KAYLA SCHILTGEN CurrICULUM VITAE
Kayla Schiltgen is a multidisciplinary artist working at the intersections of dance and film to create screendance that celebrates rural identity. In 2010 Kayla graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in Dance and has worked professionally in her field for 16 years. Before moving to Two Harbors, Minnesota in 2018, where Kayla currently practices, she worked in the Twin Cities as a dancer and choreographer performing with Paula Mann, Eclectic Edge Ensemble, Alternative Motion Project, Erinn Liebhard, Becca Cerra, and Kinetic Evolutions. Kayla’s live choreographic work has been presented at the Walker Art Center, the Southern Theater, Tek Box, Teatro Zuccone, several Minnesota Fringe Festivals, Dances on the Lakewalk, and Dances at the Lake Festival among others and her screendance work has been presented at festivals locally, nationally and internationally. Presently Kayla is in the midst of a project supported by the Minnesota State Arts Board exploring screendance in the landscape as a catalyst for compassion and environmental conservation and creating a new work titled object permanence which is funded by the generous patrons of her CSA (Community Supported Art). Along with her partner, Kayla also owns and operates Wildhaven, a sustainable lodging retreat dedicated to connecting people and planet through rest and creativity on Minnesota’s North Shore.
Screendance is a hybrid artform using dance and film to invent movement language that only exists on and for the screen. Kayla's practice is rooted in her experience leaving the cities and returning to rural Minnesota after ten years away upon realizing she was guided by the narrative that she would be more valuable shedding her ruralness and acclimating to urban values and participation. In documenting and embodying her rural experience she disrupts this harmful narrative placed upon generations of rural people and elevates the rich reality of rural life. As an abiding rural identity, living in Two Harbors, a community of 3,500 people on Minnesota's North Shore, the unceded land of the Anishinabewaki, Kayla's daily life teaches her about interacting with her surroundings in delicate, intuitive, and intentional ways which saturates her artistic practice with this kind of attentiveness. As we currently experience an environmental crisis, Kayla's work focuses on connection with the land, a defining characteristic of ruralness. With planet as her collaborator, Kayla asks the viewer to consider this relationship, in turn cultivating community with, compassion for, and conservation of the planet that inspires a more active role in our own existence and that of future generations.
Screendance is a hybrid artform using dance and film to invent movement language that only exists on and for the screen. Kayla's practice is rooted in her experience leaving the cities and returning to rural Minnesota after ten years away upon realizing she was guided by the narrative that she would be more valuable shedding her ruralness and acclimating to urban values and participation. In documenting and embodying her rural experience she disrupts this harmful narrative placed upon generations of rural people and elevates the rich reality of rural life. As an abiding rural identity, living in Two Harbors, a community of 3,500 people on Minnesota's North Shore, the unceded land of the Anishinabewaki, Kayla's daily life teaches her about interacting with her surroundings in delicate, intuitive, and intentional ways which saturates her artistic practice with this kind of attentiveness. As we currently experience an environmental crisis, Kayla's work focuses on connection with the land, a defining characteristic of ruralness. With planet as her collaborator, Kayla asks the viewer to consider this relationship, in turn cultivating community with, compassion for, and conservation of the planet that inspires a more active role in our own existence and that of future generations.
PUBLICLY PRESENTED SCREENDANCE (generative)
the I’s have it (8 min) is a meditation on listening explored through collaboration with the natural environment. Premiered virtually alongside an artist talkback in 2021. Selected & screened at 6 festivals thus far including national & international presentations. North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival (Nd, 2022) | Wolf Tree Film Festival (Mi, 2022) | In Shadow (Portugal, 2021) | International Meeting on Video-Dance and Video-Performance (Spain & France, 2021) | Duluth Superior Film Festival (Mn, 2021) | DanceBARN Screendance Festival (Mn, 2021). Schiltgen choreographed, directed, edited, & costumed the work.
