Christine Jowers (born July 30 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an
American dancer, teacher, producer, and dance critic. She is the
founder and editor-in-chief of the leading online dance magazine, The
Dance Enthusiast. She is known for her work as an advocate for dance
and audience engagement through writing.Jowers was raised in Saint
Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands by her parents Dolores Veronica and John
M. Jowers. As the daughter of a museum curator at Fort Christian and
the executive director of Virgin Islands Council on the Arts, she was
exposed from an early age to a wide range of local and international
artists. Through his work with VICA, her father collaborated with the
National Endowment for the Arts, National Assembly of State Arts
Agencies, and UNESCO to create cultural art expositions and concert
performances that toured throughout the Caribbean. Educated as a
dancer at St. Thomas School of Dance and Ballet Theatre of the Virgin
Islands, upon graduating from Sts. Peter & Paul School, Jowers was
inspired by her father to study at Sarah Lawrence College and Goucher
College from which she graduated with a degree in Dance
History/Criticism and Communications.After performing as principal
dancer with Doris Humphrey Repertory Company, Jowers created Moving
Arts Projects in 1997 to present her work as a soloist. During this
period she performed to great acclaim across the United States and
Europe and collaborated on projects with numerous renowned artists
including Margie Gillis, Ann Carlson, Janis Brenner, Larry Keigwin,
Kun Yang Lin, Catherine Gallant, and the future artistic director of
Martha Graham Dance Company, Janet Eilber. Shifting her focus from
performing, Jowers began teaching as a guest artist at the Jose Limón
Institute, Laban Centre for Movement and Dance, Danceworks (UK),
Islington Arts Factory, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts,
University of Roehampton, Goucher College, and Kean College while also
contributing writing to Dance/USA, The Hopkins Review, and The
Huffington Post.In 2007 she founded the Dance Enthusiast to set off
"an exuberant revolution in dance communication". Responding to the
diminishing presence of dance coverage in the news, Jowers grew and
expanded a team of writers out of her home to revitalize the dance
field through numerous opportunities offered by operating online,
including video coverage and innovative audience engagement platforms
that allowed concert attendees to publish their own reflections and
reviews. Recently, Jowers launched a highly acclaimed concert series
called "Enthusiastic Events" that allows artists to perform and speak
with the audience about the artform directly. Acclaimed artists who
have participated in these events include the Martha Graham Dance
Company, the Broadway choreographer Chet Walker, the director of the
Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology Valerie Steele, the flamenco
guitarist El Bola, and the Litefeet master Chrybaby Cozie.
American dancer, teacher, producer, and dance critic. She is the
founder and editor-in-chief of the leading online dance magazine, The
Dance Enthusiast. She is known for her work as an advocate for dance
and audience engagement through writing.Jowers was raised in Saint
Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands by her parents Dolores Veronica and John
M. Jowers. As the daughter of a museum curator at Fort Christian and
the executive director of Virgin Islands Council on the Arts, she was
exposed from an early age to a wide range of local and international
artists. Through his work with VICA, her father collaborated with the
National Endowment for the Arts, National Assembly of State Arts
Agencies, and UNESCO to create cultural art expositions and concert
performances that toured throughout the Caribbean. Educated as a
dancer at St. Thomas School of Dance and Ballet Theatre of the Virgin
Islands, upon graduating from Sts. Peter & Paul School, Jowers was
inspired by her father to study at Sarah Lawrence College and Goucher
College from which she graduated with a degree in Dance
History/Criticism and Communications.After performing as principal
dancer with Doris Humphrey Repertory Company, Jowers created Moving
Arts Projects in 1997 to present her work as a soloist. During this
period she performed to great acclaim across the United States and
Europe and collaborated on projects with numerous renowned artists
including Margie Gillis, Ann Carlson, Janis Brenner, Larry Keigwin,
Kun Yang Lin, Catherine Gallant, and the future artistic director of
Martha Graham Dance Company, Janet Eilber. Shifting her focus from
performing, Jowers began teaching as a guest artist at the Jose Limón
Institute, Laban Centre for Movement and Dance, Danceworks (UK),
Islington Arts Factory, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts,
University of Roehampton, Goucher College, and Kean College while also
contributing writing to Dance/USA, The Hopkins Review, and The
Huffington Post.In 2007 she founded the Dance Enthusiast to set off
"an exuberant revolution in dance communication". Responding to the
diminishing presence of dance coverage in the news, Jowers grew and
expanded a team of writers out of her home to revitalize the dance
field through numerous opportunities offered by operating online,
including video coverage and innovative audience engagement platforms
that allowed concert attendees to publish their own reflections and
reviews. Recently, Jowers launched a highly acclaimed concert series
called "Enthusiastic Events" that allows artists to perform and speak
with the audience about the artform directly. Acclaimed artists who
have participated in these events include the Martha Graham Dance
Company, the Broadway choreographer Chet Walker, the director of the
Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology Valerie Steele, the flamenco
guitarist El Bola, and the Litefeet master Chrybaby Cozie.
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