JOSH S. ROSE is a multidisciplinary artist working in photography, film and writing. His practice bridges visual and performing arts, often exploring the expressive boundaries between movement, emotion and image.
In his longstanding collaborations with leading dance companies and performers, Rose accentuates the poetry of authenticity alongside exacting composition, a balance he describes as technical romanticism. This sensibility has come to define his evolving trajectory as a multidisciplinary storyteller pioneering the creation of art about other art forms.
Recent News
“Soft Life,” a conceptual dance film with Luca Renzi, Mike Tyus and Max Cookward, featured on Nowness, 2026.
“Prayers,” a music video for Yemen Blues, with Or Schraiber, SF Film Festival, 2025.
“Row Your Boat,” a conceptual dance film with Brian Golden, winner Swedish Film Festival, 2025
“Shells,” Rose’s writer/director debut, official entry New Filmmakers LA, 2025.
Los Angeles Dance Film Festival, Board Member, 2025.
Projects Shortlist
“NYC Tableau,” a collaboration with The Lincoln Center, 2025.
“Festival in Motion,” a collaboration with Los Angeles Dance Project, Qatar, 2022.
“Artist-in-Residence, CalArts, Valencia, 2021-2022.
“Artist-in-Residence, Los Angeles Dance Project, Los Angeles, 2019-2022.
“The Grace Project,” solo show, Olympia Club, Santa Monica, 2022.
“Death Wish,” a documentary on Japan’s biggest rock star, Yoshiki. Worldwide, 2019.
“Inside Baseball,” photo documentary of MLB’s Washington Nationals. West Palm Beach, 2019.
“America at Work,” photo documentary of the American worker. National, 2018.
“Life Itself,” solo photography show, Los Angeles, 2016.
Recent Press
“NYC Tableau” featured in TimeOut.
Photographer Captures the Poetic, Dynamic Language of Dance (Interview) - MyModernMet
Exclusive Interview with Josh S. Rose (Photo.com)
Josh S. Rose: A Collaborator of Curiosity (Whitehot Magazine)
A View Through The Lens, with Josh S. Rose, podcast interview with Grey Matters.
How To Create Emotion in Photography, article for Storius.
Dancing in the Streets, a conversation with Leica Akademie.
NEW WORKS
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Massive 140 ft mural project for The Lincoln Center, going live soon.
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New film featured on NOWNESS Picks. With Mike Tyus, Luca Renzi and Max Cookward.
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Image capture/creation for “War Songs,” by Diane Severin Nguyen at Geffen Contemporary Performance Space, MOCA, 2026.
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New photographic works in collaboration with Dimitri Chamblas for California Institute of the Arts
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Capturing the US premiere of “Birds,” by Lenio Kaklea at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Los Angeles, Nov 2025.
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Sunsets in Oil, a series.
