Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher
Thank you to those of you who came out to see my solo, Uncollected Works. Houses were full to the brim, audiences were warm and responses were overwhelmingly positive: “I was deeply moved.” “An artistic accomplishment.” “Beautiful vulnerability and transparency of expression.” Uncollected Works traverses…
Possible Dances began in 2010, when I created the The Possibility Dance. In this original solo, the physical metaphors of presence and absence were used to explore the experiences of loss and hope. Both initial and subsequent stagings of this dance used different costumes, settings,…
Choreography and Video: Susie Burpee with Jessica Runge …a nod to the things we carry with us and the things that don’tmake the journey ~ Susie Burpee photo: Dallard Runge
Choreography: Deborah Dunn with Jessica Runge … the dance has…come to consider rituals around death… and may even be one. ~ Deborah Dunn
Choreography: Heidi Strauss, in collaboration with Jessica Runge and Brendan Wyatt …exploring a relationship faced with something that changes its reality, how it survives a sea of unknowns—and how each person’s perception of an exact moment they experience together is often (and of necessity) quite…
Choreography and Text: Susanna Hood with Jessica Runge Paying tribute to Runge’s life as a mother and daughter, Ruff Room embodies the disorienting experience of loss in the context of joyful renewal. ~ Susanna Hood
Premiere: May 2004 in Runge’s solo show Flight, presented by dance made in canada/fait au canada at the Winchester Street Theatre, Toronto. Movement Innovation and Performance: Jessica Runge Set: Jessica Runge and Dallard Runge Costume: Jessica Runge and Lori Tres Endez Lighting Design: Aisling Sampson…
Premiere: May 2004 in Runge’s solo show Flight, presented by dance made in canada/fait au canada at the Winchester Street Theatre, Toronto. Choreography, Text and Performance: Jessica Runge Set: Jessica Runge and Dallard Runge Music: Brendan Power and John Sherlock Costume: Jessica Runge and Heather MacCrimmon…
Premiere: August 2004 at fFIDA’s Grande Scale Event in The Distillery, Toronto. Choreography: Jessica Runge Performance: Kayt Lucas and Tina Park Music: La Cumparsita Costume: Jessica Runge photo: John Brunke
Premiere: August 2004 at fFIDA’s Grande Scale Event in The Distillery, Toronto. Choreography: Jessica Runge with Julia Aplin, as part of the Anti-Gravity Aerial Daredevilry project Performance: Jessica Runge Music: ABBA Costume: Julia Aplin with Jessica Runge photo: John Brunke