Long Drag (12 min) was commissioned by Rhythmically Speaking for The Cohort 20/21 at The Shed at The Lab Brewery, Mpls, Mn (2021, premiere). In this trio dancers explore choreographies of work & pace through their ties to sea shanties. Choreography, direction, cinematography, editing, & costuming by Schiltgen. This work has not yet begun festival distribution.
with River (4 mins 40 secs) is a duet in collaboration with the Gooseberry River in Two Harbors, Mn. Selected & premiered at Inbox@Artbox, Mpls, Mn (2020). Schiltgen choreographed, danced in, directed, edited, & costumed the work. Cinematography by Two Harbors artist Eric Elefson.
the I’s have it (8 min) is a meditation on listening explored through collaboration with the natural environment. Premiered virtually alongside an artist talkback in 2021. Selected & screened at 6 festivals thus far including national & international presentations. North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival (Nd, 2022) | Wolf Tree Film Festival (Mi, 2022) | In Shadow (Portugal, 2021) | International Meeting on Video-Dance and Video-Performance (Spain & France, 2021) | Duluth Superior Film Festival (Mn, 2021) | DanceBARN Screendance Festival (Mn, 2021). Schiltgen choreographed, directed, edited, & costumed the work.
Long Drag (12 min) was commissioned by Rhythmically Speaking for The Cohort 20/21 at The Shed at The Lab Brewery, Mpls, Mn (2021, premiere). In this trio dancers explore choreographies of work & pace through their ties to sea shanties. Choreography, direction, cinematography, editing, & costuming by Schiltgen. This work has not yet begun festival distribution.
with River (4 mins 40 secs) is a duet in collaboration with the Gooseberry River in Two Harbors, Mn. Selected & premiered at Inbox@Artbox, Mpls, Mn (2020). Schiltgen choreographed, danced in, directed, edited, & costumed the work. Cinematography by Two Harbors artist Eric Elefson.
PUBLICLY PRESENTED CHOREOGRAPHY FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE (generative)
recipe for something (7 mins 30 secs) was selected for presentation at Walker Art Center Choreographer’s Evening (Mpls, Mn, 2021) & premiered at Dances on the Lakewalk (Duluth, Mn, 2021). It is a solo performed & choreographed by Schiltgen that explores resourcefulness. Choreography is inspired by framing techniques she uses in screendance through prop work with a large wooden board. Schiltgen created the sound design composing a series of voice memos recorded during her daily life. This worked is being further developed as a screendance.
Deep Water (30 mins). Deep Water consists of several short form works (Short Haul, Shantyman, & Long Drag (screendance)) set to sea shanties & original compositions by Arrowhead Artist George Ellsworth. It explores sea shanties as a device to structure & inform choreography while also examining pace, work & community. Sections have been presented as part of Rhythmically Speaking’s The Cohort 20/21 (Mpls, Mn, 2021), Good Night at the Southern Theater (Mpls, Mn, 2020), & the Minnesota Fringe Festival (Mpls, Mn, 2019). Schiltgen performed, choreographed, edited, filmed & costumed this work.
Annie and Laura (duration variable) was commissioned by Arrowhead writer Tina Higgins Wussow. It is a solo choreography performed by Schiltgen that explores Wussow’s characters through movement improvisation set to live music improvisation by Arrowhead musician George Ellsworth. Presented at Teatro Zuccone (Duluth, Mn, 2020).
Come Go With Me (7 mins) was selected for presentation at Walker Art Center Choreographer’s Evening (Mpls, Mn, 2019). Also performed at Dances at the Lake Festival (Mpls, Mn, 2019), & Dances on the Lakewalk (Duluth, Mn, 2019). This trio composed of dancers from the Arrowhead Region, including Schiltgen, uses a sound design of her own & is a reflection on her move away from an urban community & return to rural Mn.
Catching Up (10 mins) was commissioned by Eclectic Edge Ensemble for presentation at First Jazz View, Tek Box (Mpls, Mn, 2017). It explores humans’ relationship to pace as it relates to technological advances. Along with choreography Schiltgen designed the sound for this work.
