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Curriculum Vitae
Daniel Joseph Stark
Department of Theatre & Dance
Minnesota State University at Mankato
danielstarkdance@gmail.com
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Higher Education
2002-05 University of Iowa, Iowa City, Dance, M.F.A., 2005.
1989-93 University of Iowa, Iowa City, Psychology, B.S., 2002.
Professional Study (Principal Teachers)
Modern: Charlotte Adams, David Berkey, Valerie Bergmann, Beth Corning, Armando Duarte, Lan Lan King, Ann Van Kuren, Loni Morton, Kevin Schroder, Alan Sener, New Arts Dance Festival with Parsons Dance Company
Ballet: Françoise Martinet, Alicia Brown, Linda Crist
Tap: Gene GeBauer
Afro-Cuban: Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, Groupo AfroCuba de Matanzas, Jose Francisico Barroso, Michael Spiro, Roberto Borrell, Lourdes Tamayo, Israel “Toto” Berriel Jimenez
Repertory: List of choreographer’s works performed: Charlotte Adams, David Berkey, Alfonso Cata, Beth Corning, David Dorfman, Armando Duarte, Louis Falco, Françoise Martinet, Lonne Moretton, Charles Moulton, David Parsons, Alan Sener, and Shapiro & Smith.
Professional and Academic Positions
2008-Current Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre & Dance, Minnesota State University
2005-2008 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Dance, University of Iowa
2005-2008 Director, Afro-Cuban Drum and Dance Ensemble, University of Iowa
2004-2005 Teaching Assistant, Department of Dance, University of Iowa
2003-2004 Teaching Assistant and Choreographer, Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble, University of Iowa
2002-2004 Iowa Arts Fellow, University of Iowa
Professional and Academic Experience
2008 Choreographer, Little Shop of Horrors, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA February
Guest Instructor, Zenon Dance School, Advance Modern Technique and Afro-Cuban Dance Technique, Minneapolis, MN January
2007 Guest Choreographer, 940 Dance Company, Lawrence, KS.
Choreographer, The Long Christmas Ride Home, coproduction of Cornell College and Riverside Theatre, Mount Vernon and Iowa City, IA October
Guest Instructor, Zenon Dance School, Advance Modern Technique and Afro-Cuban Dance Technique, Minneapolis, MN May
Guest Choreographer, Aha! Dance Theatre, Kansas City, MO.
Guest Choreographer, Earth: Healing the Rift, Gallmann Memorial Trust Foundation of Kenya, hosted by The Great Rift Valley Trust, LaikipiaNature Conservancy, Kenya, February
Choreographer, Into the Woods, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Iowa, Iowa City, January
2006 Guest Choreographer, Ballet Quad Cities, Rock Island, IL, October
Performer, Duarte Dance Works, performance in Grand Island, Nebraska, March
Repertory Reconstruction, Kansas City Ballet, to set David Berkey’s Sentinel, Kansas City, KS, February
Performer, Charlotte Adams and Dancers, performance at Joyce SoHo, NYC, January
2005 Guest Choreographer and Instructor, Beijing Dance Academy, China, December
Guest Choreographer, Aha! Dance Theatre, Kansas City, MO.
Guest Choreographer, Kayle + Company, Iowa City, IA.
Guest Choreographer, VanDance Inc., State College, PA.
2004-Present Artistic Director, the Repertory of David Berkey
2004 Guest Choreographer, Duarte Dance Works, Iowa City, IA.
2003-2006 Performer, Duarte Dance Works, Iowa City, IA.
2003 Choreographer, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Iowa
Choreographer, Tintypes, Iowa City Community Theatre, Iowa City, IA
2001-Present Performer, VanDance Inc., State College, PA.
1997-2000 Performer, David Berkey Dance Company, Iowa City, IA.
1994-1996 Performer, Corning Dances and Company, Minneapolis, MN.
1993-1994 Performer, Pennsylvania Dance Theatre, State College, P.A.
1989-1993 Performer, Dancers in Company, University of Iowa, Iowa City, I.A.
