JENNY ANN OLIVER

A multifaceted artist based in Greater Boston, Jenny Oliver, serves as an educator, performer, choreographer, and arts advocate. Rooted in trauma-informed culturally responsive approaches, she weaves kinetic storytelling with dance and collective collaboration to create meaningful experiences. She believes that movement is the first form of communication and has worked with an array of organizations on projects that invite the public into creative placemaking. In addition to her art making practice, she is the Head of Dance Performance at Tufts University, teaches weekly open adult modern dance technique classes in Cambridge and Somerville and recently completed the Curriculum in Motion Institute at Jacob's Pillow. www.ModernConnectionsCollective.com