Artistic Core
JAMIE WATKINS
Jamie Watkins is a director and teaching artist based in Brooklyn, NY. His work has been produced by HERE, Dixon Place, the Tank NYC, The Brick, Fresh Ground Pepper, Emerging Artists Theater, Epic Theatre Ensemble, FoxWolf Productions, Opera House Arts, and is the co-artistic director of Current Harbor. He is a graduate of Vassar College and LAMDA, and a recipient of the Robert Moss Directing Fellowship at Playwrights Horizons. Jamie also serves as the lead teaching artist and curriculum writer for Manhattan Youth’s Film Intensive, a free filmmaking program sponsored by the NYC Mayor’s Office and the Department of Youth and Community Development.
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ANNALISA LEDSON
Annalisa Ledson is the co-artistic director of Current Harbor. She has created and performed in new works in NYC including; BAM Fischer Hall, HERE, Frieze Arts Fair, Dixon Place, The 14th Street Y, The WorkShop Theatre, Joe’s Pub, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, The Chain Theatre, The Tank, Under St. Marks, Mark Morris, The Pit, The Actors Fund Arts Center and Triskelion Arts. She has also performed and choreographed at regional venues in Maine, Minnesota, Massachusetts and New Jersey. As a teaching artist, Annalisa works for a number of institutions bringing dance and theater into NYC public schools. She is the producer of National Choreography Month and NACHMOx. She is a graduate of Drew University and is currently pursuing her M.Ed. at the University of Vermont.