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Owner of SHOCKra Studio on 28th & Park Ave - home of SHOCKra Arts.

 

Jessica has been featured on Larry King as well as TLC's Masters of Reception (produced by Kelly Ripa) Choreographed for the Coca-cola World Cup Trophy Tour and has a video blog with Psychology Today Magazine .

Off-broadway choreography includes, 27 rue de Fleurus (a musical by Ted Sod) at Urban Stages'. Jessica has also been featured in a workshop performance of a new play, Colors of Autumn, by CAA writer Jim Marano.
 

Semi-finalist for Dance Break 2008

 

PERFORMANCE (DANCE CLIP)

Dance, Stage, Musical, Film, TV and Music Video.  Discovery Channel, National Geographic, NYU & Columbia Film, Six Figures Company, and worked with Elliot Jokelson (TV on the Radio, Pinback) & writer Cheryl McKay (Ultimate Gift)

Experimenting. Reflecting. Expressing.

 

CHOREOGRAPHY (REEL)

Urinetown (Adelphi), Ruddigore (Sinfonicron Light Opera), modern/contemporary concert works.  Choreography &  collaboration with several members of Actor’s Equity and SSD&C.
Exploring. Creating. Inspiring.

 

PRODUCING

Ragtime, Warrior in development to feature music of Dweller’s Johnny Andriani & Wicked’s Walter ONeil. 
Founder of SHOCKra Arts.
Visualizing. Leading. Serving

 

SHOCKra Arts brings  to life evocative, purposeful endeavors with conscious vision.  Supporting artists aiming to touch the community, we creatively strive for inspired work as a positive ripple effect.  Committed to the highest industry standards, SHOCKra Arts masterfully showcases theatre, dance, music & cross discipline collabratives with sincere integrity & excellence. The Field & Dance Theater Workshop

 

Proud to be a resident New Yorker relocated from my hometown of Virginia Beach, I began my journey at the Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts and continued my education with emphasis on  Art & Business at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA



PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY

“Find a job that you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” 

This resonates with me and I recognize the fortune of being alive for this particular time in history.  As a female artist, I benefit from the  professional freedom hard-earned by those before me.  I aspire to live up to this blessing by honoring my creative impulses through quality-based art: in both concept and aesthetic.  Acknowledging this industry as an influential portal for common good, I do not underestimate my potential for sharing forward-thinking ideas through my own vision. Intertwining the roles of performer, creator and producer, I do my very best to breathe my “expression of the moment" to its fullest  capacity.