Jenna Berlyn is a contemporary dance artist based in Berlin, DE. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, she is a graduate of Modus Operandi Contemporary Dance Program under the artistic direction of Tiffany Tregarthen and David Raymond, where her final year was completed on scholarship from the BC Arts Council. In 2019, Jenna completed the contact improvisation scholarship at EDAM. She has pursued summer training at Banff Centre, b12 festival, Eastman/Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Henny Jurriëns Foundation and Atlas MX.
As a freelance artist, she has performed in works by Paras Terezakis/Kinesis Dance Somatheatro, Daisy Thompson, Jennifer Mcleish-Lewis, Caldonia Walton and Still Moon Arts Society. As well as interpreting the works of others, Jenna excitedly pursues her own choreographic interests through performance and film. She was a commissioned artist with Festival of Recorded Movement where her dance and animation film, Trace, Tread, premiered in September 2019. Jenna has completed a mentorship with Francesca Frewer, a creation period with Tia Kushniruk and most recently started choreographing a piece for four dancers called In Between, all of which were funded by the Canada Council for the Arts. Jenna is a co-founder of the collective Okams Racer.