Jennifer trained at London Contemporary Dance School, and continued on into the postgraduate company Edge. After this experience she returned to Liverpool and has been working until recently as a freelance dance artist, teaching and working with community groups, schools and university students. Jennifer has been part of the professional dance scene working with local and international artists taking her to work in Europe. Jennifer has recently started working as a community dance artist at Merseyside Dance Initiative.
Michelle trained at Middlesex University in London. Michelle is working as a freelance dance artist teaching at Liverpool Community College, John Moores University and other institutions. She has also been involved in performance projects such as the Migrant Body working nationally and internationally.Michelle has an interest in dance for film and has recently been commissioned to make short dance films for the Lowry, Manchester and other projects.
Jenna was born in Liverpool, Graduating from John Moores University in 2004. Jenna then went to New York to further her training in Contemporay and Hip Hop dance. Alongside performing and training Jenna is a established freelance dance artist based in the North West. Jenna has a keen interest in Breakdance and Funk Styles taking regular trips to Germany to train. Jenna has worked with choreographers such as Angela Walton, Martain Lawrence, Itzik Galli and Lea Anderson.
Jenny Rees trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance and has since undertaken training at Cunningham Studios and Limon Institute in New York. She has performed works by established choreographers including Martin Lawrence, Itzik Galili and Lea Anderson and has worked as a dancer on the “Migrant Body” project, touring work in Europe.
Biographies
Taciturn is a professional dance company of four female dancers: Jenny Rees, Jennifer Hale, Jenna Jungbluth and Michelle Brady. The company is based in Liverpool and has been established since 2006, creating and performing vibrant and diverse works that will have wide appeal.
As a company we believe that everyone should be able to enjoy contemporary dance, not estranged or intimidated by performance work. We always aim to create dance that is honest, open and entertaining, with no hidden agenda.
Each dancer brings their individual style and vocabulary of movement to the company’s work and we reference our separate personalities and experiences to move as one, and to forge a unique and fascinating collective dance identity that is taciturn.