Jacinda Ratcliffe

CMC Manager

Contemporary

Wednesday 11:45am-1:15pm

This high energy class draws from an amalgamation of vocabularies including ballet, strength-based modern, release-based modern, commercial jazz, and dance theater. Class will begin with a warm-up and conditioning, followed by center work and across the floor. It will culminate in a combination that gives space for personal exploration and individual artistic expression.

Choreo Lab

Tuesday 11:45am-1:15pm

Join Jeff-nominated choreographer Jacinda Ratcliffe on Tuesdays for an opportunity to exercise YOUR creative voice. Class will begin with an improv based warm up, and then give space for a mini creation process. Each week, a new base phrase will be taught; dancers will then be given prompts to explore, edit, and build a piece unique to themselves and in relation to the other dancers in the space. Class is non-cumulative week-to-week, so drop ins welcome!

A recipient of the 2021 Make a Wave grant through 3Arts, Jacinda Ratcliffe is an ensemble member with Lucky Plush Productions and a Chicago-based freelance dancer, actor, choreographer, and movement director. She is a former company dancer with Winifred Haun & Dancers and is currently on faculty at The Actor’s Gymnasium. In addition to being CMC’s manager, she is also on the Board of Directors.

Recent performing credits include PORTAL (Lookingglass Theatre), GET OUT ALIVE (Haven Theatre and California Center for the Arts Escondido), WALK WITH LITTLE AMAL (Chicago International Puppeteer Theater Festival), “Right Here” (Lucky Plush Productions), Hidden Note (produced by Wardlaw Productions), Winner (produced by Nick DiMaso) and Happy Songs About Unhappy Things (produced by Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner). Upcoming productions include THE LOVE OBJECT (The Story Theatre) and THE CABINET (Cabinet of Curiosity).

In addition to performing, she has choreographed several theatre productions including PRELUDE TO A KISS (Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, assistant choreographer). GET OUT ALIVE (Haven Theatre, Jeff-nomination for choreography) THE ODE AT PINT’S END (Birch House Immersive), LAVENDER MEN (About Face Theatre), and LACED (About Face Theatre) for which she was also Assistant Director. She has also choreographed short films including Winner (produced by Nick DiMaso) and Happy Songs About Unhappy Things (produced by Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner). Additionally, she was Movement Director of the Griffin Theatre's Jeff-nominated production of MLIMA’S TALE as well as the Court Theatre's Jeff-Award winning production of THE ISLAND.

She graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Dance and Psychology. Upon graduating, she trained on scholarship at Lou Conte Dance Studio under Claire Bataille, and has received additional training through intensives at The Washington School of Ballet, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In her time on scholarship, she danced as an apprentice with Project Bound Dance in addition to working freelance throughout Chicago. Notable roles include leading role of Lucifer in THE GREAT AT TERRIBLE DOCTOR FAUSTUS (Striding Lion Performance Group) as well as the titular role in FRANKENSTEIN AI: A MONSTER MADE BY MANY which premiered at Sundance Film Festival.

She is represented by Big Mouth Talent. More information at jacindaratcliffe.com