Teaching / mentorship
2021 - ongoing
University of Manitoba | School of Art
Assistant Professor
2017 - 2021 (2023 - current, adjunct with Graduate Studies)
York University - Toronto, Ontario
Assistant Professor | Department of Dance
Teaching Graduate Courses:
- Video Dance & Intermedial Performance,
- Initiating, Forming and Performing Choreography,
- Selected Topics in Dance Studies - 'Intersections of Dance & Visual Art'
- Interactive Stage: Explorations in Electronically Mediated Performance
Undergrad Courses:
2nd year Choreography & 3rd year Performance
EXAMPLES OF PAST ACTIVITES:
2019 Video Pool Media Arts Center - June 29, 2019
4hr Motion Capture With Ease Workshop (Winnipeg, Mb)
2016 - 2017 MAWA - Mentoring Artists For Women's Art Mentor in the Foundation Mentorship Program
2016 SAW Video / Canada Dance Festival - June 11, 2016
4hr Interactive Video & Performance Master Class (Ottawa, Ontario)
2016 Plug In ICA - Education Program -
Led performance workshops as part of three concurrent exhibitions
"Further Than I Can Throw A Stone | Moon Rehearsal Tape | L'homelette"
with students from General Wolfe School, Elmwood High School, Balmoral Hall,
Maples Collegiate, Fort Richmond Collegiate, and West Kildonan High School (Winnipeg)
throughout March 2016
2016 University of Winnipeg | Institute for Women & Gender Studies - Guest Lecture in Shawna Dempsey's 'Sex, Sexuality, Gender and Audio Visual Culture' class - February 4th, 2016
2015 SummerWorks Festival - Guest lecture as part of S.L.I.P program / mentor to Harsharan Sidhu (Toronto, Ontario)
2015 Syracuse University | Transmedia Department - Guest Lecture in Dr. Boryana Rossa Advanced Video Class (Syracuse, New York)
2013 - 2014 ACI – Arts and Cultural Industries mentor for emerging composer Scott Jodoin - interested in video / performance and music. Over the seven month mentorship program we created a video / music work together that premiered at Ground Swell New Music Series in Winnipeg; throughout the process discussed cross-disciplinary collaboration in dance, moving image and music.
2013 Graffiti Art Programming Inc. 40ft x 8 ft Mural in Portage La Prairie - Designed and facilitated with Kevin Olafson- Created the mural with fifteen youth from four high schools in the region. Final location on the The Friendship Centre in Portage La Prairie, Mb.
2013 Young Lungs Dance Exchange mentor for emerging choreographers Rachelle Bourget & Sarah Helmer
2011- 2013 The Royal Winnipeg Ballet Junior Intensive Program - Choreographer | Individual Coach for 15 – 19 yr old students (modern dance). Created six works different works over three years; four solos, a quartet, as well as two group works, one of eight and one of eleven dancers. The works were performed at the annual Manitoba Dance Festival, select works were also performed at the RWB year end Dance Spectrum.
2012 Graffiti Art Programming Inc. two 30ft x 8 ft outdoor murals for Polson Elementary School - Designed and facilitated with Kevin Olafson - created with community and full school involvement - 150 students
2011 Icelandic Arts Academy Guest Lecturer in Second Year class called TIME, professor: Hekla Dögg Jónsdottir
2010 TRANSART INSTITUTE – MFA in New Media Thesis Advisor for 2nd year student (Video | Performance)
2010 OCHO Y MEDIO Artist Talk | Lecture | software demonstration “Media and Performance” (Video | Audio | Interactive tech) For professional artists and dancers. Taught 3 x 3hr workshops in Quito, Guayaquil and Manta, Ecuador w/ a translator Co-taught software section with lighting designer / Isadora video artist: Hugh Conacher
2010 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art | Authoring Action (Video | performance)
Devised and taught a one-week interdisciplinary art workshop called “Seeing and Being Scene” with Authoring Action a 15-19 yr old youth creative writing and spoken word arts program. Project facilitated with writer / filmmaker: Nathan Ross Freeman Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2005-2010 Royal Conservatory of Music program “Learning Through The Arts”
Guest Artist in Public Schools I have taught math, science and social studies through visual arts and dance in 13 different schools in Winnipeg School Division #1, St. James School Division as well as the Manitoba Expansion School District. Kindergarten, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 as well as specialized English Additional Language classes and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome classrooms
2010 Nordic Arts Alliance | Minnesota State University Moorhead Guest Artist
Devised a lecture performance about my solo AVATAR, opening dialogue about social media with students from film and theatre departments Moorehead, Minnesota
2010 West End Cultural Center | 'Songscape Workshop' bringing together visual art and music (Painting | drawing | video) Facilitated / assisted lead artist Sharon Johnston interpret the music of Greg MacPherson with youth ages 12-17 over one week.
2002 – 2006 Graffiti Art Programming Inc. Evening and weekends Visual Art and Dance instructor (Painting | drawing | dance) Planned and taught drop-in programs for inner city youth at Turtle Island Centre, North End Winnipeg, Manitoba
2003 Canada Council for the Arts | Graffiti Gallery | Terminus 1525.ca One-week community art residency (dance) 1 of 11 artists in residence at Tadoule Lake Reservation in Northern Manitoba
photo above from SummerWorks Festival 2015