About Jenny

A multifaceted artist based in Greater Boston, Jenny Oliver, serves as an educator, performer, choreographer, arts advocate and founder of Modern Connections. Rooted in trauma-informed culturally responsive approaches, she weaves kinetic storytelling with dance and collective collaboration to create meaningful experiences. She believes that movement is the first form of communication, and has worked with an array of organizations including the Boston Center for the Arts, City of Boston, WBUR CitySpace, the Design Studio for Social Intervention, Museum of Science, MFA Boston, Peabody Essex Museum, Friends of the Public Garden and Masary Studios on projects that invite the public into creative placemaking. In 2024 she completed a year-long residency with Castle of our Skins where she curated and choreographed a multidisciplinary evening of interactive art, was awarded a Baldwin for the Arts Fellowship, completed the Jacob’s Pillow Curriculum in Motion Institute, and joined Celebrity Series’ Neighborhood Artist Season creating a new performance work titled, “Gray Space / Blue Skies.” In addition to her art making practice she is the Head of Dance Performance at Tufts University, and teaches weekly open adult modern dance technique classes in Cambridge and Somerville. You can learn more at: www.ModernConnectionsCollective.com