Curriculum Vitae James R. Sandifer March 09, 2020 General Information University address: School of Dance College of Fine Arts Montgomery 0202 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2120 Phone: (850) 644-1024; Fax: (850) 644-1277 E-mail address: [email protected] Professional Preparation 1982 B.F.A., University Of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS. Major: Theater: Design and Production. Professional Experience 2019–present Associate Chair, Professor, School of Dance, Florida State University. Responsible for oversight of School of Dance productions, budgeting and calendar. 2016–2019 Director of Production, Professor, School of Dance, Florida State University. Responsible for the oversight of School of Dance productions and calendar. 2015–2016 Associate Chair, Professor, School of Dance, Florida State University. Responsible for oversight of School of Dance productions, budgeting and calendar. 2009–2015 Co-Chair, Professor, School of Dance, Florida State University. Responsible for the shared operation and direction of the School of Dance and its programs. The School's limited access degree programs have approximately ninety-five undergraduate and thirty graduate students enrolled, with a faculty of seventeen and a staff of ten. The school also services approximately 400 non-major dance students per semester. I was principally responsible for creation and supervision of budget and personnel, calendar, productions and facilities. The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography, the only dance research center of its kind, once directed by Jennifer Calienes and now Vita for James R. Sandifer by Carla Maxwell, is a part of the School of Dance and under the governance of the Co-Chairs. 2007–2009 Co-Chair, Associate Professor, School of Dance, Florida State University. Responsible for shared operation and direction of the school and its programs. Please see the information above. 2006–2007 Interim Co-Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Dance, Florida State University. Responsible for shared operation and direction of the department and its programs. Please see the information above. 2003–2006 Associate Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Dance, Florida State University. Responsible for departmental production scheduling, and supervision of all productions, facilities and production personnel. 2001–2003 Associate Professor, Department of Dance, Florida State University. Responsible for departmental production scheduling, and supervision of all productions, facilities and production personnel. 1995–2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Dance, Florida State University. Responsible for departmental production scheduling, and supervision of all productions, facilities and production personnel. 1986–1995 Fine Arts Production Specialist (Production Manager) - USPS (staff), Department of Dance, Florida State University. Responsible for departmental scheduling, and supervision of all productions, facilities and production personnel. 1984–1986 Production Manager, Seaside Music Theater, Daytona Beach, FL. Production management for eight to nine shows each season. 1982–1984 Production Manager, Ballet Mississippi, Jackson, MS. Production management and lighting design for home and tour seasons. 1982–1983 Production Assistant, The International Ballet Competition IV, Jackson, MS. Current Membership in Professional Organizations American College Dance Association (Board and Lifetime memberships) Member of United Scenic Artists – Lighting Design Page 2 Vita for James R. Sandifer Teaching Courses Taught Production and Stage Management for Dance (DAN4501) Production and Stage Management For Dance (DAN5507) Stage Management (DAN5930) Directed Individual Study (DAN 5906) Lighting Design Portfolio (DAN 4905) Dance Production (DAN3504) Dance Theatre Laboratory (DAN3584) Visual Design for Choreography (DAN5508) Dance Lighting I (DAN 4905) Graduate Dance Lighting III (DAN 5905) Dance Lighting I (DAN 4905) Lighting Design Portfolio (DAN 4905) Graduate Dance Lighting (DAN 5905) Dance Internship (DAN4910) Introduction to Design (DAN2500) Dance Ensemble (DAA 3952) Graduate Concert Supervision (DAN 5972) Graduate Dance Lighting III (DAN5905) Graduate Dance Lighting (DAN 5905) Dance Ensemble (DAA3684) Dance Ensemble (DAA4685) Dance Performance (DAA3695) Special Dance Performance (DAA2681) Dance Ensemble (DAA1680) Dance Ensemble (DAA5688) Special Topics in Dance (DAN4935) Master's Committee Chair Schindler, M., graduate. (2013). Master's Committee Member Lee, A., graduate. (2017). Melvin, P., graduate. (2013). Calderon, K., graduate. (2012). Hunter, R., graduate. (2012). Saluke, E., graduate. (2012). Slone, L., graduate. (2012). Page 3 Vita for James R. Sandifer