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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

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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.

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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 ​

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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 Group (Founding ​ ​ Artistic Director), 2012

Arts and Business Council, Chicago BVA Grant, Striding Lion Performance Group (Founding Artistic Director), 2011­2012 ​ ​

Ray Travel Award for Scholarship and Service, The Ohio State University, 2007

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College of the Arts International Travel Award, The Ohio State University, 2007

University Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 2005­2006

RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY

Presentations/Conference Papers:

“The Great Beyond: How to Best Prepare College Dancers for the Professional World,” panel session, NDEO ​ Annual Conference, Miami, FL, October 2013.

“Staging Story: Performance Workshops for Preschoolers,” workshop session, Continuing the Journey: Migrant ​ ​ Education in the Land of Lincoln. Illinois Statewide Migrant Education Workshop, Springfield, IL, June 10­12, ​ 2013.

“Staging Story: Performance Workshops for Preschoolers,” workshop session, Opening Minds 2013: The ​ ​ Chicago Early Education, Child Care & School­Age Conference. Association for the Education of Young Children, ​ Chicago, IL, January 23­26, 2013.

“Classroom Dance Theater: Collaborative Composition Techniques,” workshop session, NDEO 2011 ​ ​ Conference: Collaboration, Different Identities, Mutual Paths. National Dance Educators Organization, ​ Minneapolis, MN, October 19­23, 2011.

“Staging Story: Engaging Literature Through Performance,” professional development workshop for Chicago ​ Public School Teachers. The Chicago Guide for Teaching and Learning in the Arts. Chicago Public Schools Office ​ ​ of Arts Education, Niño Heroés Elementary Academic Center, Chicago, IL, June 2011.

“‘Just As It Comes to You:’ Choreographing Alternatives to the Lacanian Self,” paper presentation. Conference ​ ​ 2007: Re­thinking Practice and Theory. Society of Dance History Scholars and Congress on Research in Dance, Le ​ Centre National de la Danse, Paris, France, June 21­24, 2007.

“Performing Literature in the Classroom,” Professional development workshop. Chicago Public Schools Teacher ​ Training (Vittum Theatre, Chicago, IL); Higgins Elementary (Chicago, IL); Dawes Elementary (Evanston, IL); Oakton Elementary (Evanston, IL), 2003­ 2012.

Editorial Consulting/Expert Readership:

Diary of a Ballerina. Angela Royston. Raintree­Heinneman Library. Chicago, 2013. ​

Love to Dance: Ballet. Angela Royston. Raintree­Heinneman Library. Chicago, 2013. ​

Love to Dance: Tap. Angela Royston. Raintree­Heinneman Library. Chicago, 2013. ​

Guest Artist Residencies and Festivals:

Featured Guest Artist, Now & Next Dance Mentoring Project, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, ​ Ashley Thorndike­Youssef, Artistic Director. Summer 2014. Daily Modern Technique and Repertory Classes for College Women. Facilitating mentorships between college women and middle school girls..

Guest Artist, University of Chicago, Composition Class, Julia Rhoads, Professor. 2012. Composition Workshop and ​

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Choreographic Mentoring Session.

Featured Guest Artist, Now & Next Dance Mentoring Project, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, Ashley ​ Thorndike­Youssef, Artistic Director. Summer 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014. Daily Modern Technique and Repertory Classes for College Women. One­on­one and group mentoring sessions about how to make a life in dance.

Guest Artist/Movement Coach, Northwestern University, Voice for Performance Class, Linda Gates, Professor. ​ 2012. Movement coaching workshop and mentoring session with freshman acting majors.

Guest Artist, Inaside Chicago Dance, Chicago, IL, Richard A. Smith, Artistic Director. 2011, 2012. Modern ​ technique.

Guest Artist, Alaska Dance Theater, Anchorage, AK, Alice Sullivan, Artistic Director. 2007. Master Classes, ​ Modern. New Repertory for Alaska Dance Theater.

Guest Artist, Albany Park Theater Project, Laura Wiley and David Feiner, Directors, Chicago, IL, 2005. Modern ​ technique, improvisation, and composition workshops.

