Dance
Renée Redding-Jones |
Biography
Renée Redding-Jones is a Certified Movement Analyst with an M.F.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and a B.S. from Morgan State University. From 1997-2001, Renee was designated Master Teaching Artist/Artistic Advisor for New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Arts Education Department for dance residences.
As a dancer, Renee was a featured performer in the companies of Ronald K. Brown and David Rousseve. In 1995 she received a New York Dance and Performance Award (“Bessie”) for her performance in Brown's Dirt Road. Renee served as Associate Artistic Director for Brown's company from 1997-2007. She has also performed in the company of Bebe Miller, in addition to dancing with independent choreographers, Sue Bernhard, Alan Danielson, Andrew Jannetti and Sondra Loring. At present, Renee continues to perform with Cynthia Oliver, which she has done since 1995.
In addition to performing internationally, Renee has toured the country teaching, as well as setting and creating work at various colleges, universities, and dance festivals. She served six years as a faculty member in the dance department at Sarah Lawrence College under the direction of Sara Rudner. Her work has been presented at Middlebury College, Colorado College, Dance Theater Workshop and Bergen Community College. As part of the American College Dance Festival, Renee’s On the Pulse of the Morning, was selected to be performed as part of the gala concert.
More than fifteen years ago Redding-Jones began choreographing and teaching movement for actors at NYU/Undergraduate Drama in The Classical Studio with Louie Scheeder. During her long tenure with The Classical Studio Renee has choreographed numerous plays, including The Winter’s Tale, directed by Louie Scheeder and performed at The Jack A. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Today, she continues her affiliation with the studio as guest teacher and choreographer. In 1998 Renee expanded her work with actors to include teaching at The Atlantic Theater Company Acting School, which she happily continues.
