Jennifer Lopez Puts on Surprise 10-Minute Performance During Sundance Film Festival: 'Energy Was Buzzing'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Lopez performs during the Casamigos at TAO Park City event on Jan. 25, 2025.Photo:David Becker/Getty

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Jennifer Lopezis putting the “dance” in Sundance!

The multi-hyphenate, 55, surprised the crowd at TAO Park City in Park City, Utah, on Saturday, Jan. 25, when she stepped behind a DJ booth for a surprise 10-minute performance featuring a couple of her 2000s classics.

During the annualSundance Film Festivalpop-up, Lopez appeared onstage with DJ Chase B for the Casamigos event, as she ended up performing two hits off her 2002 albumThis Is Me… Then:“Jenny from the Block” and “All I Have.”

Jennifer Lopez and DJ Chase B perform at TAO Park City in Utah on Jan. 25, 2025.David Becker/Getty

The conclusion to the two-night event — which came as Lopez was in town for the premiere of her latest film,Kiss of the Spider Woman— saw the star in “good spirits,” a source tells PEOPLE.

While she started the night dancing and singing from her own table, Lopez eventually worked her way behind the DJ booth and got the crowd going, as the source adds that the “energy was buzzing” and her mini-set “changed the vibe of the night.”

During the outing, Lopez wore a flowy beige jacket and matching pants, as she pointed her microphone at the audience to keep the energy high. Other attendees at the pop-up includedPost Malone,Niecy Nash-Betts,Jon HammandZach Braff, among others.

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“It’s about love, acceptance and finding beauty in the darkness. I think those themes are so relevant right now," Lopez said.

She described the film as a “dark story,” but one that’s also “about love and survival” and “helping each other through hard times.” Lopez, who serves as a co-producer on the project alongside exBen Affleckand 12 others, stars alongsideDiego Lunaand Tonatiuh.

“I do it for the love of the art,” she said in November of her repertoire. “It’s not about the awards or the accolades. It’s about telling stories that matter — stories that make people feel seen, stories that inspire. That’s what keeps me going.”

Jennifer Lopez at a ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ panel at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 26, 2025.Jack Dempsey for Chase

Jack Dempsey for Chase

Lopez is having a busy month, with some notable career wins. On Jan. 20, the actress toastedPrime Video’s announcementthat her 2024 filmUnstoppabletook the top spot among all movie streaming worldwide on the service.

“Thank you to everyone for watching, especially my incredible fans 🤍✨,” Lopez wrote on Instagram at the time.

source: people.com