Those Who Eat Together (18 mins) is a duet reflecting upon “family meals” & their disappearance with the hastening of daily life. Schiltgen choreographed & performed in this work which she also designed the sound for. Minnesota Fringe Festival (Mpls, Mn, 2012).
Spit It Out (8 mins), solo choreography, performance & sound design by Schiltgen that explores creative pressure & expectation. Dances at the Lake Festival (Mpls, Mn, July 2012).
recipe for something (7 mins 30 secs) was selected for presentation at Walker Art Center Choreographer’s Evening (Mpls, Mn, 2021) & premiered at Dances on the Lakewalk (Duluth, Mn, 2021). It is a solo performed & choreographed by Schiltgen that explores resourcefulness. Choreography is inspired by framing techniques she uses in screendance through prop work with a large wooden board. Schiltgen created the sound design composing a series of voice memos recorded during her daily life. This worked is being further developed as a screendance.
Deep Water (30 mins). Deep Water consists of several short form works (Short Haul, Shantyman, & Long Drag (screendance)) set to sea shanties & original compositions by Arrowhead Artist George Ellsworth. It explores sea shanties as a device to structure & inform choreography while also examining pace, work & community. Sections have been presented as part of Rhythmically Speaking’s The Cohort 20/21 (Mpls, Mn, 2021), Good Night at the Southern Theater (Mpls, Mn, 2020), & the Minnesota Fringe Festival (Mpls, Mn, 2019). Schiltgen performed, choreographed, edited, filmed & costumed this work.
Annie and Laura (duration variable) was commissioned by Arrowhead writer Tina Higgins Wussow. It is a solo choreography performed by Schiltgen that explores Wussow’s characters through movement improvisation set to live music improvisation by Arrowhead musician George Ellsworth. Presented at Teatro Zuccone (Duluth, Mn, 2020).
Come Go With Me (7 mins) was selected for presentation at Walker Art Center Choreographer’s Evening (Mpls, Mn, 2019). Also performed at Dances at the Lake Festival (Mpls, Mn, 2019), & Dances on the Lakewalk (Duluth, Mn, 2019). This trio composed of dancers from the Arrowhead Region, including Schiltgen, uses a sound design of her own & is a reflection on her move away from an urban community & return to rural Mn.
Catching Up (10 mins) was commissioned by Eclectic Edge Ensemble for presentation at First Jazz View, Tek Box (Mpls, Mn, 2017). It explores humans’ relationship to pace as it relates to technological advances. Along with choreography Schiltgen designed the sound for this work.
Those Who Eat Together (18 mins) is a duet reflecting upon “family meals” & their disappearance with the hastening of daily life. Schiltgen choreographed & performed in this work which she also designed the sound for. Minnesota Fringe Festival (Mpls, Mn, 2012).
Spit It Out (8 mins), solo choreography, performance & sound design by Schiltgen that explores creative pressure & expectation. Dances at the Lake Festival (Mpls, Mn, July 2012).
SELF-PRODUCED SCREENDANCE (generative) (presented virtually to patrons & via social media)
haiku (3 mins 15 secs) takes the haiku structure to inform & create improvisation scores for the camera & subject. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, editor, sound design (December, 2020).
Breakwall Go Round (2 mins) is inspired by Shirley Clarkes Bridges Go Round. It is a choreography of the Two Harbors Breakwall. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, editor, sound design (October, 2020).
fog lifting (3 mins) explores framing & shot perspective of a single moment of a dancer (Eric Elefson of Two Harbors) moving through fog. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, editor (September, 2020).
In the way? (5 mins) solo (performed by Eric Elefson of Two Harbors) examining relationship to the natural environment through the exploration of a huge immovable boulder on Lake Superior’s shore. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, editor, sound design (September, 2020).
