Holly Williams Curriculum vita
(w) 512-232-5330 2103 Point Bluff Drive (c) 512-695-0980 Austin, TX 78746 [email protected] ______
Professional
University of Texas at Austin:
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Accreditation, College of Fine Arts, 2013 Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Fine Arts, Fall 2009 to present
Associate Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Fine Arts, 2003-2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Fine Arts, 1996-2002
Head of the Dance Program 2010-2013 Head of the MFA/Dance program, Department of Theatre and Dance. 2003-2012
Interim Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance, 2009-2010. Senior Associate Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance 2006-2009.
President, American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA). 2009 through 2013
Executive Board, Council of Dance Administrators (CODA). 2004 to 2013.
Education
M.F.A. in Dance, Texas Woman's University, 1994. Outstanding Choreography Award, 1993. Intermediate Certification in Labanotation, 1993.
B.A. cum laude with Departmental Honors, Program in the Arts, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, 1979.
Williams - 2
Choreography 2013 Commissioned by Big XII Faculty Fellowship to create new work for West Virginia University
2011-2012 Black Magic Restaged for Dance Repertory Theatre at the University of Texas at Austin.
2010-2011 Skizzen New work created as part of the Fulbright Specialist Grant three-week residency at the Taideakatemia Turun (Arts Academy, Turku) Finland. 11-minute work for 10 dancers to music by Bela Bartok.
2009-2010 Black Magic Restaged as Guest artist residency at the Theatre and Dance Department of the University of Michigan, February 2010. Staged the work, taught guest classes and lectured.
2008-2009 Sparkle COMMISSIONED new work for the State Street Ballet in Santa Barbara, California, to mark their 15-year company anniversary; also INVITED to mentor and curate a new work project with the company, titled “STATE of the Art: New Ballet,” to encourage and develop emerging choreographers.
2007-2008 Ensimmiästä kertaa / First Time INVITED new work for the Taideakatemia Turun (Arts Academy, Turku) Finland. Premier in Spring 2008. Commissioned score by Arles Estes. Created as part of a 14-day guest artist residency. Piece length -- 14:00.
Futari Tomo/Two Together This work, for dancers from the University of Texas, was shown at the American College Dance Festival South Central Conference in February 2008 and was one of 29 works selected from among 430 nationally for the ACDFA National Festival, held June 4- 6, 2008 at the Miller Theatre in New York, NY. Music: two Taiko (Japanese form) drummers performing onstage with the seven dancers. Piece length -- 10:00.
Raw Luck INVITED screening of 2007 film “Raw Luck” for the IMZ DANCESCREEN festival in The Hague, The Netherlands. I attended the conference and screening.
Williams - 3
Sweet Song COMMISSIONED – new work for American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, for 32 young dancers, July 2008.
2006-2007 Despues El Fuego de La Tierra INVITED new choreography while a guest artist in 10-day residency at the Universidad de las Americas in San Andreas Cholula, Puebla, Mexico; work was performed on multiple occasions at the University and around the city of Puebla and central Mexico, including at the Performática: International Forum of Contemporary Dance and Movement Arts, a nine-day forum of more than 50 dance artists and groups from Mexico, the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Nuevo Caledonia. Piece length -- 9:00.
Scorched Earth COMMISSIONED new work created while a guest artist in residence at Texas Christian University Department of Ballet and Modern Dance. This piece was performed in the faculty/guest artist concert at the Scott Theatre in Fort Worth. Piece length -- 9:00.
Raw Luck (film) A 7-minute film that I choreographed, directed and produced, shot in and around Austin, Texas. Cinematographer: Iskra Valtcheva; Original Score: Linda Dowdell (former Music Director of the Mark Morris Dance Group, New York). This work was produced with support from the UT College of Fine Arts, and shown as part of the Dance Repertory Theatre program. REVIEWED. Piece length -- 7:30
2005-2006 Rip COMMISSIONED new work for the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, a feeder school for Juilliard, North Carolina School of the Arts and New York University. Week-long guest artist residency. Commissioned Music: Arles Estes. Piece length -- 10:00.
Coco COMMISSIONED new work for dancers of the American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive. This was a four-week project that explored the relationship of humorous song lyrics (in Spanish) with large groups , conveying subtext and meaning through gesture. Music: Tito Puente. Piece length -- 7:00.
