Jill is a modern dance choreographer, teacher and performer whose career since 1989 has spanned Boston, North Carolina, New York City, and Maine. While living In Maine since 2001, Jill has continued to present her own solo work, and regularly creates duet work with Carol Dilley (Director of Dance at Bates College). While their work is shown abundantly throughout Maine, they have also been presented at the Bates Dance Festival, Dance New Amsterdam in NYC and The Ailey Citigroup Theater in NYC. While in Portland, ME Jill has also collaborated with Ron Botting (NYC, and Portland Stage Company actor/dancer) and Christien Polos (Boston dancer/choreographer). Jill frequently practices contact improvisation with Carl Rudman of Maine and has recently performed works by Sarah McCormick and Sara Smith, both former NYC choroegraphers. Jill was the founder and artistic director of Jill Eng/Forward and Up Dance Company from 2005-2007, and since 2001 has created dance works for many other Maine artists including Karen Montanaro and Maria Tzianabos (USM Dance Faculty).
Prior to her career in Maine, Jill has danced for numerous choreographers along the east coast, most notably Clay Taliaferro of the Jose Limon Company. She has initiated the production of a number of dance concerts throughout NC, NYC and Maine, and in 1996 founded a dance collective in NC called Independent Dancemakers. While living in NYC from 1996-2001, Jill performed her work and others' at Judson Church, The Limon Studio, University Settlement, Purchase College, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Movement Research, 550 Broadway and the Field.
If you are interested in hiring Jill for performance or choreography, please contact her at:
spiewakeng@yahoo.com
207-773-2131
You may also request video footage of performances, or a copy of her appearance on Dance Today in Maine, on the Maine Public Access Channel through Great Falls TV in 2007.