JUMATATU POE choreographer • performer • artist • educator co-Director of idiosynCrazy productions Assistant Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College 1108 S. 47th St., apt D1 • Philadelphia, PA 19143 • (215) 868-7690 • [email protected] http://idiosynCrazy.org/ http://jumatatu.org/ EDUCATION 2007 MFA Degree in Dance, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 2004 BA Degree in English Literature, Minor in Black Studies, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA Additional Dance and Choreography Training 2010-present Teacher Training with Irene Dowd. Annual seven-day, invited workshop for dance instructors in somatic practices utilizing proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation patterns (once each year, except 2013). 2009 – present Independent Training in J-Sette Performance. With Donte Beacham and LaKendrick Davis (Jackson, MS) 2011 – present Pole Dance Training. At Pole Haus (Philadelphia), Master J’s Studio (Philadelphia), Body&Pole (NYC) and PoleDanceNRW (Düsseldorf, Germany) 2015 – present African Dance classes with Cachet Ivey (Philadelphia, PA) 2016 Salsa and Casino de Rueda classes at Wokcano and Rueda in the Park, respectively (Santa Monica, CA) 2016 Continuum Movement weekly classes with Ellen Cohen (Ardmore, PA) 2013 - 2016 Classes with David Zambrano. Classes in Flying Low Technique for dance professionals at Danscentrum Jette (Brussels, Belgium), ImPulsTanz festival (Vienna, Austria), and Mascher Space Co-Op (Philadelphia) 2013 – 2015 ImPulsTanz. Workshops with Ziya Azazi (Dervish in Progress), Tommy de Frantz and Keith Hennessy (Get B(l)ack: Black Aesthetics and Contemporary Dance), Frey Faust (The Axis Syllabus and Elastic Recoil Potentials), Damien Jalet (Centrifugal Empowerment), German Jauregui (Advanced Tools for Partnering), Karine Label and Angela Vadori (Vodou Goes East: Challenging European Contemporary Dance), David Zambrano (Flying Low Technique), Karine Label (Afro-Haitian Dance, also a class demonstrator), Simon Mayer (Schuhplatteln – Austrian Folk Dance) 2013 Winter MELT Series, NYC, NY. Classes with Miguel Gutierrez and Chris Aiken at Movement Research 2012 Winter MELT Series, NYC, NY. Classes with Juliette Mapp, Irene Dowd, Trajal Harrell at Movement Research 2011 Jasmin Vardimon Company (Contemporary Dance) and Donte Beacham (JSette) taught workshops in composition and movement technique (for idiosynCrazy productions) 2011 Attakkalari: Contemporary Indian Dance workshop with Jayachandran Palazhy from Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, based in Bangalore 2009 – 2011 Contemporary Dance technique intensives with Peggy Baker and Ty Boomershine (organized through the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through Dance Advance) 2010 - 2011 Cranio-Sacral Workshops with Mark Taylor. Completed two four-day private workshops with Mark Taylor, organized through Merián Soto/Performance Practice. 2010 Winter MELT Series. NYC, NY. Classes with Irene Dowd, Vicky Shick, and Donna Uchizono at Movement Research 2010 The Primitive Voice, workshop on voice with Jean-Rene Toussaint 2009 One Body, One Career. Amsterdam, Netherlands with Anoukvandijk Dance Company 2008 – 2009 Buster Adams, salsa dance instruction and apprenticeship. Philadelphia, PA 2004 – 2007 Philadanco Training Program: Philadelphia, PA Modern Dance (Dunham, Graham, and Horton) and Ballet under instructors Milton Myers, Pat Thomas, and Delores Brown; also studied with Ron Brown, Rennie Harris, and Christopher Huggins in the summer portion of the program 2005 Illadelph Legends Festival: Philadelphia, PA Hip-Hop dance with Rennie Harris, Pop Master Fabel, Buddha Stretch, Tweetie, Rocafella, Mr. Wiggles, King Uprock, and Greg Campbell Lock, Jr. 2005 Jacob’s Pillow Cultural Traditions Program: Becket, MA Hip-Hop dance under Rennie Harris, Pop Master Fabel, Buddha Stretch, Tweetie, B-Girl Mega, Traci Bartlow 2002 – 2004 Swarthmore College Department of Music and Dance Contemporary and Traditional African Dance techniques with C. Kemal Nance AWARDS, HONORS, and APPOINTMENTS 2016 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA. Creative residency. 2016 Umfundalai Professional Teacher certification in instruction of contemporary African dance 2015 Swarthmore College Cooper Foundation Presentation Award. Funding to bring Ziya Azazi, nora chipaumire, and David Zambrano to Swarthmore College and Philadelphia for a three-week residency of performances, conversations and workshops. 2015 boo-koo, Gibney Dance, NYC. Space and community giveback grant. 2014 - present Dancing for Justice (Philadelphia) steering committee member; DFJ Philadelphia, spearheaded by Lela Aisha-Jones, is an arts/activism junction connected to the Movement for Black Lives 2013 Tanzrecherche NRW Scholarship and Residency, Neuss, Germany. Residency and scholarship in support of new dance research on contemporary experiments inspired by J-Sette. 