Dana Jaspersen (MS / MFA) is an award-winning performing artist and conflict specialist and has been a primary collaborator of choreographer William Forsythe for thirty years. Since receiving a master’s degree in Conflict Studies and Mediation, Dana has created events and projects that use theatrical and choreographic thinking to enable communication in situations of conflict. She offers workshops and choreographic public dialogue projects internationally, and is the author of the new book CHANGING THE CONVERSATION: The 17 Principles of Conflict Resolution (Penguin 2015).
Together with Amy Raymond Dana offers the workshop The Practice of Connection.