Annie Arnoult EDUCATION Academic: Professional Training
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CURRICULUM VITAE, ARNOULT 1 Annie Arnoult 3701 Del Monte Drive Houston, TX 77019 [email protected] 773.398.9532 EDUCATION Academic: The Ohio State University M.F.A. Dance, December 2007 (Laban Studies, Dance Theater, Choreography, Pedagogy, History, Theory, Criticism and Performance) Northwestern University, Evanston, IL B.A. Comparative Literary Studies and Dance, June 1997. Phi Beta Kappa. Magna Cum Laude. Professional Training: LIMS, NYC Bartenieff Fundamentals, 2013. Joe Goode Performance Workshop, San Francisco, CA, Summer Workshop, 2003. Birgitta Victorson Ensemble Performance Workshops Viewpoints & Laban Fall Series, 1998. Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, NY, NY Summer Program, 1995. American Dance Festival, RaleighDurham, North Carolina, 1992 and 1994. Studied with Donald Byrd, Mark Dendy, Linda Hodes, Donald McKayle and Mark Taylor. Performed in repertory by Donald McKayle and Donald Byrd. Moksha Yoga Center Chicago, 19982002 Ashtanga Yoga in the tradition of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois Certifications: Cecchetti Council of America, 2004, 2005 Cecchetti Teacher Certifications, Grade I and II Chicago School of Massage Therapy, 1998 Certified Massage Therapist with extensive Anatomy Training PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS CURRICULUM VITAE, ARNOULT 2 Academic: 2014 Adjunct Faculty, Dance Program School of Theatre and Dance University of Houston, Houston, TX (Ballet) 20112014 Lecturer, Dance Program The Department of Theatre Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (Modern, Ballet, Dance History and Theory, Movement for Actors, Dance Theatre) 20092011 Adjunct Faculty, Dance Program The Department of Theatre Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (Ballet, Modern, History and Theory) 2008 Graduate Assistant, Interdisciplinary PhD in Theatre and Drama Program The Department of Theatre, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 20062007 Graduate Teaching Associate, The Department of Dance, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (Modern, Jazz and Repertory Classes) 20052006 University Fellow, The Department of Dance, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 20042005 Adjunct Faculty, Dance Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (Ballet) 20012002 Adjunct Faculty, Dance Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (Jump Rhythm Jazz Technique) Directorships: 2015 Executive Artistic Director, Open Dance Project, Houston, TX Direction of performance and education programming for Open Dance Project, a newly formed notforprofit contemporary dance theater company based in Houston, TX. Responsibilities include: development and production of ODP’s inaugural season of performance in 20152016; direction and choreography of mainstage dance theater performances; overseeing the company’s filing for 501(c)3 notforprofit status; overseeing the recruitment and development of the company’s inaugural board of directors; overseeing annual budget, bookkeeping and reporting. 20102014 and 20012005 Founding Artistic Director, Striding Lion Performance Group, Chicago, IL Direction of performance and education programming for Striding Lion Performance Group (formerly Striding Lion InterArts Workshop), a Chicago based dance theater company with a $125,000 annual budget. Responsibilities include: development and oversight of annual performance season; direction and choreography of main stage evening length dance theater performances; choreography and direction of feature length festival and concert pieces; teaching of weekly company modern and ballet classes; direction of educational residency programs serving more than 2,500 students annually; training and oversight of artist teachers; direction of regular multidisciplinary collaborative improvisation workshops; and curation of monthly performance cabarets. 20102013 Artistic Director, Danceworks, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Mainstage Dance Concert, Theatre and Interpretation Center Season The Department of Theatre, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Overseeing all choreographic, casting and scheduling elements of annual faculty concert. CURRICULUM VITAE, ARNOULT 3 20082009 and 20012005 Education Director, Striding Lion InterArts Workshop, Chicago, IL Grant writing, curriculum development, artistteacher training, scheduling and administration for Striding Lion’s extensive Educational Residency Program in Chicagoarea Elementary, Middle, and High Schools. Striding Lion’s multidisciplinary (dance, music, theater) residencies emphasize collaborative performance development, championing the individual creative voice in the context of a productive ensemble practice. Over 2500 students were served in the last year. 66% of those students were from neighborhoods whose lowincome rates were 70% or higher. SL runs regular Illinois Arts Council ArtsInEducation Residencies and After School Matters Apprentice Programs; has partnered with Urban Gateways, The Vittum Theater/Adventure Stage Chicago, Chicago Arts Resources in Teaching (A.R.T.) and Kraft Art Discovery Program; and has initiated a fully funded GiftofaResidency Program for underserved schools and community centers. 