Cruz Leonard
Dance
About me
Leonard Cruz: Dancer/Choreographer/Professor
Leonard Cruz: Dancer/Choreographer/Professor
Leonard A. Cruz
Bachelor of Arts in Dance 1987 (University of California, Los Angeles)
Master of Arts in Dance 2006 (University of California at Los Angeles)
Master of Fine Arts in Dance 2009 (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)
808 Onslow St. # 2
Durham, North Carolina
27705
Tel.:414-231-1274 E-Mail: cruzlc@cs.com or l.cruz@duke.edu Homepage: www.leonard-cruz.com
PERSONAL
I am interested in becoming a tenured Professor, facilitator and leader at a college and or university in an established vibrant Dance Department. I can teach Ballet, Modern, Jazz, PilatesTechinque, Improvisation, Experiental Anatomy, Filipino Folk Dance, Southeast Asian Diaspora, Methods for teaching Dance (Pedagogy) , and Rudolf von Laban's Effort/Shape Theory as a basis for analyzing movement, expression, and improvisation for all performing arts.
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Dance, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Planned completion Autumn 2009. Current G.P.A.: 4.0. (Low Residency Program)
Master of Arts in Dance, University of California, Los Angeles, G.P.A.:3.897 Oct. 1987-1989 Leave of absence and finished writing Thesis and completed on Aug. 2006.
Bachelor of Arts in Dance with Minor in Acting and Music, University of California, Los Angeles, G.P.A.: 2.843 Oct. 1984-June 1987.
EMPLOYMENT AS TEACHER
August 2008- August 2009: Visiting Assistant Professor in Dance at Duke University. Duties: Advanced Modern Dance, Repertory/Composition, Somatic Methods/Experiental Anatomy, Choreographer for the Musical “Sweeny Todd”.
April 2008: Guest Teacher for Modern Dance at University of California, Santa Barbara.
March 2008: Guest Teacher for Modern Dance and Experiental Anatomy at the University of Maryland, College Park.
October 2007 to Present: Guest Lecturer at the University of Essen/Duisburg, Germany. Duties: Laban Movement Analysis for Athletes and the Physical Education Department.
March 28-March 31, 2007: Guest Teacher for Improvisation Techniques and Lecture Demonstration at the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
April 3-April 6, 2007: Guest Teacher for Choreography, Modern Dance Technique and Lecture Demonstration at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont.
Summer 2006: Master Class Teacher in Modern Dance, University of California at Los Angeles.
CONT. EMPLOYMENT AS TEACHER
Summer 2005: Master Class Teacher in Modern Dance, The Yard in Martha´s Vineyard, MA. I taught for the Dancers in Residency as well as for the Community.
1993-Present: Dance Umbrella/Urban 15(Modern Dance Faculty), San Antonio, Texas.
Fall 2005: Guest Teacher and Choreographer at the Hochschule Für Kunst in Köln, Germany. I taught the 2nd to 4th year classes Modern Dance Technique and Choreographed a new piece.
Sping, Summer and Fall 2005: Teacher and Choreographer at the Essen Werden Gymnasium. I taught the 5th to 10th years classes Modern Dance Technique.
Fall 2003 to 2006: Improvisation and Modern Dance Teacher for Actors, Theatre Total Bochum. I taught Improvsiation to Theater students.
Fall 2003 to 2008: Dance Teacher for Bergmansfeld-Grundschule Essen, Glückaufschule Gelsenkirchen, Heinrich Strunk Schule, Eric Kästner Schule in Ratingen, Germany. Headed by the Yehudi Menuhin Stiftung, Dusseldorf, Germany. I taught creative movement to children from 1st to 4th grades.
Summer 2001: Modern Dance Teacher Tanzhaus NRW Düsseldorf, Germany. I taught the Professional Freelance scene for the week and will continue to guest there.
Fall 2001 to 2007: Modern Dance Teacher TanzWerk Bremen, Germany. I was selected by the Kultur Senator in Bremen to teach the Professional Freelance Dancers in the community.
Fall 1998 to 2003: Guest Lecturer at the University of Bremen, Germany Music and Dance Department. I taught Music/Dance students the use of Rudolf von Laban's Effort/Shape Theory as a basis to express onelself with their instrument, to analyze how one carries their body through movement and to creatively use the theory to improvise and compose music
Fall 1994 to 2003: Teacher Landesinstitute für Schule Bremen, Germany. I taught teachers how to use improvisation techniques for movement, theater, and music for their Performing Arts Courses in Elementary Schools and High Schools.