The Repertory of David Berkey is a collection of dances created from 1987 to
2004. Serving as the Artistic Director of Berkey Repertory, the following dances
were mounted:
The Blind Date, Blue Tunnel, Sentinel, White Mountain, Along Came A Spider, Out of the Blue, University of Iowa, March
Sentinel, Kansas City Ballet, February
2005 Sentinel, Dance Gala, University of Iowa
Honors and Awards
2008 Nominated by the Department of Dance for the University of Iowa President
and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence, award given to instructors demonstrating
sustained high level of teaching excellence.
2006 Recipient of a University of Iowa Thank a Teacher award. Award given to instructors on the basis of student nominations.
2005 Life Love Death is selected to represent the University of Iowa’s Department of Dance in the informal concert at the North Central Regional Conference of the American College Dance Festival at the University of Iowa.
Life Love Death is selected by adjudication for the University of Iowa’s Faculty/Graduate Concert at Space/Place Theater.
Invited to create a new dance and teach choreography at the Beijing Dance Academy, China, December.
2004 UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble is selected to perform at the prestigious Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), Nashville, TN November 12.
Serenade for Goodbye is selected to represent the University of Iowa’s Department of Dance in the informal concert at the North Central Regional Conference of the American College Dance Festival at the Washington University at St. Louis.
Awarded a scholarship from the Zeta Phi Eta Memorial Scholarship Fund for the Performing Arts.
Diplomacy is selected by adjudication for the Central Region’s Gala Concert at the American College Dance Festival at University of Colorado at Boulder, and is chosen for the National Showcase performance at Kennedy Center in Washington DC.
Awarded the Outstanding Performer Award at the Central Region American College Dance Festival at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Reveal is selected by adjudication for the University of Iowa’s Faculty/Graduate Concert at Space/Place Theater.
2003 Diplomacy is selected to represent the University of Iowa’s Department of Dance at the North Central Region Conference of the American College Dance Festival at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Diplomacy is selected for the University of Iowa’s Dance Gala at Hancher Auditorium, a rare honor for a dance choreographed by a graduate student to be on the Department’s premiere showcase, which is normally reserved for faculty works.
Serenade for Goodbye is selected by adjudication for the University of Iowa’s Graduate/Undergraduate Concert at Space/Place Theater.
Uncertainty Principle is selected by adjudication for the University of Iowa’s Faculty/Graduate Concert at Space/Place Theater.
2002 Threshold is selected to represent the University of Iowa’s Department of Dance in the informal concert at the Central Regional American College Dance Festival at the University of Northern Iowa.
Threshold is selected by adjudication for the University of Iowa’s Graduate/Undergraduate Concert at Space/Place Theater.
Awarded the Iowa Arts Fellowship. Award includes an annual honorarium of $15,000 for two years.
TEACHING at the University of Iowa
Teaching Assignments (by Semester)
Spring 2008 Intermediate Modern, Beginning/Contact Improvisation, Choreography II, Dance Performance, Majors Modern III combined with Graduate Majors Modern III (in rotation with the Modern Dance Faculty), Majors Modern IV combined with Graduate Majors Modern IV (in rotation with the Modern Dance Faculty), Independent Choreography, Afro-Cuban Dance, Afro-Cuban Dance Performance, Graduate Independent Study.
Fall 2007 Intermediate Modern, Beginning/Contact Improvisation, Dance Performance, Majors Modern I (in rotation with the Modern Dance Faculty), Majors Modern II combined with Graduate Majors Modern II (in rotation with the Modern Dance Faculty), Afro-Cuban Dance, Afro-Cuban Dance Performance, Graduate Dance Performance, Graduate Independent Choreography, Collaborative Performance, Graduate Independent Study.
Spring 2007 Beginning Modern, Continuing Modern, Intermediate Modern, Beginning/Contact Improvisation, Choreography II, Dance Performance, Majors Modern III combined with Graduate Majors Modern III (in rotation with the Modern Dance Faculty), Majors Modern IV combined with Graduate Majors Modern IV (in rotation with the Modern Dance Faculty), Independent Choreography, Afro-Cuban Dance, Afro-Cuban Dance Performance, Graduate Dance Performance, Graduate Independent Choreography.
Fall 2006 Beginning Modern, Continuing Modern, Intermediate Modern, Majors Modern I (in 5 week rotation with the faculty), Majors Modern II combined with Graduate Majors Modern II (in rotation with the Modern Dance Faculty), Beginning/Contact Improvisation, Graduate Independent Choreography, Dance Performance, Afro-Cuban Dance, Afro-Cuban Performance, Graduate Dance Performance, Graduate Independent Choreography.
