Jacqueline Holloway

Jacqueline Holloway is a globally recognized expert in stage combat, fight direction, intimacy choreography, and consent education. As the founder and director of Arte Violenta, a premier stage combat training program based in New York City, Jacqueline is dedicated to empowering performers with the skills and knowledge to create safe, impactful physical storytelling.

With extensive experience in theater, she serves as the Intimacy and Fight Coordinator & Educator for Columbia University's Graduate Theatre Program, teaches stage combat for the graduate acting program at NYU Tisch, and works with other prestigious institutions such as Princeton, Yale, NYU, AMDA, and Lafayette College. Jacqueline's expertise also extends to Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters, where she collaborates with top-tier productions to craft dynamic and authentic action sequences.

A sought-after instructor and consultant, Jacqueline travels extensively, bringing her passion for physical storytelling and her commitment to consent-driven choreography to theaters and film sets both nationally and internationally.