2004-2005 Williams - 4
Las Historias COMMISSIONED new 20-minute work for ten ballet dancers of the State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara, California. Premiered April 9, 2005 at the historic Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara. Also performed at the Palmdale Playhouse, Palmdale, CA. Music: original score by Tim Kerr. REVIEWED. Piece length -- 20:00.
Black Magic COMMISSIONED restaging of a 1991 work by the State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara for their young artists program.
New Moon COMMISSIONED new work for dancers of the American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive. Premiered August 5, 2005. Music: Claude Debussy. Piece length -- 6:00.
2003-2004 ’67 COMMISSIONED reconstruction of the 2000 work for Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth and performed at the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art. Music: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. REVIEWED.
Calypso Mango COMMISSIONED new work for dancers of the American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive. Music: Harry Belafonte. Piece length -- 8:00.
Bolero INVITED reconstruction for tour to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Scotland. Five performances at the Demarco@Roxy Art House main theatre. A duet with video in live performance.
Cadences COMMISSIONED new work by Ballet Austin, for dancers of the Senior Young Artists program. Performances at St. Stephens Academy and at Bass Concert Hall, Austin. Music: live 4- piece marching band drum line from McCallum High School. Piece length -- 11:00.
Extraordinary Day INVITED by Sharir + Bustamante Danceworks. For performance on the Choreographer’s Showcase, McCullough Theatre, Austin. REVIEWED. NOMINATED by Austin Critic’s Table in categories of Best Ensemble Dance and Video Design. Music: Original score by Tim Kerr. Piece length -- 16:00.
Williams - 5
2003-2004 Jelly Beans COMMISSIONED new work for Contemporary Ballet Dallas, McFarlin Auditorium, Dallas, TX. Also performed at the Out Of The Loop Festival in Addison, TX. Music: Guido Deiro. Piece length -- 15:00.
’67 COMMISSIONED reconstruction for Contemporary Dance Fort Worth, for their program Stealing Time. Performances April 16-17 at the William Edrington Scott Theatre at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center in the Cultural District, Fort Worth. REVIEWED.
Black Magic INVITED restaging for the Tanzsommer Festival., with performances in Innsbruck, St. Johann and Salzburg, Austria, for audiences of more than 5,000. Group work to music by Louis Prima, Tony Bennett, Keely Smith.
Performed by the Repertory Company of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Dallas, as part of their Young Audiences (Inc.) touring program. Multiple performances city-wide, for approximately 3000 elementary-age students throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.
COMMISSIONED RESTAGING for Rosemont Elementary, Dallas Texas – a feeder school to the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts -- on a showcase program of the National Dance Association (NDA) annual conference in conjunction with the Southern District of The Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (TAHPERD) Pedagogy Conference, Dallas.
2002-2003 Vessels COMMISSIONED new work for American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, performed by 13 male dancers. Original Music: Tim Kerr. Piece length -- 6:00.
The Princess and the Pea COMMISSIONED new work for Contemporary Ballet Dallas, for “An Evening with Hans Christian Andersen”, a special program for young audiences and families. McFarlin Auditorium, Dallas, TX. Music: Dave Brubeck. REVIEWED. Piece length -- 12:00.
Love-O-Rama Williams - 6
COMMISSIONED reconstruction by Chrysalis Dance Company of Houston, TX. Performed at the Magnolia Ballroom, Houston. Music: Spike Jones and his Wacky Wacketeers.
’67 INVITED restaging for the Texas Contemporary Dance Festival, a selected showcase of Texas choreographers, Sept. 2002. Miller Outdoor Theatre, Houston. REVIEWED. Music: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.
Bolero INVITED new work for the Choreographer’s Showcase of the Sharir+Bustamante Danceworks, McCullough Theatre, Austin. Video in live performance. NOMINATED for a 2003 Austin Critic’s Table award in the categories of Best Choreography and Best Choreographer. Music: Maurice Ravel. Piece length -- 16:00.
Gretchen’s Dance INVITED choreography for feature film “Gretchen and the Night Danger”, written and directed by Steve Collins. Spring 2003. Premiere: Alamo Draft House, Music: Beethoven.
SubSpecies COMMISSIONED new work for students of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Dallas, TX . Music: Bela Bartok. Piece length -- 9:00.
Additional works for Dance Repertory Theatre/University of Texas, 2002—2008
Dreams New work for Dance Repertory Theatre for the 2008 Ears, Eyes and Feet program, a collaboration with electro-acoustic music composers from the Butler School of Music.
