Jennifer Dahl

2024 Program Artist

A black-and-white photograph portrait of Jennifer Dahl. She is a Black woman with medium toned skin and sharp features. She is long dark curly hair, combed out and in an afro. Her face is turned at three-quarters, and she is looking off into the distance.

Jennifer Dahl is a contemporary dance/theatre artist, post-rehabilitation movement specialist and fascial movement facilitator and educator.

She began her dance/movement training in Saskatchewan and continued in Montreal and New York City (Alvin Ailey American Dance Centre) before graduating from The School of the Toronto Dance Theatre in 1994. Since then, Jennifer has performed across Canada and Europe for over 25 years. She has worked/collaborated with a multitude of established and emerging creators in both dance and theatre including: Volcano Theatre (The 4 Horseman Project), Susanna Fournier (4 Sisters-Empire Trilogy) Citadel and Co. (Grasslands, Hymn to The Universe featuring the Sun Ra Arkestra), playwright Jordan Tannahill (Declarations), and The Dietrich Group (This is a Costume Drama, FIELDWORK) in pieces created for the stage, film, and site specific locations.

Jennifer teaches specialized conditioning and movement related courses throughout North America, Europe and Asia. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Toronto.

Program

Feeling Her Way: Dancer Response

On each of the First Wednesday Night Free programs for the duration of the exhibition Sonia Boyce: Feeling Her Way, an invited dance artist will perform in the gallery, prompted by the sounds and visual elements of Boyce’s installation. Performances are improvised and approximately 30 minutes in duration. Register through the Art Gallery of Ontario. […]

date and time

October 2, November 6, December 4, February 5, March 5

7:00pm – 7:30pm

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