Jenise Cook is a Movement Artist and Intimacy Director from Detroit, MI. She recently graduated from the University of Missouri - Kansas City with a MFA in Acting & Directing. She is a collaborative artist and advocate seeking to create consent-forward work environments and productions, for all involved in the theater making process. Her continual goal is to uplift the artist AND the artistic work without endangering the people involved. She strives to create accessible theater for all communities. Jenise has spent time acting, choreographing movement, and directing intimacy in Georgia (Aurora Theatre, Synchronicity Theatre, Georgia Gwinnett College), South Carolina (Glow Lyric Theatre), and Missouri (Unicorn Theatre, Coterie Theatre, UMKC, KU, Fishtank Theatre). She is also a dance educator and teaching artist (Atlanta Ballet, Performer’s Warehouse, Aurora Theatre). Jenise was also a puppeteer on the UK children’s series Moon and Me (produced by Andrew Davenport). You can find more information at jenisec.com