Spring 2006 Majors Modern III combined with Graduate Majors Modern III (in rotation with the Modern Dance Faculty), Majors Modern IV combined with Graduate Majors Modern IV (in rotation with the Modern Dance Faculty), Choreography II, Graduate Independent Choreography, Honors Project in Dance, Dance Performance, Afro-Cuban Dance.
Fall 2005 Intermediate Modern (in rotation with faculty), Majors Modern I (in rotation with the Modern Dance Faculty), Majors Modern II combined with Graduate Majors Modern II (in rotation with the Modern Dance Faculty), Improvisation I combined with Graduate Improvisation, Afro-Cuban Drum and Dance Ensemble.
Spring 2005 Beginning Modern, Continuing Modern, Afro-Cuban Drum and Dance Ensemble, Guest Teacher by invitation of instructors for Majors Modern I, II, III.
Fall 2004 Continuing Modern, Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble
Spring 2004 Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble, Guest Teacher by invitation of instructor for Majors Modern III, and Choreography IV.
Fall 2003 Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble, Guest Teacher by invitation of instructor for Beginning, Continuing, Low Intermediate Modern, Majors Modern I, III.
Spring 2003 Guest Teacher by invitation of instructor for Beginning, Continuing, Low Intermediate Modern, and Majors Modern I.
Fall 2002 Guest Teacher by invitation of instructor for Beginning, Continuing, and Low Intermediate Modern.
Other Contributions to Instructional Programs
2008 Zenon Dance School one week workshop in Modern Dance Technique and Afro/Cuban, Minneapolis, MN, Expected January.
2007 940 Dance Company, Lawrence Arts Center, master class in Modern Dance Technique, Lawrence, KS, October.
Zenon Dance School one week workshop in Modern Dance Technique and Afro/Cuban, Minneapolis, MN, May.
Aha! Dance Theatre, master class in Modern Dance Technique, Kansas City, MO, April.
2005 Two week Teaching Residence, with classes in Choreography and Modern Technique, Beijing Dance Academy, China, December.
2004 One week teaching residency at Washington Elementary School in Muscatine, IA, working with students from kindergarten through 5th grade.
Master class in Afro-Cuban Dance, Central Region, American College Dance Festival, University of Colorado at Boulder.
2003 Master class in Ballet and Modern Partnering, Central Region, American College Dance Festival, University of Northern Iowa, IA.
Semester of Modern technique, Cedar Rapids Ballet Academy, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Master Class in Modern at Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA.
2002 Two day teaching residency at Coolidge Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, IA, working with students from kindergarten through 3rd grade.
1994 Modern, Jazz, Tap, and Creative Movement at the Central Pennsylvania Dance School, affiliate school to the Pennsylvania Dance Theatre, PA.
1993 Modern, Jazz, Tap, and Creative Movement at the Central Pennsylvania Dance School, affiliate school to the Pennsylvania Dance Theatre, PA.
SCHOLARSHIP
Creative Works (Choreography and Performance)
The primary areas of research are 1) original choreography in the form of concert
dance works, choreography for musicals and theatre 2) the research of traditional
Afro-Cuban dance and drumming forms and the creation and arrangement of Afro-Cuban
dance works 3) dance restaging of the Repertory of David Berkey and 4) performance.
2008 Choreography for Ripple, a 9 minute quartet dance to the music of Sigur Ros drawing on the oceanic photography of Steve Hawk to explore the dynamics of human relationships. Performance at the Faculty/Graduate Concert at Space Place Theatre, Iowa City, February.
Choreographer for Little Shop of Horror, a musical produced by Cornell College performed at Kimmel Theatre, Mount Vernon, IA February.
2007 Recreation of Diplomacy, a twelve minute sextet dance to the music of Kodo, commissioned by 940 Dance Company, Lawrence, KS. Performance at the Lawrence Performance Arts Center and in the touring rep. October.
Choreographer for The Long Christmas Ride Home, written by Paula Vogel, music composed by Don Chamberlain, a coproduction of Cornell College and Riverside Theatre, with performances at Cornell and Riverside. Creation of choreography for two major scenes and involvement in general movement throughout. One scene telling the Christian nativity story with elements of Noh Theatre, using actors, dancers and three puppets from the Bunraku puppet theatre tradition. Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA and Riverside Theatre, Iowa City, October.
