Rebecca Stenn has been a dancer as long as she can remember. She was born in Ohio and spent her childhood in London, Ontario, Canada studying with Deanne Shorten. Rebecca's love of music comes from her years at the Interlochen Arts Academy and later the Juilliard School, where she earned a B.F.A. in dance.

As a member of Momix Dance Theatre from 1989 to 1995 Rebecca toured extensively throughout Europe, the Far East, South America, the U.S. and Canada and appeared as a featured performer in films for Italian, Spansih and French television. Rebecca assisted in the choreography and performed in the Emmy Award winning film' Pictures at an Exhibition', a PBS, Dance in America Special, and she also appears in the newly released 3D IMAX film 'Imagine'. She has collaborated with Moses Pendelton in the making of 'Passion', a full length work to the music of Peter Gabriel, and assisted him in the choreography of Lina Wertmuller's 'Carmen' at the Munich State Opera, also performing as a principal dancer.

Improvisation has always been a strong force in the creation of her work and in 1990 Rebecca established the first improvisational dance group for Lincoln Center Institute, which toured throughout New York City schools. Rebecca has held residencies and taught at numerous festivals and universities throughout the world. In 1994, she was artist-in-residence at the University of Western Ontario's dance department, and there created the full length piece, 'Bones', to critical acclaim. She recently choreographed the U.S. premiere of the Opera 'Leap Over the Shadow' at the Lotte Lehman Theatre in Santa Barbara, California, of which David Rubens of the Santa Barbara Independent wrote,"Stenn's choreography is breathtaking...right on the money."

Rebecca freelances in New York City with Diamond Dance and Karla Wolfangle Dance and has performed in the workshop for the upcoming Broadway musical 'Limelight'. She has choreographed several videos for the perfume company Creations Aromatique and recently choreographed and performed as solo dancer in Jaron Lanier's upcoming PBS special 'Musork - Postcards From New York.' In 1996 she has been commissioned with Lanier to choreograph a new piece for the Copenhagen Festival, is choreographing and starring in the Off-Broadway production of "The Wild Party" with the Juggernaut Theatre Company and will be artist-in-residence at Stockton College. She is a freelance writer for Dancemagazine and the International Journal of Dance.

Kevin Connelly of the New Yorker writes, "Rebecca Stenn has lyrical precision, athleticism and speed." and Joseph Mazo of the Village Voice says, "Stenn is a fine dancer - notably strong and precise. Humor and rhythmic energy give her work a life of its own."


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