Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
MFA, Dance, Department of World Arts and Cultures, 2005
The Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, New York, NY
Certified Movement Analyst, 2000
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
BA, Theatre Arts, with an Interdisciplinary focus in Dance, 1995
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX (2010)
Visiting Dance Faculty
Dance Appreciation
Jazz levels I-IV
Anatomy and Kinesiology for Dancers
World Dance
Modern levels I-IV
Dance Repertory Company
Dance Improvisation
College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA (2008–2009)
Adjunct Dance Faculty
Yoga Skills
Dance Performance: Produced, directed and choreographed the College of the Canyons Dance Company’s spring concert, May 2008
West Los Angeles College, Los Angeles, CA (2008–2009)
Adjunct Dance Faculty
Yoga Skills
University of California, Los Angeles, CA (2002–2005)
Graduate Lecturer and Teaching Fellow
Beginning Modern/Postmodern Dance
Arts in the Community
Art as Social Action
ADDITIONAL TEACHING
Visiting Artist School Residency Programs:
LA’s BEST, After-School Arts Program, Los Angeles, CA (2007)
Residencies in theater and modern dance for grades K-5
Fullerton School District, Fullerton, CA (2005–2006)
Modern and folk dance instructor for grades K–7
Community Arts Projects:
The American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY (2001)
Dancing Home: A movement and writing workshop for single mothers and their children
The New York International Fringe Festival, New York, NY (2000)
Dancing with My Crayolas: A movement, writing, and drawing workshop sponsored by the festival.
Firecircle, New York, NY (1998-2001)
Movement and writing workshops for this multi-disciplinary artists’ collective
Yoga Instruction:
Disney Consumer Products, Glendale, CA (2008–2009)
Corporate Lunchtime Yoga Instructor
Meridian Sports Club, Los Angeles, CA (2007–2009)
Vinyasa Flow Yoga Instructor
Yoga Works/Center for Yoga, Los Angeles, CA (2005–2008)
Yoga instructor at all levels in the following styles: Yoga Works, Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, and Introduction to Yoga Workshops.
CHOREOGRAPHY AND PERFORMANCE
Dance Theater Work
Behind the Dime: Vista Dances, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX, November 2010
Multi-Task: UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures, Los Angeles, CA, August 2009
The Poetry of Vegetables: East West Players, Los Angeles, CA, June 2009
Bindi/The Pink Chuddhi Remix: Studio A Dance, Los Angeles, CA, March 2009
Bindi: College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center, Santa Clarita, CA, May 2008
Bovinatrix: Various Locations, Los Angeles, CA, 2004–2006
USC Asian American Students’ Performance Night
REDCAT at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Artwallah Festival
UCLA, Department of World Arts and Cultures
Browncinnamonsmile: UCLA Studio 126 Kinross, Los Angeles, CA, February 2005
Head Over Heels & Away: New York International Fringe Festival, New York, NY, August 2004
Swadisthana: Crazy Space, 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica, CA, May 2004
Uproar: Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA, January 2004
Water Spirits: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, CA, September 2003
Voyage in Syllables: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY February 2001
Banarasi Babu: Riverside Church, New York, NY, May 2001
The Babu Show: New York International Fringe Festival, New York, NY, August 2000
Monster: Galapagos, New York, NY, June 2000
Judd: Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York, NY, February 2000
Woman in White: Various Locations, New York City, 1997–1999
New York Film Academy
Asian American Writers’ Workshop
New Museum of Contemporary Art
Mulberry Street Theater
Ensemble Work/Collaborations
Don’t Hold It Against Us: Dancer in multimedia collaborative work by Shyamala Moorthy, Adnan Hussain, and D’Lo, Copper Current South Asian Artists’ Salon, Los Angeles, CA, February 2008
Firecircle: Member and workshop leader in this multi-disciplinary artists’ collective with ongoing performances at Dixon Place, New York, NY, 1998–2001
Cinderella Toe Jam: Dance theater work developed in collaboration with Mei-Yin Ng and Treva Offut, Judson Church, New York, NY, November 1998
Asian I’s: Performance workshop leader creating original works by Asian American women, Asian American Writers’ Workshop, New York, NY, March 1997
Isadora’s Dance Legacy: Company Member, New York, NY, 1996
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
ExtravaDanza: Performance Showcase, NW Vista College, San Antonio, TX (December 2010)
Co-Producer and Volunteer Coordinator
Vista Dances: Fall Repertory Dance Concert NW Vista College, San Antonio, TX (November 2010)
Co-Producer, Volunteer Coordinator and Front of House Staff
Artwallah: South Asian Arts Organization and Performance Festival, Los Angeles, CA (2005–2006)
Program Coordinator, Youthwallah—a mentoring program in the arts for South Asian youth
Volunteer Coordinator, Artwallah—a yearly festival showcasing works of art from all genres by new and emerging artists of South Asian descent
Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, CA (2004)
Performance Events Outreach Coordinator, Curator and Producer, Fowler Outloud—the museum’s weekly performance series
UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures, Los Angeles, CA (2002–2005)
Production Assistant, faculty and student lecture/demonstration and performance events
PROFESSIONAL / ACADEMIC CONFERENCES
International Association for Dance Medicine and Science
21st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, October 13-17th, 2011
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Movement Research, New York, NY
MELT Intensive
Three to five week daily workshops in Contemporary Dance, Improvisation, Somatic Modalities and Choreography from leading artists in the field including Vicky Shick, Barbara Mahler and Donna Uchizono
August 2010
The Center for BodyMind Movement, Pittsburgh, PA
On-going workshops in somatic movement training with Mark Taylor former Artistic Director of Dance Alloy, October 2009-present
Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA
Fourteen-week course in Video Production, Digital Editing and Motion Picture Fundamentals,
Spring 2010
SummerLab, Los Angeles, CA
Three-week Contemporary Dance Intensive with Holly Johnson/Ledges and Bones Dance focusing on technique, repertory, composition and performance, August 2009
East West Players, Los Angeles, CA
Twelve-week Playwriting Workshop, June 2009
Eight-week Acting Fundamentals Course, August 2009
Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute, Mysore, India Studied the Ashtanga Yoga System with its founder, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, 2006–2007
Yoga Works Teacher Training Program, Los Angeles, CA
200-hour Yoga Instructor Trainings, March 2005 and June 2006
300-hour Professional Mentorship Program, July 2006
Bill Evans/Summer Dance, Port Townsend, WA
Three-week workshop for teaching modern dance in a Laban/Bartenieff Framework, July 2003
Theatre of the Oppressed Lab/Brecht Forum, New York, NY
One-day workshop on facilitating theater techniques for social change, as developed by Augusto Boal, December 2003
Integrated Movement Studies, San Francisco, CA
Laban/Bartenieff workshops, 2001–2005
Core support and fundamentals
Hands-on post-certification instructor training
Jacob’s Pillow, Becket, MA
Dance and community partnerships workshop with Celeste Miller, July 1996
DanceSpace Inc., New York, NY
Study of modern/postmodern/contemporary/ballet/jazz dance styles, 1995–2001
Point Park Conservatory of Dance and Music, Pittsburgh, PA
Study of modern/ballet/jazz/dance performance, 1988-1991
REVIEWS
Chasey, Steve. “Head Over Heels and Away.”
Head Over Heels and Away by Mita Ghosal and Kron Vollmer
NYTheatre.com, 24 August 2004
Looseleaf, Victoria. “Diverse Sampling of Pop, Asian Styles in Uproar.”
Uproar by Mita Ghosal, Anjali Tata and Shyamala Moorthy
The Los Angeles Times, 17 January 2004
Winick, Erik. “The Babu Show.”
The Babu Show by Mita Ghosal
NYTheatre.com, 22 August 2000
FILM
Aunty G’s Role: Bubble Aunty. Director: Geeta Malik, 2004
AWARDS/HONORS
· UCLA’s Hothouse Residency Artist (2009)
· David Henry Hwang Writers’ Institute Scholarship Recipient (2009)
· Graduate Division Scholarships, UCLA (2002–2004)
· Yoga Works Teacher Training Partial Scholarship (2006)
· Point Park Conservatory of Dance and Music Scholarship (1991)
· National and State Qualifier (Pennsylvania); Oral Interpretation of Dramatic Literature (1990–1991)
SPECIALIZED SKILLS
Computer: Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
MFA, Dance, Department of World Arts and Cultures, 2005
The Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, New York, NY
Certified Movement Analyst, 2000
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
BA, Theatre Arts, with an Interdisciplinary focus in Dance, 1995
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX (2010)
Visiting Dance Faculty
Dance Appreciation
Jazz levels I-IV
Anatomy and Kinesiology for Dancers
World Dance
Modern levels I-IV
Dance Repertory Company
Dance Improvisation
College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA (2008–2009)
Adjunct Dance Faculty
Yoga Skills
Dance Performance: Produced, directed and choreographed the College of the Canyons Dance Company’s spring concert, May 2008
West Los Angeles College, Los Angeles, CA (2008–2009)
Adjunct Dance Faculty
Yoga Skills
University of California, Los Angeles, CA (2002–2005)
Graduate Lecturer and Teaching Fellow
Beginning Modern/Postmodern Dance
Arts in the Community
Art as Social Action
ADDITIONAL TEACHING
Visiting Artist School Residency Programs:
LA’s BEST, After-School Arts Program, Los Angeles, CA (2007)
Residencies in theater and modern dance for grades K-5
Fullerton School District, Fullerton, CA (2005–2006)
Modern and folk dance instructor for grades K–7
Community Arts Projects:
The American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY (2001)
Dancing Home: A movement and writing workshop for single mothers and their children
The New York International Fringe Festival, New York, NY (2000)
Dancing with My Crayolas: A movement, writing, and drawing workshop sponsored by the festival.