Choreographer and performer of Elegua, Ogun, Oshun, Makuta, Rumba Yambu, and Arara (Afrekete) six dances including solo, duet and group work, each about 7 to 10 minutes from the Afro-Cuban tradition, for the UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble for the touring repertory, including performances at the Space Place Theatre, Iowa City, October and the Iowa Central Community College December.
Choreographer of Meaningless Variations on no Particular Theme, a 12 minute group work to the music of Murcof, as of yet, a 7 minute duet to the music of Edgar Meyer, and a recreation of Serenade for Goodbye, a duet to Mozart for the Jennifer Kayle/Daniel Stark Concert at the Space Place Theatre, Iowa City, June.
Choreographer of Incompleteness Theorem, a six minute solo inspired by the work of mathematical Kurt Gödel to the music of Radiohead is set on Jennifer Kray as part of her MFA Thesis, and performed at April’s Own April Graduate Thesis Concert at Space/Place Theater, Iowa City, April.
Recreation of Diplomacy, a twelve minute sextet dance to the music of Kodo, commissioned by Aha! Dance Theatre in Kansas City, MO. Performance at Folly Theatre and in the touring rep. April.
Choreographer for Earth: Healing the Rift, a unique performance sponsored by the Gallmann Memorial Foundation of Kenya, hosted by the Great Rift Valley Trust, and taking place at the Laikipia Nature Conservancy. Under the direction of Monica Maimone of Studio Festi (recently directed the opening ceremonies of the XX Winter Games in Torino 2006) the performance is a collaboration of artists from Africa, Brazil, Greece, India, Japan, Russia, U.K., U.S. and elsewhere. A list of some of the artist involved include: Clara Weston, classical dancer; Aszure Barton, contemporary choreographer with Aszure & Artists, dance company; Alan Sener, modern choreographer; Adrian Brendel, cellist; Hayden Chisolm, saxophonist; Paul Cunliffe, percussionist; Sophie Barker, singer and songwriter; Ayub Ogada, singer; Pantelis Pavledis, lyre player; Zac Greening and the Earth Energy Project, visual artist. Kenya, Africa, February.
Recreation of Light and the Stillness, a six minute trio fusing dance and stage combat using sabers, created in collaboration with fight choreographer Jason Tipsword to the music of Radiohead for the Faculty/Grad concert at Space/Place Theatre, Iowa City, February.
Choreographer and performer of Elegua, Ogun, Yemaya, Rumba Guanguaco, Rumba Columia, Palo, and Conga de Comparsa, seven dances including solo, duet and group work, each about 7 to 10 minutes from the Afro-Cuban tradition, for the UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble for the touring repertory, including a performance at the Williams Center for the Performing Arts, Oelwein, IA. April.
Choreographer for Into the Woods, a musical produced by the University of Iowa’s Department of Theatre performed at Mabie Theatre, Iowa City, January.
Choreographer of Light and the Stillness, a 6 minute trio fusing dance and stage combat using sabers created in collaboration with fight choreographer Jason Tipsword to the music of Radiohead for the Love and Rage concert at Space/Place Theatre, Iowa City, January.
Participant in master classes in Afro-Cuban dance with Jose Francisco Barroso and in Modern release technique with Lisa Townsend at the OCE Dance Commons, San Francisco, November.
Choreographer of Politics Religion Sex, an eleven minute octet to the music of Texas Star, Square Dance Hootenanny, Buddy Durham with Ben Smathers and the Stoney Mountain Cloggers (calls by Paul Jackson), I’m Going Home, Sacred Harp Singers At Liberty Church and Julida, Polka Time, the Polka Dots. Created for the University of Iowa’s Dance Gala at Hancher Auditorium, November.
Choreographer and performer of Elegua, Ogun, Yemaya, Yuka, Rumba Guanguaco, Palo, and Makuta, seven dances including solo, duet and group work, each about 7 to 10 minutes from the Afro-Cuban tradition, for the UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble for the touring repertory, including performance at the Lakes Arts Center Theatre, Okoboji, IA. September and the Mabie Theatre, Iowa City IA, October.
