation, concentration camp to liberation, and finally immigration to the US.

Suki John, PhD, is the Texas Jewish Arts Association Director of Dance, and a Professor in the School for Classical & Contemporary Dance at Texas Christian University.

About TJAA The Texas Jewish Arts Association (TJAA) was formed in May 2013 by a small group of Dallas-Fort Worth area Jewish artists and art enthusiasts who saw the need […]

April 11, 2021 A program brought to TJAA by Board Member and Head of TJAA’s Dance Division, Suki John. Virtual Gallery Tour with​Sara-Jayne Parsons, Director and CuratorTCU Contemporary Art Gallery […]

Dance and music performances at the TJAA / TSA Art Show reception at the Eisemann Center.

A Texas Jewish Arts Association and Texas Sculpture Association Collaborative Juried Exhibition Artwork and Artists in the Exhibition: Exhibition Reception:

Performance Art Among the Sukkahs September 23, 2018

MUSEUM OF BIBLICAL ARTNATIONAL CENTER FOR JEWISH ARTDALLAS, TEXAS SEPTEMBER 21 – 27, 2018 – EXHIBITION SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 – SUKKAH FESTIVAL & AWARD CEREMONY Event Pictures: Build Out Judging Celebration The Sukkahs […]

The music and dance divisions kickoff an event at the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas, January 2018.