Guest Artist, Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Alaska, Anchorage, 2004. Master Classes in Modern, ​ Jazz, Movement for Actors, and Improvisation. New Repertory for the UAA Dance Ensemble.

Guest Artist, Alaska Dance Theater, Anchorage, AK. Alice Sullivan, Artistic Director. 2004. Master Classes, ​ Modern. New Repertory for Alaska Dance Theater.

Faculty, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 2001. Jazz and Repertory. ​

Guest Artist, Alaska Dance Theater, Anchorage, AK. Alice Sullivan, Artistic Director. 2001. Jazz. ​ ​ ​

Guest Artist, Jump Rhythm Jazz Project (JRJP), Louisiana Dance Theater, Lafayette, LA. Carol Anglin, Artistic ​ Director. 2001. Jump Rhythm Jazz Technique and Repertory.

Guest Artist (JRJP), Department of Dance, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, 2000.Jump Rhythm Jazz Technique and ​ Repertory.

Faculty, National High School Institute, Northwestern University, 2000. Jump Rhythm Jazz Technique, ​ Choreographing Text, Repertory.

Guest Artist (JRJP), Department of Dance, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1999. Jump Rhythm Jazz ​ Technique and Repertory.

Guest Artist (JRJP), Department of Dance, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 1999. Jump Rhythm Jazz ​ Technique and Repertory.

Guest Artist (JRJP) Department of Dance, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 1998. Jump Rhythm ​ Jazz Technique and Repertory.

Faculty, National High School Institute, Northwestern University, 1997. Jump Rhythm Jazz Technique, Music and ​ Choreography.

CHOREOGRAPHY (Selected):

Ten Cents (Upcoming), Chor. Annie Arnoult in collaboration with the ensemble, Frenetic Theater, Houston, Oct ­11, ​ ​ ​ 2015.

Apple’s 5 Cents (Upcoming), Chor. Annie Arnoult, University of Houston Dance Ensemble, March 25­27, 2015. ​

Apple Mary, Solo Created and Performed by Annie Arnoult, Juicebox Series, October 2014, Garfield Park ​ ​ ​ Conservatory, produced by Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Also performed at Dance ​ ​ ​ Attack: Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Hairpin Arts Center, Chicago, IL, August 2012; Fraction, Links Hall, ​ ​ ​

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September 2012; Vaudeville Roars, Hairpin Arts Center, November 2012. ​ ​

Dada Gert, an evening length multi­media dance theater installation for 7 performers, Striding Lion Performance ​ Group, Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theater, Chicago, IL, May 2013. Work in progress showing at the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, December 2012.

The Jenkins Farm Project (2012), third variation of an evening length multi­media dance theater installation revised ​ and re­imagined from its original incarnations in 2005 and 2008. Striding Lion Performance Group, The Viaduct Theatre, Chicago, IL, April 2012.

Remember the… (Alamo), an evening length multi­media dance theater installation for 5 dancers, Striding Lion ​ Performance Group, Stage 773, Chicago, IL, June 2011. Remounted at The Viaduct Theater, Chicago, IL, April 2012.

Kings of the Wild Frontier, feature length dance theater piece for 8 dancers, Danceworks 2011, The Louis Theater, ​ ​ ​ Northwestern University, February 2011.

It’s All There in Washington Square (2010), festival piece for 5 dancers updated from its original 2007 version, ​ Dance Chicago 2010, Stage 773, November 2010 and Striding Lion’s Night Roars Performance Cabaret, darkroom, ​ ​ ​ Chicago, IL, December 2010.

Slip, one­act dance theater piece for 8 dancers with text and video, In Pieces: An Evening of Dance Theater by Annie ​ ​ Beserra and Adriana Durant, Striding Lion Performance Group, Links Hall, Chicago, IL, October 2010 ​

The Thing With Forty Eyes, duet with two televisions and text, Night Roars v.1: Fear, Angst, and Lionel Richie, ​ ​ ​ The Bird’s Nest, Chicago, IL, November 2009

Stories to Tell, Group piece with original text by Beserra and Jeannette Jenkins. Original score by Colby Beserra and ​ Matt Reed. Danceworks 2009, The Louis Theater, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, March 2009 ​ ​

