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ABOUT

Biography

Jenny Larsson works as a choreographer, dancer, and filmmaker in the USA and Sweden and has been running the art collective Wild Beast Collective since 2016. Since then, WBC has produced dance works for the stage, site-specific pieces, Fågelbo Residency (a national and international artist residency for two or more artists), short films, documentaries, and a film festival. Jenny’s artistic work hovers on the boundary between different forms of expression, where film, dance, theater, music, visual art, and design collaborate to create different forms of storytelling. It often involves exploring and reshaping structures and unwritten rules around contemporary dance, as well as an interest in depicting a realistic and human perspective of the dancing body.
Jenny is driven by a democratic and human societal perspective, where everyone (regardless of socioeconomic or cultural background) must actively participate in the development of dance, both on stage and in public spaces. During my studies, I delved into postmodern dance in New York and San Francisco during the 1960s and 70s, a period that emphasized inclusion and experimental expression. These ideas have shaped my view of dance as an accessible art form where all bodies have the right to express themselves. I also want to engage in discussions about the role of dance in society and how we can make it more accessible to more people, both on stage and in public spaces.
Jenny was educated at the current Stockholm University of the Arts, in dance and dance pedagogy between 2000-2004, as well as at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, in the MFA in Performing Arts-Dance program between 2011-2013.
Since returning to Sweden in 2019, I have worked on a range of projects, from dance performances and film productions to community dance initiatives.

Through community dance projects in Sweden and the U.S., Jenny has highlighted participants’ own stories. In her latest dance work, I Wanna Talk about Dance, which is developed during 2025, she aims to create connections through dance and break socio-economic and geographical barriers. Her ambition is to spread dance and give more people the opportunity to experience its expression.

Upcoming Projects

25.04.2025 Min Mamma Skogshuggaren, Hagabion

22.10.2025 Min Mamma Skogshuggaren, Rian designmuseum, Falkenberg

Education

2021 Karlstads Universitet
KPU- Legitimerad gymansielärare i dans, 90 hp

2012 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee/USA
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Performing Arts- Dance, 120 hp

2004 Dans och Cirkushögskolan, Stockholm
Danspedagogutbildning, 240 hp

Selected Artistic Work

2024 Me and My Mother the Lumberjack, documentary film (23:17 min)
Director, scriptwriter, cinematographer, producer
Premiere: Filmstaden, Kungsbacka, September 2024
Produced by: Region Halland, Region Jönköpings län

2023 Sinnes, dancer
Choreographer: Viktor Fröjd
Produced by: Kulturföreningen Iver and Nordberg Movement
Co-production with: NorrlandsOperan and Dansstationen

2023 Big Bang, stage dance performance
Choreographer, dancer, text, video editing
Premiere: Kungsbacka Teater, Kungsbacka, March 2023
Produced by: Wild Beast Collective
Co-production with: Rum för Dans, Region Halland, Kungsbacka Teater

2022 My Body is Made of Water, short film (4:22 min)
Director, cinematographer
Screened at 10+ dance film festivals in the USA, Cuba, Sweden
Part of Danspaus 2023 – Mer Dans åt Folket
Produced by: Region Västra Götaland and Wild Beast Collective

2021 Reap.Repeat., video work, installation, stage dance performance
Choreographer, dancer, cinematographer, text
Premiere: Wu Art Space, Sjönevad, July 2021
Fågelbo Residency – in collaboration with Natalie Alfonso, Diana Rönnberg, Kordian Rönnberg
Produced by: Wild Beast Collective and Wu Art Space
Co-production with: Region Halland, Knight Foundation, Broward County Cultural Division

2019 Grayscale, stage dance performance
Choreographer, dancer, text, sound
Premiere: Kungsbacka Teater, Kungsbacka, September 2019
Produced by: Rum för Dans

2018 Searching for Arctic Winter, stage/site-specific dance performance
Choreographer, dancer, text, sound
Premiere: Miami Dade County Auditorium, Miami, USA, May 2018
Co-production with: FATVillage, Miami Dade County, Broward County

