| Concert Dance Choreography & Performance by Anthony Roberts |
2012
Impulse (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
Impulse Video Sample - move playhead to 15 minutes, 55 seconds to start at beginning of piece
- Christiansen Hall of Music, St. Olaf College. April 2012.
- Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2012
(process website)
For the End of Time (choreographer)
Group work as part of collaboration with St. Olaf College music faculty and clarinetist, Jun Qian, celebrating Transformation theme year.
Performance Venues
For the End of Time Video Sample - move playhead to 1 minute, 50 seconds to start at beginning of piece
- Christiansen Hall of Music, St. Olaf College. April 2012.
- Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2012.
(process website)
Tell Me Your Story (choreographer)
Large group work for First Year Project. Kelsey Theater, 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) (choreographer)
Restaging of group work inspired by Beethoven’s Sonata # 17 in D-minor (Tempest). Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2011.
Équilibre 2011 Video Sample - move playhead to 3 minutes, 25 seconds to view beginning of piece
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 (choreographer, spoken word author)
Large multimedia group work exploring commitment in relationships. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 2010.
Break Video Sample - move playhead to 20 seconds to view beginning of piece
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.
Swing a Club: facing cancer 2005 Video Sample
(process website)
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.
Swing a Club: facing cancer 2005 Video Sample
(process website)
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, spoken word author, video artist)
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. Dittmann Center Wagner/Bundgaard Studio One, St. Olaf College. April 2004
Swing a Club: facing cancer 2005 Video Sample
(process website)
2003
St. Olaf College Dance Faculty Concert (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)
Duet exploring the arc of a relationship. A 1995 commission by the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis for their student dance company and performed at Rarig Center, Minneapolis, MN. April 1995.From This Day Forth 1997 Video Sample The version of the duet on this video sample is from a 1997 performance as part of Old Dogs, New Tricks, a faculty dance concert featuring Anthony & Janice Roberts, with guest artist Keith Johnson.
- 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
Équilibre 1999 Video Sample
- 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 (1999) (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 exploring the use of 5 anf 6 foot-long poles as props.
Performance Venues
- American College Dance Festival, University of Illinois-DeKalb. March 1998.
- Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 1998.
Quarter Staff Maneuver Video Sample
From This Day Forth (1995) (co-choreographer with Janice Roberts, 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.
From This Day Forth 1997 Video Sample The version of the duet on this video sample is from a 1997 performance as part of Old Dogs, New Tricks, a faculty dance concert featuring Anthony & Janice Roberts, with guest artist Keith Johnson.
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) (co-choreographer with Janice Roberts, 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.From This Day Forth 1997 Video Sample The version of the duet on this video sample is from a 1997 performance as part of Old Dogs, New Tricks, a faculty dance concert featuring Anthony & Janice Roberts, with guest artist Keith Johnson.
- Long Story Short (performer)
Trio choreographed by Douglas Nielsen.- In the Garden Alone (performer)
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 the opening faculty meeting for St. Olaf College 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 and performed by Judith Woodruff.Fisher of Pearls Video Sample The version on this video sample is from a 1997 performance as part of Old Dogs, New Tricks, a faculty dance concert featuring Anthony & Janice Roberts, with guest artist Keith Johnson.
Ir (1995) (choreographer)
Restaging of trio for women. Performed at 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 for women. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May 1996.
Playground Lost (choreographer)
Developed solo into large group work for Gustavus Adolphus College 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, patriarchal influence, and football.
Jock-ularity 1995 Video Sample
Performance Venues
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. March 1995.
- Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. May, 1995.
The Crystal Mourned (1993) (choreographer)
Restaging of solo for Gustavus Adolphus College Matching Tights Dance Company Spring Concert, St. Peter, Minnesota. March 1995. 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, performer)
Restaging of female trio as male/female duet.
Performance Venues
- Haugen Theater, St. Olaf College. April 1995.
- Beyond Minnesota
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.
Ir (choreographer)
Trio for women. Evan and Evelyn Anderson Theatre, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota. April 1995.
From This Day Forth (co-choreographer with Janice Roberts)
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.
- Art Gallery showing of duet work in progress. Steensland Art Museum, St. Olaf College. March 1995.
From This Day Forth (co-choreographer with Janice Roberts, performer)
Art Gallery showing of duet work in progress exploring the arc of a relationship. Steensland Art Museum, St. Olaf College. March 1995.
Playground Lost (choreographer)
Solo for female dancer. Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf College. Fall 1995.
Pop Dog (choreography)
Trio commisioned byMountain Movers Dance Company, Johnson City, Tennessee. July 1995.
1994
The Wall (choreographer)
Solo commissioned by 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.
| Live Performance (choreography/performance) |
Video/Film | Internet Resources | Music | Poetry / Text |
Impulse 2012 (Website) Équilibre (video)
Break 2010 Reconstructing 'Dreams' by Anna Sokolow Dance with Multimedia
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Screendance
Computer Generated Dance
Video Art Educational Video
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