Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson is originally from Nova Scotia. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from The North Carolina School of the Arts and had a professional dance career in New York where she danced for The Martha Graham Dance Ensemble, New York City Opera, and the Parsons Dance Company, and in Halifax dancing with Verve Mwendo, Veronique Mackenzie, Lisa Phinney Langley, Henry Jackson and Mocean Dance. She is the proud recipient of a Nova Scotia Masterworks award. Ruth-Ellen is an independent choreographer whose work has been seen in Canada and the U.S.A. on Canada’s Ballet Jörgen, Verve Mwendo, Kinetic Studio’s Mainstage, the Young Company of Halifax Dance, Coastal Dance Theatre, The Maritime Performance Group and KiDanCo.
Ephiphanot (a non-epiphany)
Seasons: 2016, 2017
Music: Varianiuni, Cocek, NaftuleShpilt Far Dem Rebn by Lara St. John, traditional Jewish music arranged by Lara St. John & Matt Herskowitz
Costumes: Leica Hardy & Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson
One Needs a Little Courage To Live
Season: 2015, 2016
Music: Apocalyptic by Alaska, Violin Duet by Black Ox Orkestrar, Kook Aid River by Secret Mommy, Für Alina: 2 by Alexander Malter, Shiny Plastic Bags by Mark Berubé & the Patriotic Few
If you never step out of your comfort zone and take a risk, that zone will slowly being to shrink. It takes courage to take that first step again and again
To Pulsate
Seasons: 2017, 2018
Music: A Soft Throbbing of Time by Frank Bretschneider