Fall 2000 to 2003: Guest Trainer Hildesheim Stadttheater, Germany, Tanztheater. I gave Modern Dance Classes to the Dancers of the Company.
Fall 2000 to 2003: Guest Trainer Bremen Stadttheater, Germany Tanztheater. I was a guest trainer for the Tanztheater and have given them classes focusing on modern dance techniques and martial arts.
Fall 1994 to 2003: Teacher/Choreographer Impulse e.v. Bremen, Germany Padagogy Dance School. I taught students Modern Dance techniques and have choreographed two full evenings for children, students, professionals, and adults.
April 1999 to Sept.: 1999 Guest Teacher / Choreographer Folkwang Hochschule Essen, Germany Dance Department. My responsibilities were to teach Modern dance and Improvisation to the fourth year graduating class and choreograph their final exam program. I also taught to the fourth year Musicaltheater students Jazz Dance.
Sept. 1992 to March 1993: Modern Dance Instructor Iwanson Dance School Munich, Germany. My responisbilities were to teach Modern dance to the students and also professionals.
Spring 1990 to Summer 1994 Stretch and Movement Instructor New York University, Coles Center New York, U.S.A.
Spring 1988 to Summer 1989: Modern Dance Instructor for Non-Major Undergraduates at the University of California at Los Angeles.
EMPLOYMENT AS CHOREOGRAPHER
November 26, 2008: Choreographer and Performer “My Body, My House” an evening where I collaborated and brought two students from Duke University to perform at the Kunst Verien Ruhr in Essen, Germany.
November 23, 2008: Choreographer “Fearless” a repertory dance piece for 14 women dance students at Duke University. Collaboration with Composer John Hanks and Experiemental Film Maker Josh Gibson.
July 25 and 26, 2008: Choreographer and Performer “Ja Ja/ Nein Nein” a solo dance for DancerMakers showing at the Univeristy of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
2007 2nd Fachkongress ''Curriculum Des Unwägbaren'' Choreographer/Performer, I performed as well as choreographed a piece for Elementary School students at Wiehagen Elementary School, Zeche Carl, Essen, Germany.
2007 ''Beim Prüfen von Bildern'' Dancer/Choreograer, a Duett with Damian Veens, Katacomben Theater, Essen, Germany.
2006 ''TanzStunde'' Dancer/Choreographer, a Duett with Gabrio Gabrielli, Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany.
Summer 2006: Choreographer and Performer “Acces-o-Graph”, “Still Friends”, “….never ends”,
Collaborations with Southeast Asian and USA Artists at the University of California, Los Angeles.
March 2006: Choreogerphaer and Performer “Ja Ja/Nein Nein” A solo dance evening Co-Produced by Fabrik Heeder in Krefeld, Germany.
Fall 2005: Choreographer “Shaker Loops” A piece for 24 Women of the 2nd year class at the Hochschule (Univeristy) für Künste Köln, Germany.
Fall 2005: Choreographer “Channels Passing” A piece for 22 Students of the 9th and 10th grade level at the Essen Werden Gymnasium, Germany.
Fall 2005: Choreographer “At the Depths of the Shipwreck” A piece for 6 Dancers Co-Produced with Pumpenhaus Theater Münster, Folkwang Museum Essen, and KunstVerein Ruhr Essen, Germany.
Summer 2005: Choreographer in Residence “Opus Wahn” a piece for two women at The Yard, Martha´s Vineyard Massachusetts U.S.A.
Spring and Summer 2005: Guest Performances at Ludwig Forum Aachen (Schrittmacher Festival), Pumpenhaus Theater Münster, and Tanztheater Festival Schwerte.
January 2005: Solo dance Performance “Dance Chance” at the Jumpstart performance Space in San Antonio, Texas. U.S.A.
October 2004: Choreographer for 4 dancers with the title “Athacotzticteocuiualpailatl” Co-Produced with Fabrik Heeder Krefeld and Kunst Verein Ruhr Essen, Germany.
August 2003: Choreographer SiWiC Choreography for 22 Professional Dancers with Carolyn Carlson as Coach Zürich, Switzerland. Unterstützt durch das Ministerium für Kultur, Düsseldorf.
July 2003: Choreographer/Performer “Silence, Mr. Cage” A Piece for four dancers and one actor. Text is “Lecture on Nothing” from John Cage. Machinenhaus, Essen, Germany.
