jenna davis

movement.
caught, suspended, continuing, and continuing, and continuing.

this small room, lit up and afloat

Colin Gross
Photo by Jenna Davis.

movement reel

Photo by Olga Rabetskaya.

constant collision

composting

a place for many of my small resonances

from but the door
solo work by Jenna Davis.
(text adapated from T.S Eliot, music Alabaster DePlume and Timbre Timber)

mount the stair, turn the handle... but the- time to turn back and descend the stair
so how do i begin?
in decision?
in revision?
can i borrow someone else’s beginning?

this space between here and that place i’ve never been... its vast- like a gulf. no no that’s not it- i think its deeper. it’s more of a trench.

i think the trench is a unique place...

and it takes a little time but you’ll feel better about most of these things

Photo by Alexa May.

Jenna shooting Shayna Ambers.

Shelby Green
Photo by Jenna Davis.

from Uta Bekaia’s “Roots” // captured by Stepan Liubimov and directed by Olga Rabetskaya.
“a performance that reimagines traditional Georgian clothing through a queer perspective. The artist becomes a living version of the Chokha-a traditional male garment-using movements inspired by ancient Caucasian rituals. Blending poetry and Georgian folk singing, the piece challenges the rigid masculinity tied to the Chokha and opens space for queer stories within cultural tradition.”

a few gusts caught by Olga Rabetskaya.

Jada Spriggs, Mia Sherrod, Alec Marianek, and Grace Shirley in p l a c e s. Chorepgraphed by Jenna Davis.
Photo by Jenna Davis.

Alec Marianek
Photo by Jenna Davis.

sweet nod

night of loss and finding

this broken string of beads lying at my feet the night after we found out we lost you. you who showed me my spine. broke it into a million pieces and showed me its infinity. who taught me about my own breath. who brought me home to my body.
these little pieces still somehow strung together were deep blue and milky like the cloudy night sky i still think they fell from.

Maria Golici
Photo by Jenna Davis.

B.Moore Dance from American Dance Platform at the Joyce, Jan 2023.

Video excerpt from Rose Gold.

perfect strangers

namiko’s new camera

maybe it’s in the lining of my jacket
December 2023.

performance. friction. skin. insulation. destruction. craving. shedding. healing. breath. admiration. intimacy. an exploration of the connective tissue between us all. in how many ways can we sift through the identity that lives inside of the fabric we put on our bodies?

Choreography, videography, and photography by Jenna Davis in collaboration with movement artists-Ava Geske, M'Shiari Gonzales, Ryan Jaffe, Christina Jones, Alec Marianek, Solé Mitchell, Jadyn Rozzano-Keefe, Mia Sherrod, Jada Spriggs, and Sarah Waller.
Produced by SMU's Engaged Learning Fellowship granted to Jenna Davis with mentorship from Christopher M. Ham.

Filmed and edited by Rhett Goldman.

“here is my life.”
written and signed
Bombshell Dance Project at Dallas Contemporary, by Corey Hanes

floating thoughts

collection of 35mm shots
doorway in aosta