JOVE SPUCCHI
curriculum vitae
Interdisciplinary artist working across performance, sound and computational media. My practice includes sustained queer nightlife gatherings, collaborative dramaturgy, video and interactive software.
EXHIBITIONS // PERFORMANCE // SOCIAL PRACTICE
2011–Present
YOLOROBICS
Durational, distributed ritual nightlife and social practice exploring collective embodiment, ekstasis, and queer social choreography (performances, gatherings, and hosted environments)
Various venues including Public Works (San Francisco, CA), The STUD Bar (San Francisco, CA), and other sites across the United States
2024
2016–2020
Selected Works
Exhibited via Wetware Gallery (online, artist-founded and curated platform)
Online
2012
2011
Für Bethan
Harris Fine Arts Center — Provo, UT
2010
Thom Tano
Gallery 55 — Natick, MA
WORKSHOPS
2024
LAB#03 — SYNTHETIC MINDS — EAT ME
Selected collaborator — Collaborative Prototyping Lab
Medialab Matadero — Madrid, ES
EAT ME — conceived by Brittany Newell and Jenkin van Zyl.
COLLABORATIONS
2024–2026
Performer, Dramaturg, Ceremony Development — Dissolution of the Goat Standard
Dimitri Kotsaras — Artist, Project Initiator (Soulis Society)
Athens, Greece
2025
Dramaturg, Technical Consultant — boycow
Cornelius and Gabriele Christian — Writing, Performance; Monique Jenkinson — Direction; Jove Spucchi and Colin Self — Dramaturgy
Amsterdam, NL; San Francisco, CA
2023–2025
Dramaturg — And the Bull
Cornelius — Writing, Performance; Monique Jenkinson — Direction; Jove Spucchi and Colin Self — Dramaturgy
Private homes and performance spaces throughout the US
2022
Technical & Artistic Collaborator — w o w m o m
Larry Arrington & Alexa Burrell, ODC Theater
San Francisco, CA
2021
Conceptual Dialogue, Textual Contribution — Colossus
Cornelius O and Maria Silk — Writers, Performers
Golden Gate Park — San Francisco, CA
WRITING // PUBLICATIONS
2023–Present
2026
Nightlife and Dance Floor Spirits with Jove Spucchi
Guest conversation — The Frightful Howls You May Hear
Online
2026
2025
Tech-Wizardry and Scrying the Stars
Invited long-form conversation — The Frightful Howls You May Hear
Spotify (Online)
2021
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS // CONFERENCES
2025
2024
The Dionysian, the Base, and the Feral
Scottish Pagan Federation: Exoterica
Glasgow, Scotland
2023
Ekstasis under the Moon
Occulture Conference
Berlin, Germany
2023
Amplifying Magical Practice with Dramaturgical Thinking
AstroMagia 2023
Online
TEACHING
2025
2023–2024
Justice Through Code
Columbia University
New York, NY
2021–2023
Technical Mentorship Program
Emergent Works
New York, NY
TRAINING // RESEARCH
2025–2026
Introduction to Psychoanalysis
Dr. Vanessa Sinclair — Rendering Unconscious Center for Psychoanalysis
Online
2021–2025
Physical Theatre: Butoh
Iu-Hui Chua, Berkeley Rep Theatre
Berkeley, CA
2022–2023
Independent research and community participation
Hudson Valley, NY
Volunteer work and learning with spiritual elders informed my exploration of ritual, communal care and persona.
2010–2013
BA Graphic Design
Focus in Studio Art and Computer Science, Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
GRANT WRITING // CULTURAL FUNDING
2020–Present
Grant Writer & Narrative Strategist
Grant development for artists, researchers, and cultural organizations
Conceptual framing, proposal writing, and institutional alignment for interdisciplinary arts, humanities, and technology-based projects. Funded cultural and research grants supporting interdisciplinary art and social practice. Private foundations, arts organizations, and institutional programs; budgets, narratives, and supporting materials.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023–Present
Founder, Advisor
jove.work — Independent advisory and consulting practice
Remote
Strategic advisory work for individuals and small teams across art, technology, and research contexts
2021–Present
2021–2023
2012–2022