Finale New work created in 2007 to close the Dance Repertory Theatre programs at B. Iden Payne Theatre. Dance for 22 students, with original music by Holly Williams.
The End of Firpo in the World For one dancer and one actor, with live spoken text. Script is based on the short story in The New Yorker by George Saunders. Reconstruction of an 11-minute work in 2003 and 2007 for Dance Repertory Theatre; performances at B. Iden Payne Theatre.
Williams - 7
The Archeology of Freddie New work in 2002 with video in live performance, part of the New Works Festival/University of Texas at Austin. Original Music: Tim Kerr.
Works selected through adjudication to the NATIONAL American College Dance Festival:
2008 Futari Tomo (Two Together) University of Texas at Austin
2000 ’67 University of Texas at Austin
1992 Black Magic Texas Christian University
Additional works, 2001 and prior:
First Time COMMISSIONED by Kansas State University in 2001 with support from the 2001-2002 Big XII Faculty Fellowship . Performed at the Kansas Dance Festival in Wichita and at Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS. Also performed at the American College Dance Festival Central Conference in Ames, Iowa. Original music by William “Pete” Moss.
The Gifts of the Magi COMMISSIONED by the Austin Theatre Alliance, State Theatre in 2001. Director: Robi Polgar. Choreography of seven songs in the musical based on the short story by O.Henry. Music: Randy Courts, Book: Mark St. Germain.
Hell and Heaven INVITED performance as part of the 8th Rencontres Choregraphiques Internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis, 2001, an international modern dance choreography showcase sponsored by the French government, involving choreographers from 32 countries. Hosted by Sharir + Bustamante Dance Co, McCullough Theatre, Austin. Set design: Jen Yunghsin, original music by William "Pete" Moss.
DUETS A concert of new dance choreographed and produced by Holly Williams in 2001. The Hideout Theatre, Austin, TX. (June). Premiere of new works: The End of Firpo in the World A duet for an actor and a dancer, based on The New Yorker short story by George Saunders. Duet A work for a young girl (8 years old) and an adult dancer. Williams - 8
Most Sincerely Dead A male/female duet to music by Looney Tunes composer Carl Stalling. Under Stars A duet for two women about dreams while camping outside.
TX: Dance Stories by Holly Williams and Friends Merce Cunningham Studio, New York, in 2001. Performed works: The End of Firpo in the World Most Sincerely Dead Under Stars Water From the Well (premiere), a group work to music by composer Paul Lansky (Princeton University).
’67 American College Dance NATIONAL Festival, University of Maryland, College Park, 2000. Selected by adjudication from among hundreds of works nationwide. Music: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Originally performed by Dance Repertory Theatre, Austin.
Also performed at Southeast Louisiana University, Hammond, LA, with the South Central Region American College Dance Festival.
INVITED restaging, performed on Choreographer's Showcase produced Sharir + Bustamente Dance Works. REVIEWED.
Rose's Garden COMMISSIONED new work in 1999 for California State University/Long Beach. Developed in conjunction with two-week Guest Artist residency. Music: Al Green, The Emotions, Newcleus.
Black Magic American College NATIONAL Dance Festival, Tempe, Arizone, 1992. Selected by adjudication. Premiere: Texas Christian University. Music: Louis Prima, Tony Bennett.
COMMISSIONED restaging for Kaleidoscope Dance Company, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1999.
Restaged annually, 1992-2002 for the Young Audiences (Inc.) program of the Booker T. Washington High School for the performing and Visual Arts, where it was performed for 5,000 Dallas Independent School District students every year.
Williams - 9
Love-O-Rama COMMISSIONED 1999 restaging for Kaleidoscope Dance Company, Edmond, Oklahoma, 2002.
COMMISSIONED restaging for the Young Audiences (Inc.), Dallas, TX; performed for thousands of schoolchildren during the academic year. 1999-2000.
Salome, Dance of the Seven Veils COMMISSIONED in 1998 for Austin Lyric Opera, Joseph McClain, Director. Ten-minute solo for the title soprano role. Bass Concert Hall. Music: Richard Strauss.
Don Giovanni COMMISSIONED in 1996 by the Dallas Opera, directed by Harry Silverstein. Choreographed for guest dancers and singing chorus. Dallas Music Hall. Music: Mozart.