2013 Cultural Ambassador through New York Live Arts’ Suitcase Fund, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Attended the first Ouagadougou International Danse Festival in order to help New York Live Arts identify possible future partners of their Suitcase Fund program. January 2013. 2012 – 13 Studio Series at New York Live Arts Residency in support of QuHeroics, a collaborative project with dance artist, Jesse Zaritt; Philadelphia, PA 2012 Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Tour Award. Funding to present Kyle Abraham and Company at Swarthmore College. Funding shared with Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and Dance Place (Washington, D.C.) 2012 Swarthmore College Cooper Foundation Presentation Award. Funding to bring Kyle Abraham and Company to Swarthmore College for a one-week residency of performances, conversations, and workshops. 2012 Pew Fellowship in the Arts recipient Philadelphia, PA 2011 Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through Dance Advance Grant for work on Private Places project 2011 – 13 Community Education Center Resident Artist Philadelphia, PA 2011 Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through Dance Advance Grant for work on The Flight Attendants project 2011 Philadelphia Dance Projects’ SCUBA Touring Initiative (idiosynCrazy productions for Flight Attendants), Philadelphia, PA 2010-11 Live Arts LAB Residency Fellow, through Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, Philadelphia, PA; mentorships under Simon Dove, Tere O’Connor, Patricia Hoffbauer, George Sanchez 2010 Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through Dance Advance Grant for work on FLATLAND 2010 project 2009 Ellen Forman Award from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 2008 – 2009 Susan Hess Choreographers’ Project, including professional development workshops with Lucinda Childs and Simon Dove, Philadelphia, PA 2008 Swarthmore Project Grantee, Swarthmore, PA 2008 New Edge Mix Artist (granted by the Community Education Center to chosen emerging artists in the area), Philadelphia, PA 2007 Transformation Award from Temple University Dance Department, Philadelphia, PA 2006 – 2007 Temple University Graduate Assistantship, Philadelphia, PA 2006 Diamond Screen Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA (presented a dance film entitled ReVerse) 2004 – 2006 Philadanco Training Program Scholarship Recipient, Philadelphia, PA 2005 Jacob’s Pillow Cultural Traditions Program Full Scholarship Recipient, Becket, MA 2004 Philadelphia City Paper Fringe Pick honor for Escape (choreographed collaboratively with other Green Chair Dance Company members), Philadelphia, PA 2004 Halley Jo Stein Award (Swarthmore College) for Outstanding Contributions to Dance, Swarthmore, PA SELECT CHOREOGRAPHY PRESENTATIONS 2017 Let ‘im Move You: This Is a Success and Let ‘im Move You: A Study. Part of Endless Shout exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. (January) 2016 Pfff! Featured performer in the Impermanent Society of Philadelphia’s 2016 Free Form Festival, a festival of freely improvised sound and movement. Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia. 2016 Let ‘im Move You: This Is a Success. Queer New York International Arts Festival, NYC. 2016 Let ‘im Move You: This Is a Success and Let ‘im Move You: A Study. Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA. 2016 Let ‘im Move You: Intervention. Street intervention performance at three separate locations: 52nd Street & Baltimore Avenue, 5th & Luzerne Streets, and Germantown Avenue & Haines Street. Philadelphia 2016 Let ‘im Move You: This Is a Success. Movement Research Festival Spring 2016, NYC 2016 Let ‘im Move You: This Is a Success. La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival, NYC 2016 Rhythm and Race. Presentation of Let ‘im Move You: This Is a Success and Salt in a show of assorted works produced by idiosynCrazy productions. Mascher Space Co-op, Philadelphia 2015 More Mutable Than You. Gibney Dance Center, NYC. 2015 Salt (idiosynCrazy productions). Movement Research at Judson Church, NYC. Movement Research Spring Festival, NYC. Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance, NYC. 2015 Android Tears (idiosynCrazy productions). Move Think Dance Fest, Philadelphia. 2014 Dancing for Justice. Choreography to accompany protest march (Dec 2014). Philadelphia, PA 2014 More Mutable Than You with Jesse Zaritt. Dance It Out. Aux Performance Space, Philadelphia, PA. 2014 Android Tears (idiosynCrazy productions). JACK, Brooklyn, New York. 2014 Android Tears (idiosynCrazy productions). Open Mondays. Volksroom Brussels, Belgium. 2014 Android Tears (idiosynCrazy productions). AUX Performance Space, Philadelphia, PA. 2014 More Mutable Than You with Jesse Zaritt. Moving Men Series. Dixon Place, New York, NY. 2014 Showing of Untitled Solo Project in a shared show with Jesse Zaritt. Barychnikov Arts Center. New York, NY 2013 Showing of ‘Experimentations