Personal Statement:
* Invited Speaker for UNESCO Paris International Council of Dance
21st Assembly 2015
* Selected interview for the Lincoln Center Archives for American
Choreographers
* International award winning Director/Choreographer
* Extensive experience in both live and televised productions
* Knowledge of casting, set, lighting, and costume design
* Professional dancer 15 years, Europe, South America, Japan, USA
* Artistic Director for Professional dance company and Arts.org
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Working knowledge of show creation from concept to opening night
* Master Teacher classical ballet and Contemporary dance 25 years
* Seasoned skills working with high-profile artists
* Ability to participate within a creative team
Artistic Director/Choreographer
Skills
Casting
Communication
Music
Writing
Production
Costume Design
Master Teacher
Summary of Qualifications
I believe the creative process is an integral part of the human journey and that life is ever a work of art in process
2017-Present / Theatre de la Lune LLC
2012-Present / Ser Arte Performance Art Company
2008-2020 / Director of Dance Arizona Arts Consortium
2005-2010 / Andy Williams Productions
2005-2007 / Etre Art Performance Company
1996-2007 / Danceworks the Company
1990-2005 / Danceworks Conservatory
English
Basic French
Basic Spanish
Selected Theatre Production and Choreographic Works
Cancione Triste / Orpheus in the Underworld / A Toi
Winter Veil / Ki Esoli / Lady N
Blue Smoke / Lumiere / The Last Unicorn
New Orleans / The Philip Glass Project / Beauty and the Beast
Andy Williams / Dies Irie / Alegria
Disney Gala / Grand Hotel Presents / Dan Reed
Broadway Gala / An Evening of Dance commissioned by Sprint / Viennese Nights
Film and Television
2020-2021 "Mistress of Tears" - Director/Choreographer
Official Selection and screened in 22 countries
*** WINNER 4 Best Director Awards***
Prague International Film Festival, Eastern Europe International Film Festival
L'Age D'Or INternational Art House Film Festival, World Film Festival
**Best Experimental Short Film, Best Original Score, Best Choreography**
2007 "ing" - Director/Choreographer
***Winner Grand Prix*** XXVI Asolo International Art Film Festival
Best First Film - International Film Festival South Africa
PBS Arts Alive!
PBS Andy Williams
PBS Andy Williams Christmas Special- Emmy Nomination
PBS Marquee
Performance Career Highlights
Pas De Quatre Stuttgart Opera House / Kansas City Ballet Guest Artist
Improvissando - RAI 2 Rome, Italy / Balanchines Tarantella - Boston
The Tonight Show / West Side Story Starlight Theatre
Fame T.V. series MGM / NBC Affiliates
Oliver! / Giselle Kansas City Ballet
Don Quixote / Solid Gold Paramount Studios
Parada - South American Tour / Radio City Music Hall
Reflection Principal Dancer Tokyo / Nijinsky Yardley Hall
Los Angeles Civic Ballet Guest Artist / Debra Hay Dance Company Italy
Education
Joffrey Ballet New York
Paris Dance Center
Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts
Betty Buckley, John Lindsberg Acting
Benefits and Community Work
MOCSA, Humane Society, Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation, Prescott Symphony
Volunteer of the Year Award Jackson County Juvenile Court, Childrens Peace Project, Nature Rescue, Baptist Hospital
Kansas City Homeless Mission, Salvation Army, Millcreek Rehabilitation Center