Kimble, D., graduate. (2011). Santiago, J., graduate. (2011). Brown, A. S., graduate. (2010). Brown, K. O., graduate. (2010). Cahill, D. R., graduate. (2010). Hannah, A. D., graduate. (2010). Manry, S. E., graduate. (2010). O'Toole, J. A., graduate. (2010). Zubal, S. T., graduate. (2010). Montero, H., graduate. (2008). Johnnie, M., graduate. (2007). Wessel, K., graduate. (2007). Visco, M., graduate. (2006). Vick, L., student. WASHING OF CLASSICAL BALLET: A CHOREOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION OF DISTURBED STILLNESS AND THE OCEAN'S CONTROL. Close, B., student. Page 4 Vita for James R. Sandifer Research and Original Creative Work About the companies: Suzanne Farrell Ballet: I was employed by the Kennedy Center to design lighting for a majority of the dances in the repertory of the Kennedy Center's resident dance company, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet. The Artistic Director, Suzanne Farrell, is one of the prima ballet artists of the twentieth century. Urban Bush Women: The Brooklyn based dance company, Urban Bush Women, has been presented worldwide and includes among its honors a 1992 Bessie; the 1994 Capezio Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance; and 1998 and 2004 Doris Duke Awards for New Work from the American Dance Festival. For more information, please visit http://www.urbanbushwomen.org/. Compagnie Jant-Bi has been acclaimed for its dynamic performances around the world. Germaine Acogny, called the mother of contemporary dance in Africa, is a winner of the 2007 Bessie award for choreography and is the Director and founder of Compagnie Jant-Bi and L'Ecoles des Sables International Dance Center in Toubab Dialaw, Senegal. For more information, please visit http://www.jant-bi-acogny.com. Seaside Music Theater: Seaside Music Theater mounted eight fully envisioned productions each year. Almost all of the productions were musicals or operas with full orchestra. SMT had a permanent staff of twenty but was home to a company of up to 200 during the summer seasons. This number included union performers, directors, designers and musicians from around the world as well as burgeoning talent from across the country. An average of 48,000 audience members passed through the doors of SMT each year. In May of 2008, after thirty-two years, SMT was forced to close due to financial difficulties. I was the Lighting Designer for the productions listed from 1984 to 2007. In addition, I designed the repertory light plot (the basic layout of equipment, for all productions) for every summer season since 1984, with the exception of the 2002 summer season. Directors of each production are listed. Lester Malizia was not only a Director but was also the Artistic Director of the company. Ballet Mississippi was a professional classical ballet company based in Jackson, Mississippi until the early 1990's. Presentations Nonrefereed Presentations at Conferences Sandifer, J. R. (presented 2017, March). Dance Lighting. Presentation at Southeastern Conference, American College Dance Festival Association, University of South Florida. (Regional) Sandifer, J. R. (presented 2015, March). Cueing Dance. Presentation at Southeastern Conference, American College Dance Festival Association, Georgia Southern University, Milledgeville, GA. (Regional) Sandifer, J. R. (presented 2012, April). Dance Lighting. Presentation at Southeastern Conference, American College Dance Festival Association, Darton College, Albany, GA. (Regional) Attaway, L., & Sandifer, J. R. (presented 2011, September). Music Licensing. Presentation at the annual conference, National Association of Schools of Dance, St. Petersburg, FL. (National) Page 5 Vita for James R. Sandifer Petry, S. V. P., Parker, C., & Sandifer, J. R. (presented 2008, September). Forum: Graduate and Research Issues. Presentation at the annual conference, National Association of Schools of Dance, Minneapolis, MN. (National) Archbold, A., & Sandifer, J. R. (presented 2001, March). Negotiating the Lighting Contract. Presentation at the annual conference, United States Institute for Theatre Technology, New Orleans, LA. (National) Murphy, M., & Sandifer, J. R. (presented 1998, March). Presentation of Work by Regional Designers. Presentation at Southeastern Theatre Conference, Design South Lighting Design Committee, Miami, FL. (Regional) Archbold, A., & Sandifer, J. R. (presented 1998, March). Questions We Should Have Asked. Presentation at the annual conference, United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Long Beach, CA. (National) Murphy, M., & Sandifer, J. R. (presented 1997, March). Electronic Portfolios. Presentation at Southeastern Theatre Conference, Design South Lighting Design Committee, Birmingham, AL. (Regional) Performances Invited Production and Design Sandifer, J. (Lighting Design). (contract). Twelfth Night [Play]. [Origination of the work by William Shakespeare].