20052007 Associate Artistic Director, Striding Lion InterArts Workshop, Chicago, IL 20022005 Program Director, Dance Center Evanston, Evanston, IL 20022005 Associate Artistic Director, Evanston Dance Ensemble, Evanston, IL Professional: 19972014 PK12 Educational Residency ArtistTeacher Striding Lion Performance Group, Chicago, IL. Planning and teaching creative movement and drama based improvisation, composition, and performance residencies in Striding Lion’s extensive educational residency programs in Chicagoarea elementary, middle, and high schools. Striding Lion residencies emphasize collaborative performance development, championing the individual creative voice in the context of a productive ensemble practice. Over 2500 students were served in the last year. 66% of those students were from neighborhoods whose lowincome rates were 70% or higher. 19972005 Faculty Member Dance Center Evanston, Evanston, IL (Modern, Ballet, and Jazz Instructor) 20002002 Resident Choreographer Evanston Dance Ensemble, Evanston, IL 19982001 ArtistTeacher The Vittum Theatre, NU Settlement House, Chicago, IL (Creative Movement, Drama, Ballet) 19972000 Company Member and Teaching Artist Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, Billy Siegenfeld, Artistic Director Performed company repertory and taught JR’s signature rhythmfirst approach to movement in beginning advanced level technique classes, set repertory, led university residencies, and taught community workshops throughout the U.S. for schoolage to adult participants. 19971998 AmeriCorps Member /ArtistTeacher AmeriCorps: Integrated Arts, Integrating Education, Chicago, IL Worked collaboratively in two person artist teams in Chicago Public Schools in West Town teaching classroom curriculum through integrated arts activities. Also taught Ballet, Creative Movement, and Creative Drama in Head Start Program, After School Program, and Summer Program at the host site, Northwestern University Settlement House. Used this multidisciplinary team teaching approach as the model for Striding Lion InterArts Workshop, an interdisciplinary performance and education collaborative founded in 2001, after the dissolution of the arts component of NUSH’s resident AmeriCorps program. REPRESENTATIVE HONORS, AWARDS AND GRANTS FrenetiCore Artist in Residence 2015, Frenetic Theater, Houston, TX January 2015 CURRICULUM VITAE, ARNOULT 4 City Arts Grant, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Striding Lion Performance Group (Founding Artistic Director), Chicago, IL 2014 Best Dada Primer Without a Urinal, “Best of Chicago,” The Chicago Reader, July 2014 Best BehindtheScenes Dance Series, “Best of Chicago,” The Chicago Reader, July 2014 Top Ten Dance Events, Chicago SunTimes, “Sensational Steps,” Hedy Weiss, Dec 2013. Chicago SunTimes, DanceBridge Artist, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Fall 2012. “Critics’ Pick,” Time Out Chicago, Remember the …(Alamo) and The Jenkins Farm Project, (Choreographic Direction), 2012. “Best Feet Forward,” Chicago SunTimes Year in Review, The Jenkins Farm Project, (Choreographic Direction), 2008. “Critic’s Choice,” Chicago Reader, Billy the Mountain and Other Wartime Stories (Choreographed), 2005. Chicago’s “Best of the Year,” Chicago SunTimes, The Perjured City, or the Awakening of the Furies (Choreographed), 1998. Illinois Arts Council Program Grants, MultiDisciplinary, Striding Lion Performance Group (Founding Artistic Director), 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. ArtsinEducation Grants, MultiDisciplinary, Striding Lion Performance Group (Founding Artistic Director), 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation Artistic Vitality Grant, Striding Lion Performance Group (Founding Artistic Director), 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. Arts Work Fund Organizational Development, Striding Lion Performance Group (Founding Artistic Director), 2011, 2012, 2014. The Field Foundation Education Grant: Higgins Community Academy, Chicago Public Schools, Striding Lion Perforamnce Group (Founding Artistic Director), 2013. Education Grant: Parkside Community Academy, Chicago Public Schools, Striding Lion Performance Group (Founding Artistic Director), 2012 Education Grant: Mozart Elementary, Chicago Public Schools, Striding Lion Performance