Curriculum Vitae Tina M. Curran Clinical Assistant Professor in Dance and Dance Education Department of Theatre and Dance College of Fine Arts The University of Texas at Austin Education New York University, Steinhardt School of Education - New York, NY Ph.D. in Teaching / Administration in Higher Education 2010 Dissertation: The Experience of Staging Vaslav Nijinsky’s L’Après-midi d’un Faune in a Higher Education Dance Program Southern Methodist University, Meadows School for the Arts - Dallas, TX M.F.A. in Choreographic Theory and Practice 1996 The Juilliard School - New York, NY B.F.A. in Dance 1990 Certifications ABT National Training Curriculum Certified Teacher – Level 1 New York, NY – Raymond Lucas, Franco De Vita, Susan Brooker 2014 Dance Education Laboratory Foundations Certificate New York, NY – Director, Jody Arnhold 2008 Labanotation Reconstruction Certificate, Dance Notation Bureau Extension Dallas, TX – Advisor, Odette Blum 1998 Labanotation Teacher Certification, Dance Notation Bureau Extension Texas Women’s University, Advisor, Odette Blum 1996 Language of Dance® Certification Specialist, Language of Dance Centre, UK London, UK - Director, Dr. Ann Hutchinson Guest 1995 Intermediate Labanotation, Dance Notation Bureau New York, NY - Director, Ilene Fox 1990 Extended Studies The Deborah Hay Dance Company Performance Development Workshop Austin, TX 2015 Activating Learning through the Arts Summer Institute Austin, TX 2014 Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Teacher Intensive 2011 Harrisburg, PA American Dance Legacy Institute Saratoga, NY 1999, 2005 Tina M. Curran ~ C.V. 2 Bill Evan's Teacher Institute Port Townsend, WA 2002 Laban / Bartenieff Fundamentals Foundation Course San Jose, CA - Jimmyle Listenbee, Peggy Hackney, Ed Groff 2001 Jacob’s Pillow Summer Dance Intensives 1991, 2000 Lee, MA Labanotation Teacher Course, Dance Notation Extension Bureau Denton, TX – Odette Blum 1996 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Graduate Studies in Theatre Arts and Dance 1993-94 Garth Fagan Dance Company Rochester, NY Intensive Training in Fagan Style and Technique 1992 City College - New York New York, NY Graduate Studies in Dance Research and Reconstruction Fall 1990 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND Undergraduate studies in Art History, Anthropology and Theater Spring 1985 Teaching and Administrative Positions The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Clinical Assistant Professor 2011-present Instruction – Undergraduate BFA and Graduate MFA courses in Dance and Dance Education. Undergraduate BFA Dance: Dance Pedagogy, Teaching Methods, Movement Improvisation, Ballet Technique, Project Development and Performance Repertory. Graduate: American Concert Dance Legacy: History, Value and Consequence. Co-developed and instruct Arts Integration for Multidisciplinary Connections - a university core curriculum course for Fine Arts credit. Service – Department Committee Service, Austin Independent School District Service for dance and classroom teacher professional development: Integrated Arts in K-12 education with MindPOP. State Service: Center for Educator Development in Fine Arts – Dance Cadre providing professional development for Texas certified dance educators. Administration - Program building and coordinator for BFA in Dance: Dance Studies option (Dance Education). Liaison between the College of Fine Arts and College of Education, coordination and community building with surrounding school district administrations and certified dance educators. Dance Education Laboratory – 92nd Street Y New York, NY Instructor, Curriculum Developer, Teacher Mentor 2002-present Co-instructor for year-long Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) Foundations Course with DEL Founder Jody Arnhold and with Ana Nery Fragoso 2008-2011. Curriculum developer and facilitator for professional development workshops and courses featuring Laban Movement Analysis, Language of Dance, curriculum development, dance legacy, dance making, assessment and dance literacy for certified dance specialists, teaching artists, general education teachers, higher education instructors, choreographers, movement specialists and dance students. Tina M. Curran ~ C.V. 3 Language of Dance® Center (USA) New York, NY Co-founder, Director, Certification Specialist 1997-present Responsible for administration and implementation of the mission and goals of the organization encompassing education and certification; research, development and dissemination of educational materials; and community relations and practitioner support related to the Language of Dance® approach. Administration of financial operations, educational offerings, and the marketing and sales of educational materials and publications. Organize and conduct certification and training