Education
2010-2011 MFA in Dance, Hollins University/American Dance Festival, VA & NC
2010 Advancing Composition Studies with Huang Ruo, New York, NY
2007 European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA) Certification, London, UK
2000-2004 BA in Dance, Columbia University, School of General Studies, NYC
1997-1998 Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) I and II Certificate to teach Dance to children
1985-1991 School of American Ballet
Choreography
2017 Embarrassed of the Whole: Sumo, collaboration with Panoply Lab and Kaia Gilje, Panoply Performance Laboratory, NYC
2016 Control Equinox, BEAT Festival at The Beaux Arts Court in The Brooklyn Museum, NYU Engineering Lobby, Triskelion Muriel Schulman Theater, NYC
2016 SucFesFul, Undercurrent Projects, The Brick Theater, HouseFest, Rabbithole Gallery, Panoply Performance Laboratory, Rosekill Activators at O+ Festival, NY
2016 Election Therapy, Undercurrent Projects, NYC
2016 Device Controlled: collaboration with Nia Nottage and Frances Yeoland, Panoply Performance Laboratory, NYC
2015 Future Movement, site-specific work for USDAC, United States Department of Arts and Culture, NYC
2015 Twilight Beasts, IMAR - Indian Mountain Arts Residency, CT
2015 Control Quartz, SOAK at Leimay/Cave, Bushwick Open Studios, Housefest, Glasshouse, NY
2014 Gymnast Solo, HouseFest, NYC
2014 Creek Unders with Stephanie Tack, IMAR - Indian Mountain Arts Residency, CT
2014 Stunned Still, Hollins University MFA Alumnae Concert, VA
2014 Angry Commerce with Niki Singleton and Butch Merigoni, Brooklyn Fire Proof, NYC
2013 Home Notes #1, #2, #3, and #4, IMAR - Indian Mountain Arts Residency, The Silent Barn, Bronx Arts Space, Panoply Performance Laboratory, CT and NY
2013 Anabel Vortex, WestFest Dance Festival at Westbeth, NYC
2012 News of Isis with Niki Singleton, Waxworks at Triskelion Arts, Fete de l’Hurricane at The Red Bean Studios, NYC
2012 Resourcing Move, 10 Days of Climate Change at El Puente Garden, NYC
A Brief Encounter with a Singing Taxi Driver, The Field at DNA, Dance New Amsterdam, NYC
2014
Gymnast Solo at Housefest #1, BedStuy, NY
Creek Unders at IMAR, Lakeville, CT
Stunned Still at Hollins Alumnus Concert, Roanoke, VA
Angry Commerce at Brooklyn Fireproof, Bushwick, NY
2013 Home Notes #4 at Panoply Performance Laboratory, Williamsburg, NY
Home Notes #3 at BronxArtSpace, Bronx, NY
Home Notes #2 at Silent Barn, Bushwick, NY
Home Notes #1 at IMAR, Lakeville, CT
Anabel Vortex at WestFest for Westbeth, NYC
Stunned Still at Open Performances, the Great Room, Fort Greene, NY
2012 News of Isis at Waxworks, Triskelion, Williamsburg, NY
News of Isis at La Fete de l’hurricane, Red Bean Studios, NYC
A Brief Encounter with a Singing Taxi Driver at DNA, with the Field, NYC
2011Fluid / Ache at Fall for Dance Gathering, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
Garden Space at Reynolds Industries Theater, Duke University during ADF, American Dance
Festival, Raleigh, NC
By the Scrape of our Shins at Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
Coming Through at The Ark, Duke University during ADF, Raleigh, NC
at Danscentrum Jette, Brussels, BELGIUM
at WUK Conservatoire, Vienna, AUSTRIA
An Evening of Collaborative Works and Improvisation, CCN – Ballet de
Lorraine, Nancy, FRANCE
2010Accumulation of Time at Midnight Showings, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
2004 Mad Cowboys Can’t Dance, a benefit performance for the John Kerry campaign at
The Chocolate Factory, Queens, NY
Haiku, Minor Latham Theater, Columbia University, NYC
