PENELOPE FREEH
Artistic Associate and Dancer, 17th season), Originally from Ohio, Penny relocated to the twin cities from New York City to join JSB. She is a recipient of a 2010 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Choreographers, administered by the Southern Theater and funded by The McKnight Foundation. Her work has been commissioned by JSB, MN Orchestra, 3-Legged Race, The Walker Art Center/Southern Theater’s Momentum, The Weisman Art Museum, MN Ballet, Skylark Opera and Link Vostok Dance Festival among others. In 1998 she received a McKnight Artist Fellowship for Dancers and a MN State Arts Board Fellowship. This fall she won a SAGE Award for Outstanding Performer. She teaches at the University of Minnesota.