Choreographer of Ballet Rocks II, an evening length ballet in collaboration with choreographer Matthew Keefe and musicians, The Metrolites. Individual contribution includes 20 minutes of original choreography to 5 tracks of the bands latest albums. Performance at the Capital Theatre, Davenport, IA, October.
Choreographer and performer of Elegua, Rumba Guanguaco, and Oya, three dances, each about seven minutes, from the Afro-Cuban tradition, for the UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble for performance at the World Percussion Concert, Englert Theatre, Iowa City, May.
Choreographer of Team Halsey Action Dance, an eleven minute quintet to selected songs from the soundtrack for The Life Aquatic. Created for the 5 Alive Thesis Concert, Space/Place Theatre, Iowa City, April.
Choreographer and performer of a full concert of the Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble as part of the UI Caribbean, Diaspora and Atlantic Studies Program Lecture and Performance Series titled Afro-Caribbean Legacies: Memory, Ritual, Resistance, Space/Place Theatre, Iowa City.
Performer in Baque, ten minute ensemble dance in the repertory of Duarte Dance Works, Grand Island, Nebraska, March.
Choreographer and performer of Ogun, a five minute solo, based on the Ogun orisha from the Afro-Cuban tradition, performed with the Iowa Latin Project for the World Dance Concert II at the Space/Place Theatre, Iowa City, March.
Choreographer of Life Love Death, a twelve minute trio to edited music of Fripp, is recreated for the Informal Concert of the North Central Regional Conference of the American College Dance Festival, hosted by the University of Iowa, Space/Place Theatre, Iowa City, March.
Choreographer of Oya, a 7 minute group dance based on the Oya orisha from the Afro-Cuban tradition, set on the Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble for the World Dance Concert I at the Englert Theatre, Iowa City, March.
Restaging of David Berkey’s White Mountain and Along Came a Spider, and restaging of and performer in David Berkey’s Sentinel, The Blind Date, Blue Tunnel and Out of the Blue for the opening concert of the North Central Regional Conference of the American College Dance Festival hosted by the University of Iowa, March.
Choreographer and performer of The Mind’s Lie, a ten minute trio to music from the Jocelyn Pook, created for the Faculty/Graduate Concert at Space/Place Theatre, Iowa City, February.
Performer in Blind Dogs Sing of Love, a ten minute ensemble dance in the repertory of Charlotte Adams and Dancers, performance at the Joyce SoHo Theatre, New York, February.
Choreographer of Song for Elegua, a seven minute group dance based on the Elegua orisha from the Afro-Cuban tradition, set on the Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble for the UI Latin-Jazz Festival Concert at Clapp Recital Hall, Iowa City, January.
2005 Restaging of and performer in David Berkey’s Sentinel for the UI Dance Gala, Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City.
Arrangement of dances for the UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble performance at the Space/Place Theatre, Iowa City, October.
Recreation of Diplomacy, a twelve minute sextet dance to the music of Kodo, commissioned by Aha! Dance Theatre in Kansas City, MO. It is to remain in their repertory for 3 years.
Choreographer of Listening Devices, a thirteen minute trio to music of Hikari Oe and spoken text, choreographed in collaboration with Jennifer Kayle, and written in collaboration with Jennifer Kayle and William Barbour, created and performed for the Minnesota Fringe Festival, Minneapolis Theatre Garage, Minneapolis, MN, August.
Research and documentation of traditional Afro-Cuban dance and drumming forms with Lourdes Tamayo and Isreal “Toto” Berriel Jimenez, including master classes, curriculum development and the creation of instructional materials for the UI Afro-Cuban classes Calgary, Canada, Summer.
Arrangement of dances for the UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble performance at the World Percussion Concert, Clapp Recital Hall, Iowa City, IA, May.
Recreation and performer in Serenade for Goodbye, a seven minute duet to Mozart’s “Serenade for Woodwinds” at the informal concert of the North Central Regional Conference of the American College Dance Festival at Washington University at St. Louis, MO, April.
Choreographer of Life Love Death, a twelve minute trio performed to edited music of Fripp, for the Faculty/Graduate Concert at Space/Place Theatre, Iowa City, February.
Recreation of and performer in Diplomacy (Section 1), a six minute duet dance to the music of Kodo, commissioned by the Pennsylvania based modern dance company VanDance for their 2005 season.
