Jes Deville is a Nuyorican interdisciplinary artist, mapping the cultural dimensions of the embodied archive through medical anthropology and ethnic studies. Their choreographic works highlight performance ecology through site-specific dance-theatre-circus productions, workshops, and community health interventions. Founding Openhaus Athletics in 2017, they have led and scaffolded productions such as San Francisco’s City Hall Centennial in City Hall Plaza; Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park; RAWdance’s PORTAL at TJPA Salesforce Park; San Francisco Trolley Dances 2019-2021; “Intentional Shift” – reclaiming the Hunters Point shoreline with spatial justice activist Liz Ogbu and choreographer Kristin Damrow; and educational programming for aerial dance company Bandaloop in CalShakes’ verdant forest landscape. Other notable projects include grant adjudication for Bay Area local government, dance-science communication for PBS series “Kids Do Science”, and their ongoing Build-Your-Own-Botanica workshop series – bringing somatic herbalism to schools and senior centers nationwide.

As a creative coach, their sliding scale and volunteer services aim to bolster the administrative efforts of independent artists and nonprofit entities alike. For these groups, offerings include narrative research, development, capacity building, program curation, and strategic planning. Jes’ use of a social permaculture framework to creatively design for public wellness is supported by a Certificate of Integrative Health and Healing from UCSF, an EcoTherapy certificate from The Earthbody Institute, and a Permaculture Design Certification from Occidental Arts & Ecology. They are a member of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science, Performing Arts Medicine Association, and the American Circus Alliance.

Jes is grateful to be uplifted as a regenerative artist of Design Science Studio’s inaugural cohort as well as a contributor to University of California, Irvine’s Embodied Media Research Group. They continue to tour internationally, sharing all-ages learning journeys alongside performance works for stage and screen.

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