CURRICULUM VITAE, ARNOULT 1 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 CURRICULUM VITAE, ARNOULT 2 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. CURRICULUM VITAE, ARNOULT 3 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 ​ CURRICULUM VITAE, ARNOULT 4 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