The Jenkins Farm Project (2008), multi­media dance theater installation for 7 dancers with original music by Colby ​ ​ ​ Beserra and Matt Reed, set and projection design by Christopher Ash. Theatre Building Chicago, Chicago, September 2008

The Jenkins Farm Project, multi­media dance theater installation for 5 dancers with original music by Colby ​ Beserra and Matt Reed, Experimental Movement and Media Arts Lab, The Ohio State University, October 2007

The Jenkins Farm Project, Duet, dance theater duet for 1 actor­mover and one dancer­actor, Striding Lion InterArts ​ ​ Festival, National Pastime Theater, Chicago, August 2007 ​

New York Counterpoint (It’s All There in Washington Square), 7 dancers, Drums Downtown, The Ohio State ​ ​ ​ ​ University, Departments of Music and Dance, The Capital Theatre at the Riffe Center, Columbus, OH, 2007

Invitation, Solo, Spring Concert, The Ohio State University, Sullivant Theater, Columbus, OH, 2006 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Billy the Mountain and Other American Card Tricks, Evening length performance with cast of 10 and an integrated ​ rock band inspired by and featuring Frank Zappa’s Billy the Mountain, Striding Lion InterArts Workshop and NYC ​ ​ International Fringe Festival, Harry De Jour Playhouse, New York City, 2006; Originally produced at the Elbo Room, Chicago, IL, 2005

Fleeting, Group piece for Alaska Dance Theater, Mobius, Anchorage Center for the Performing Arts, Anchorage, ​ ​ ​ Alaska, 2005

Wolves, 5 dancers with original music by Steve Rashid, Evanston Dance Ensemble, North Shore Center for the ​ ​ ​ Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, 2005

Love and Prayers II, Group piece with original text and sound score by David Rogers Nelson, Jr. and Annie ​ ​ ​ Beserra, Evanston Dance Ensemble, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, 2005

Love and Prayers I, Group piece with original text by David Rogers Nelson and Annie Beserra, UA Dance ​ Ensemble, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK, 2004

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A Detective Story, Group piece for Evanston Dance Ensemble, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie, ​ IL, 2003

Entangled, Duet choreographed and performed with Erin Harper, Striding Lion InterArts Workshop, 2nd Annual ​ ​ InterArts Festival, Holy Covenant United Methodist Church, Chicago, IL, 2003 ​

Duet 1, Duet choreographed and Performed with Erin Harper, Summer Solstice Celebration, Museum of ​ ​ ​ Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL 2002

Mad Tea Party, quartet for Evanston Dance Ensemble’s Alice in Wonderland, North Shore Center for the ​ ​ ​ Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, 2002

A Caucus Race, group piece for Evanston Dance Ensemble’s Alice in Wonderland, North Shore Center for the ​ ​ ​ Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, 2002

Once Upon a Summertime, Duet choreographed and performed with Erin Harper, Striding Lion InterArts ​ Workshop, 1st Annual InterArts Festival, WNEP Theatre, Chicago, IL, 2002; also performed at Dance Chicago, The ​ ​ ​ ​ Athenaeum Theatre, Chicago, IL, 2002. Reconstructed for Vaudeville Roars, Hairpin Arts Center, September 2012; ​ ​ Fraction, Links Hall, September 2012; and Wide Open: Dances of Land and Love, Links Hall, March 2013. ​ ​ ​

Postcards from Italy, group piece for TJ & Company Dance Theater, The Louis Theater, Evanston, IL, 2002 ​

Nightmare in Red, quartet for Lucky Plush Productions with original music by Steve Rashid, Fairbanks Summer ​ Arts Festival, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2001

Mars, 5 dancers with original music by Steve Rashid, Evanston Dance Ensemble, North Shore Center for the ​ Performing Arts, Evanston, IL, 2001

More Pretty Girls, 5 dancers, TJ & Co. Dance Theater, The Louis Theater, Evanston, IL, 2001 ​

When Kafka Was the Rage, group dance, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Repertory, Fairbanks, AK, 2001; Also ​ performed by Evanston Dance Ensemble, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, 2003

