LADP PRESENTS: JA COLLECTIVE | WHY MY DAD LEFT THE LIGHT ON
2245
2245 E Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Thursday, December 10, 2026 | 8pm
Friday, December 11, 2026 | 8pm
Tickets
$35 | General Admission
$26 | LADP Friend Membership Level (with code)
JA Collective presents the world premiere of the evening length version of “Why My Dad Left the Light On.”
Choreographed/Directed by JA (Jordan Johnson and Aidan Carberry)
Original Score by Daniel Mangiaracino
Performed by:
Aidan Carberry
Canaan Blansit
Emma Sutherland
Faith Aguilar
Jordan Johnson
Julia Lowe
Sam Fine
Photo by Cheryl Mann
JA Collective, founded by Los Angeles–born artists Jordan Johnson and Aidan Carberry, is a creative duo known for their captivating choreography and multidisciplinary work across theater, dance, film, and live performance. Their signature style blurs the line between art and reality, combining intricate movement, storytelling, and raw human connection.
JA Collective first gained widespread acclaim through their creative collaborations with the band half•alive, amassing millions of online views and making history as the first choreographers/dancers to perform behind NPR’s Tiny Desk. They have collaborated with Talking Heads, Future, Paul McCartney, Frank Ocean, Reggie Watts, Dominic Fike, Ryan Beatty, Margaret Qualley, Mike Mills, Taika Waititi, Olivia Wilde, Bishop Briggs, Saiorse Ronan, and Brockhampton, as well as brands like Apple, Allstate, Snapchat, Belvedere, and Pull&Bear.
Jordan and Aidan have created works for various company’s, conservatories, and universities including Ballet X, USC Kaufman, Jacksonville University, Club Guy and Roni, Conflux Dance Theater, VCU, Loyola Marymount, and more. They have received choreography awards from Princes Grace, RIDCC, Mas Danza, Hannover Choreography Competition, Palm Desert Choreography Festival, and others. In the new year JA will make their Broadway debut as choreographers for the play Small Mouth Sounds.
JA Collective regularly perform their own work and have toured internationally as dancers under the curation of William Forsythe in his work entitled Friends of Forsythe.