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Skybetter CV 1.31.19 Sydney Skybetter // [email protected] EDUCATION New York University Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY Spring, 2008 Masters in Fine Arts, Dance Performance and Choreography. Spring, 2004 Bachelors in Fine Arts, Dance Performance and Choreography. Columbia University, New York, NY Fall 2000-Spring 2001 Bachelors of Arts Curriculum, Dean’s List. Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI 2000 Graduate, Dance Performance and Choreography, High Honors. TEACHING AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Brown University, Providence, RI Fall, 2021 - Present Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts & Performance Studies. Fall, 2016 - Present Lecturer in Theatre Arts & Performance Studies. Fall, 2015 - Present Fellow of Public Humanities at the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities. Fall, 2015 - Spring, 2016 Artist in Residence. Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Spring, 2015 - Spring, 2016 Adjunct Professor of A History of Stage Production Technology from 1620-2020. Fall, 2014 - Spring, 2016 Adjunct Professor of Contemporary Dance Techniques. Fall, 2014 - Spring, 2016 Facilitator and Moderator for Full-Conservatory Freshman Experience. Fall, 2014 - Spring, 2016 Adjunct Professor of Skybetter Repertory and Hard Knocks. Fall, 2015 Adjunct Professor of Dancerpreneurship. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Spring, 2015 Visiting Lecturer of Modern Motion: 100 Years of American Dance. Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY Spring, 2013 Adjunct Professor of Co-Designed Course, The State of the (Dance) Art. Spring, 2012 Resident Artist, Advanced Contemporary Technique. New York University, New York, NY Fall, 2010 - Fall, 2012 Guest Lecturer, Arts Administration Seminar. Fall, 2008 - Spring, 2010 Guest Lecturer, Contemporary Partnering Techniques. Fall, 2007 - Spring, 2008 Graduate Assistant, Dance History. Muhlenberg College, Lehigh Valley, PA Fall, 2011 Adjunct Professor, Advanced Contemporary Technique and Contact Improvisation. DeSales University, Lehigh Valley, PA Fall, 2010 Adjunct Professor, Advanced Contemporary Technique and Contact Improvisation. TEACHING TRAINING Brown University, Providence, RI 9.19 - 5.20 Participant, Team Enhanced Advising and Mentoring Program (TEAM). 1.15.19 Data Science Course Development Institute, Produced by the Data Science Initiative. Fall, 2016 Academic Technology Winter Institute, Produced by the Instructional Technology Group. AWARDS The New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award 2020 “Outstanding Revival” Nomination for Monuments: Echoes in the Dance Archive at The New York Public Library for 1 Sydney Skybetter // [email protected] the Performing Arts. Note: in recognition of COVID-19, “Bessie” nominations were made in 2020, but no awards given. SERVICE Service to Brown University Mentor, B-Lab/Brown Venture Prize, Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship (2020 - Present) First Year Advisor (2019 - Present) Academic Technology Committee (2017 - 2020) Commencement Speaker Committee (2018 - 2020) Brown Arts Initiative Programming Committee (2017 - 2020) Interdisciplinary MFA Exploratory Committee (2017 - 2018) Service to the Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department at Brown University Associate Chair of the Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department (2021 - Present) Director of Undergraduate Studies (2020 - Present) Member, TAPS Production Sub-Committee (2020 - Present) Leave Replacement Search Committee (2020) Chair, TAPS Concurrent Lecturer Reappointment Committee (2020) Co-Producer, Fall Dance Festival (2019) Producer, Festival of Dance Concert (2018 - 2019) Producer, Commencement Dance Concert (2019) Member. TAPS Visiting Assistant Professor in Dance Hiring Committee (2019) Member, TAPS Space Committee (2018 - 2019) Member, TAPS Scheduling Committee (2017 - 2019) Member, TAPS Design Hiring Committee (2017) Guest Choreographies at Brown University Fall, 2018 Bulrusher, Theatrical Co-Choreographer for Sock & Buskin, Dill Center for the Performing Arts. Advising at Brown University 2020 Independent Study (DISP) by Madeline Greenberg, TAPS. 2020 Senior Capstone Project by Aster Hwang, Behavioral Science Department. 2020 Senior Capstone Project by Lucy Duda, Music Department. 2020 Senior Capstone Project by Megan Gessner, Computer Science Department. 2019 Creating Sightlines: Surveillance in the Dramaturgy and Production of Yussef El Guindi's ‘Back of the Throat’. Honors Thesis by Ahmed Ashour. Lectures and Public Engagements on Brown University Campus 3.25.21 50 Years of Dance, Panelist, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department. 2.18.21 Hello Meatspace My Old Friend, Guest Lecture, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department. 2.1.21 Hello Meatspace My Old Friend, Guest Lecture, History Department. [DECLINED] 11.12.20 Interview of Raja Feather Kelly, Interviewer, Brown Arts Initiative. 