Kayla Schiltgen Resume
EDUCATION
Dance: Bachelor of Arts in Dance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2005-2010. Choreography represented the U of M at North Central ACDFA. Choreography selected for ACDFA gala concert. Course work: modern dance, ballet, jazz, composition, dance history, theorizing dancing bodies.
Film: Screendance in the Natural Landscape (Katrina McPherson, Colin McPherson, 2023), Introduction to Screendance (Katrina McPherson, University of Utah-Graduate School, 2020), Adobe Premiere Essentials (2020-2021), Filmmaking with Your Smartphone (Nick Clausen, FilmNorth, 2019)
Youth Studies: Minor in Youth Studies, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2005-2010. Course work: sociology, theater activities in youth work, facilitating outdoor experiences, independent study-impact of arts on youth, study abroad-leadership and social change in Northern Ireland.
Leadership: Minor in Leadership, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2005-2010. Course work: personal leadership, leadership, you and your community, field experience, leadership for global citizenship.
Other: Springboard for the Arts Art-Train, meetings with Springboard for the Arts career consultants, Springboard for the Arts Work of Art Toolkit Workshops, Art Marketing with Molly Solberg, Make Public Cohort with Maria Bowler.
Dance: Bachelor of Arts in Dance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2005-2010. Choreography represented the U of M at North Central ACDFA. Choreography selected for ACDFA gala concert. Course work: modern dance, ballet, jazz, composition, dance history, theorizing dancing bodies.
Film: Screendance in the Natural Landscape (Katrina McPherson, Colin McPherson, 2023), Introduction to Screendance (Katrina McPherson, University of Utah-Graduate School, 2020), Adobe Premiere Essentials (2020-2021), Filmmaking with Your Smartphone (Nick Clausen, FilmNorth, 2019)
Youth Studies: Minor in Youth Studies, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2005-2010. Course work: sociology, theater activities in youth work, facilitating outdoor experiences, independent study-impact of arts on youth, study abroad-leadership and social change in Northern Ireland.
Leadership: Minor in Leadership, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2005-2010. Course work: personal leadership, leadership, you and your community, field experience, leadership for global citizenship.
Other: Springboard for the Arts Art-Train, meetings with Springboard for the Arts career consultants, Springboard for the Arts Work of Art Toolkit Workshops, Art Marketing with Molly Solberg, Make Public Cohort with Maria Bowler.
SCREENDANCE FILMS (generative)just now (series of 5 interactive short shorts) director, cinematographer, choreographer, talent, editor. Presented via Schiltgen’s social media pages in collaboration with Minnesota Upstream (2023). Funded by Minnesota State Arts Board & Minnesota Upstream Fellowship with Springboard for the Arts.
object permanence (14 min 30 sec) director, choreographer, cinematographer, talent, editor. Official Selection Duluth Superior Film Festival (Mn, 2023). Walker Art Center (Mpls, Mn, 2022). Virtual premiere & artist chat (2022). Further distribution forthcoming.
the I’s have it (8 min) director, choreographer, editor. Premiere & artist chat via Zoom (2021). Official Selection: End of the Road Film Festival (Ely, Mn, 2023) | 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 (Fergus Falls, Mn, 2021).
Long Drag (12 min) director, choreographer, cinematographer, editor. Commissioned by Rhythmically Speaking, The Cohort 20/21 (The Shed at The Lab Brewery, Mpls, Mn, 2021, premiere).
with River (4 mins 40 secs) director, choreographer, talent, editor. Cinematography by Eric Elefson. Inbox@Artbox (Mpls, Mn, 2019, premiere).
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).
object permanence (14 min 30 sec) director, choreographer, cinematographer, talent, editor. Official Selection Duluth Superior Film Festival (Mn, 2023). Walker Art Center (Mpls, Mn, 2022). Virtual premiere & artist chat (2022). Further distribution forthcoming.
the I’s have it (8 min) director, choreographer, editor. Premiere & artist chat via Zoom (2021). Official Selection: End of the Road Film Festival (Ely, Mn, 2023) | 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 (Fergus Falls, Mn, 2021).
Long Drag (12 min) director, choreographer, cinematographer, editor. Commissioned by Rhythmically Speaking, The Cohort 20/21 (The Shed at The Lab Brewery, Mpls, Mn, 2021, premiere).
with River (4 mins 40 secs) director, choreographer, talent, editor. Cinematography by Eric Elefson. Inbox@Artbox (Mpls, Mn, 2019, premiere).
