• Concert Dance Choreography & Performance
• Screendance & Video Production
• Music
• Poetry/Text

Concert Dance Choreography & Performance

2012

Impulse 2012 (Website)
(choreographer)
Group work initiated by the idea of exploring movement impulses emanating from the spine. Collaboration with composer and St. Olaf College music faculty Kirsten Broberg, celebrating St. Olaf College's Transformation theme year.

Performance Venues

• Christiansen Hall of Music, St. Olaf College. April 2012.
• Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2012.

For the End of Time 2012 (Website)
(choreographer, performer)
Group work as part of collaboration with St. Olaf College music faculty and clarinetist, Jun Qian, celebrating Transformation theme year.
           

Performance Venues

• Christiansen Hall of Music, St. Olaf College. April 2012.
• Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2012.

FYP Piece - Title TBD 2012 (Website)
(choreographer)
Large group work for First Year Project. Dittmann Center Wagner/Bundgaard Studio One, St. Olaf College. May 2012.

2011

Somatic Waves
(choreographer)
Large group work for First Year Project. Dittmann Center Wagner/Bundgaard Studio One, St. Olaf College. May 2011.

gridlockeroom
(creative collaborator, performer)
Structured group improvisation presenting parody of choreographic work for Open Stage dance concert, Dittmann Center Wagner/Bundgaard Studio One, St. Olaf College, 2011.

Équilibre (1999) (NOTE: click on timeline at 3 minutes, 25 seconds to view beginning of piece)
(choreographer)
Restaging of group work inspired by Beethoven’s Sonata # 17 in D-minor (Tempest). Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2011.

2010

A Door
(choreographer)
Large group work exploring the idea of opportunities taken and not taken for First Year Project. Dittmann Center Wagner/Bundgaard Studio One, St. Olaf College. May 2010.

Break (NOTE: click on timeline at 20 seconds to view beginning of piece)
(choreographer, spoken word author)
Large multimedia group work exploring commitment in relationships. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2010.

2009

Hello, My Name Is...
(choreographer)
Large group work exploring personal likes and dislikes for First Year Project. Dittmann Center Wagner/Bundgaard Studio One, St. Olaf College. May 2009.

Peace Piece (2008)
(choreographer, composer of original score, spoken word author, video artist)
Restaging of group modern dance work for 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Forum inspired by themes of peace and conflict. Dittmann Center Wagner/Bundgaard Studio One, St. Olaf College. May 2009.

45 Years of Dance
(creative collaborator, performer)
A structured improvisational group work during alumni concert commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Salt Lake City. April 2009.

2008

Identity
(choreographer)
Group work exploring names and personal histories for First Year Project. Dittmann Center Wagner/Bundgaard Studio One, St. Olaf College. May 2008.

Peace Piece
(choreographer, composer of original score, spoken word author, video artist)
Group modern dance work created for 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Forum inspired by themes of peace and conflict. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2008.

2007

Dreams (1961)
(performer, rehearsal director)
Group historic modern dance work choreographed by Anna Sokolow in 1961 and reconstructed by guest artist, Lorry May, Director of the Sokolow Dance Foundation. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2007.

Jock-ularity (1995)
(choreographer, sound design for 2007 restaging, performer in 1995 cast)
Restaging of group work for men, exploring masculinity, parental influence and perceptions, and football. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2007.

Tubular Dawn
(choreographer, composer)
Group work for North and Southwest High School students performed at the 2007 Viva City Arts Festival in Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2007.

2006

Swing a Club: facing cancer (2004)
(choreographer, performer, composer & sound designer, spoken word author, video artist)
Restaging and touring of an evening length, interdisciplinary and technologically mediated group movement work exploring end of life issues. Also served as fundraiser, marketing director and tour manager for the project.

Performance Venues

• Barbara Barker Center for Dance, University of Minnesota. May 2006.
• AAPHERD Central District Conference, Broomfield, Colorado. March 2006. (Solo only)
• Willamette University. March 2006.

Stroke
(choreographer, composer & sound designer, spoken word author, video artist)
Male trio exploring oppression in a patriarchal family. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2006.

2005

Swing a Club: facing cancer (2004)
(choreographer, performer, composer & sound designer, spoken word author, video artist)
Restaging and touring of an evening length, interdisciplinary and technologically mediated group movement work exploring end of life issues. Also served as fundraiser, marketing director and tour manager for the project.

