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theater and dance

becky heistBecky Heist


Title: Director of Dance Program
heist [at] macalester.edu

Courses Taught:

Dance Composition
Modern Dance Technique

Areas of Special Interest and Training:

Artistic Director and Producer of Fall Dance Concert; Advisor to student choreographers, Producer of site-specific events, Creator of dance films and documentaries, Freelance Performer, Practitioner of yoga and Bartenieff fundamentals

Recent Macalester Shows:

Spring 2007
Rolling Footage
, a dance film festival featuring work from artists in Europe, Nigeria and North America

Spring 2006:

Produced "Unbound Suspension," a concert featuring modern dance, ballet, tap and Chinese classical dance.

Choreographed and performed in "Two Think," a duet based on Chinese calligraphy and accompanied by live flute improvisation.

In collaboration with a voice specialist choreographed "Pendulum," a piece for six women who danced and sang about coming of age.

Fall 2006:

Inverted Force, a concert featuring work by the Macalester dance faculty and select students

Current Scholarly/Artistic Endeavors:

Through summer research grant worked with Macalester student in creating two dance films, "move over" and "Envy."

Degrees:

MFA, University of Illinois, 1996
BFA, University of Utah, 1973

Other:

Active participant in the Twin Cities dance community as collaborator, panelist, performer, choreographer, and education advocate.

 

 


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