Rebecca Stenn
Rebecca Stenn, dancer, choreographer, educator, writer, painter has been hailed in The New York Times as an artist who possesses “wit, concision and gutsy passion.” Stenn’s acclaimed group, Rebecca Stenn Company, has performed in over 50 cities, including such venues as The Copenhagen Festival, The Edinburgh Festival, The Joyce Theater, BAM Fisher, The Kitchen, Danspace Project, The International Festival of Arts and Ideas, The Annenberg Center and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival among others. The company has received support from the NEA, NYSCA, The Joyce Theater Foundation and The American Music Center. As a principal dancer with MOMIX, Stenn performed in over 30 countries, appeared as a featured performer in films for Italian, Spanish and French television and assisted in the choreography of and performed in productions at the Munich Stats Opera and the Emmy Award Winning PBS special Pictures at an Exhibition. Stenn is a founding member of the duet company Pilobolus Too, with whom she toured throughout the world, creating and performing numerous works for the repertoire. She has written as a contributing editor for Dancemagazine, has worked for The National Young Arts Foundation choreographing numerous seasons at The Kennedy Center, and has acted as Dance Mentor for the Open Stages program through TDF. Stenn is currently on faculty at The New School and Princeton University and is Choreographer-in-Residence at Dartmouth College. Recent projects include the choreography for the new multi-media opera Cracked Orlando at the Juilliard School, a production of Stravinsky’s Petrushka in collaboration with choreographer John Heginbotham and the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra and the completion of the Elusive Bird Trilogy at the Gowanus Loft. The book she co-authored, A Life in Dance: A Practical Guide, was released summer of 2017. Stenn most recently exhibited her paintings in the show Lyrical Narratives and Abstractions at Agora Gallery in Chelsea, where she is on the roster of represented artists. She holds a BFA from The Juilliard School and MFA from The University of Wisconsin.
COURSES TAUGHT:
Choreographic Research, Continued
Dance Making
I Have a Dream: Harlem Dance and Education
Performance Workshop
Practical Side of Performance
LINKS:
www.rebeccastenncompany.com
Articles about Rebecca:
Chelsea Choreographers Confront the Pandemic, in the Country and on Zoom
Shifting Course During The Pandemic: Rebecca Stenn, Contemporary Choreographer and Dancer, Turns to Painting
Artist Profile #157, Life as a Modern Dancer
Dance Enthusiast
Huffington Post
Redfern Art Center
Reviews:
New York Times
Dance Informa
68 Seconds (2015) - Rebecca Stenn
Rebecca's choreography for Lang students.