Curriculum Vitae
Kathleen Byrne Texas A&M University Department of Health and Kinesiology 4243 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-4243 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (979)862-4404 Fax: (979) 847-8987
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Dance Choreography and Performance, Florida State University; Tallahassee, FL, 2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet, University of Utah; Salt Lake City, UT, 2000
Employment History
Instructional Assistant Professor- August 2008-Present, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Instructor- January 2006-April 2008, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Dancer- February 2007, November 2007- The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
Dancer- August 2000- May 2005, April 2007 New York Theatre Ballet, New York, NY
Teaching
Texas A&M University August 2008- Present
Spring 2011 Movement Lab: Ballet I, Beginning Ballet I, Pilates Mat, Dance History Online Writing Intensive, Ballroom Dance
Fall 2010 Ballet I, VP Ballet II, Beginning Ballet I, Pilates Mat, Dance Composition, Jazz Dance II, Ballroom Dance
Summer 2010 Health and Fitness Yoga
Spring 2010 Beginning Ballet I, Ballet II, VP Ballet II, VP Ballet III, Ballroom Dance, Pilates Mat, Jazz Dance III
Fall 2009 Dance Pedagogy, Beginning Ballet I, Ballet II, VP Ballet II, Ballroom Dance, Pilates and Props, Pilates Mat
Summer 2009 Health and Fitness Yoga
Spring 2009 Dance History, VP Ballet III, Ballet II, Ballet I, Ballroom Dance, Pilates and Props, Pilates Mat
Fall 2008 Beginning Ballet I, Ballet II, VP Ballet II, Pilates Mat, Jazz Dance II, Jazz Dance III
Florida State University
Spring 2008 Ballet II Master Classes Spring 2008 Beginning Jazz I Fall 2007 Intermediate Contemporary, Beginning Ballet II Summer 2007 Beginning Ballet I Spring 2007 Beginning Ballet III Fall 2006 Beginning Ballet I Spring 2006 Beginning Ballet II
Presentation of Choreographic Works
December 2010 Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Galveston, TX WHOOP! (5 minutes) 5 dancers
June 2010 Armstrong/Bergeron Dance Company as guests with KDH Dance Company Austin, TX Discard the Broken Cassette (9 minutes) 5 dancers Music by Michael Wall
May 2010 “Perpetual Motion” at Texas A&M University College Station, TX WHOOP! (5 minutes) 5 dancers Music by J.V. “Pinky” Wilson and George Frederik Handel
December 2009 Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Arlington, TX …and then there were 3 (6 minutes) 3 dancers, in collaboration with Carisa Armstrong and Christine Bergeron Music by Yann Tiersen
April 2009 “Perpetual Motion” at Texas A&M University College Station, TX Recurring Suspicion (8 minutes) 6 dancers Music by Dmitri Shostakovich Moving Through Frames (6 minutes) 3 dancers Music by Zoe Keating
March 2009 American College Dance Festival at Texas A&M University College Station, TX Recurring Suspicion (8 minutes) 6 dancers Music by Dmitri Shostakovich
October 2008 “Choreographer’s Showcase” Westside High School Houston, TX Exerpt from Recurring Suspicion (4 minutes) 6 dancers Music by Dmitri Shostakovich
November 2007, February 2008 “Days of Dance”, “The Lightness of Being,” Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Discard the Broken Cassette (8 minutes) 5 dancers Music by Michael Wall
May 2007 Informal Grad Showing, Florida State University Magnetic Flux (7 minutes) 3 dancers Music by Lamb
November 2006, February 2008 Days of Dance, “The Lightness of Being,” Florida State University Sun-Kissed Holiday (8 minutes) 5 dancers Music by Yann Tiersen
Teaching Presentations
December 2010 Texas Association for Health, Physical Education and Dance “Structuring a Dance Class” and “Choreographic Feedback using the Liz Lerman Critical Response Process”
July 2010 TAMU Dance Teen Intensive Ballet Technique, Pilates and Yoga
April 2010 American College Dance Festival at Northwestern State University in Louisiana Ballet Technique Master Class
July 2009 TAMU Dance Teen Intensive Ballet Technique, Pilates and Yoga
June 2009 Armstrong/Bergeron Dance Company Teacher Intensive Ballet Technique Master Class
April 2009 Performatica Festival Puebla, Mexico Ballet Technique Master Class
April 2009 The Governor’s School College Station, TX Presentation on Dance History