Goldenrod (35 secs) is what Schiltgen has termed a “micro-screendance,” these are screendances under one minute in length made specifically to be viewed on a small screen such as a smartphone, their purpose is to offer a slow, single moment of connection with nature amid daily life. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, dancer, editor (August, 2020).
sit side by side (25 secs), micro-screendance duet (with Schiltgen & Eric Elefson of Two Harbors) highlighting a rural hillside. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, dancer, editor (July, 2020).
duo (37 secs), micro-screendance duet (with Schiltgen & Eric Elefson of Two Harbors) highlighting a rural field in Summer. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, dancer, editor (July, 2020).
field of view (26 secs), micro-screendance solo (performed by Eric Elefson of Two Harbors) highlighting a rural grassy landscape. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, editor (July, 2020).
process (4 mins, 30 secs) examines creative process & the development of an artistic concept through film techniques that manipulate the recorded moving body. Director, dancer, editor. Cinematography by Two Harbors artist Eric Elefson (December, 2019).
haiku (3 mins 15 secs) takes the haiku structure to inform & create improvisation scores for the camera & subject. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, editor, sound design (December, 2020).
Breakwall Go Round (2 mins) is inspired by Shirley Clarkes Bridges Go Round. It is a choreography of the Two Harbors Breakwall. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, editor, sound design (October, 2020).
fog lifting (3 mins) explores framing & shot perspective of a single moment of a dancer (Eric Elefson of Two Harbors) moving through fog. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, editor (September, 2020).
In the way? (5 mins) solo (performed by Eric Elefson of Two Harbors) examining relationship to the natural environment through the exploration of a huge immovable boulder on Lake Superior’s shore. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, editor, sound design (September, 2020).
Goldenrod (35 secs) is what Schiltgen has termed a “micro-screendance,” these are screendances under one minute in length made specifically to be viewed on a small screen such as a smartphone, their purpose is to offer a slow, single moment of connection with nature amid daily life. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, dancer, editor (August, 2020).
sit side by side (25 secs), micro-screendance duet (with Schiltgen & Eric Elefson of Two Harbors) highlighting a rural hillside. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, dancer, editor (July, 2020).
duo (37 secs), micro-screendance duet (with Schiltgen & Eric Elefson of Two Harbors) highlighting a rural field in Summer. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, dancer, editor (July, 2020).
field of view (26 secs), micro-screendance solo (performed by Eric Elefson of Two Harbors) highlighting a rural grassy landscape. Choreographer, director, cinematographer, editor (July, 2020).
process (4 mins, 30 secs) examines creative process & the development of an artistic concept through film techniques that manipulate the recorded moving body. Director, dancer, editor. Cinematography by Two Harbors artist Eric Elefson (December, 2019).
WORK IN DEVELOPMENT (generative)
Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals, Schiltgen will acquire skills & equipment to further explore screendance in the natural landscape as a catalyst for environmental compassion & conservation. She will share the results of her project via social media creating 5 micro-screendances (under one minute in length & created to be viewed on a tiny screen such as a smartphone) (March 2022-February 2023).
Community Supported Art (CSA) with Kayla, shareholders take part in both the benefits & risks of Schiltgen’s artistic generating by investing in the creation of new work prior to its completion. Throughout 2022 shareholders receive newsletters reflecting on Schiltgen’s practice, access to original screendances, & opportunities to connect with each other & Schiltgen through virtual chats & screenings. The work created for the CSA practices solo filming in the natural landscape as a way to cultivate compassion & conservation (expanding upon the MSAB grant listed above) while cultivating relationships with the community through transparency in sharing Schiltgen’s practice (January 2022-Decmeber 2022).
Summer Pop-Up Performances on Lake Superior, Schiltgen will present free bi-weekly pop-up performances at various sites along the shores of Lake Superior. Pop-up performances are an opportunity to further explore the improvisation techniques Schiltgen developed for solo improvisation in the natural environment. Pop-up performances integrate self-taping, exploring time-lapse cinematography for capturing durational site-specific performance & the possibilities for broader community connection with artistic creation happening in rural spaces along the North Shore through later presentation via virtual platforms. Self-produced (June 2022-October 2022).
Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals, Schiltgen will acquire skills & equipment to further explore screendance in the natural landscape as a catalyst for environmental compassion & conservation. She will share the results of her project via social media creating 5 micro-screendances (under one minute in length & created to be viewed on a tiny screen such as a smartphone) (March 2022-February 2023).
Community Supported Art (CSA) with Kayla, shareholders take part in both the benefits & risks of Schiltgen’s artistic generating by investing in the creation of new work prior to its completion. Throughout 2022 shareholders receive newsletters reflecting on Schiltgen’s practice, access to original screendances, & opportunities to connect with each other & Schiltgen through virtual chats & screenings. The work created for the CSA practices solo filming in the natural landscape as a way to cultivate compassion & conservation (expanding upon the MSAB grant listed above) while cultivating relationships with the community through transparency in sharing Schiltgen’s practice (January 2022-Decmeber 2022).
Summer Pop-Up Performances on Lake Superior, Schiltgen will present free bi-weekly pop-up performances at various sites along the shores of Lake Superior. Pop-up performances are an opportunity to further explore the improvisation techniques Schiltgen developed for solo improvisation in the natural environment. Pop-up performances integrate self-taping, exploring time-lapse cinematography for capturing durational site-specific performance & the possibilities for broader community connection with artistic creation happening in rural spaces along the North Shore through later presentation via virtual platforms. Self-produced (June 2022-October 2022).
AWARDS AND FUNDING
Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals, Schiltgen will acquire skills & equipment to further explore screendance in the natural landscape as a catalyst for environmental compassion and conservation. She will share the results of her project via social media (2022).
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Artist Access Grant, The creation of a screendance set in the natural landscape of Minnesota’s North Shore exploring listening (the I’s have it) (2020).
Kickstarter Campaign, Funds raised to fairly compensate the artists involved & help cover production costs of the creation of screendance, the I’s have it (2020).
Kickstarter Campaign, Funds raised to fairly compensate the artists involved in Deep Water & Come Go With Me (2019).
Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals, Schiltgen will acquire skills & equipment to further explore screendance in the natural landscape as a catalyst for environmental compassion and conservation. She will share the results of her project via social media (2022).
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Artist Access Grant, The creation of a screendance set in the natural landscape of Minnesota’s North Shore exploring listening (the I’s have it) (2020).
Kickstarter Campaign, Funds raised to fairly compensate the artists involved & help cover production costs of the creation of screendance, the I’s have it (2020).
Kickstarter Campaign, Funds raised to fairly compensate the artists involved in Deep Water & Come Go With Me (2019).
DANCE PERFORMANCE (interpretive)
Dancer, music video for Dean Sibinski’s Fold, Mn (2022)
Dancer, MASKED, experimental documentary, film by Arrowhead Artist Joellyn Rock, Tweed Museum, Duluth, Mn (2021)