May 2003: “Mechanical Constructions for 1” is selected from out of 35 Choreographers in NRW for the Tanzstrasse Festival. Performances in Bielefeld, Krefeld, Bonn, Düsseldorf, and Köln, Germany.
CONT. EMPLOYMENT AS CHOREOGRAPHER
Feb. 27, 2002: Dancer/Choreographer Brotfabrik Bonn, Germany. Solo Dance Evening '' Mechanical Constructions tor 1''. A solo dance evening with 100 metronomes music by Györgi Ligeti.
April 3, 2001: Dancer/Choreographer Kultur Senator Bremen, Germany. Bremen Stadttheater, Solo Dance Evening ''Silence, Mr. Cage''. A solo dance evening with an actor who speaks the text ''45 minutes for Speaker'' from Cage's book ''SILENCE''. I also play the ''Suite tor Toy Piano'' by John Cage.
Aug. 24, 2000: Dancer/Choreographer Expo 2000 Hannover, Germany. Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie for the Deutscher Pavillion, A solo dance evening to percussion music with musicians from the Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Germany.
May 15, 2000: Dancer/Choreographer/Director Expo 2000 Hildesheim, Germany. Expo 2000 commissioned a solo dance evening with organ for the Christus Pavillion. I worked with Organ Prof. Roland Maria Stangier from the Folkwang Hochschule and performed this evening in the Mariendom.
April 29, 2000: Dancer/Choreographer Pro Musica Nova/Radio Bremen, Germany. Solo Dance Evening ''Cruiser: The Offering'' I created and performed in an evening composed by Helmut Oehring and worked with 3 deaf women and the ASKO ensemble from Amsterdam.
April 1999 to September 1999: Choreographer “Mechanical Constructions” for 22 Dancers of the 4th year class at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, Germany.
April 1, 1999 and February 1998: Choreographer for Junges Theater Bremen, Germany.
Choreographed and assisted movement theater productions ''FRAU-MAN-HUT'' by Oliver Sachs and”Good Man Charlie Brown” by Clark Gesner. The first production was selected as one of the best free productions in Berlin.
January 29,1998: Dancer/Choreographer Stadttheater Bremen, Germany. Solo Dance Evening ''Tender Buttons'' A solo dance evening with two live musicians performing Olivier Messiaen's ''Vingt Regards Sur L'Enfant Jesus'' and J.S. Bach ''Chaconne'' from Partita No. 2 for solo violin. Inspired by the book of poetry with the same title by Gertrude Stein.
March 1996: Dancer/Choreographer Stadttheater Bremen, Germany. A Solo Dance Evening “No Escape” Music Collage. This piece was invited by The Goethe Institut in Atlanta, Georgia.
EMPLOYMENT AS DANCER / PERFORMER
Februrary 12 and 13, 2009: New solo evening for Duke Univeristy with film maker Josh Gibson and composer Nick Stoia.
July 25 and 26, 2008: Dancer for Claire Tallen Ruen’s Graduate Piece for DanceMakers at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Summer 2006: Dancer “Windows And Walls” For choreographer Joseph Gonzales from Malaysia at the University of California at Los Angeles.
November 2005: Dancer “Continuous Replay” For choreographer Bill T. Jones Celebrating his 25th Anniverary at Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York.
March 2003: Dancer Injun Jun´s Blue Elephant Co. “O²” Choreographic Centrum Essen, Germany.
May-Aug 2002: Dancer for Marc Siezkarek Company in cooperation with Dance Factory from Ghana for the RuhrTriennale in Mülheim, Germany.
CONT. EMPLOYMENT AS DANCER/PERFORMER
August 1994 to 2000: Dancer/Choreographer Stadttheater Bremen, Germany. I was a soloist for the Choreographers Susanne Linke and Urs Diethrich.
Fall 1993 to Summer 1994: Dancer Folkwang Tanzstudio / Wuppertal Tanztheater in Essen and Wuppertal, Germany. I worked with guest choreographers and Pina Bausch.
Spring 1989 to Spting 1993: Dancer Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Co., Shapiro and Smith Dance, Sally Silvers, and Kei Takei's Moving Earth New York, New York U.S.A.
I danced with Bill T. Jones for 4 years and toured with him throughout the world. The other choreographers I worked with before, during, and after those four years.
Spring 1991: Dancer New York City Opera/Lincoln Center New York, U.S.A.
I was guest for one season because I performed in the Dance/Opera ''The Mother of Three Sons'' where I performed the third son. This was choreographed by Bill T. Jones and was a co-production with the Munich Biennale. This was also recorded tor German Television.
