ABOUT.

Olivia Wallis Jackson is a British-German Contemporary Dancer, Choreographer, Photographer, Teacher, Rehearsal Director & Administrative Support Worker currently based in Hampshire and working across the South and in London.

As a dance artist with an exciting blend of technical and explorative movement, she uses her unique performance skills and intellect to collaborate deeply with other artists. She strives to understand choreographers’ artistic aims and processes, fulfilling their visions to make work that is impactful and meaningful to a wide range of audiences. During her time working on DownTown Pompey’s Sticky Floors and Palm Trees, an immersive theatre show, utilising dance, theatre, cabaret and drag she was given the role of Movement Assistant in which she was responsible for choreographing sections of the show and leading the movement team.

Throughout the course of her training and career she has worked with artists and companies such as Amy Foskett Dance, Maxine Doyle, Johannes Wieland, Kin Dance Company, Downtown Pompey, Luke Brown Company, Stefan Puxon and Polina Kulbachevskaia, Michael Getman, and Jonathan Fredrickson.

In 2024 Olivia launched her own company Premier Dance Theatre, creating her first work Stasiland with the support of Arts Council England, Thrive (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance) Luke Brown Company and generous donors. Premier Dance Theatre strives to make works that can be situated in multiple environments, allowing outstanding dance-theatre work to be accessible to communities across the UK and internationally. Premier Dance Theatre is a Mayflower Propel Associate.

Alongside her work as a dancer and choreographer, Olivia is also a dance photographer. Highlights include photographing Lost Dog’s Summer Residency, artists from Resolution Festival for New Choreographer at the Place in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and exhibiting her work at the Audience of One Exhibition at Rookesbury Park. Additionally, she works with independent dancers in outdoor settings to photograph their improvisation, creating images for their portfolios.

Olivia engages with community dance work as Rehearsal Director for ORB Youth Dance Co., under artist director Luke Brown. This role led her to work with Luke as both his administrative support worker for ORB Youth Dance Co. and his professional company Luke Brown Company. Furthermore, she teaches adults, teenagers and children Contemporary Dance Technique at Basingstoke Academy of Dancing and is an assistant in We Create Dance and Drama sessions for adults with learning difficulties. Previously Olivia was a role model for vulnerable young people at Wessex Academy of Dance.

Olivia is a graduate of Northern School of Contemporary Dance, where she earned her Masters in Interdisciplinary Dance Performance. She is also an alumnus of Nuova X, at Nuova Officina della Danza in Turin, Italy and graduated with First-Class Honours from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2021. Prior to professional training she trained at Trinity Laban’s CAT Scheme (2013-2018) and was a member of Hampshire Youth Dance Company (2016-2018).