Dancer, Eclectic Edge Ensemble (EEE), Karis Sloss , 6 seasons (2013-2018) | 15th Anniversary Concert, works by Zoe Sealy, Danny Buraczeski, Cynthia Gutierrez-Garner, Karis Sloss, the Lab Theater, Mpls, Mn (2018) | First Jazz View, Tek Box, Mpls, Mn (2017) | Foot Flight by Night, The Lab Theater, Mpls, Mn (2017) | First Nights of a Foot Flight, The Southern Theater, Mpls, Mn (2016) | Snow Bound!, EEE with Mad Munchkin Productions, The Lab Theater, Mpls, Mn (2016) | Lost Voices in Jazz: Choreographers of the Minnesota Jazz Dance Company, EEE with Karla Grotting, work by Clarence Teeters, Jeffrey Mildenstein, William Harren, David Voss, Zoe Sealy, Danny Buraczeski, SAGE AWARD, O’Shaughnessy Theater, St. Paul, Mn (2015) | Season 11, The Lab Theater, Mpls, Mn (2014)
Dancer, Erinn Liebhard, Circulation: Connecting Through Embodying Rhythm cabaret, Patrick’s Cabaret, Minneapolis MN (2016)
Dancer, Restriction/Perfection, Becca Cerra, sculpture & dance, Tek Box, Mpls, Mn (2016)
Dancer, Alternative Motion Project, Kristin Howe & Joanna Lees, 4 seasons (2012-2015) | Amp 4, The Lab Theater, Mpls, Mn (2015) | Amp 3, The Southern Theater, Mpls, Mn (2014) | Amp 2, The Southern Theater, Mpls, Mn (2013) | Amp 1, Old Arizona, Mpls, Mn (2012)
Dancer, Timetrack Productions, Paula Mann |Here and After, Tek Box, Mpls Mn (2012) | Oh, the Humanity, Red Eye Theater (2011) | I Love Tomorrow, Apprentice (2009)
Dancer, Kinetic Evolutions, Sarah LaRose Holland, 3 seasons (2009-2011)
Dancer, music video for Dean Sibinski’s Fold, Mn (2022)
Dancer, MASKED, experimental documentary, film by Arrowhead Artist Joellyn Rock, Tweed Museum, Duluth, Mn (2021)
Dancer, Eclectic Edge Ensemble (EEE), Karis Sloss , 6 seasons (2013-2018) | 15th Anniversary Concert, works by Zoe Sealy, Danny Buraczeski, Cynthia Gutierrez-Garner, Karis Sloss, the Lab Theater, Mpls, Mn (2018) | First Jazz View, Tek Box, Mpls, Mn (2017) | Foot Flight by Night, The Lab Theater, Mpls, Mn (2017) | First Nights of a Foot Flight, The Southern Theater, Mpls, Mn (2016) | Snow Bound!, EEE with Mad Munchkin Productions, The Lab Theater, Mpls, Mn (2016) | Lost Voices in Jazz: Choreographers of the Minnesota Jazz Dance Company, EEE with Karla Grotting, work by Clarence Teeters, Jeffrey Mildenstein, William Harren, David Voss, Zoe Sealy, Danny Buraczeski, SAGE AWARD, O’Shaughnessy Theater, St. Paul, Mn (2015) | Season 11, The Lab Theater, Mpls, Mn (2014)
Dancer, Erinn Liebhard, Circulation: Connecting Through Embodying Rhythm cabaret, Patrick’s Cabaret, Minneapolis MN (2016)
Dancer, Restriction/Perfection, Becca Cerra, sculpture & dance, Tek Box, Mpls, Mn (2016)
Dancer, Alternative Motion Project, Kristin Howe & Joanna Lees, 4 seasons (2012-2015) | Amp 4, The Lab Theater, Mpls, Mn (2015) | Amp 3, The Southern Theater, Mpls, Mn (2014) | Amp 2, The Southern Theater, Mpls, Mn (2013) | Amp 1, Old Arizona, Mpls, Mn (2012)
Dancer, Timetrack Productions, Paula Mann |Here and After, Tek Box, Mpls Mn (2012) | Oh, the Humanity, Red Eye Theater (2011) | I Love Tomorrow, Apprentice (2009)
Dancer, Kinetic Evolutions, Sarah LaRose Holland, 3 seasons (2009-2011)
SELECTED CHOREOGRAPHY AND DIRECTION FOR THEATRE (interpretive)
Director, Boat Club Productions, Duluth, Mn (2022), Tuesdays with Morrie
Choreographer, White Bear Lake Are High School, White Bear Lake, Mn (2008-2019), Multiple productions, Multiple Spotlight Awards
Choreographer, Park High School, Cottage Grove, Mn (2008-2017), Multiple Spotlight Awards
Choreographer, Rosetown Playhouse, Roseville, Mn (2008-2016)
Director & Choreographer, Mahtomedi High School, Mahtomedi, Mn (2013-2014)
Choreographer & Director, Ashland Productions, Maplewood, Mn (2010-2014)
Choreographer, Lakeshore Players, White Bear Lake, Mn (2010, 2011)
Choreographer, University of Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis, Mn (2009-2011)
Director, Boat Club Productions, Duluth, Mn (2022), Tuesdays with Morrie
Choreographer, White Bear Lake Are High School, White Bear Lake, Mn (2008-2019), Multiple productions, Multiple Spotlight Awards
Choreographer, Park High School, Cottage Grove, Mn (2008-2017), Multiple Spotlight Awards
Choreographer, Rosetown Playhouse, Roseville, Mn (2008-2016)
