Jason Nious

Jason Nious (he/him/his) serves IMOD as the Artist In Residence and has worked co-building ROOTS: Let Us Play. As an IMOD Artist In Residence, Jason designs and implements the Roots Series, guiding the artist development process, fundraising, co-designing educational programming, developing resource networks, and creating pipelines for artists to showcase their work. Jason attended the University of New Mexico earning a B.A. in Theatre. Jason joined IMOD to share his story and found a platform to present it to a wide audience. Jason, working directly with Hilary Palanza and IMOD leadership with a shared mission to highlight meaningful stories that center artists and to create innovative ways to engage with their work. He is passionate about his role at IMOD because it enables him to create new opportunities for dance artists to develop and share their creations while enhancing their skills to support their careers in the arts.

FAVORITES: Jason’s favorite dance genre is stepping. Jason’s favorite place that he traveled to is Salvador, Brazil.

Email: Jason.Nious@museumdance.org