Performance Venues

• Media, New Conference, Grinnell College. June 2005. (Solo only)
• University of Iowa. April 2005.
• Scottsdale Community College. March 2005.
• Bloomington Center for the Arts. March 2005.

Procession and Aftermath
(performer)
A work choreographed for members of the Minnesota Dance Educators’ Coalition by Bill Evans. Perpich Center for Arts Education, Golden Valley, Minnesota. January/February 2005.

Ashen
(choreographer, composer & sound designer, spoken word author,)
Duet inspired by idea of infidelity for Senior Dance Concert. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. December 2005.

If I Could…do YOU know me
(choreographer, sound designer)
Group work exploring issues of personal identity for Main Street School for the Performing Arts, Hopkins, Minnesota.

2004

Swing a Club: facing cancer (2004)
(choreographer, performer, composer & sound designer, writer, video artist)
Restaging and touring of an evening length, interdisciplinary and technologically mediated group movement work exploring end of life issues. Also served as fundraiser, marketing director and tour manager for the project.

2003

St. Olaf College Dance Faculty Concerts
(choreographer, performer)
Shared choreographic, production, direction, and performance responsibilities with St. Olaf dance faculty in creating an evening length concert consisting of own work plus a piece by guest artist Ann Ludwig.

Pieces

• From This Day Forth (1995)
  (choreographer, performer)
  Restaging of duet exploring the arc of a relationship. Originally commissioned by the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
• Husbands and Wives (2002)
  (performer)
  Duet choreographed by Arizona State University faculty member Ann Ludwig

Équilibre (1999)
(choreographer)
Restaging of group work inspired by Beethoven’s Sonata # 17 in D-minor (Tempest).

Performance Venues

• American College Dance Festival, University of Wisconsin-Madison. March 2003.
• Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2003.

2002

Husbands and Wives
(performer)
Duet choreographed by Arizona State University faculty member Ann Ludwig.

Performance Venues

• Arizona State University. April 2002.
• Tempe Performing Arts Center, Arizona. April 2002.

2001

Lost
(choreographer, sound designer, video artist)
Multimedia, technologically mediated large group work based upon student stories of something lost, something gained, with collaborative poetry by St. Olaf College Associate Professor of English, James Heynen. Use of synchronous and asynchronous video projection. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2001.

2000

Points of View
(choreographer, video artist)
Large group work. First piece integrating technologically mediated multimedia in a live performance setting. Use of synchronous and asynchronous video projection. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2000.

1999

Équilibre
(choreographer)
Restaging of group work inspired by Beethoven’s Sonata # 17 in D-minor (Tempest). Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 1999.

Jock-ularity (1995)
(choreographer, performer in 1995 cast)
Group work for men, exploring masculinity, parental influence and perceptions, and football. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 1999.

1998

Quarter Staff Maneuvers
(choreography)
Large group work.

Performance Venues

• American College Dance Festival, University of Illinois-DeKalb. March 1998.
• Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 1998.

From This Day Forth (1995)
(choreographer, performer)
Restaging of duet exploring the arc of a relationship. Originally commissioned by the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis for their student dance company and performed at Rarig Center, Minneapolis, MN. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 1998.

1997

Old Dogs, New Tricks
(choreographer, performer)
Choreographed, co-produced, directed, and performed an evening length dance concert consisting of own creative work plus pieces by guest artists Douglas Nielsen and Demetrius Klein.

Performance Venues

• Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. September 1997.
• Hennepin Center for the Arts, Minneapolis. September 1997.

Pieces

• From This Day Forth (1995)
  (choreographer, performer)
  Restaging of duet exploring the arc of a relationship. Originally commissioned by the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis for their student dance company and performed at Rarig Center, Minneapolis, MN.
• Long Story Short
  Trio choreographed by Douglas Nielsen.
• In the Garden Alone
  Male duet choreographed by Demetrius Klein
• Just the Way You Look Tonight (1997)
  (choreographer, performer)
  Duet exploring fusion of modern dance and ballroom originally created and performed for St. Olaf College opening faculty meeting in Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf College. August 1997.
• Fisher of Pearls
  (choreographer, performer)
  Solo originally commissioned by Mountain Movers Dance Company, Johnson City, Tennessee.

Ir (1995)
(choreographer)
Restaging of trio. Hennepin Center for the Arts, Minneapolis. February 1997.

Crucifixion (1931)
(performer)
Historic modern dance solo choreographed by Helen Tamiris and first performed in 1931.