Texas Treasure Hunt COMMISSIONED 1995 television commercial for the Texas State Lottery/Concrete Productions, GSD&M Productions. Based on Pirates of Penzance. Video available.
DUETS Evening-length concert in 1994 of new work at the Elm Street Theater, Dallas, with guest artists including Nathalie Krassovska (Ballet Russes), Kraig Patterson and Dan Joyce (Mark Morris Dance Group). REVIEWED.
Rigoletto COMMISSIONED choreography in 1994 for a new production of the Houston Grand Opera and the Dallas Opera, Harry Silverstein, Director. Dallas Music Hall, Wortham Theater. Music: Verdi.
A Doll's House COMMISSIONED choreography in 1994 for the Ibsen play, for Dallas Theatre Center, Richard Hamburger, Director.
Dancing at Lughnasa COMMISSIONED choreography in 1994 for the Stephen Friel play, for Dallas Theatre Center, Jonathon Moscone, Director.
Lucia di Lammermoor Williams - 10
COMMISSIONED choreography in 1993 for the Dallas Opera, Harry Silverstein, Director. Dallas Music Hall. Music: Rossini.
Vanessa COMMISSIONED choreography in 1993 for production by Dallas Opera, Michael Kahn, Director. Music: Barber.
Concerto in C Group work premiered by students at Texas Woman's University. 1993. Music: Albinoni.
Allegro Barbaro Group work premiered by students at Texas Christian University. 1992. Music: Bartok.
Herald Performed in 1993 by faculty of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts at the Dallas Morning News Dance Festival, Dallas. Music: Albinoni.
Semiramide COMMISSIONED choreography in 1992 for the Dallas Opera production, Beni Montresor, Director. Music: Rossini.
Dances by Holly Williams An evening of original choreography in 1992, Undermain Theatre, Dallas. Work included: Jaws of the Moon, Music: Lou Harrison. Black Magic, Music: Louis Prima/Keely Smith, Tony Bennett. I’ll Keep it With Mine, Music: Bob Dylan. Herald, Music: Albinoni.
Spillway COMMISSIONED new work in 1985 as guest artist for Dance Repertory Theater, University of Texas at Austin. Music: Vivaldi.
COMMMISSIONED restaging in 1986 for the Dallas Black Dance Theater, Majestic Theatre. Dallas.
Williams - 11
Stories Told COMMISSIONED new work in 1985 for Chrysalis Repertory Company, Houston. Music: traditional Peruvian.
Dances by Holly Williams and Erin Matthiessen Evening of original work in 1982, Ethnic Folk Arts Center, NY.
Additional Works for Dance Repertory Theatre/University of Texas prior to 2002:
Hell and Heaven Performed as part of Body Stories, a concert of original work in 2001 by Austin- based choreographers.
Also performed for the American College Dance Festival hosted by the University of Texas at Austin, a conference featuring works by 28 universities from 9 states.
Love-O-Rama Music: Spike Jones. Group work in 1999 for Dance Repertory Theatre. B. Iden Payne Theatre, Austin.
Marble Halls/ Restaged Restaging in 1998 of Mark Morris work, with permission from the Mark Morris Dance Group.
Perfect Stranger Performed in 1997 for the “Celebrate Bach" program, in conjunction with the University of Texas School of Music. All Bach music played and sung live. Music: Bach’s Wedding Cantata.
Palomino INVITED to and performed at the 1997 Fourth Continental Contemporary Dance Competition/ Mexico City. Created for Dance Repertory Theatre. Original Music: Charles Ditto.
Williams - 12
Performance
Mark Morris Dance Group, 1981-82 and 1988-92: in Brussels, Belgium and New York, with performances at the following venues:
Washington D.C., Kennedy Center Monnaie Opera House and many other venues in Belgium New York, Brooklyn Academy of Music (with guest artist Mikhail Baryshnikov) Boston, Majestic Theater Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (Mass.) Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds, Italy Barcelona and Sevilla, Spain Paris, Theatre des Champs Elysee Vienna Festival, Austria Montpelier, France Ottowa, Canada New York, Dance Theater Workshop
Mark Morris works Performed: Gloria (Vivaldi) - original cast Jr. High (Conlon Nancarrow) Soap Powders and Detergents Championship Wrestling after Roland Barthes (Herschel Garfein) Lovey (Violent Femmes) New Love Song Waltzes (Brahms) - original cast Love Song Waltzes (Brahms) - original cast Marble Halls (Bach) Strict Songs (Lou Harrison) Going Away Party (Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys) - original cast The Hard Nut (Tchaikovsky) - original cast L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (Handel) - original cast
Television: The Hidden Soul of Harmony, an hour-long documentary about the Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris, produced by the Southbank Show, London for the BBC.
