About

Matt Jenson  - I've made a career of crafting stories for children as a playwright, director, storyteller, and teaching artist for over twenty-five years with organizations such as the Children’s Theatre Company, "Fidgety Fairy Tales - The Mental Health Musicals" with Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health, and Speaking Out Collective.

Now I'm adding author and illustrator to the list with “Faun and Daisy: Tales of Autistic Friends,” a cozy children’s book for autistic readers. I'm also autistic, just like Faun and Daisy.

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I hold a BFA in Dance from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and taught Modern Dance there for fourteen years. In addition to presenting my choreography in Minnesota and New York, one of my favorite dance experiences was playing Madame Bonbonnierre for almost twenty years in Minnesota Dance Theatre's production of the Nutcracker.

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