Spring 1984: Performer Robert Wilson's ''Exploring King Lear'' U.C.L.A. Los Angeles, Califonia. I performed in this World Premiere Works in Progress as actor and dancer.
Sept. 1984 to Sept. 1998: Actor/Dancer/Model Los Angeles, California.
I was in a Talent Agency and did many comercials and music videos. Some artists that I worked with: John Landis, Paula Abdul, and B.B. King.
Fall 1983: Actor ''The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe'' University of Texas at Austin U.S.A. I performed in this World Premiere the role of the Monkey in this Childrens Theater piece.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
2008: Career Transition for Dancers Award to support my continuing education in obtaining an MFA Dance at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
2008: Chancellor’s Award from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
2006: APPEX Fellowship at the University of California at Los Angeles.
2006: Selected as one of 50 Choreographers for the Deutschland Tanz Platform Catalog.
2005: Bessie Schoenberg Choreographer in Residence at the Yard Martha´s Vineyard, MA.
2005: Up and Coming Choreographer for Ballet International YearBook 2005.
2002-2008: Funding from the Külturbüro Essen, Germany.
2003: Selected As Choreographer for SIWIC in Zurich, Switzerland.
Fall 2001-2006: Funding from the Stiftung Kunst NRW in Düsseldorf,Germany.
2004: Recognized as National Choreographer in Germany, Deutsche Tanz Platform Düsseldorf, Germany.
1999-2001: Funding from the Kultur Senator in Bremen, Germany.
Summer of 1997 and Summer of 1998: DanceWeb Prize International Tanzwochen Wien, Austria. I was selected by prominent jury twice to represent Germany in Dance as a Professional Dancer/Choreographer and to attend the International Tanzwochen in Wien on full Scholarship.
Cont. SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
Summer 1983: Full Scholarship to attend the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina at Duke University. Teachers: Lee Connor, Simone Forti, Chuck Davis, and Betty Jones.
Summer 1983: Presidential Scholar in the Arts Award in Washington D.C., U.S.A.
I performed at the Kennedy Center tor the Performing Arts for President Ronald Reagan and received the Presidential Scholar Medallion. This is the highest award for a High School graduating Senior to receive in the U.S.A.
Summer 1983: Arts Recognition and Talent Search Finalist Miami, Florida , I was selected to compete against other graduating High School students throughout the nation and won the highest award in dance.
FILM AND VIDEO
1992: “The Last Supper at Uncle Toms Cabin” By Bill T. Jones a Film made for BBC and PBS. I was dancer for this Documentary about Bill and the Company.
1991: “The Little Leutenant” By Sally Silvers a film made for the National Endowment for the Arts. I was Dancer for this short film.
1989: “The Mother of Three Sons” By Bill T.Jones a Film made for German Television WDR. I was the third son in this film which premiered for the Munich Biennale.
1983: “These Gifts” By National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, Miami, Florida. A Competition I won and danced in for PBS.
PUBLICATIONS
2007: “Creativity Throughout the Year: A Book for Learning and Teaching in the Arts” This book was written by me and is planned to be published 2008.
2006: “Authentic Emotions: Intercultural Music, Theater, and Dance Collaborations Shared through the APPEX 2006 Experience” written and published for the U.C.L.A. Archives and APPEX Home Page.
2006: “Celebrating 10 Years of Choreography in Germany: A Retrospective Focus on Five Choreographic Works” Masters Degree Thesis for U.C.L.A. and is part of the Deutsche Tanz Archivs in Cologne, Germany.
2005: “Schritte Verfolgen” Portrait on the Choreograper Susanne Linke by Norbert Servos.
I danced for this Choreographer 6 years in Germany and I am mentioned on page 177 in this book.
1995: “Last Night On Earth” by Bill T. Jones. I danced with the company from 1989 until 1992. I am mentioned in this book during the production of “The Last Supper at Uncle Tom´s Cabin”.
1993: “Ausgangspunkt Folkwang” Zur Geschichte des Modernen Tanzes in Nordrhein-Westfalen. This book was an overview about the German Tanztheatre History in the Northrhein Westfalia area published for a Russian Tour. I am mentioned in this book as one of the dancers involved with this tour.
1992: “Sea, Sand & Stars: Twenty Years Dancing at The Yard” This is a Retrospective book of the Choreographers who have come to the Yard. A photo of me is featured with the Shapiro and Smith Dance Co. I premiered the piece “To Have and to Hold” there in 1989.