Daughter of Jacob, Evening length piece for 8 dancers and 9 musicians, original music by Ben Wilson, Striding ​ Lion InterArts Workshop, The Vittum Theatre, Chicago, IL, 2001

Solo in Red Boots, solo choreography and performance with original music by Stone Damon for Lucky Plush ​ Productions, Julia Rhoads, Artistic Director, Hamlin Park Theater, Chicago, IL, 2001

Uh, Oh! Trio choreographed and performed with Julia Rhoads and Kirstin Showalter, Dreaming the Divine Festival, ​ ​ Links Hall, Chicago, IL, 1999; originally performed for Xtended XSight!, Marjorie Ward Marshall Theatre, ​ ​ Evanston, IL, 1999

Fear, Celebration, Surrender, quartet for On Your Mark Festival curated by Peter Carpenter, Links Hall, Chicago, ​ ​ ​ IL, 1998

Red, 5 dancers, Danceworks, Faculty and Guest Artist Concert, Northwestern University, The Louis Theater, ​ ​ ​ Evanston, IL, 1998

PERFORMANCE (Selected):

Ten Cents (Upcoming), Chor. Annie Arnoult in collaboration with the ensemble, Frenetic Theater, Houston, Oct ­11, ​ ​ ​ 2015.

Apple Mary, Solo Created and Performed by Annie Arnoult, Juicebox Series, October 2014, Garfield Park ​ ​ ​ Conservatory, produced by Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Also performed at Dance ​ ​ ​ Attack, Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Hairpin Arts Center, Chicago, IL, July 2012. Also performed at Fraction at ​ ​ ​ Links Hall, Chicago, IL, September 2012 and Vaudeville Roars at Hairpin Arts Center, Chicago, IL, November ​ ​ 2012.

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Dada Gert, Chor. Annie Beserra in collaboration with the ensemble, Northwestern University, Ballroom Theater, ​ January 2014; Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theater, Chicago, IL, May 2013; Arts Midwest, Austin, TX, September 2013; Harvest Contemporary Dance Festival, Ruth Page Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL, October, 2013; DanceBridge, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, ​ December 2012 (work in progress performance).

Jane and Wayne, Chor. Adriana Durant, On the Make, Striding Lion Performance Group, Links Hall, Chicago, IL, ​ ​ ​ Oct 2011.

Chemical Reactions, Chor. Adriana Durant, In Pieces: An Evening of Dance Theater by Annie Beserra and Adriana ​ ​ Durant, Striding Lion Performance Group, Links Hall, Chicago, IL, Oct 2010. ​

Coldness and Lightness, Chor. Ashley Thorndike­Youssef, Appalachian Summer Arts Festival, Appalachian State ​ ​ ​ University, Boone, NC, July 2011.

La Voz de la Madre, Created and Performed by Annie Beserra (Choreography); Christian Rogala (Percussion); Sage ​ Morgan­Hubbard (Spoken Word). Striding Lion’s Night Roars Performance Cabaret, Silverspace, Chicago, IL, June ​ ​ 2010 and darkroom, Chicago, IL, July 2010.

Music Analects IV, scene 8, Contrapuntal Variations (III) by C. P. First, Dimitris Marinos, mandolin, Chor. ​ Asimina Chremos, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, February 2009

The Jenkins Farm Project, Duet, Chor. Annie Arnoult Beserra, Striding Lion InterArts Workshop, National Pastime ​ ​ ​ Theater, August 2007

The “NO/ON” Project, Created and written by Candace Feck, Chor. Bala Sarasvati, Re­Thinking Practice and ​ ​ ​ Theory: International Symposium on Dance Research. Centre National de la Danse, Paris, France, June 2007 ​

Set and Reset/Reset, Staged by Abby Yager based on choreography by Trisha Brown, Dance Downtown, The Ohio ​ ​ ​ State University, Columbus, OH, May 2007

Lotto, Chor. Ming­Lung Yang, Faculty and Guest Artist Concert, The Ohio State University, 2006 ​ ​ ​

Billy the Mountain and Other American Card Tricks, Chor. Annie Arnoult Beserra, Striding Lion InterArts ​ Workshop at the New York International Fringe Festival, Harry Du Jour Playhouse, Henry Street Theater, New York City, NY, 2006