The Hard Nut, PBS' Dance in America series.
In Print: Featured in Mark Morris by Joan Acocella, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1993.
Williams - 13
Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians, 1981-82. Based in New York, with performances at the following venues:
New Zealand (Auckland) U.S. International Communications Agency tour Indonesia (Jakarta) U.S. International Communications Agency tour India U.S. International Communications Agency tour (Delhi, Lucknow, Madras, Calcutta) Germany (West Berlin) Akademie der Kunst Washington D.C. Kennedy Center Durham, NC American Dance Festival Charleston, NC Spoleto USA Festival Pittsburgh, PA Three Rivers Arts Festival Los Angeles, CA UCLA and UC/Riverside
Works performed:
Tympani Song Dance Sky Light - original cast
Jose Limon Dance Company, City Center Theater season, New York, 1980.
Works performed:
Choreographic Offering Missa Brevis
Houston Grand Opera Dance Captain/Dancer, Candide, Hal Prince, Director; Harry Silverstein. Choreographer: Patricia Birch, 1983.
Williams Dance Company Artistic Director. Founded, directed, choreographed and composed for my own company. Houston, Dallas and Austin, TX. 1983-84.
Williams - 14
Teaching
University of Texas at Austin. Department of Theatre and Dance Teaching: Extreme Creativity (undergraduate university-wide Signature Course) Contemporary Dance (all levels) Ballet Pedagogy Managing the Arts Improvisation/Composition I, II Choreography I, II Projects in Dance Performance and Repertory/ artistic director of Dance Repertory Theatre Dance for the Camera Dance in Academia I, II (graduate)
Texas Christian University Guest artist in residence, 1991-1992, Teaching contemporary dance, choreography.
Southern Methodist University Adjunct Faculty, Teaching graduate seminar in arts management, 1985-1986.
U.S. Performing Arts Camp. Coordinated and taught (Improvisation, Dance for Musical Theatre) for an annual 8-day high school camp (approximately 60 students annually) hosted by the University of Texas Department of Theatre and Dance in conjunction with the USPAC national organization. This program was an important recruiting tool for the Department and raised $10,000 annually for the Department. 2005 to 2009
Guest Artist/ Teaching Residencies (not previously mentioned)
Mark Morris Dance School, Brooklyn, NY. Guest faculty. 2001.
Centenary College, Shreveport, LA. Teaching 2-week choreographic residency. Jan. 1997.
Texas Woman's University, Advanced Modern Technique, Improvisation, Understanding the Arts. 1992-93.
Texas Christian University, Guest Artist in Residence: Modern Technique, Composition, Repertory. Fall 1991.
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, with Mark Morris Dance Group, Repertory and Choreography. 1989, 1990.
Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts, Twentieth Century Concepts in Dance (graduate), Survey of Dance History (undergraduate). 1986-87.
Williams - 15
Texas Woman's University, Distinguished Guest Lecturer: Modern Dance, Improvisation workshop, 1985.
Governor's School for the Arts, Modern Technique at Furman University, Greenville, SC. summer 1985, 1986, 1991.
University of Texas/Austin: Modern Technique, Repertory, Guest artist. 1984.
Publications/Presentations
The New York Times
Students Take a Turn With the Classics, an examination of the National College Choreography Initiative (NCCI), funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and administered by Dance/USA. 7/28/02.
Staying Afoot Amid Upheaval, preview of NY premiere of Fort Worth/Dallas Ballet at the Joyce Theater in New York. Story of a company in artistic transition, making its NY debut; interviews with executive director David Mallette, interim artistic director Bruce Marks and board members. 5/20/01.
The Dallas Morning News
Firebird Heats up Houston, preview of Houston Ballet's premiere production of Firebird; interview with Canadian choreographer James Kudelka. 2/27/01.
Vaulting into the limelight, preview of AEROS. 2/16/01.
Jose Greco dies at 82, interviewed leading flamenco dance figures. 1/4/01.
Hot Steps, cover story about Forever Tango show, interview with Argentinian Luis Bravo, artistic director. 11/10/00.