9.18.20 Teaching with Data Science, Invited Speaker, Data Science Initiative. 8.28.20 The Focus, Invited Speaker, Office of Foundation Relations. (DECLINED DUE TO COVID-19) 6.2.20 Discussion on the Cunningham Film, Guest Panelist / Facilitator, Brown Arts Initiative. 4.20.20 COVID-19, Surveillance and Stage, Guest Lecture, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. 2.25.20 Public Humanities Shark Tank! Guest Seminar, John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities. 11.21.19 Dark Elegies, Guest Lecture, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. 10.4.19 Dark Elegies, Guest Lecture, Department of Computer Science. 9.24.19 Ted Shawn and Jacob’s Pillow, Guest Lecture, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department. 2 Sydney Skybetter // [email protected] 8.26.19 The Work of the Interdisciplinary, Panelist, RISD Dual Degree Orientation. 5.25.19 Commencement Speech!, Commencement Speaker, TAPS 2019 Graduation Ceremonies. 2.26.19 Public Humanities Shark Tank! Guest Seminar, John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities. 11.8.18 Speculative Choreographics and Motion Capture, Speaker, Executive Summit of the School of Professional Studies. 10.3.18 Choreographing with Things, Guest Master Class, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department. 9.30.18 Tense Art, Guest Speaker and Facilitator, Better World by Design Conference at the Granoff Center. 4.23.18 The Choreography of Things, Guest Lecturer, “A Day On College Hill.” 3.20.18 The Choreography of Things, Speaker, New Employee Advisory Program. Fall, 2017 360* Media Choreography, Guest Workshops, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department. Fall, 2017 The Choreography of Things, Guest Lecture, Center for Digital Scholarship, Rockefeller Library. Fall, 2017 ChoreoCareers, Guest Panelist, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department. Fall, 2017 Ted (Shawn) Talk, Guest Lecture, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department. Fall, 2016 Choreographic Careers and Video Games, Guest Lecture, Music Department. Fall, 2016 Choreography / Choreographies, Guest Lecture, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department. Fall, 2016 Humanities Shark Attack, Guest Seminar, John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities. Spring, 2016 Sharks in the Digital Waters, Guest Seminar, John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities. Fall, 2015 This Is How I Do It, Guest Lecture, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department. Fall, 2015 Dances For Tiny Screens, Guest Seminar Series, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department. Fall, 2015 The World As It Now Is, Guest Seminar, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department. Fall, 2015 Choreographic Concerns, Guest Seminar, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department. Spring, 2015 Surviving a Shark Tank, Guest Seminar, John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities. Service to the Performing and Interdisciplinary Arts Field Frontiers in Robotics and AI (Switzerland, 2021) Article Peer Reviewer, Creativity and Robotics Series Routledge | Taylor & Francis (2021) Book Reviewer, Theatre & Performance Studies Series UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (2021) Adjudicator, Cybersecurity Art Competition Canada Research Coordinating Committee: (2020 - Present) Peer Reviewer, New Frontiers in Research Fund NEW INC Incubator at the New Museum: (2020 - Present) Mentor, Bodies in Space Adjudicator, NEW INC Application Process Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities: (2020 - Present) Peer Reviewer, Ground Works International Conference on Movement and Computing: (2020 - Present) Chair, Artists in Residence Guild of Future Architects: (2019 - Present) Founding Member Mixed Reality Performance Atelier // Toronto, Canada: (2019 - Present) Founding Advisor Firstworks: (2019 - Present) Trustee, Board of Directors New England Foundation for the Arts: Regional Advocate (2019 - Present) Founding Advisory Board Member (2017 - 2019) Jacob’s Pillow: (2021) External Advisor, Theater Design and Emerging Technology Exponential Creativity Ventures: (2017 - 2020) Founding Advisor 3 Sydney Skybetter // [email protected] American College Dance Association: (2017 - 2019) Adjudicator US Artists: (2018 - 2019) Grant Panelist National Center for Choreography at The University of Akron: (2017 - 2019) Founding Choreographic Research Resident The Boston Foundation: (2018 - 2019) Grant Panelist Gina Gibney Dance: (2017 - 2019) Technology Initiative, Founding Advisor National Endowment for the Arts: (2016 - 2018) Art Works Dance Panelist New Music USA: (2016 - 2017) Grant Panelist Association of Performing Arts Presenters: (2015 - 2016) Advisor, Conference Programming Dance/USA: (2006 - 2016) Trustee and Founding Chairman of the Technology Committee Member of the Programming Committee Member of the Trustees Committee and Executive Committee
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