Many Works at Miller Theater and Minor Latham Theater at Columbia University, NYC
Dance Performance
2013-2015 Any Size Mirror is a Dictator, Panoply and Lindsey Drury, The Firehouse Space, Dixon Place,
Chashama, Flux Factory, Cora Dance, Gina Gibney, Momenta Art, NY
2013 Her Veiled Reflections by Joya Powell: Movement of the
People Dance Company at University Settlement, NY, NY
Danced in evening-length work Wetlands by Karen Harvey at CPR, Williamsburg, NY
2011 Danced in Wetlands for Karen Harvey Dances at Dumbo Dance Festival, Dumbo, NY
2007 Performed and collaborated in Impermanent Collection with Moving Theater and ICE,
International Contemporary Ensemble, at the Whitney Museum, NYC
2006 Performed and collaborated in Mass Particle No. 1 with Moving Theater at Abrons Arts
Center, NYC
2006 Danced with Rosemary Butcher, Shobanna Jesayingh, and Richard Alston at The
Contemporary School of Dance (The Place), London, ENGLAND
2005 Danced in Vivaldiana and Goodbye and Goodluck for Neta Pulvermacherʼs
Netrospective, The Flea Theater, NYC
Danced in 108 with Todd Williams/Williamsworks, St. Markʼs Church, NYC
The Flea Theater, NYC
Jacobʼs Pillow, MA
2004 Worked with and performed Breasts by Jeff Moen, Minor Latham Theater, NYC
1999-2004 Danced in works by Jeff Moen, Neta Pulvermacher, Donlin Foreman, Jamie
Bishton, and many student choreographers at Miller Theater and Minor Latham
Theater, Columbia University, NYC
1985-1991 Performed with NYCB, ABT, and The Royal Danish Ballet in many leading
childrenʼs roles at David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, NYC
Music and Composition
2013 Composed Music for Her Veiled Reflections by Joya Powell: Movement of the People
Dance Company at University Settlement, NY, NY
Composed Music for Wetlands by Karen Harvey at CPR, Williamsburg, NY
2012 Composed and Performed Music for Inside Out by Karen Harvey at STUFFED at Judson Church, NY, NY
and the MUSE, Williamsburg, NY
2010 Performed Piano Composition, Jeanine, at a wedding, Vancouver, CANADA
2009 Composed Broken for Accordion and Cello that was performed at Union Chapel, London, UK
2008 Performed all of my 40 piano compositions at a cocktail party in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Performed G Texture at Dartington Festival, Devon, ENGLAND
Performed many works as part of Jazz Orchestra, Dartington, ENGLAND
2007 Performed, collaborated, and composed music for Impermanent Collection with Moving
Theater and the ICE Ensemble, The Whitney Museum, NYC, USA
2005 Improvised on piano at wedding, Savannah, GA, USA
1980-1992 Performed Classical piano at private home concerts, NYC, USA
1981 Performed piano at The Pierre Hotel, NYC, USA
1980Composed and Performed first song Seven Dwarfs Cry Out Loud, The
Trevor Day School, NYC, USA
Residencies, Honors, and Fellowships
2014-2015 Leimay Fellowship
2013-2015 IMAR Residency: co-Founder and co-Director for three years running
2013 Mount Tremper Arts Residency
2012 Honoree at Shen Wei Dance Arts at The Park Avenue Armory, NYC
2012 The Field Residency
2006 Watermill Residency
2005 White Oak Residency
Languages spoken
Intermediate French and Beginning Cantonese
Additional dance and music related experience
2007-2009 Taught private piano lessons to children and adults in London, UK.
Taught yoga in Hyde Park, London, UK.
2006-2008 London Correspondent Dance Journalist at Japanese “Danza” magazine.
2005 Rehearsed everyday with Shen Wei Dance Arts during the making of Map to teach the
choreographer and dancers the complicated rhythms of Steve Reichʼs Desert music.