True West, performance review of Dallas/Fort Worth Ballet. 11/4/00.
In Step with an outlaw, performance preview of Dallas/Fort Worth Ballet. 11/3/00.
Premiere finale, performance preview of The Bruce Wood Dance Company, interview with Bruce Wood, artistic director. 10/20/00.
Diavolo has devilish ways with dance, preview of Diavolo, dateline Northridge, California, interview with company members, artistic director and observation of company rehearsal, in California. 10/13/00.
Freedom of Choice, performance preview of Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Williams - 16
interview with Ann Williams, Dallas Black Dance Theatre artistic director. 10/13/00.
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, performance preview. 10/6/00.
Ballet with bite, cover story about the Dallas/Fort Worth Ballet. interview with artistic director Ben Stevenson. 10/6/00.
Austin American-Statesman (selections)
As Martha Graham Envisioned, preview of the newly-revived Martha Graham Dance Company performance. 3/1/05.
Choreographer Deborah Hay’s ‘Match’ Lighting Up Stage, preview of Austin premiere of new Deborah Hay work at The Offcenter. 1/05.
Rhythms of Chinatown dance across State Theater stage, preview of New York-based H.T.Chen & Dancers performances at the State Theater. 9/5/04.
You, too, could be tapping into your inner Fred Astaire, Sunday feature on a local ballroom dance festival. 4/24/04.
Julio Bocca creates ballet with a tango twist, feature/interview with Ballet Argentino artistic director Julio Bocca, while he was in Spain. 3/25/04.
Home audience nurtures San Francisco troupe, preview on the ODC/San Francisco company, 3/14/04.
Asphalt' fuses words, dance, songs to carve daring niche, performance review of New York choreographer Jane Comfort's newest work. 2/27/01.
Dance gives gymnastics show a twist, preview of AEROS, Interviews with artistic directors David Parsons, Daniel Ezralow. 2/13/01.
Have contributed dance articles to Ultra Magazine, The Denver Post, The Louisville Courier-Journal.
Scholarly Publications
Two Millennia of Salome: The Bible’s Dancer in the 20th Century, Proceedings of the Dancing in the Millennium conference, Washington D.C. 2000.
Williams - 17
Children Dancing into the Millennium: Striving for dance in American elementary education and the Hope for Goals 2000, Proceedings of the Dance and the Child International conference, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 2000.
Salome. Journal of the International Council on Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1999.
Conferences/Lectures
The Future Enters Into Us: Art in the Future, Interdisciplinary panel, University of Texas Honors Colloquium, with Professor Louise Harpman (Architecture) and Professor David Shields (Art and Art History). 2005.
The Ecstasy of the Dance: An Unspoken Language. Lecture for the Odyssey Series, as part of the University of Texas Continuing & Extended Education. 2004.
Two Millennia of Salome: The Bible’s Dancer in the 20th Century, lecture at the Dancing in the Millennium conference, Washington D.C. 2000.
Children Dancing into the Millennium: Striving for dance in American elementary education and the Hope for Goals 2000, lecture at the Dance and the Child International conference, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 2000.
Other Publications
Dallas Dance News, the quarterly publication of the Dallas Dance Council. Editor, 1990-94.
The Hidden City: Oak Cliff, Texas, Elmwood Press, co-author with Bill Minutaglio. Comprehensive history of the Dallas neighborhood that guided the social and political growth of Dallas, Texas. 1990.
Dancing: A Guide for the Dancer You Can Be, by Ellen Jacob, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. Research Assistant. 1978.
Awards/Panels
National Panel Service
Cornerstone Research Grant, Florida State University. Invited to review individual application for funding. 2008. Williams - 18
Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, Dance panelist. Baltimore, MD. 2006.
Dance/USA American Masterpieces: Dance – College Component, Washington D.C., Grant panelist for a program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. 2006.
National Endowment for the Arts. Served on the Access to Artistic Excellence panel in Washington D.C., reviewing nearly 100 national grant applications in a 3-day session in service of the NEA. 2004.
Awards
Big XII Faculty Fellowship for research at West Virginia University, Fall 2013.
Fulbright Senior Specialist roster, !"#$%&'()"*(+$,-*$.,&"$.'(/0%1.$2-(")(3%1"'.*45( 6.41&$2,"$(78!8(9::;8(<*-=.*&$2()"*(.(*-4&>-$%?(.,(,1-(Taideakatemia Turun (Arts Academy, Turku) Finland in Spring 2011.
