Gertrude Studio Artist: Rebecca Jensen

Rebecca Jensen is dancer, choreographer and teacher, born in Aotearoa and based in Narrm / Melbourne. Her practice is inspired by the equally speculative and practical forces of dance practice. Works include, Slip FRAME Biennale 2023/Kier Choreographic Award 2022, The Effect (film) Experimental Dance Festival Auckland, NZ 2020, Deep Sea Dances, Dance Massive 2017; Explorer Kier Choreographic Award finalist 2016; Blue Illusion VCA 2018, Spawn Venice Biennale College Dance 2018, Sinkhole with Jess Gall and Arini Byng (ongoing).

With Sarah Aiken, Bec has created What Am I Supposed To Do? (WAISTD) Art Centre Melbourne 2019, OVERWORLD Next Wave Festival 2014/Dance Massive 2015 and Underworld Supercell Festival Brisbane/Northcote Town Hall 2017/Melbourne Knowledge Week 2019 and ongoing participatory project Deep Soulful Sweats presented locally and internationally. Leaps + Beats, Immigration Museum Melbourne 2019; Gasworks, Midsumma 2020, Abbottsford Convent kids 2019; Equinox Castlemaine State Festival 2019, Next Wave Festival 2014, Blacklist Dark MOFO Hobart 2015/16, Santarcangelo Festival, Italy 2017, MEL&NYC Festival 2018, MPavilion 2018, Tempo Festival Auckland 2018, Chunky Move (regularly), Testing Grounds 2017, PICA Reckless acts, Perth Fringe, 2016, Brisbane Festival 2016.

Rebecca has a long-standing relationship, dancing with choreographer Jo Lloyd and has worked with artists including Lucy Guerin inc, Shelley Lasica, Atlanta Eke, Lee Serle, Lilian Steiner, Amos Gerhardt, Sandra Parker.

Recent residencies include: 
Lucy Guerin inc Resident Director 2023; Performance Space and Critical Path Experimental Choreographic Residency 2021; Chambermade Orange House By The Sea Residency 2020; Recipient of the Cite international residency, Australia Council and Singapore Micro residency 2020; Awarded Lucy Guerin Inc/WXYZ residency 2020 and 2019; Greenroom nomination for performance in Overture by Jo Lloyd 2019 And Make Your Own World Lucy Guerin inc 2020; Venice Biennale College Dance, Choreographer 2018; Phillip Adams Balletlab Artist in residence, M.A.P artist in residence, Auckland, New Zealand 2016; Artshouse Culturelab 2017; Temperance Hall Melbourne 2018; Recipient DanceWEB Scholarship Impulstanz Vienna 2015, Ian Potter Cultural Trust Fund Travel Grant 2012/2015; Australian Korean International Cultural Exchange (AKICE) Residency, Seoul & Brisbane; Art start Grant Australia Council for the Arts 2011.