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Updated 2/20/2025

Jenna Riegel

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

Jenna Riegel, originally from Fairfield, Iowa, is a dance artist and educator. Jenna holds an M.F.A. in Dance Performance from the University of Iowa and a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Maharishi International University. During her eleven-year performing career in NYC, Jenna toured and performed nationally and internationally as a company member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, David Dorfman Dance, Alexandra Beller/ Dances and Bill Young/ Colleen Thomas & Company. She also danced with Daara Dance (choreographer Michel Kouakou), Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, Shaneeka Harrell, Tania Isaac Dance and johannes weiland.

Jenna's choreographic work has been commissioned by Barnard College, the American Dance Festival, the Smith College Museum of Art, Colby College, the University of Iowa and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her choreography has been presented at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, New York Live Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Cleveland State University, Amherst College, Mt. Holyoke College, Hampshire College, Long Island University, RoofTop Dance in Bushwick, NY, the Upper Jay Arts Center in Upper Jay, NY and the School of Contemporary Dance and Thought in Northampton, MA. She has also received creative residencies at Creative Arts +Multidisciplinary Performance (CA+MP)  in Upper Jay, NY and Subcircle in Biddeford, ME.

Jenna taught classes in contemporary technique in New York City at Gina Gibney Dance Center, New York Live Arts, Mark Morris Dance Center and 100 Grand Dance. She has been on faculty in the dance departments of Barnard College, The Juilliard School and Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition, she has taught master classes at The Joffrey Ballet School, Columbia College, NYU, The New School, Ohio State University, SUNY Purchase, Bard College, Connecticut College, Hollins University M.F.A. Program, Dartmouth College, Williams College, Skidmore College, University of Maryland, University of California-Berkeley, the New Look Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia and the Dance Isadora Festival in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Jenna has also been faculty at the American Dance Festival and Bates Dance Festival and is currently an Assistant Professor of Theater and Dance at Amherst College. www.jennariegel.com

 

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Jenna Riegel (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Dancer/Choreographer
Phone: 646-284-2821
Address:
217 S. Pleasant Street #3
Amherst, MA 01002

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Unincorporated

Year Founded:

2008

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Unincorporated

Year Founded:

2008

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - Modern / Contemporary

Additional Disciplines:

  • Theater - Solo / One-Person Show

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Residency - Community
  • Virtual Events
  • Community Arts
Seasons Active: summer, spring, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 5

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Artists
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • General Public
  • Adults
  • Teens
  • School Groups
  • Nonprofits

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • National
  • State
  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • Multi-State Region
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

I hope to make my performances and/or classes and workshops as accessible as possible. I definitely have growing to do in terms of considering all the ways in which to pursue this.

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Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • n/a

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • n/a

Awards

Awards:

  • n/a

Education

Education:

  • Masters of Fine Arts in Dance Performance from the University of Iowa, Bachelor of Arts in Theater from Maharishi University of Management

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Designated Arts Community:

  • Massachusetts Cultural District Member - Amherst Center Cultural District

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Dance
  • Theater

Fee range:

I ask for between $150-$350 for a class or workshop.

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Dance
  • Theater

Fee range:

I ask for between $150-$350 for a class or workshop.

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • A decent floor for dancing. A speaker system for music. Ideally, the possibility of video projection.

Fee Range:

$500- $7,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

5