New Ground, Solo Choreography and Improvisation by Annie Arnoult Beserra with media installation by Peter ​ Richards and Video Dance by Ashley Thorndike, Experimental Movement and Media Arts Lab, The Ohio State University, 2006

All Fours (2003), Chor. Mark Morris, Directed from score by Valarie Mockabee with coaching by Mark Morris and ​ Matthew Rose, Dance Downtown, The Ohio State University, 2006 ​ ​

Tableaux Rococo, Chor. Melanie Bales, Dance Downtown, The Ohio State University, 2006 ​ ​ ​

Oblique, Chor. Ashley Thorndike with original music score by Peter V. Swendsen, Prospect Dance Company, ​ Charlottesville, VA, 2006

Billy the Mountain and Other Wartime Stories, Chor. Annie Arnoult Beserra, Striding Lion InterArts Workshop, ​ The Elbo Room, Chicago, IL, 2005 and 2006.

Love and Prayers III, Solo Choreography and sound score by Annie Arnoult Beserra, Striding Lion InterArts ​ Workshop, 4tth Annual InterArts Festival, Holy Covenant UMC, Chicago, IL, 2005 ​ ​

Ill Met by Moonlight, Chor. Annie Arnoult Beserra, Dir. Amanda Berg Wilson with original music by Colby ​ Beserra, Matt Reed, and Ben Wilson, Striding Lion InterArts Workshop, The Viaduct Theatre, Chicago, IL, 2004

Entangled, Chor. Annie Arnoult Beserra and Erin Harper, Striding Lion InterArts Workshop, Holy Covenant United ​ Methodist Church, Chicago, IL, 2003

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Unbreakable, Chor. Christina Ernst, Evanston Dance Ensemble, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, ​ ​ ​ Skokie, IL, 2003

Once Upon a Summertime, Chor. Annie Arnoult Beserra and Erin Harper, Striding Lion InterArts Workshop, ​ WNEP Theater, Chicago, IL, 2002

Neptune, Chor. Christina Ernst, Evanston Dance Ensemble, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, ​ 2001

Daughter of Jacob, Chor. Annie Arnoult Beserra with an original score by Ben Wilson, Striding Lion InterArts ​ Workshop, The Vittum Theater, Chicago, IL, 2001; Urban Gateways Touring Production, 2002­2003

Solo in Red Boots, solo choreography and performance with original music by Stone Damon for Lucky Plush ​ Productions, Julia Rhoads, Artistic Director, Hamlin Park Theater, 2001

Uh, Oh! Trio choreographed and performed with Julia Rhoads and Kirstin Showalter, Dreaming the Divine Festival, ​ ​ Links Hall, Chicago, IL, 1999; originally performed for Xtended XSight!, Marjorie Ward Marshall Theatre, ​ ​ Evanston, IL, 1999

Beserra has also danced as a guest artist with Chicago’s XSIGHT! Performance Group, Peter Carpenter, Robin ​ Lakes Rough Dance, TJ & Company Dance Theatre, and Lucky Plush Productions. ​ ​

MOVEMENT COACHING/CHOREOGRAPHY FOR THEATER:

Inventors, dir. Annie Beserra, Striding Lion Performance Group, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, ​ Skokie, IL, August 2012 (Touring Chicago Schools, August 2011­Present)

Birdsongs, dir. Amanda Berg Wilson, Striding Lion Performance Group, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, ​ Boulder, CO, August 2010

Trickster Tales, dir. Annie Beserra, Striding Lion Performance Group, Skokie Public Library Theater, Skokie, IL, ​ July 2010 (Touring Chicago Schools, July 2010­Present)

Pioneers: Westward Ho!, dir. Annie Beserra, Striding Lion Performance Group and City of Chicago DCA Incubator ​ ​ Project, Studio Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, September 2009 (Touring Chicago Schools, September ​ 2009­Present)

Disappearing Acts: Stories by Nikolai Gogol, dir. Stephen Fedo, Piven Theatre Workshop, Noyes Cultural Arts ​ Center, Evanston, IL, April 2009