Bachelor of Arts in Dance 1987 (University of California, Los Angeles)
Master of Arts in Dance 2006 (University of California at Los Angeles)
Master of Fine Arts in Dance 2009 (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)
808 Onslow St. # 2
Durham, North Carolina
27705
Tel.:414-231-1274 E-Mail: cruzlc@cs.com or l.cruz@duke.edu Homepage: www.leonard-cruz.com
PERSONAL
I am interested in becoming a tenured Professor, facilitator and leader at a college and or university in an established vibrant Dance Department. I can teach Ballet, Modern, Jazz, PilatesTechinque, Improvisation, Experiental Anatomy, Filipino Folk Dance, Southeast Asian Diaspora, Methods for teaching Dance (Pedagogy) , and Rudolf von Laban's Effort/Shape Theory as a basis for analyzing movement, expression, and improvisation for all performing arts.
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Dance, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Planned completion Autumn 2009. Current G.P.A.: 4.0. (Low Residency Program)
Master of Arts in Dance, University of California, Los Angeles, G.P.A.:3.897 Oct. 1987-1989 Leave of absence and finished writing Thesis and completed on Aug. 2006.
Bachelor of Arts in Dance with Minor in Acting and Music, University of California, Los Angeles, G.P.A.: 2.843 Oct. 1984-June 1987.
EMPLOYMENT AS TEACHER
August 2008- August 2009: Visiting Assistant Professor in Dance at Duke University. Duties: Advanced Modern Dance, Repertory/Composition, Somatic Methods/Experiental Anatomy, Choreographer for the Musical “Sweeny Todd”.
April 2008: Guest Teacher for Modern Dance at University of California, Santa Barbara.
March 2008: Guest Teacher for Modern Dance and Experiental Anatomy at the University of Maryland, College Park.
October 2007 to Present: Guest Lecturer at the University of Essen/Duisburg, Germany. Duties: Laban Movement Analysis for Athletes and the Physical Education Department.
March 28-March 31, 2007: Guest Teacher for Improvisation Techniques and Lecture Demonstration at the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
April 3-April 6, 2007: Guest Teacher for Choreography, Modern Dance Technique and Lecture Demonstration at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont.
Summer 2006: Master Class Teacher in Modern Dance, University of California at Los Angeles.
CONT. EMPLOYMENT AS TEACHER
Summer 2005: Master Class Teacher in Modern Dance, The Yard in Martha´s Vineyard, MA. I taught for the Dancers in Residency as well as for the Community.
1993-Present: Dance Umbrella/Urban 15(Modern Dance Faculty), San Antonio, Texas.
Fall 2005: Guest Teacher and Choreographer at the Hochschule Für Kunst in Köln, Germany. I taught the 2nd to 4th year classes Modern Dance Technique and Choreographed a new piece.
Sping, Summer and Fall 2005: Teacher and Choreographer at the Essen Werden Gymnasium. I taught the 5th to 10th years classes Modern Dance Technique.
Fall 2003 to 2006: Improvisation and Modern Dance Teacher for Actors, Theatre Total Bochum. I taught Improvsiation to Theater students.
Fall 2003 to 2008: Dance Teacher for Bergmansfeld-Grundschule Essen, Glückaufschule Gelsenkirchen, Heinrich Strunk Schule, Eric Kästner Schule in Ratingen, Germany. Headed by the Yehudi Menuhin Stiftung, Dusseldorf, Germany. I taught creative movement to children from 1st to 4th grades.
Summer 2001: Modern Dance Teacher Tanzhaus NRW Düsseldorf, Germany. I taught the Professional Freelance scene for the week and will continue to guest there.
Fall 2001 to 2007: Modern Dance Teacher TanzWerk Bremen, Germany. I was selected by the Kultur Senator in Bremen to teach the Professional Freelance Dancers in the community.
Fall 1998 to 2003: Guest Lecturer at the University of Bremen, Germany Music and Dance Department. I taught Music/Dance students the use of Rudolf von Laban's Effort/Shape Theory as a basis to express onelself with their instrument, to analyze how one carries their body through movement and to creatively use the theory to improvise and compose music
Fall 1994 to 2003: Teacher Landesinstitute für Schule Bremen, Germany. I taught teachers how to use improvisation techniques for movement, theater, and music for their Performing Arts Courses in Elementary Schools and High Schools.