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).
CHOREOGRAPHY FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE (generative)
recipe for something (7 mins 30 secs) choreographer, dancer, sound design. Solo. Walker Art Center (Mpls, Mn, 2021), Dances on the Lakewalk (Duluth, Mn, 2021).
Deep Water (30 mins) Choreographer, cinematographer, editor. Deep Water consists of several works (Short Haul, Shantyman, & Long Drag (screendance)) set to sea shanties & original compositions by George Ellsworth. Rhythmically Speaking’s The Cohort 20/21 (Mpls, Mn, 2021), Good Night at Southern Theatre (Mpls, Mn, 2020), Minnesota Fringe Festival (Mpls, Mn, 2019).
Annie & Laura (duration variable) choreographer, dancer. Solo. Commissioned by writer Tina Higgins Wussow. Presented at Teatro Zuccone (Duluth, Mn, 2020).
Come Go With Me (7 mins) choreographer, dancer. Trio. Walker Art Center (Mpls, Mn, 2019), Dances at the Lake Festival (Mpls, Mn, 2019), Dances on the Lakewalk (Duluth, Mn, 2019).
Catching Up (10 mins) choreographer. Commissioned by Eclectic Edge Ensemble. First Jazz View, Tek Box (Mpls, Mn, 2017).
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) choreographer, dancer, sound design. Solo. Walker Art Center (Mpls, Mn, 2021), Dances on the Lakewalk (Duluth, Mn, 2021).
Deep Water (30 mins) Choreographer, cinematographer, editor. Deep Water consists of several works (Short Haul, Shantyman, & Long Drag (screendance)) set to sea shanties & original compositions by George Ellsworth. Rhythmically Speaking’s The Cohort 20/21 (Mpls, Mn, 2021), Good Night at Southern Theatre (Mpls, Mn, 2020), Minnesota Fringe Festival (Mpls, Mn, 2019).
Annie & Laura (duration variable) choreographer, dancer. Solo. Commissioned by writer Tina Higgins Wussow. Presented at Teatro Zuccone (Duluth, Mn, 2020).
Come Go With Me (7 mins) choreographer, dancer. Trio. Walker Art Center (Mpls, Mn, 2019), Dances at the Lake Festival (Mpls, Mn, 2019), Dances on the Lakewalk (Duluth, Mn, 2019).
Catching Up (10 mins) choreographer. Commissioned by Eclectic Edge Ensemble. First Jazz View, Tek Box (Mpls, Mn, 2017).
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).
VISUAL ART (generative)
Tender Offerings: Visual art exhibit, community gathering & community art project. Two Harbors Public Library. 2023
Tender Offerings: Visual art exhibit, community gathering & community art project. Two Harbors Public Library. 2023
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
2024 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals Grant Award
2023 Finalist Jerome Foundation’s Minnesota Film, Video and Digital Artist Development Grant
2023 Minnesota Upstream Artist Fellowship in partnership with Springboard for the Arts
2023 Rural Futures Summit recognized as a creative rural leader in the Upper Midwest
2022 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals Grant Award
2020 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Artist Access Grant Award
2024 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals Grant Award
2023 Finalist Jerome Foundation’s Minnesota Film, Video and Digital Artist Development Grant
2023 Minnesota Upstream Artist Fellowship in partnership with Springboard for the Arts
2023 Rural Futures Summit recognized as a creative rural leader in the Upper Midwest
2022 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals Grant Award
2020 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Artist Access Grant Award
WORK IN DEVELOPMENT (generative)
Tender Offerings Part 2: free quarterly zine by & for Two Harbors. Artist and Creative Direction.
She Thinks Evil: screendance installation exploring the parallels between the treatment of women who embrace solitude & nature. Director, cinematographer, editor, choreographer, dancer. Free community dance classes accompany this work.
homecoming: solo performance blending live dance & video dance. To premiere in 2024 at Arena Dances CANDY BOX.
Tender Offerings Part 2: free quarterly zine by & for Two Harbors. Artist and Creative Direction.
She Thinks Evil: screendance installation exploring the parallels between the treatment of women who embrace solitude & nature. Director, cinematographer, editor, choreographer, dancer. Free community dance classes accompany this work.
homecoming: solo performance blending live dance & video dance. To premiere in 2024 at Arena Dances CANDY BOX.
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 (2008-2022), 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 (2008-2022), 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)