March 2009 American College Dance Festival at Texas A&M University College Station, TX Ballet Technique Master Class
December 2008 Texas Association for Health, Physical Education and Dance Corpus Christi, TX Pilates Class focusing on the five basic fundamentals of the STOTT Pilates Method
April 2006 Tallahassee Ballet Ballet Technique Master Class
Professional Dance Experience
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
November 2007 The Kennedy Center Washington D.C. Pas Classique Espagnol, George Balanchine Ballade, George Balanchine
February 2007 Thomasville Municipal Auditorium Thomasville, GA Tzigane, George Balanchine
New York Theatre Ballet
July 2008 Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Festival Mazurkas, José Limón Jardin Aux Lilas, Antony Tudor, An Episode in His Past
June 2008 OK Mozart Festival Game Two, Mathew Neenan Jardin Aux Lilas, Antony Tudor, An Episode In His Past Hornpipe, Agnes de Mille, from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel Sleeping Beauty, Lilac Fairy
April 2007 Florence Gould Hall New York, NY Carousel, Agnes de Mille, The Knife Throwers Assistant, staging by Gemze de Lappe Cinderella, Donald Mahler, Fairy
July 2003 Pecs, Hungary Carpet of Jewels, Ed Henkel, The Constellation, staging by Ed Henkel
Aug 2000-May 2005 Florence Gould Hall New York, NY Jardin Aux Lilas, Antony Tudor, An Episode In His Past, staging by Sallie Wilson Fandango, Antony Tudor, Conchita, staging by Diana Byer Les Mains Gauches, Antony Tudor, The Oracle, staging by Sallie Wilson Cinderella, Donald Mahler, Ballroom Couple, Step Mother, Fairy Godmother, staging by Donald Mahler Alice in Wonderland Follies, Keith Michael, Card, Caterpillar, Tea Cup, Cheshire Cat, Red Queen, staging by Keith Michael The Nutcracker, Keith Michael, Snowflake, Lead Flower, Spanish Dancer, Shepherdess, staging by Keith Michael and Diana Byer Tales from Hans Christian Andersen, The Nightengale, The Little Mermaid, Donald Mahler, The Mechanical Bird, staging by Donald Mahler Carpet of Jewels, Ed Henkel, The Constellation, staging by Ed Henkel Eccentric Beauty, James Waring, Solo, staging by Diana Byer
Texas A&M University
November 2009, Faculty and Guest Dance Concert fish, sheep, deer, Jane Weiner …and then there were 3, in collaboration with Carisa Armstrong and Christine Bergeron
April 2009, Performatica Dance Festival in Puebla, Mexico fish, sheep, deer, Jane Weiner Celestial Navigation, Gerri Houlihan
May 2009, Perpetual Motion at Texas A&M University Yes, No, Maybe, Kathy Dunn Hamrick
Florida State University
February, 2008 “The Lightness of Being”, MFA Thesis Concert Duet from Round this World Baby Mine, Dan Wagoner, Duet from Summer Rambo, Dan Wagoner, Exerpt from Danzas, Gerri Houlihan, Celestial Navigation, Gerri Houlihan
January 2008 Dance Repertory Theatre, guest artist, Don Quixote, Kitri’s Variation, Marius Petipa, staging by Sheila Humphreys October 2007 Explore and Evolve, Disenchanted, Kristen Tucker April 2007 Evening of Dance, Love and Air, Wallie Wolfburger Esplanade, Paul Taylor, staging by Ruth Andrien, understudy June 2007, When the Delta Speaks, Sincerely Katrina Jones, Millicent Johnnie January 2007, Dance Repertory Theatre, Opener, Lynda Davis and DRT, Preludes, solo, Rick McCullough, 4 x 4, Gerri Houlihan, Harrison Street, Patricia Phillips November 2006 Days of Dance, Steps in the Street, lead, Martha Graham, staging by Kim Jones April 2006, Alternate Sources, Rick McCullough November 2005, Inevitable, Shani Sterling, Love Poems for the Dead, Anthony Morgan October 2005 What?! A Dance Concert, Terry Duncan
Committees and Memberships/Associations
Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Dance Education Section Officer 2008-present Florida Dance Association Member 2008-present
Florida Dance Association Member 2009-present
Honors/Awards
April 2010, Nominee for TAHPERD “Emerging Professional Award” March 2009, Choreographic Work, Recurring Suspicion, selected for presentation at American College Dance Festival January 2009, Recipient of Visual and Performance Arts Grant entitled “Jane Weiner/Performatica Project” $4,000, Texas A&M University August 2007-May 2008, Recipient of the Suzanne Farrell Fellowship at Florida State University May 2000, American College Dance Festival Gala Finalist