Education
2013 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI -- BA, Dance; Communications, specialization in Public Relations
Professional Membership
2013 Kristi Faulkner Dance, Detroit, MI
2014 – 2018 Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater, Minneapolis, MN
2018 – 2019 Young Dance – Teaching Artist, Minneapolis, MN
2014 – Present //CATHEDRAL\\, Minneapolis, MN
2018 – Present Cowles Center For Dance – Teaching Artist, Minneapolis, MN
2018 – 2019 Zenon Dance School – Teaching Artist, Minneapolis, MN
2019 – Present St. Paul Conservatory For Performing Artists – Faculty, Minneapolis, MN
Professional Study
2013 American Dance Festival - Durham, NC
2012-2013 American Dance Festival - New York City, NY
2015 Martha Graham Summer Intensive - New York City, NY
2016 Summer Outdoor Training Cartel - Montreal, QB
2018 Impulstanz – Vienna, Austria
2018 Ponderosa Movement Festival – Stolzenhagen, Germany
2019 Spring Forest Qigong – Certified in Qi-sagge Technique – Minneapolis, MN
2019 5Rhythms Movement Workshop: The Undefended Heart – Sacramento, CA
Awards
2020 Artist Initiative Grant: Dance, Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB) : $10,000
2021 Flexible Support Grant, Minnesota Regional Arts Council (MRAC) for "Honey" : $15,000
Choreographic Experience
2014 Chair and Space
9x22: Bryant Lake BowlTheater
2015 //CATHEDRAL\\- Milky Justice Musik
Works-In-Progress: Red Eye Theater. Curated by Dolo McComb.
2015 //CATHEDRAL\\- Tyrannosaurus Wench Pt. 1/3
Choreographer's Evening: The Walker Art Center. Curated by Dolo McComb.
2015 //CATHEDRAL\\- woo
Isolated Acts: Red Eye Theater. Curated by Dolo McComb.
2016 //CATHEDRAL\\- MediuM
Vital Matters Dance Festival: The Southern Theater. Curated by Dolo McComb.
2017 //CATHEDRAL\\- De’Light
Momentum: New dance works: The Southern Theater. Curated by Dolo McComb.
2017 “Phrases”
Dance-for-film work with St. Paul-based filmmaker, Elliot Malcolm.
2018 “…Her’s A Queen”
Written by Neal Medlyn, Directed by Steve Busa: Red Eye Theater, Minneapolis, MN.
2018 “will it last if not”
PetriDish: 3Play – Fresh Oysters Performance Research. Curated by Charles Campbell.
2019 Pride and Prejudice
Written by Kate Hamill, Directed by Lisa Channer: Park Square Theater, St. Paul, MN.
2020 The Skryker
Written by Caryl Churchill, Directed by Lisa Channer: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
2021 Honey
The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Performance Experience
2013 Kristi Faulkner Dance, Detroit Dance CityFestival
2014 Women of Substance Series, The Student
Choreography by Vanessa Voskuil: O’Shaughnessy Theater, St. Catherine’s University.
2015 Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater: Touring Season (2015 – 2016)
Artistic Direction: Stuart Pimsler & Suzanne Costello
Duluth, MN - New York Mills, MN - Ely, MN – FergusFalls, MN – Minneapolis, MN - Louisville, KY - Birmingham, AL - Detroit Lakes, MN.
2016 Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater: Touring Season (2016 – 2017)
Artistic Direction: Stuart Pimsler & Suzanne Costello
Ely, MN - Bigfork, MN – St. Olaf College, MN –Minneapolis, MN – Weber State University, Utah – Palm Beach, FL - VirginiaTech, VA.
2018 Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater: Touring Season (2017 – 2018)
Artistic Direction: Stuart Pimsler & Suzanne Costello
Ely, MN – Grand Rapids, MN – Duluth, MN – Rochester, MN – Michigan State University, MI – Lanesboro, MN.
2018 Karen Sherman’s “Soft Goods”
2018TBA Festival, presented by the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA):Portland, OR
2019 The Sunset Ball
Presented by Fatha Jazz Bordeaux, Category: Vogue Performance. Walker Art Center, Mpls, MN
2019 Pulling BackThe Curtain
Choreography by Gabbie “The Baddie” Abrams, The Southern Theater: Minneapolis, MN
2019 Fashionopolis
Artistic Direction, Grant Whittaker, ARIA Event Venue, Minneapolis, MN
2019 The Graffiti Ball
Presentedby Fatha Jazz Bordeaux, Category: Vogue Performance. First Avenue, Minneapolis,MN
2021 The Paradox of Stillness
Created by Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1991), curated byThe Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN.
2021 Honey
The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Teaching Experience
2014 - 2018 Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater
· Family Albums
A two-week residency program within k-12 populations celebrating cultural identity, self-expression and exploration through movement, music and text. Focus is placed on individual artistic agency, student movement generation, collaborative choreographic efforts, and an opportunity to engage in performance.
· Caring For The Caregiver
A program focused on developing expressive skills for caregivers, through the use of movement exercises and story telling. Populations range from nurses, doctors, medical students, hospice staff, stroke survivors and across the spectrum of involved spouses and family members.
2019 - Present St. Paul Conservatory For Performing Artists -Minneapolis, MN
· Voguing
Students will learn the history and technique of voguing – spanning performance styles of Old Way and Vogue Femme, with an emphasis on New Way. Elements of the form - including boxes, lines, swirls, stretch, poses, and floor performance - will be utilized in exercises to develop cleanliness of line, intention of gesture, personal artistic voice, and confidence of execution. Students will leave the semester with a deeper understanding of voguing as a community-based form, ability to combine elements into phrases unique to their individual expression, and a familiarity with voguing in a ball-type setting.
2018 – Present Cowles Center ForDance - Minneapolis, MN
· First Movies
A four day residency in Minneapolis / St. Paul public schools, focused on 1stand 2nd grade - exploring creative movement through body, action, space, time and energy.
· Dance Without Barriers
A 3-5 day residency in k-12 schools where students are immersed in movement forms that encourage self-expression, community, and individual artistic development.
· University of Minnesota College of Education
A partnership between the Cowles Center for Dance and The University of Minnesota’sUndergraduate College of Education, where students engage in a 3-day residency to develop understanding of space and body awareness, with the intention of utilizing dance in the classroom.
2019 Teaching Residency – Tapestry Folk Dance
· GLOW FLOW: 6 Week Workshops Series
Moving the physical body to engage and release in the energetic body – through the use of breath work, meditation, qigong, and 5Rhythms movement technique.