Ducloux College of Fine Arts Fellowship, $5,000 award to support creation of a dance-for- film project. University of Texas at Austin. 2005.
Dean’s Fine Arts Research Fellowship, $2,000 award to support performances of Bolero at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin. 2003.
One of 11 American choreographers invited to show work in the Rencontres Choregraphiques Internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis 2002/Austin Platform. New work Hell and Heaven performed in in McCullough Theatre. 2002.
Kitty Winter Magee award for Most Distinguished Alumnae, from Texas Woman's University Program in Dance, Health Studies and Kinesiology. 2002.
College of Fine Arts Summer Research Grant, 2001, to support TX: Dances by Holly Williams at the Merce Cunningham Studio in New York. 2001.
Special Research Grant, Vice President for Research, University of Texas, to support TX: Dances by Holly Williams at the Merce Cunningham Studio in New York. 2001.
University of Texas Faculty Travel Grants: 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998.
FastTex Grant, for web course development for Managing the Arts course. 2000.
Special Summer Research Award, College of Fine Arts, UT. 2000.
Special Research Grant from the Vice President for Research, University of Texas. 2000.
Summer Research Grant from the College of Fine Arts, $8,000. University of Texas at Austin. 1999.
Williams - 19
Summer Research Assignment, Office of the Vice President, University of Texas at Austin. 1998.
Summer Research Grant, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin, 1998.
Nominated for the CalArts/Alpert Award in Dance ($50,000). 1995.
Additional Service
Senior Associate Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance, UT Austin 2006 to 2009.
Committees at the University of Texas: College of Fine Arts Tenure and Promotion Committee 2012-2014 Directing Search Committee 2011-2012 Executive Committee, 2009 to present School Structure Committee, 2012 University Calendar Committee (2007 - 2010) Season Selection Committee (Chair, 2006-2010) Dance Search Committee (2001) Languages of the Stage Task Force (1995) Undergraduate Admissions Committee (2004-2005, 2005-2006)
Head, MFA/Dance Program, University of Texas at Austin. Oversee recruitment, curriculum planning, course scheduling, advising, mentoring of graduate MFA/Dance students. 2003- 2012
Head, Dance Program, University of Texas at Austin. Oversee recruitment, curriculum planning, course scheduling, advising, guest artists, mentoring of students and faculty for BFA/Dance and BA/Theatre and Dance (Dance Concentration) program. 2001-2007, 20011- present
Board of Directors:
President, National Board of Directors of the American College Dance Festival Association, 2009-2013. Will serve as Past President 2013-2014. Have been on the Executive Board since 2005. ACDFA has 360 institutional members throughout the 10 regions in United States and is the largest organization serving dance in higher education in the United States.
Council of Dance Administrators, since 2004. Have served as Vice President. This is an organization of 25 invited dance program leaders that meet annually to discuss issues of dance in higher education, including curriculum, faculty salaries, program development and student/teaching issues.
Williams - 20
Dance Critics Association, 2002-2007. This is a national membership organization that serves the field of dance critics and writers.
Executive Board of the Dallas Dance Council 1992-94.
Coordinator for the 2002 and 2006 American College Dance Festival South Central Region conferences, held at the University of Texas at Austin. These conferences each included more than 500 participants from 35 registered universities and each involved two years of planning. Budget per conference: $50,000.
Administration
2009-2010 : Interim Chair
• Managing Department budget ($4 million) • Overseeing University mandated 10% budget cuts and other emergency budget restrictions • Overseeing tenured/tenure track, lecturer and adjunct faculty (44) • External Relations and Development, including university-wide Capital Campaign, summer programs • Recruitment, curriculum, funding of departmental undergraduate and graduate programs • Course Scheduling oversight for all programs • Annual production season • Staff (10) • Faculty hiring, tenure and promotion • Alumni relations, including multiple trips to New York, Los Angeles • Ongoing communication with College of Fine Arts Dean and Chairs/Directors • Accreditation (SACS - Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, National Association of Schools of Dance, University/Resident Theatre Association) • University and community relations at all levels
I also served as a panelist for the Keene literary prize (University of Texas)
During my service as Interim Chair, an unprecedented number of faculty awards were granted, including: Regents Teaching Awards (2 faculty) University Co-Op Fine Arts Award