The Giver, dir. Diana Basmajian, Apple Tree Theater, Metropolis Arts Center, Arlington Heights, IL, 2005 ​

Ill Met by Moonlight, dir. Amanda Wilson, Striding Lion InterArts Workshop, The Viaduct Theater, Chicago, IL, ​ 2004

Mad Forest, dir. Jennifer Green, Piven Theatre Workshop, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL, 2002 ​

The Guys, dir. Anna D. Shapiro, Piven Theatre Workshop, Lakeshore Theater, Chicago, IL, 2003 ​

Speed the Plow, dir. Joyce Piven, Piven Theatre Workshop, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL, 2002 ​

The Fall, dir. Liza Steinberg, Toad Productions, WNEP Theatre, Chicago, IL, 2002 ​

The Giver, dir. Diana Basmajian , Striding Lion InterArts Workshop , The Vittum Theater, Chicago, IL, 2002 ​

Abingdon Square, dir. Jennifer Green, Piven Theatre Workshop, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL, 2002 ​

Bluebeard and Other Less Grisly Tales of Love, dir. Liza Steinberg, Toad Productions, SoHo Rep Theater, NYC, ​ 2001

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The Heart of Spain, dir. Peter Glazer, Northwestern University, The Barber Theater, Evanston, IL, 2000 ​

Some Explicit Polaroids, dir. Shade Murray, Roadworks Theater Co., Steppenwolf Garage Theater, Chicago, IL, ​ 2000

The Passion of Henry David Thoreau, dir. Cindy Gold, Northwestern University, The Barber Theater, Evanston, IL, ​ 1999

The Perjured City, dir. Derek Goldman, Street Signs, Holy Covenant Church, Chicago, IL, 1997 ​

SERVICE

Professional/Community:

Host Committee Member, National Dance Education Organization Conference, Chicago, IL November 2014 ​ Mentor, The Insight Group: Professional Mentoring at Northwestern, Sheil Catholic Center 2011­Present ​ Speaker/Choreographer/Performer, Links Hall House Party/Fundraiser 2010 ​ Secretary­Treasurer, Board of Directors, Jump Rhythm Jazz Project 2009­2010 ​ Member, Board of Directors, Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, 2008­2010 ​ Board Member, Striding Lion InterArts Workshop, NFP., 2001­2010 ​ Guest Lecturer, “How to Make a Life in Dance,” Northwestern University Senior Seminar, Spring 2010. ​ Performer, St. Thomas More/ OSU Newman Center Day of the Arts 2007 ​ Member of Graduate Student Committee, St. Thomas More/OSU Newman Center, 2005­2007 ​ Choreographer and Performer, Evanston Arts Week: An Evening of Dance, sponsored by the Evanston Arts ​ ​ ​ Council, 2002­2005. Guest Lecturer, “Possibilities and Pitfalls: Starting a Not­for­Profit Arts Organization,” Northwestern University ​ Dance Administration Seminar, 2005. Choreographer, Performer, and Panelist, Mayor Daley’s Winter Festival of Delights, sponsored by the Chicago ​ ​ ​ Department of Cultural Affairs. Panel Member: Chicago Community Trust’s Excellence in Dance Initiative, participated in discussion groups ​ to understand and overcome the obstacles facing the Chicago dance community. Volunteer, Northwestern University Settlement House, 1997­2005. ​

Northwestern University:

Committee Member, Theatre and Interpretation Center Season Committee, 2012­2013 ​ Faculty Mentor, Graffiti Dancers, Student Dance Company, 2010­present ​

The Ohio State University:

Graduate Student Representative, Vice­Provost/Dean of the Graduate School Search Committee. ​ Graduate Mentor for incoming freshman class members. ​ Choreographer and adviser, Senior performance projects. ​ Technical and Production crew, American College Dance Festival 2006 hosted by The Ohio State University. ​ Research Assistant, “The NO/ON Project” with Dr. Candace Feck ​ Edward B. Hayes Graduate Research Forum 2007, Presenter ​

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Society of Dance History Scholars Congress on Research in Dance Cecchetti Council of America National Dance Educators Organization

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