Jennifer Mabus

Hailed as “bold” by the NY Times, Jennifer Mabus has performed with Robert Battle (NYC), Amy Marshall (NYC), Heidi Latsky (NYC), Takehiro Ueyama (NYC), Bruce Wood Dance (TX), Noble Motion Dance (TX), Dark Circles Contemporary Dance (TX), and continues to create and perform her own work. She has served on the faculties of University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Christian University, Booker T Washington HSPVA, Interlochen Arts Academy, Houston’s HSPVA, and Sam Houston State University. Additionally, Jennifer has presented her work in nationally recognized dance festivals, and she co-created multi-media evenings in venues such as the Miller Outdoor Theater, Hobby Center, Rothko Chapel, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, the Rec Room, and the Blanton Museum. She has been a resident artist with Rice University, Noble Motion Dance, Dance Source Houston, Arts Mission Oak Cliff and Agora Artists, and has created works for the dance companies Bruce Wood Dance, Avant Chamber Ballet, Houston Contemporary, METdance, Contemporary Ballet Dallas, Muscle Memory Dance Theater, Elle Danceworks, and Pilot Dance Project. Mabus received her BFA in Dance from Southern Methodist University and her MFA from Sam Houston State University. She also a yoga teacher, cat lady, and Argentine tango dancer. She is pursuing certification as a Dance Movement Therapist and is deeply researching the intersection of performance and healing.