Director & Choreographer, Mahtomedi High School, Mahtomedi, Mn (2013-2014)
Choreographer & Director, Ashland Productions, Maplewood, Mn (2010-2014)
Choreographer, Lakeshore Players, White Bear Lake, Mn (2010, 2011)
Choreographer, University of Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis, Mn (2009-2011)
SERVICE
Board Member, Two Harbors Arts Board, Two Harbors, Mn (Present)
Board Member, Two Harbors Arts Board, Two Harbors, Mn (Present)
TEACHING
Duluth Dance Co-op, Free movement classes taught by & for professional dancers on the North Shore, Duluth, Mn (Present)
Trip the Light Arts, technique classes & private lessons for first time adult dancers, Twin Cities, Mn (2013-2016)
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley Elementary School, week long dance residency for students in grades K-5 culminating in a final performance, Clinton, Mn (2011)
Duluth Dance Co-op, Free movement classes taught by & for professional dancers on the North Shore, Duluth, Mn (Present)
Trip the Light Arts, technique classes & private lessons for first time adult dancers, Twin Cities, Mn (2013-2016)
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley Elementary School, week long dance residency for students in grades K-5 culminating in a final performance, Clinton, Mn (2011)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Dance, minors in Leadership & Youth Studies, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2005-2010. Choreography represented the U of M at North Central ACDFA. Choreography selected for ACDFA gala concert.
Screendance/Film: Screendance (Katrina McPherson, University of Utah-Graduate School, taken through community education (2020) | Adobe Premiere Essentials, on-line course via Skillshare (2020-2021) | Filmmaking with Your Smartphone (Nick Clausen, Film North, one week intensive, 2019)
Bachelor of Arts in Dance, minors in Leadership & Youth Studies, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2005-2010. Choreography represented the U of M at North Central ACDFA. Choreography selected for ACDFA gala concert.
Screendance/Film: Screendance (Katrina McPherson, University of Utah-Graduate School, taken through community education (2020) | Adobe Premiere Essentials, on-line course via Skillshare (2020-2021) | Filmmaking with Your Smartphone (Nick Clausen, Film North, one week intensive, 2019)
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Wildhaven, Owner, Two Harbors, Mn (2016-Present)
Wildhaven connects people & planet through rest & creativity. Outdoor creative movement classes, sustainable ag experiences, & lodging.
Women’s Environmental Institute, Farmhand, Wyoming, Mn (2016-2018)
Planting, harvest, crop maintenance, Community Supported Agriculture packing & preparation.
Foxtail Farm, Farmhand, Osceola, Wi (2017)
Planting, harvest, crop maintenance, Community Supported Agriculture packing & preparation.
Washington County 4-H Arts-In Director, Washington County, Mn (2007-2011)
Connecting rural & urban youth through performing arts. Program development, direction, choreography, training youth directors, lead devising workshops for youth, hire staff.
Wildhaven, Owner, Two Harbors, Mn (2016-Present)
Wildhaven connects people & planet through rest & creativity. Outdoor creative movement classes, sustainable ag experiences, & lodging.
Women’s Environmental Institute, Farmhand, Wyoming, Mn (2016-2018)
Planting, harvest, crop maintenance, Community Supported Agriculture packing & preparation.
Foxtail Farm, Farmhand, Osceola, Wi (2017)
Planting, harvest, crop maintenance, Community Supported Agriculture packing & preparation.
Washington County 4-H Arts-In Director, Washington County, Mn (2007-2011)
Connecting rural & urban youth through performing arts. Program development, direction, choreography, training youth directors, lead devising workshops for youth, hire staff.