2004 Performer in Hero, a Louis Falco modern dance originally choreographed in 1976, reconstructed by Alan Sener for the UI Dance Gala 2004, Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, November.
Arrangement of dances for the UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble for performances as part of the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), Nashville,TN, November.
Arrangement of dances for the UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble performance at the Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble Concert, Space/Place Theatre, Iowa City, October.
Choreographer of 11 Moments, a fourteen minute solo performed in silence with spoken text, is created on Erica Chinn as part of her MFA Thesis, and performed at the Chinn Thesis & Other Grad Dances Concert at Space/Place Theatre in Iowa City, September.
Recreation of and performer in Diplomacy, a twelve minute group piece to the music of Kodo, for a performance at the American College Dance Festival National Showcase at Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., June.
Choreographer and performer for the UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble for performance at the World Percussion Extravaganza at the Clapp Recital Hall, Iowa City, May.
Choreographer of The Hamlet Soliloquies, a thirty-two minute quartet to Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B minor. It premiered at the Keel/Stark Thesis Concert at Space/Place Theater, Iowa City, April.
Recreation of and performance in Diplomacy, a twelve minute group piece to the music of Kodo for performance at the Central Region American College Dance Festival at the University of Colorado at Boulder. It is selected to represent the region at the National Showcase performance at the Kennedy Center.
Choreographer of Reveal, seven minute solo to the music of Arvo Pärt. It premiered at the University of Iowa’s Faculty/Graduate Concert at Space/Place Theater, Iowa City, February.
2003 Choreographer of Piece, a forty-five minute performance art work created in collaboration with fellow students of the Advanced Choreographic Design class, combining dance, video, photography, art, and theater. Main contributions are as director choreographer, including fight choreography involving swords and spears with fight choreographer Jason Tipsword. It premiered in the Advanced Choreographic Design Concert, Space/Place Theater, Iowa City, December.
Research and documentation of traditional Afro-Cuban dance and drumming forms with Michael Spiro and Roberto Borrell, guest artist of the UI Department of Dance, including master classes, curriculum development and the creation of instructional materials for the UI Afro-Cuban classes, Iowa City.
Choreographer for and performer in Serenade for Goodbye, a seven minute duet to Mozart’s “Serenade for Woodwinds.” It premiered at the University of Iowa’s Graduate/Undergraduate Concert at Space/Place Theater, Iowa City, December.
Arrangement of dances performed by the Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble, as part of the International Music Concert, Clapp Recital Hall, Iowa City, November.
Choreographer and performer in Diplomacy, a twelve minute sextet dance to the music of Kodo. It premiered at the University of Iowa’s Dance Gala at Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, November. It is selected to represent the University of Iowa at the regional American College Dance Festival in 2004.
Performer in Escargot, a Louis Falco modern dance originally choreographed in 1978, reconstructed by Alan Sener for the UI Dance Gala 2003, Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, November.
Additional performances added for Tintypes, a musical for the Iowa City Community Theater, as part of Tama/Toledo Sesquicentennial Celebration, Tama, IA, October.
Choreographer for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a musical presented by the University of Iowa’s Department of Theatre performed at Mabie Theatre, Iowa City, October.
Choreographer for Tintypes, a musical presented by Iowa City Community Theater, performed at Herbert Hoover Historical Museum Auditorium, West Branch, IA, July.
Recreation of and performer in Threshold, a seven minute solo to the music of Philip Glass, for the Command Performance Concert for the University of Iowa’s President’s Club Foundation, May.
Arrangement of dances performed by the Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble, part of the International Music Concert, Clapp Recital Hall, Iowa City, May.
Recreation of and performer in Threshold, a seven minute solo to the music of Philip Glass, for the informal concert at the American College Dance Festival, University of Northern Iowa, March 6.
Research and documentation of traditional Afro-Cuban dance and drumming forms with Los Muñequitos de Matanzas and Groupo AfroCuba de Matanzas, Matanzas, Cuba.
Choreographer of and performer in Uncertainty Principle, a seven minute duet to the music of Radiohead, for the University of Iowa’s Faculty/Graduate Concert at Space/Place Theater, Iowa City, February.
2002 Choreographer of and performer in Threshold, a seven minute solo to music by Philip Glass. It premiered at Space/Place Theatre, Iowa City, December. It is selected to represent the University of Iowa at the informal concert at the North Central Regional Conference of the American College Dance Festival in 2003.
