Edisa Weeks Work: Home: Assistant Professor in Dance 309 Halsey St. Department of Drama, Theatre & Dance Brooklyn, NY 11216 Queens College (917) 714-1293 (718) 997-3068 www.deliriousdances.com [email protected] www.delirioushairdesigns.com EDUCATION M.F.A Choreography, May 2005, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts Alberto Vilar Performing Arts Fellow B.A. Independent Study, Non-Western Performance Studies, May 1987, Brown University DANCE TRAINING Anatomy: Irene Dowd, Lynn Martin Ballet: Zvi Gotheiner, Tina Bernal, Simon Dow, Maggie Black, Celia Marino, Jim Sutton Ballroom (salsa, swing): Sandra Cameron Dance Center, Pierre Dulaine Barteneiff: Bill Evans, Don Halquist Choreography: Phyllis Lamhut, Susan Marshall Contact Improvisation and Partnering: Kirsti Simpson, Curt Hayworth, Steve Koester Graham: Susan McGuire, Denise Jefferson, Penny Frank Horton: Ana-Marie Forsythe, Milton Myers, Ray Tadio Limon: Alan Danielson, Risa Steinberg Modern Jazz: Kevin Wynn, Max Stone, Jana Hicks, Joy Kellman Pedagogy: Bill Evans TEACHING EXPERIENCE FULL TIME / ADJUNCT Assistant Professor, Dept. Drama Theatre & Dance, Queens College, Fall 2010 - current Lecturer, Dance Program, Princeton University (NJ), Fall 2006 – Fall 2010 Adjunct, Dance Program, Bard College (NY), Fall 2001 – 2002 VISITING GUEST ARTIST Theater Arts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA), Spring 2006 Dept. of Dance, Brigham Young University (UT), Fall 2005 Dept. of Dance, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee (WI), Summer 2002 Dance Program, Alfred University (NY), January 2001 Dance Program, Emory University (GA), January 2000 Edisa Weeks CV 2 TEACHING ARTIST New York University – Collaboratory – Taught movement workshop, May 25, 2015 HB Studio Acting Intensive (NY) – daily movement class, Summer 2013, Summer 2014 Dept. of Dance, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MI) – modern, Choreo., June 28 – July 7, 2013 Dept. of Dance, Mullenberg College, (PA) – partnering workshop, modern, April 2, 3, 2013 New York University, Special Programs Dance Minor - composition March 12, 2013 Summerstages Dance Festival (MA) – Choreograph new work, Summer 2000, 2002, 2004, 2011 Prodanza Italia (Italy) – modern, composition, Summer 2002, Summer 2010 Sch. of Classical and Contemporary Dance, Texas Christian Univ.(TX), Choreo, Sept. 2008 St Ann’s High School (NY) – composition, Fall 1997 – 2003 Alvin Ailey School (NY), Partnering workshop, Choreo. Fall 1995 – 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008 Orchestra of St. Lukes in New York City Public Schools, teaching artist, Fall 1999 – 2001 Arts Connection in New York City Public Schools – lec/demo, teaching artist, Fall 1993 – 2000 QUEENS COLLEGE COURSES TAUGHT Dance 150: Introduction to Dance (F11) Dance 160: Beginning Modern Technique (F13, S14, F14, F15, S16) Dance 173: Beginning Choreography and Improvisation (F10, F11, S16) Dance 257: Principles of Teaching Dance (S15) Dance 260: Intermediate Modern Technique (F10, S12, F12, F13, S14, S15) Dance 273: Intermediate Choreography (F15) Dance 275: Student Choreography Showcase – Dancers (S10, S11, S12, S13, S14) Dance 360: Intermediate/Advanced Modern Technique (S11, S13, F14) Dance 375: Student Choreography Showcase - Choreographers (S10, S11, S12, S13, S14) Dance 380: Faculty Dance Concert (F13, F14, F15) Dance 381: Collaborative Workshop in Theater and Dance (S16) PERFORMANCE ENGAGEMENTS 2011 - current Choreographer/Performer, Manufacturing Consent – excerpt. Choreographers-In-Residence Showcase, Center for Arts and Culture, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Brooklyn, NY. May 14, 2016. Choreographer/Performer, Three Rites: Happiness – excerpt. Movement Research Gala Benefit. Judson Church, NYC. April 11, 2016. Choreographer/Performer, Manufacturing Consent – excerpt. The Field Gala, Dixon Place, NY. April 10, 2016. Choreographer/Performer, Three Rites: Liberty, a work in progress showing. Dance Wave, Brooklyn, NY. March 3, 2016. Choreographer/Performer, Three Rites: Happiness, a work in progress showing. Movement Research at Judson Church, NYC. February 22, 2016. Choreographer/Performer, Three Rites, a work in progress showing. Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY. November 8, 2015. Choreographer, Power of the Trinity a ritual play inspired by the life of Haile Selassie. Producer Showing. Triad Theater, NYC, June 14 and 15, 2015. Edisa Weeks CV 3 Performer, Provision, Provision by Jon Kinzel, La Mama, NY. May 29 – 31, 2015. Choreographer, Point of Reference, featured a performance of Manufacturing Consent by Edisa Weeks, followed by a discussion and analysis of the work by Blondell Cummings and a panel of experts from the fields of history, journalism, philosophy and law. 92 St. Y, March 27, 2015. Performer, Poor People’s TV Room by Okwui Okpokwasili. Considers the collective amnesia around women's resistance movements in Nigeria, from the Igbo Women’s War of 1929 to the recent Boko Haram kidnappings and the "save our girls" campaigns. APAP showing New York Live Arts, January 9th, 2015 Choreographer, Performance Combine, a durational performance mash-up of poetry, music, visual arts and dance, including choreography by Edisa Weeks. Coordinated by Norte Maar, Brooklyn Museum. November 1, 2014. Choreographer, Enchanted a live music and dance performance at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Enchanted was inspired by the textures, patterns and beauty of plants and flowers in four eco-systems native to New York, that are being threatened by invasive species and over development. July 23 & August 13, 2014. Performer, Muna Tseng Dance Project, a site-specific dance performance engaging with Chuck Ginnever’s sculptures Medusa and High Rise in Riverside Park at 145th St., May 17, 24, 2014. Performer, Bonobo Milkshake: Celebrating 30 years of Sally Silvers choreography at the American Dance Institute in Rockville, MD on October 18 and 19, 2013. Performer, A Surprise Everytime, concept by Sally Silvers, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY September 28, 29, 2013. Choreographer, Delirious Dances performed at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY, August 17, 2013 Choreographer, Delirious Dances performed at The Brooklyn Botanic Garden for their Spring Gala on June 13, 2013. Prof. Meghan Healey designed the costumes. Performer, 3 Chants Modern, (film) by Andrea Greyer, Museum of Modern Art, NYC, March 2013. One of six dancers featured in the film 3 Chants Modern by Andrea Geyer with choreography by Niv Acosta. The movie was filmed in February and March at the Museum of Modern Art in the 4th and 5th floor art galleries. 3 Chants Modern was screened at the Images Festival (April 11 – 20, 2013) in Toronto, Canada, where it received the OCADU Off Screen Award, which honors the strongest new international installation or new media work in the festival. Performer, Bonobo Milkshake: Celebrating 30 years of Sally Silvers choreography. Roulette, Brooklyn, NY, Nov. 28 – Dec. 1, 2012. Performer/Choreographer, Cage on Vinyl on Marley. “A durational dance performance featuring many of the great dance luminaries dancing to Cage music on vinyl records.” National Academy Museum, Oct 27, 2012. 11am-6pm. Organized by Norte Maar. Edisa Weeks CV 4 Choreographer, To Begin The World Over Again, an interactive, evening-length live music and dance performance inspired by the writings of Thomas Paine. Irondale Center, Brooklyn, NY. Sept. 27 – Oct. 6, 2012. Performer/Collaborator/Improviser, Human River Occupation at Zuccotti Park. Structured improvisations organized with Andrea Haenggi. Zuccotti Park, New York City, October 16, November 5, 2011 Performer, A Prize Every Time: Concept by Sally Silvers Roulette, Brooklyn, NY, October 14, 15, 2011 Choreographer, Manufacturing Consent performed by 33 dancers at Summerstages Dance Festival, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA, July 30, 2011 Choreographer, Erupting Light (Work in Progress), performed by 13 dancers at Summerstages Dance Festival. Performance Studio, Concord Academy, Concord, MA, July 29, 2011 Choreographer, Manufacturing Consent, 6 dancers Thelma Hill Performing Art Center at Kumble Theater, Brooklyn, NY, June 20,, 2011 CHOREOGRAPHIC COMMISSIONS 2010 - current 2013 Dracula by Ensemble for the Romantic Century. Choreographed two dances for the production, which was performed on February 22, 2013 at Symphony Space in The Leonard Nimoy Theater, NY. Ann-Arbor Dance Company commission to choreograph Crossing Time, a site-specific work at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History. It was performed on June 7 and 8, 2013 and sSeptember 12, 2013. 2011 Erupting Light Summerstages Dance Festival, Concord Academy, MA, July 29, 2011 2010 Evolve Dance Company, Work-shopped Manufacturing Consent. Tarrytown, New York, October – November 2010 We Are Slowly But Surely Achieving our Objective Marshall Performing Arts Center, University of Minnesota, Duluth. Feb. 11 – 14, 2010 DANCE COMPANY ENGAGEMENTS DELIRIOUS Dances, Artistic Director and Choreographer, 2003 – current Jon Kinzel, Performer 2015 Muna Tseng, Performer 2014 Sally Silvers, Performer, 2004, 2012, 2013 Reggie Wilson’s Fist and Heel Performance Group, Performer, 1992 – 1995, 2006 – 2008 Kevin Wynn Collection, Performer, 2000 - 2003 Spencer/Colton Dance, Performer, 2001, 2002 Avila/Weeks Dance, Co-Artistic Director and Choreographer, 1991 - 2001 Jane Comfort & Company, Performer, 1993 - 1998 Annie-B Parson’s BIG DANCE THEATER, Performer, 1992 – 1997, 2005 Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co, Performer, Last Supper.... 1990, Mother of 3 Sons 1992 Dance Brazil, Performer, 1990 – 1991 Edisa Weeks CV 5 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT