More about Jacinda Ratcliffe:

A 2021 recipient of the Make A Wave Grant through 3Arts, Ratcliffe is an Actor, Dancer, and Jeff Award winning Movement Director & Choreographer based in Chicago.

Ratcliffe is an ensemble member with Lucky Plush Productions where she originated roles in CURB CANDY (Harris Theater), RINK LIFE (Steppenwolf 1700), RIGHT HERE (Links Hall), and FACING (in development). Other recent performing credits include EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING (First Floor Theater), CIRCUS QUIXOTE (u/s w/perf, Lookingglass Theatre), THE CABINET (Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival), THE LOVE OBJECT (u/s, The Story Theatre), PORTAL (Lookingglass Theatre), GET OUT ALIVE (Haven Theatre, California Center for the Arts Escondido), WALK WITH LITTLE AMAL “Drift to Sleep” (Chicago International Puppeteer Theater Festival).

Dance film performance credits including Press On, Regardless (Dance for Life); Limelight Parade (Art on theMART, Merchandise Mart); Navy Pier Virtual Celebration (Navy Pier); I Am… Bold, Bald, Beautiful (TedX); Happy Returns (Harris Theatre). She has additionally appeared in several commercials across the midwest as well as in short films including Hidden Note (produced by Wardlaw Productions), Winner (produced by Nick DiMaso) and Happy Songs About Unhappy Things (produced by Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner).

Dance Theater performing collaborator credits include FRANKENSTEIN A.I.: A MONSTER MADE BY MANY (Sundance Film Festival), THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE DOCTOR FAUSTUS (Striding Lion Performance Group), BELOW: AN UNDERWORLD STORY (Director Lucky Stiff), ENTRAINMENT (Voyeur Theatre Collective).

Theater Artistic Team credits include LITTLE RED (the Actor’s Gymnasium, Dance Choreographer), PRELUDE TO A KISS (Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Assistant Choreographer), LAVENDER MEN (About Face Theatre, Movement Designer), THE ISLAND** (Court Theatre, Movement Director); GET OUT ALIVE (Haven Theatre, Co-Choreographer*); LADY FROM THE SEA (Court Theatre, Associate Movement Artist); LACED (About Face Theatre, Choreographer & Assistant Director); MLIMA’S TALE* (Griffin Theatre, Movement Director); THE ODE AT PINT’S END (Birch House Immersive Theater, Choreographer). 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).

She is on faculty at the Actor’s Gymnasium and Chicago Movement Collective, the latter of which she also serves as Assistant Director of CMC and of the Claire Bataille Legacy Scholarship program. She additionally sits on the Board of Directors.

Ratcliffe graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Dance and Psychology. Upon graduating, she studied on scholarship at Lou Conte Dance Studio, under Claire Bataille. She received additional dance training at The Washington School of Ballet, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Ballet Hispánico, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She is a former company dancer with Winifred Haun & Dancers and Project Bound Dance.

She is represented by Big Mouth Talent.

*Jeff nomination
**Jeff win

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