Education:

2003: University of Paris-VII (Jussieu). License and Maitrise-level courses in mathematics.

 

 

Training:

2001-present: Release technique and contact improvisation with Kathleen Hermesdorf, Jess Curtis, Scott Wells, Leslie Seiters ( San Francisco ), and David Hernandez ( Brussels ).

2005-present: Classes and coaching in handstands and acrobatics at Espace Catastrophe ( Brussels ).

Spring 2005: Coaching in handstands and gymnastics with the Cal Gymnastics Club (Berkeley).

2003-2005: Workshops and classes in Klein Technique with Barbara Mahler and Wally Cardona ( San Francisco and New York ).

1993-2001: Ballet with Kathryn Irey ( San Diego ).

 

 

Performing and Professional Experience:

Summer 2005: Recipient of the DanceWEB-Europe scholarship, a five-week residency at ImpulsTanz ( Vienna ). Including a two-week research project with Meg Stuart and coaching with David Zambrano.

June 2005: Recipient of Theater Bay Area's CA$H Grant.

May 2005: Produced Impulse , an evening of work by various San Francisco area choreographers and performers. Choreographed the solo Given That It Lasts , which premiered as part of Impulse .

Mar 2005: Detroit Lightning with Dance Elixir. Ensemble piece choreographed by Leyya Tawil, performed as part of the Dance Is … Festival ( Berkeley ).

Nov 2004: Summers Without You Are Short and Dark . A trio created through a collaboration between the dancers and director Brenton Cheng, performed at various locations throughout the San Francisco area.

Oct 2004: Sketches for “Touched - Symptoms of Being Human” with Jess Curtis/Gravity. Directed by Jess Curtis, with an international cast of dancers, musicians, and circus artists ( San Francisco ).

Aug 2004: Elements with Lizz Roman and Dancers. An hour-long site-specific dance piece performed at Yerba Buena Gardens as part of the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival ( San Francisco ).

Sept 2003: Created and performed the solo Barely , presented by Canaldanse, Paris.

Spring 2003: Performances in various San Francisco public spaces (parks, busy street corners, etc) with Humility Swim, a contact improvisation-based performance ensemble directed by Ali Woolwich.

 

Additional Skills:

Handstands and acrobatics; English/French bilingual; classical piano; Morris dancing; experienced teacher of ballet, contemporary dance, mathematics, and English; technical theater including stage management and electrics; vegetarian cooking for groups of 20-40; live radio production.

 

 

Date of Birth: July 2, 1983