Invited Lectures and Conference Presentations
2006 Guest speaker for Senior Dance Seminar, St. Olaf College, September.
Panelist for Dance in Egyptian Cinema, which included Mahmound Reda, July 27, Riverside Theatre, Iowa City.
Panel organizer and leader for How to Survive in Dance, March 13, North Central Regional Conference of the American College Dance Festival, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Grants Funded
2007 University of Iowa Arts Across Boarders Grant, in support for UI faculty interdisciplinary collaborations, co-authored with Loyce Arthur, $3,800.
University of Iowa International Programs, support grant for the World Dance Concert, Englert Theatre, Iowa City, $500.
University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts Instructional Technologies Student Computing Fee. Co-authored with Alan Sener $69,868.
2006 University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts Instructional Technologies Student Computing Fee. Co-authored with Alan Sener $7,900.
2005 University of Iowa Arts and Humanities Initiative Conference Grant Project, “Dance Alumni at the American College Dance Festival” Co-authored with Armando Duarte $10,000.
Service at the Universtiy of iowa
Spring 2008 Director and Choreographer, UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble,
touring performance group in collaboration with the UI School of Music, with
several lecture/demonstrations, residencies and performances in area schools,
museums and theatres, included as part of the University of Iowa’s Arts
Share program. Duties include budget management, touring coordination, repertory
selection, casting, scheduling, research, choreography and involvement in all
areas of management and production. Program includes 60 students.
Technology Advisor, UI Department of Dance, including grant writing, budget
management, computer and equipment purchasing, faculty and student orientation,
and training. Areas in Halsey Hall involved include Sound Lab, Media Classroom,
Media Lab, Media Library and the dance studios.
Undergraduate Selection and Placement Committee
Teaching Mentor for 137:024:001 Intermediate Modern, Vlad Conde-Reche.
Overseer of the Analogue to Digital Conversion Project of the UI Department of Dance video archive in the Dance Media Library.
National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD) Application Committee, including authoring sections of the report and reviewing sections written by other faculty, for the UI Department of Dance’s application for NASD accreditation.
MFA Student and Advisor Handbook revisions meetings
Undergraduate Student and Advisor Handbook revisions meetings
Faculty/Graduate Concert Adjudication Committee
Fall 2007 Director and Choreographer, UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble,
Program includes 50 students.
Technology Advisor, UI Department of Dance,.
Teaching Mentor for 137:002:003 Beginning Jazz Technique, Jennifer Kray and
137:001:001 Beginning Tap Technique, Mary Suzanne Ryan.
Undergraduate Selection and Placement Committee
MFA Candidate Selection Committee
Overseer of the Analogue to Digital Conversion Project of the UI Department of Dance video archive in the Dance Media Library.
NASD Application Committee
MFA Student and Advisor Handbook revisions meetings
Undergraduate Student and Advisor Handbook revisions meetings
Spring 2007 Co-director, co-artistic director and choreographer, Kayle/Stark
Summer Concert. Duties include budget management, casting, rehearsal scheduling,
involvement in all areas of production, and the creation of choreography in
tandem with Jennifer Kayle. University of Iowa Department of Dance, Space/Place
Theatre, Iowa City.
Undergraduate Concert Adjudication Committee
MFA Candidate Selection Committee
Undergraduate Placement Committee
Overseer of the creation of the Sound Lab, an audio engineering and music composition lab in the Department of Dance, including budget management, coordination with new audio engineer staff, purchasing equipment, and computer and equipment installation.
Director and Choreographer, UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble. Program
includes 50 students.
Technology Advisor, UI Department of Dance.
Overseer of the Analogue to Digital Conversion Project of the UI Department of Dance video archive in the Dance Media Library.
Teaching Mentor for 137:012:001 Continuing Jazz Technique, Jennifer Kray and 137:024:001 Beginning Modern Technique, Jenna Riegal, Spring.
Fall 2006 Overseer of renovations and equipment upgrades to Costume Shop in the Department of Dance, including budget management, coordination with Production Unit, coordination with Facilities Management, purchasing, and computer installation.
Director and Choreographer, UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble, involvement
in all areas of management and production. Program includes 40 students.
Teaching Mentor for 137:002:003 Beginning Jazz Sarah Perry and 137:024:001 Intermediate
Modern Jenna Riegel. Fall.
