about

I’m CJ!

Photo Jamie Kraus

Photo John Atashian

I have a deep interest in art accessibility, devised performance, and queering theatre & dance. I am a performing artist, early childhood and elementary school dance and acting teacher, arts administrator, and writer particularly interested in community theatre and dance making, performing arts for social change, and k-12 and public free arts education. My work as an artist and educator centers community and process, and I am particularly interested in working with folks who do not necessarily consider themselves a 'dancer', 'performer', or 'artist’, questioning how those definitions are understood. I use props, lighting, moment work, and storytelling to create a sensorial experience and devise dance theatre that elicits release, joy, and deep thought in collaborators and audiences. I am returning to Boston after graduating magna cum laude from Trinity College, with a BA in Theatre & Dance and Educational Studies.