Jehbreal Jackson

Jehbreal Jackson is an artist and scholar who writes, choreographs, and directs story ballets for film while studying the intersections of cognition, choreography, William Shakespeare, and the Moors of antiquity through the Renaissance.

He is also a vocalist featured on Samora Pinderhughes' Transformations Suite album after having also performed with Jon Batiste and Kris Bowers. He received his BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School, his MFA in Dance from UC Irvine, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Theater at Columbia University.

Jehbreal’s training in ballet began at age 9 with his teacher Christie Sullivan, who would become his first dance mentor. He went on to devote his life to the study of dance and the creation of art by attending L.A. Dance Collective (in Los Angeles, California), W.E. Greiner Middle School for the Arts (in Dallas, Texas), Dallas Black Dance Academy, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and The Juilliard School in New York. He was a member of Dance Theatre of

Harlem for three years, and was fortunate to dance principal roles that were created for him as well as long standing repertory, including George Balanchine’s Agon. In January of 2016, Jehbreal began writing and choreographing CANON, his first cineballet, created for his best friend and co-star Gabrielle Salvatto. CANON was released on Jehbreal’s website on July 17, 2020 and is currently available to stream on his website www.jehbrealjackson.com.