Artistic Director and Director, David Berkey Retrospective Concert, including
budget management, repertory selection, casting, rehearsal scheduling with returning
alumni in cast, restaging of 6 dances from the Berkey repertory, and involvement
in all areas of production, American College Dance Festival’s North Central
Regional Conference, Hancher Auditorium, March.
Director, World Dance Concert, American College Dance Festival North Central
Regional Conference, Englert Theater, Iowa City, March. Duties include coordination
with visiting performance groups, liaison to Englert staff and involvement in
all areas of production.
Director, World Dance Concert II, Space Place Theatre, Iowa City, March. A concert involving the UI Afro-Cuban Drum and Dance Ensemble and invited artists from the community. Duties include repertory selection, coordination with guest artists, budget management, scheduling, and involvement in all areas of management and production.
Technology Advisor, UI Department of Dance,.
Overseer of the Analogue to Digital Conversion Project of the UI Department of Dance video archive in the Dance Media Library.
Undergraduate Placement Committee.
Spring 2006 Director and Choreographer, UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble. Program includes 30 students.
MFA Candidate Selection Committee
Undergraduate Placement Committee
Curriculum Committee
North Central Regional Conference of the American College Dance Festival Committee
NASD Pre-consultation Meeting
Guest instructor for the UI Graduate Seminar in Dance class to give a presentation on interviewing skills.
Overseer of the Analogue to Digital Conversion Project of the UI Department of Dance video archive in the Dance Media Library.
Teaching Mentor for 137:004:002 Beginning Modern Dance, Mary S Ryanstrati and 137:002:001 Intermediate Jazz, Kristin Best, Spring.
Fall 2005 Director and Choreographer, UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble. Program includes 20 students.
Faculty/Graduate Adjudication Committee, Space/Place Theatre, Iowa City.
Guest instructor for the Introduction to Dance class to give a presentation on reconstruction of dance works.
Renovations Advisor, UI Department of Dance, including improvement to the Media Library, Audio Lab, Media Classroom, Pilates/Body Lab, dance studios, and Space/Place Theatre.
Overseer of the Analogue to Digital Conversion Project of the UI Department of Dance video archive in the Dance Media Library.
Technology Advisor, UI Department of Dance, including grant writing, budget management, purchasing, faculty and student orientation, and training.
Spring 2005 Director and Choreographer, UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble. Program includes 20 students.
Renovations Advisor, UI Department of Dance, including improvement to the Media Library, Audio Lab, Media Classroom, Pilates/Body Lab, dance studios, and Space/Place Theatre.
Consultant on the Analogue to Digital Conversion Project of the UI Department of Dance video archive in the Dance Media Library.
Technology Advisor, UI Department of Dance, including grant writing, budget management, purchasing, faculty and student orientation, and training.
Fall 2004 Guest instructor for the UI Introduction to Dance class to give a workshop on methods of generating movement.
Director and Choreographer, UI Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble. Program includes 11 students.
Consultant on the Analogue to Digital Conversion Project of the UI Department of Dance video archive in the Dance Media Library.
Instructor for an Afro-Cuban class for 18 elementary students at Art a la Cart dance studio as part of the University of Iowa’s Year of the Arts and Humanities Celebration.
Advising consultant for technology upgrades, equipment purchases, and renovations for the UI Department of Dance. These include improvement to the Media Library, Audio Lab, Media Classroom, Pilates/Body Lab, dance studios, and Space/Place Theatre.
Instructor, Choreographer and Performer, Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble, with several residencies and performances in area schools as part of the University of Iowa’s Arts Share program, December through May.
Spring 2004 Consultant on the Analogue to Digital Conversion Project of the UI Department of Dance video archive in the Dance Media Library.
The dance Serenade for Goodbye is performed at the Cancer Center of Iowa City's Cancer Survivor Day Celebration, UI Hospitals, Iowa City, June.
Instructor, Choreographer and Performer, Afro-Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble, with several residencies and performances in area schools as part of the University of Iowa’s Arts Share program.
Fall 2003 The dance Threshold is performed at the Command Performance Concert for the University of Iowa’s President’s Club Foundation. The concert is given in appreciation for past donations and to solicit continued support by the President’s Club, Iowa City, May.