Core Members

Jeny received a BA in Dance from Washington University in St. Louis in 1997.  She performed with Cara Reeser and Kim Olson and presented her own choreography in several Mariposa Collective events from 1998-2006. Jeny co-founded The Movement Alliance in Boulder, CO in 1999. She produced, choreographed, and performed in 4 evening-length performances and multiple other events with MA between 1999 and 2009. Jeny was a co-founder of Sephiroth Dance, a multi-media performance art troupe that performed at music and art festivals throughout Colorado and on the east coast from 2003-2010. She has also performed with Kim Robards Dance ('97 - '99), Frequent Flyer Productions ('99-'01), and Nosilla Dance Project ('04). Jeny was a Core Member with Circle Modern Dance in Knoxville, TN from 2015-2021. Jeny has been a member of Darshan Dance Company, a fusion dance and fire performance troupe based in Denver, since 2024. Jeny is also the Mom of 2 mostly grown kids, a Massage Therapist, and a Postpartum Doula. You can learn more about her services at www.MahadeviArts.net 

Alli is the Artistic Director and Choreographer of Nosilla Dance Project (NDP).  She began dancing at a young age in New York and was fortunate to be exposed to  many different choreographers. At the age of 17, she performed professionally with Tim  Martin in Connecticut, Boston and New York including Mobius Theatre & the 92nd  Street Y. Alli graduated from Ohio University where she received a B.S.S in Therapeutic  Arts with a Concentration in Dance and Choreography. Alli traveled to Asia where she  danced at The Beijing Dance Academy. There, she studied Chinese cultural dance and Tai Chi, as well as studied with choreographers Doug Nielson and Dan Wagoner from the  United States. She studied Balinese Dance in Indonesia, and Thai Massage in Nepal.  Alli has performed for Movement Alliance (MA Dance), Carol McDowell with the Mariposa Collective, Don Atwood, amongst others over her years in Boulder. NDP took a couple of pieces on the road  and has performed in both New York and Los Angeles. Alli is also a mom and a massage and craniosacral therapist. nosilladanceproject.org

Betsy Tobin, Artistic Director of the Now Or Never Theatre and has directed and performed original theatre across the United States, in Canada, Guinea, Bali, and throughout Europe where she won awards at festivals and earned an international reputation as a solo puppeteer. Her innovative work integrates puppetry with acting, masks, shadow theatre, and video projection. During the last 15 years, she has experimented with different ways of telling stories using layered imagery in multi-media productions. Shows are often presented in unusual settings with projection on a variety of surfaces as in SHADOWS & JOURNEYS, performed in canyons across the Southwest with shadows on rock walls representing the memories of the land. nowornevertheatre.com

Jasper trained and performed with the St. Louis Ballet for 3 years. She received a BA in Theater with an emphasis in Dance from Washington University in her hometown of St. Louis, MO, where she performed as a dancer and vocalist in faculty and student-choreographed performances, and also worked behind the scenes as a choreographer, stage manager, and producer. She subsequently obtained a certification in Performing Arts Administration from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. Utilizing her skills in Arts Administration, Jasper transitioned from performing to administration and has applied her insight and experience in the arts to successfully lead and support dance and dance theater organizations in the Bay Area, Seattle, New York City, and Boulder and its surrounding communities. She has worked in a variety of capacities with emerging companies and artists, as well as such renowned companies as Susan Marshall & Company and Elisa Monte Dance, and the ever-impactful service organization, Dance/NYC. Jasper continues to dance and choreograph informally, as well as sing, most recently with the Boulder Chorale.

Originally from Washington State, Claire is a movement artist and dance educator. She earned a BFA from Temple University’s renowned Boyer College of Music & Dance, and was awarded the Rose Vernick Scholar Award for academic excellence. Focusing on contemporary and modern dance informed by improvisation, she has additionally trained with Vitality [the company], Whim W’Him with guest artist Maurya Kerr, and Joffrey Ballet NYC. She has collaborated with multiple Temple University MFA and PhD choreographers including Karly Meehan, Shiyu Wang, and Boram Yi - performing at festivals including Philadelphia Fringe, Cannonball, and KYLD’s Inhale Series. As a new resident of Boulder, she is excited to be joining the Mariposa Collective and engage with the local dance community while teaching at Mi Chantli and the Boulder Community Centers. As an artist, Schlutt is passionate about collaborative processes and ultimately strives to cultivate empathy through organic movement; creating conversations and a willingness to listen to each other.