Category: Choreographers

Each week following an artist's post, reflection questions and research ideas will get posted. These are aimed towards college level courses (senior seminar, composition, dance education, and more), but of course anyone can read the postscript and find thought-provoking questions and activities. Discuss: Take Aways from the Artist Profile With a partner, discuss two-three "take…

  Hometown: Chicago Current city: San Francsico Age: 49 College and degree: BA, Swarthmore College Graduate school and degree: MA, Graduate Theological Union Website: www.bandaloop.org How you pay the bills: Artistic Director, Bandaloop All of the dance hats you wear: Artistic Director, Choreographer, Dancer, Teacher ——————– Describe your dance life in your…. Teens: Studied with Hubbard Street…

Photo: Deseret News Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah Current city: Salt Lake City, Utah Age: 39 College and degree: BFA in Modern Dance, University of Utah All of the dance hats you wear: Dancer, choreographer and teacher —————– Describe your dance career post-college, in your 20s, and in your 30s: I feel like my story…

Each week following an artist's post, reflection questions and research ideas will get posted. These are aimed towards college level courses (senior seminar, composition, dance education, and more), but of course anyone can read the postscript and find thought-provoking questions and activities. Define: "Commissioned" When John discussed his various dance projects for 2013, he mentioned…

© Philip Buiser Hometown: Littleton, Colorado Current city: New York, New York Age: 41 College and degree: Teikyo Westmar University (BFA) Graduate school and degree: University of Utah (MFA) How you pay the bills: Dance creation, performing, and teaching All of the dance hats you wear: Dancer, choreographer, teacher, collaborator, and mentor —————– © Quinn…

Each week following an artist's post, reflection questions and research ideas will get posted. These are aimed towards college level courses (senior seminar, composition, dance education, and more), but of course anyone can read the postscript and find thought-provoking questions and activities. Discuss: Nina Haft's Artist Profile What were one-three ideas from Nina's post that…

Photo: Almudena Ortiz Hometown:   New York City Current city:  Oakland, CA Age:  50 College and degree:  Swarthmore College, BA (majored in religion) Graduate school and degree:  University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. MFA in Dance and Choreography, ages 38-41. Websites:  www.ninahaftandcompany.com and www.ninahaftandcompany.wordpress.com How you pay the bills:  Teaching dance – I am full time, tenured faculty…

Each week following an artist's post, reflection questions and research ideas will get posted. These are aimed towards college level courses (senior seminar, composition, dance education, and more), but of course anyone can read the postscript and find thought-provoking questions and activities. Research: Creach/Koester Gain a little window into Stephen's work with his company Creach/Koester.…

Photo credit: Roz Newmark Hometown: Ridgewood, NJ            Current city: Salt Lake City, UT Age: 62 College and degree: BA in Architecture, University of Minnesota How you pay the bills: University professor and dance department Chair All of the dance hats you wear: Dancer, choreographer, teacher, mentor, administrator —————————————- I was…

Hometown: Sacramento, CA Current city: Los Angeles, CA Age: 42 College and degree: California State University, Fullerton, BA 1994 Graduate school and degree: University of Utah, MFA in Modern Dance 1996 (age 24-26) How you pay the bills: Professor and Chair of Dance at Loyola Marymount University All of the dance hats you wear: Dance…