Fall 2000 to 2003: Guest Trainer Hildesheim Stadttheater, Germany, Tanztheater. I gave Modern Dance Classes to the Dancers of the Company.
Fall 2000 to 2003: Guest Trainer Bremen Stadttheater, Germany Tanztheater. I was a guest trainer for the Tanztheater and have given them classes focusing on modern dance techniques and martial arts.
Fall 1994 to 2003: Teacher/Choreographer Impulse e.v. Bremen, Germany Padagogy Dance School. I taught students Modern Dance techniques and have choreographed two full evenings for children, students, professionals, and adults.
April 1999 to Sept.: 1999 Guest Teacher / Choreographer Folkwang Hochschule Essen, Germany Dance Department. My responsibilities were to teach Modern dance and Improvisation to the fourth year graduating class and choreograph their final exam program. I also taught to the fourth year Musicaltheater students Jazz Dance.
Sept. 1992 to March 1993: Modern Dance Instructor Iwanson Dance School Munich, Germany. My responisbilities were to teach Modern dance to the students and also professionals.
Spring 1990 to Summer 1994 Stretch and Movement Instructor New York University, Coles Center New York, U.S.A.
Spring 1988 to Summer 1989: Modern Dance Instructor for Non-Major Undergraduates at the University of California at Los Angeles.
EMPLOYMENT AS CHOREOGRAPHER
November 26, 2008: Choreographer and Performer “My Body, My House” an evening where I collaborated and brought two students from Duke University to perform at the Kunst Verien Ruhr in Essen, Germany.
November 23, 2008: Choreographer “Fearless” a repertory dance piece for 14 women dance students at Duke University. Collaboration with Composer John Hanks and Experiemental Film Maker Josh Gibson.
July 25 and 26, 2008: Choreographer and Performer “Ja Ja/ Nein Nein” a solo dance for DancerMakers showing at the Univeristy of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
2007 2nd Fachkongress ''Curriculum Des Unwägbaren'' Choreographer/Performer, I performed as well as choreographed a piece for Elementary School students at Wiehagen Elementary School, Zeche Carl, Essen, Germany.
2007 ''Beim Prüfen von Bildern'' Dancer/Choreograer, a Duett with Damian Veens, Katacomben Theater, Essen, Germany.
2006 ''TanzStunde'' Dancer/Choreographer, a Duett with Gabrio Gabrielli, Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany.
Summer 2006: Choreographer and Performer “Acces-o-Graph”, “Still Friends”, “….never ends”,
Collaborations with Southeast Asian and USA Artists at the University of California, Los Angeles.
March 2006: Choreogerphaer and Performer “Ja Ja/Nein Nein” A solo dance evening Co-Produced by Fabrik Heeder in Krefeld, Germany.
Fall 2005: Choreographer “Shaker Loops” A piece for 24 Women of the 2nd year class at the Hochschule (Univeristy) für Künste Köln, Germany.
Fall 2005: Choreographer “Channels Passing” A piece for 22 Students of the 9th and 10th grade level at the Essen Werden Gymnasium, Germany.
Fall 2005: Choreographer “At the Depths of the Shipwreck” A piece for 6 Dancers Co-Produced with Pumpenhaus Theater Münster, Folkwang Museum Essen, and KunstVerein Ruhr Essen, Germany.
Summer 2005: Choreographer in Residence “Opus Wahn” a piece for two women at The Yard, Martha´s Vineyard Massachusetts U.S.A.
Spring and Summer 2005: Guest Performances at Ludwig Forum Aachen (Schrittmacher Festival), Pumpenhaus Theater Münster, and Tanztheater Festival Schwerte.
January 2005: Solo dance Performance “Dance Chance” at the Jumpstart performance Space in San Antonio, Texas. U.S.A.
October 2004: Choreographer for 4 dancers with the title “Athacotzticteocuiualpailatl” Co-Produced with Fabrik Heeder Krefeld and Kunst Verein Ruhr Essen, Germany.
August 2003: Choreographer SiWiC Choreography for 22 Professional Dancers with Carolyn Carlson as Coach Zürich, Switzerland. Unterstützt durch das Ministerium für Kultur, Düsseldorf.
July 2003: Choreographer/Performer “Silence, Mr. Cage” A Piece for four dancers and one actor. Text is “Lecture on Nothing” from John Cage. Machinenhaus, Essen, Germany.
May 2003: “Mechanical Constructions for 1” is selected from out of 35 Choreographers in NRW for the Tanzstrasse Festival. Performances in Bielefeld, Krefeld, Bonn, Düsseldorf, and Köln, Germany.