2018 Perceptual Tracking: A Color Space, site-specific dance performance
Choreographer, dancer, sound
Premiere: The Frank Gallery, Pembroke Pines, USA, February 2018
Commissioned by: The Frank Gallery

2017 And it’s going to be great!, interactive exhibition/performance
Choreographer, dancer, sound
Premiere: FATVillage Projects, Fort Lauderdale, USA, April 2017
Fågelbo Residency – in collaboration with Edison Peñafiel
Co-produced with: Broward County, FATVillage Projects

2017 HOME, short film (7:50 min)
Director, dancer, text, sound
Filmed in Everglades National Park, USA
Selected for the group exhibition SIXTH at Art Basel 2018, Miami, USA
Screened at 15+ dance film festivals in the USA, Cuba, Mexico, Sweden, Norway
Produced by: Wild Beast Collective

2016 LAND, site-specific dance performance
Choreographer, sound
Premiere: FIU Nature Preserve, Miami, USA, September 2016
Produced by: Pioneer Winter Collective and Grass Stains

2016 On the Other Side of the Lake, stage/site-specific dance performance
Premiere: The Light Box, Miami, USA, May 2016
Produced by: Miami Light Project
Co-produced with: FATVillage Projects and Girls’ Club

Group Exhibitions

2025 Modern. Featuring Me and My Mother the Lumberjack
Rian, Falkenberg

2024 NNNNNNNNNNNN – PPPPPPPPPṔtt dd dd dddd. Featuring Me and My Mother the Lumberjack
Galleria Günter Grass, Gdansk, Poland

2017 SIXTH. Featuring HOME
Art Basel Miami Beach, Bridge Red Studios, Miami, USA

GRANTS – AWARDS – RESIDENCIES (selected)

2024

I Wanna Talk About Dance
Production Support – Region Halland
Production Support – City of Gothenburg
Composer Collaboration Grant – Swedish Arts Council

Region Halland
Artist Grant

2023
Kedja Stretch Residency
Vitlycke Performing Arts Center, Tanumshede

2022
Me and My Mother the Lumberjack
Post-production Support – Region Jönköping
Film Development – Region Halland

Big Bang
Residency – Rum för Dans, Kungsbacka Teater (2 weeks)
Cultural Development Grant – Region Halland

2021
Artist Grant – Region Halland
Me and My Mother the Lumberjack
Project Grant – Region Jönköping

Narrative VR Lab
Visual Arena & Gothenburg Film Studios

Kultur i Halland – Samrådet
Steering Committee (Dance representative), 2021–2024

2020–2021
Mixed Minds
Artistic Lab

Doc Out West
Documentary Film Development

Community Dance Project
Grant – Region Västra Götaland

2019
Me and My Mother the Lumberjack
Film Development Grant – Region Halland

Fågelbo Residency – International Exchange Program
Cultural Development Grant – Region Halland
International Grant – Knight Foundation, USA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (selected)

2024–2025
University of Stage and Music, University of Gothenburg
Adjunct Lecturer – Modern and Contemporary Dance

2022–Present
Gothenburg School of the Arts (Kulturskolan Göteborg)
Dance teacher – Street dance, Dance for Health, Creative dance, and School-based dance

2020
Ballet Academy Gothenburg (Folkuniversitetet)
Instructor – Dance film, Dance analysis, Improvisation, Modern and Contemporary Dance, Repertoire

2018
Miami Dade College, Miami/USA
Adjunct Professor – Dance Appreciation, Dance History, Improvisation & Composition, Jazz Dance

2013–2018
Broward College, Davie/USA
Adjunct Professor – Dance Appreciation, Dance History, Modern and Contemporary Dance, Improvisation & Composition, Ballet, Flamenco

CERTIFICATIONS

2024
Dance for Health – Certified via Anna Duvberg
Partille School of the Arts, Gothenburg

2019
Dance for PD (Parkinson’s Disease) – Dance Teacher Training
Ballet Academy, Stockholm