Variasies op 'n Tema (Variationson a Theme). 2026. Directed byJason Jacobs, Devon Delmar
About This Event
Variasies op 'n Tema (Variations on a Theme) at the Museum of Modern Art pairs recording artist Devon Delmar with director Jason Jacobs. Delmar’s practice — rooted in cloud rap, experimental hip hop and plunderphonics — treats samples and vocal fragments as compositional material and favors structure over spectacle; Jacobs, a New York theatre director and educator with GLAAD-nominated productions and wide critical notice, situates that collage logic in a staged context.
About Variasies op 'n Tema (Variations on a Theme)
Variasies op ’n Tema (Variations on a Theme) arrives at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) as a live, open-form performance that treats variation as both method and subject. Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar work inside a free-genre framework, where repetition, revision, and drift become the material onstage. No confirmed New York City premiere history is publicly established, but its placement at MoMA situates it within the city’s ongoing conversation about process-based art. The piece’s quiet rigor makes a case for attention over resolution.
About the Artists
Jason Jacobs
New York-based theatre director and educator Jason Jacobs creates imaginative, thought-provoking, and moving productions acclaimed for their powerful impact on audiences. He has been identified as a 2007 Person of the Year by NYTheatre.
Devon Delmar
Devon Delmar is a recording artist working across cloud rap, experimental hip hop, and plunderphonics, with a large online listenership and 224K Spotify followers. In New York City, Delmar has appeared at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), including the live event *Variasies op 'n Tema (Variations on a Theme)* (2026), directed by Jason Jacobs, with whom Delmar has also performed.