courses, professional development workshops and Motif Symposiums nationally and internationally. New York City Department of Education New York, NY Consultant - Served on Consultant Committee for design and writing 2003-2004 of the Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts: Dance - PreK-12. Professional Development Facilitator – DELTA Team 2004-2011 Worked closely with Dance Coordinator Joan Finkelstein to co-design and co-facilitate professional development workshops for New York City Department of Education dance specialists – in partnership with professional artists and dance companies for three to five events in the academic year. Lead Designer and Facilitator for Developing Dance Literacy: Motif Notation as a Tool in November 2005 and for Dancing Dance History/ Building Dance Literacy 2008. Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen Pathfinder School Interlochen, MI Guest Faculty, Residency Artist 2000-2004 Grades 9-12: Interlochen Arts Academy – guest faculty. Teach all levels of contemporary dance technique and dance composition. Coordinated Distance Education Technology Project with University of California - Irvine Dance & Technology program. Grades K-8: Interlochen Pathfinder - residency artist, Teach 2002 Language of Dance® as an integral component of elementary Curriculum. ArtsPartners / Young Audiences of Greater Dallas Dallas, TX Director of Education for Young Audiences and ArtsPartners 1999 - 2000 Responsible for planning professional development trainings for teachers, artists and community; facilitating design and implementation of assessment for projects and program, participate in artist recruitment and mentoring and develop educational study guides for artist programs, budget management. Chair of organization sub-committees for Assessment and for Programs. Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX Full-time Lecturer in Dance: Taught studio and 1997- 1999 academic courses for undergraduate and graduate students. Courses included modern and jazz technique, dance history, composition, and Language of Dance®. Rehearsal director for works by David Parsons and Billy Siegenfeld. Staged How Long, Brethren? Adjunct: Taught studio courses for under-graduate 1996-97 students in jazz technique. Graduate Assistantship: Taught studio courses for 1994-96 under-graduate students in jazz, modern and ballet technique Tina M. Curran ~ C.V. 4 Booker T. Washington High School of the Visual and Performing Arts Dallas, TX Instructor: of studio and academic courses for dance 1996-97 majors including ballet technique, jazz technique, Elements of Performance, Labanotation, and Language of Dance. North Dakota School of the Performing Arts Grand Forks, ND Associate Director, Ballet Mistress 1993 Management of faculty and staff, public relations, booking of guests artists and programming for master classes. Co- artistic direction of gala concert. Taught all levels of ballet and modern technique. Choreography for gala performance. Parsons Dance Company New York, NY Company Manager: 1991-92 Touring with the company, costume mistress, scheduling, public relations and communication, program copy, management of tour budget, transportation, liaison between company and theater management and related administrative tasks. The Juilliard School New York, NY Administrative Assistant – Work Study 1986-90 General office duties, audition administration, and archive management. Specials Assistant to director, Muriel Topaz for annual develop master course schedule and registration protocols and procedures. Spearheaded and completed digital transfer of dance alumni records to computer database. Consulting Texas Cultural Trust in partnership with The University of Texas at Austin – College of Fine Arts. Curriculum development of Dance & Digital Media I, a year-long dance and digital media integrated course for Texas high school students as part of the Arts & Digital Media Initiative. https://www.txculturaltrust.org/programs/arts-education/ American Dance Legacy Institute. Consulting to assist with development of dance legacy and dance literacy development of “Etude Methodology”. New York, NY. January 2012. Professional Service Center for Educator Development in Fine Arts 2012- present Texas - Dance Education Professional Development Cadre Dance Notation Bureau New York, NY - Member of Professional Advisory Committee 1998- present Language of Dance® Center, Inc. United States - Member of the Board, Treasure 1997-present Language of Dance® Centre Trust London, United Kingdom - Development Advisor 1994-present International Council of Kinetography Laban Member of the Board 2005- 2011 Tina M. Curran ~ C.V. 5 92nd Street Y.M.H.A – Harkness Dance Center New York, NY - Member of Dance Committee 2005- 2009 Young Audiences of Greater Dallas Dallas, TX - Artist Representative