CONT. EMPLOYMENT AS CHOREOGRAPHER
Feb. 27, 2002: Dancer/Choreographer Brotfabrik Bonn, Germany. Solo Dance Evening '' Mechanical Constructions tor 1''. A solo dance evening with 100 metronomes music by Györgi Ligeti.
April 3, 2001: Dancer/Choreographer Kultur Senator Bremen, Germany. Bremen Stadttheater, Solo Dance Evening ''Silence, Mr. Cage''. A solo dance evening with an actor who speaks the text ''45 minutes for Speaker'' from Cage's book ''SILENCE''. I also play the ''Suite tor Toy Piano'' by John Cage.
Aug. 24, 2000: Dancer/Choreographer Expo 2000 Hannover, Germany. Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie for the Deutscher Pavillion, A solo dance evening to percussion music with musicians from the Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Germany.
May 15, 2000: Dancer/Choreographer/Director Expo 2000 Hildesheim, Germany. Expo 2000 commissioned a solo dance evening with organ for the Christus Pavillion. I worked with Organ Prof. Roland Maria Stangier from the Folkwang Hochschule and performed this evening in the Mariendom.
April 29, 2000: Dancer/Choreographer Pro Musica Nova/Radio Bremen, Germany. Solo Dance Evening ''Cruiser: The Offering'' I created and performed in an evening composed by Helmut Oehring and worked with 3 deaf women and the ASKO ensemble from Amsterdam.
April 1999 to September 1999: Choreographer “Mechanical Constructions” for 22 Dancers of the 4th year class at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, Germany.
April 1, 1999 and February 1998: Choreographer for Junges Theater Bremen, Germany.
Choreographed and assisted movement theater productions ''FRAU-MAN-HUT'' by Oliver Sachs and”Good Man Charlie Brown” by Clark Gesner. The first production was selected as one of the best free productions in Berlin.
January 29,1998: Dancer/Choreographer Stadttheater Bremen, Germany. Solo Dance Evening ''Tender Buttons'' A solo dance evening with two live musicians performing Olivier Messiaen's ''Vingt Regards Sur L'Enfant Jesus'' and J.S. Bach ''Chaconne'' from Partita No. 2 for solo violin. Inspired by the book of poetry with the same title by Gertrude Stein.
March 1996: Dancer/Choreographer Stadttheater Bremen, Germany. A Solo Dance Evening “No Escape” Music Collage. This piece was invited by The Goethe Institut in Atlanta, Georgia.
EMPLOYMENT AS DANCER / PERFORMER
Februrary 12 and 13, 2009: New solo evening for Duke Univeristy with film maker Josh Gibson and composer Nick Stoia.
July 25 and 26, 2008: Dancer for Claire Tallen Ruen’s Graduate Piece for DanceMakers at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Summer 2006: Dancer “Windows And Walls” For choreographer Joseph Gonzales from Malaysia at the University of California at Los Angeles.
November 2005: Dancer “Continuous Replay” For choreographer Bill T. Jones Celebrating his 25th Anniverary at Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York.
March 2003: Dancer Injun Jun´s Blue Elephant Co. “O²” Choreographic Centrum Essen, Germany.
May-Aug 2002: Dancer for Marc Siezkarek Company in cooperation with Dance Factory from Ghana for the RuhrTriennale in Mülheim, Germany.
CONT. EMPLOYMENT AS DANCER/PERFORMER
August 1994 to 2000: Dancer/Choreographer Stadttheater Bremen, Germany. I was a soloist for the Choreographers Susanne Linke and Urs Diethrich.
Fall 1993 to Summer 1994: Dancer Folkwang Tanzstudio / Wuppertal Tanztheater in Essen and Wuppertal, Germany. I worked with guest choreographers and Pina Bausch.
Spring 1989 to Spting 1993: Dancer Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Co., Shapiro and Smith Dance, Sally Silvers, and Kei Takei's Moving Earth New York, New York U.S.A.
I danced with Bill T. Jones for 4 years and toured with him throughout the world. The other choreographers I worked with before, during, and after those four years.
Spring 1991: Dancer New York City Opera/Lincoln Center New York, U.S.A.
I was guest for one season because I performed in the Dance/Opera ''The Mother of Three Sons'' where I performed the third son. This was choreographed by Bill T. Jones and was a co-production with the Munich Biennale. This was also recorded tor German Television.
