Jacqueline Russell
Positions
Sessional Instructor
Faculty of Arts, School of Creative and Performing Arts: Drama
Contact information
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Background
Credentials
Member , Canadian Actor's Equity Association,
Educational Background
Master of Fine Arts Theatre Studies, University of Calgary, 2020
Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting with Honors, University of Alberta, 2006
Biography
Jacqueline Russell (she/her) is a director, performer, creator, arts educator, and clown from Mohkínstsis (YYC) on Treaty Seven territory. She has taught workshops in clown, physical theatre, and creation across the country, from Comox to Montreal. As a performer and creator, she has contributed to many new works. She is particularly drawn to theatrical investigations that playfully examine gender, feminism, and disability.
Jacqueline is a graduate of the BFA program in Acting at the University of Alberta and completed her MFA in theatre at the University of Calgary where her thesis research examined the intersection of clown ways of knowing and feminist ways of thinking. Jacqueline currently teaches for the School of Creative and Performing Arts at the University of Calgary, Ambrose University, and Inside Out Theatre.
Research
Areas of Research
Publications
- A Clown of His/Her/Their Own: Clown and Gender Performativity. Canadian Theatre Review, 183. (2020)
- Dancing in the Chaos: Creating a Feminist Clown Practice Re-clowning – The political in the clown . VOICES Magazine Issue V. Theater der Zeit. (2024)
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