Performance Venues

• United Methodist Church of Northfield, Minnesota. March 1997.
• Boe Chapel, St. Olaf College. March 1997.
• Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. September 1996.
• Gustavus Adolphus College. March 1996.

Ancestral Spirits
(performer)
Trio choreographed by Susan Bauer, Associate Professor of Dance, St. Olaf College.

Performance Venues

• Steensland Art Museum, St. Olaf College. 1997.
  
• Boe Memorial Chapel, St. Olaf College. 1997.

1996

Ir (1995)
(choreographer)
Restaging of trio. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 1996.

Playground Lost (group)
(choreographer)
Developed solo into large group work for Gustavus Dance Company, Evan and Evelyn Anderson Theatre, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota. April 1996.

Matching Tights Dance Company Spring Concert
(performer)
Duet choreographed by Michele Rusinko, Professor of Dance, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota. Evan and Evelyn Anderson Theatre, Gustavus Adolphus College. April 1996.

1995

Jock-ularity (1995)
(choreographer, performer in 1995 cast)
Group work for men, exploring masculinity, parental influence and perceptions, and football.

Performance Venues

• Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. March 1995.
• Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May, 1995.

The Crystal Mourned (1993)
(choreographer)
Restaging of solo at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota. Originally commissioned by Mountain Movers Dance Company, Johnson City, Tennessee. 1993.

Performance Venues

• American College Dance Festival, University of Colorado-Boulder, March 1995.
• Evan and Evelyn Anderson Theatre, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota. April 1995.

Ir
(choreographer)
Trio.

Performance Venues

• Haugen Theater, St. Olaf College. April 1995.
• University of Minnesota. April 1995.
• Evan and Evelyn Anderson Theatre, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota. April 1995.

Beyond Minnesota
(choreographer, performer)
Invited to choreograph and perform a work (IR) as part of a showcase for David White, executive director and producer of Dance Theatre Workshop in New York City, highlighting the work of Minnesota's emerging choreographers. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. April, 1995.

From This Day Forth
(choreographer, performer)
Duet exploring the arc of a relationship. Originally commissioned by the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis for their student dance company and performed at Rarig Center, Minneapolis, MN. April 1995.

Performance Venues

• Rarig Center, Minneapolis, MN. April 1995.
• Gallery showing of duet work in progress. Steensland Art Museum, St. Olaf College. March 1995.

Playground Lost (solo)
(choreographer)
Solo for female dancer. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. Fall 1995.

Pop Dog
(choreography)
Trio for Mountain Movers Dance Company, Johnson City, Tennessee. July 1995.

1994

The Wall
(choreographer)
Solo for Mountain Movers Dance Company, Johnson City, Tennessee. 1994.

1993

The Crystal Mourned
(choreographer)
Solo commissioned by Mountain Movers Dance Company, Johnson City, Tennessee. 1993.

1991-94

Loose Gravel Dance Company
(choreographer, performer) Founding member and co-artistic director of a collective of professional dancers that created venues for emerging choreographers in the Salt Lake City dance community. In addition to choreographing and performing, responsibilities included scheduling, publicity and artistic coordination. Salt Lake City, Utah. 1991-1994.

Screendance / Video Production

• Tonal Memories. 2011
  One place, varied relationship memories...
  The intent in making this screendance was to convey three different emotional tones, symbolic of varied phases of relationships, to be expressed by three different dancers, with the space, the staircase emerging somewhat from the earth, serving as a unifying entity.
  This screendance was conceived, rehearsed, shot and partially edited at the Dance for Camera Workshop with professional screendance artist, Katrina McPherson, at the University of Utah in September 2011.
  Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/35863319
  YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AuvboekJkk

• Kaleido-Break. 2010
• Piece Peace. 2009
• Keith Johnson Dancers Publicity Video
  Video post-production work on marketing/publicity video DVD for professional dance company. 2008.
• St. Olaf Cancer Chronicles: Stories of Loss, Hope and Love
  Video project documenting the experiences of 27 members of the St. Olaf College community, who have been impacted by cancer. 2004.
• Teaching with Technology
  Video project documenting the experiences of seven members of the St. Olaf College faculty who are integrating technology into their teaching. 2003.
• For Tom
  5-minute video work inspired by personal experience with cancer. Fall 2002.
• Diaphany: a study in movement and light. 2002.
• Feet. 2002.
• Presence
  Human and computer generated movement piece inspired by personal loss. 2001.
• Virtual Ascension
  Screendance created using Poser, a character animation software program and video editing software. 1998.