Spring 1984: Performer Robert Wilson's ''Exploring King Lear'' U.C.L.A. Los Angeles, Califonia. I performed in this World Premiere Works in Progress as actor and dancer.
Sept. 1984 to Sept. 1998: Actor/Dancer/Model Los Angeles, California.
I was in a Talent Agency and did many comercials and music videos. Some artists that I worked with: John Landis, Paula Abdul, and B.B. King.
Fall 1983: Actor ''The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe'' University of Texas at Austin U.S.A. I performed in this World Premiere the role of the Monkey in this Childrens Theater piece.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
2008: Career Transition for Dancers Award to support my continuing education in obtaining an MFA Dance at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
2008: Chancellor’s Award from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
2006: APPEX Fellowship at the University of California at Los Angeles.
2006: Selected as one of 50 Choreographers for the Deutschland Tanz Platform Catalog.
2005: Bessie Schoenberg Choreographer in Residence at the Yard Martha´s Vineyard, MA.
2005: Up and Coming Choreographer for Ballet International YearBook 2005.
2002-2008: Funding from the Külturbüro Essen, Germany.
2003: Selected As Choreographer for SIWIC in Zurich, Switzerland.
Fall 2001-2006: Funding from the Stiftung Kunst NRW in Düsseldorf,Germany.
2004: Recognized as National Choreographer in Germany, Deutsche Tanz Platform Düsseldorf, Germany.
1999-2001: Funding from the Kultur Senator in Bremen, Germany.
Summer of 1997 and Summer of 1998: DanceWeb Prize International Tanzwochen Wien, Austria. I was selected by prominent jury twice to represent Germany in Dance as a Professional Dancer/Choreographer and to attend the International Tanzwochen in Wien on full Scholarship.
Cont. SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
Summer 1983: Full Scholarship to attend the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina at Duke University. Teachers: Lee Connor, Simone Forti, Chuck Davis, and Betty Jones.
Summer 1983: Presidential Scholar in the Arts Award in Washington D.C., U.S.A.
I performed at the Kennedy Center tor the Performing Arts for President Ronald Reagan and received the Presidential Scholar Medallion. This is the highest award for a High School graduating Senior to receive in the U.S.A.
Summer 1983: Arts Recognition and Talent Search Finalist Miami, Florida , I was selected to compete against other graduating High School students throughout the nation and won the highest award in dance.
FILM AND VIDEO
1992: “The Last Supper at Uncle Toms Cabin” By Bill T. Jones a Film made for BBC and PBS. I was dancer for this Documentary about Bill and the Company.
1991: “The Little Leutenant” By Sally Silvers a film made for the National Endowment for the Arts. I was Dancer for this short film.
1989: “The Mother of Three Sons” By Bill T.Jones a Film made for German Television WDR. I was the third son in this film which premiered for the Munich Biennale.
1983: “These Gifts” By National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, Miami, Florida. A Competition I won and danced in for PBS.
PUBLICATIONS
2007: “Creativity Throughout the Year: A Book for Learning and Teaching in the Arts” This book was written by me and is planned to be published 2008.
2006: “Authentic Emotions: Intercultural Music, Theater, and Dance Collaborations Shared through the APPEX 2006 Experience” written and published for the U.C.L.A. Archives and APPEX Home Page.
2006: “Celebrating 10 Years of Choreography in Germany: A Retrospective Focus on Five Choreographic Works” Masters Degree Thesis for U.C.L.A. and is part of the Deutsche Tanz Archivs in Cologne, Germany.
2005: “Schritte Verfolgen” Portrait on the Choreograper Susanne Linke by Norbert Servos.
I danced for this Choreographer 6 years in Germany and I am mentioned on page 177 in this book.
1995: “Last Night On Earth” by Bill T. Jones. I danced with the company from 1989 until 1992. I am mentioned in this book during the production of “The Last Supper at Uncle Tom´s Cabin”.
1993: “Ausgangspunkt Folkwang” Zur Geschichte des Modernen Tanzes in Nordrhein-Westfalen. This book was an overview about the German Tanztheatre History in the Northrhein Westfalia area published for a Russian Tour. I am mentioned in this book as one of the dancers involved with this tour.
1992: “Sea, Sand & Stars: Twenty Years Dancing at The Yard” This is a Retrospective book of the Choreographers who have come to the Yard. A photo of me is featured with the Shapiro and Smith Dance Co. I premiered the piece “To Have and to Hold” there in 1989.