Firecircle, New York, NY (1998-2001)
Movement and writing workshops for this multi-disciplinary artists’ collective
Yoga Instruction:
Disney Consumer Products, Glendale, CA (2008–2009)
Corporate Lunchtime Yoga Instructor
Meridian Sports Club, Los Angeles, CA (2007–2009)
Vinyasa Flow Yoga Instructor
Yoga Works/Center for Yoga, Los Angeles, CA (2005–2008)
Yoga instructor at all levels in the following styles: Yoga Works, Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, and Introduction to Yoga Workshops.
CHOREOGRAPHY AND PERFORMANCE
Dance Theater Work
Behind the Dime: Vista Dances, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX, November 2010
Multi-Task: UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures, Los Angeles, CA, August 2009
The Poetry of Vegetables: East West Players, Los Angeles, CA, June 2009
Bindi/The Pink Chuddhi Remix: Studio A Dance, Los Angeles, CA, March 2009
Bindi: College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center, Santa Clarita, CA, May 2008
Bovinatrix: Various Locations, Los Angeles, CA, 2004–2006
USC Asian American Students’ Performance Night
REDCAT at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Artwallah Festival
UCLA, Department of World Arts and Cultures
Browncinnamonsmile: UCLA Studio 126 Kinross, Los Angeles, CA, February 2005
Head Over Heels & Away: New York International Fringe Festival, New York, NY, August 2004
Swadisthana: Crazy Space, 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica, CA, May 2004
Uproar: Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA, January 2004
Water Spirits: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, CA, September 2003
Voyage in Syllables: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY February 2001
Banarasi Babu: Riverside Church, New York, NY, May 2001
The Babu Show: New York International Fringe Festival, New York, NY, August 2000
Monster: Galapagos, New York, NY, June 2000
Judd: Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York, NY, February 2000
Woman in White: Various Locations, New York City, 1997–1999
New York Film Academy
Asian American Writers’ Workshop
New Museum of Contemporary Art
Mulberry Street Theater
Ensemble Work/Collaborations
Don’t Hold It Against Us: Dancer in multimedia collaborative work by Shyamala Moorthy, Adnan Hussain, and D’Lo, Copper Current South Asian Artists’ Salon, Los Angeles, CA, February 2008
Firecircle: Member and workshop leader in this multi-disciplinary artists’ collective with ongoing performances at Dixon Place, New York, NY, 1998–2001
Cinderella Toe Jam: Dance theater work developed in collaboration with Mei-Yin Ng and Treva Offut, Judson Church, New York, NY, November 1998
Asian I’s: Performance workshop leader creating original works by Asian American women, Asian American Writers’ Workshop, New York, NY, March 1997
Isadora’s Dance Legacy: Company Member, New York, NY, 1996
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
ExtravaDanza: Performance Showcase, NW Vista College, San Antonio, TX (December 2010)
Co-Producer and Volunteer Coordinator
Vista Dances: Fall Repertory Dance Concert NW Vista College, San Antonio, TX (November 2010)
Co-Producer, Volunteer Coordinator and Front of House Staff
Artwallah: South Asian Arts Organization and Performance Festival, Los Angeles, CA (2005–2006)
Program Coordinator, Youthwallah—a mentoring program in the arts for South Asian youth
Volunteer Coordinator, Artwallah—a yearly festival showcasing works of art from all genres by new and emerging artists of South Asian descent
Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, CA (2004)
Performance Events Outreach Coordinator, Curator and Producer, Fowler Outloud—the museum’s weekly performance series
UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures, Los Angeles, CA (2002–2005)
Production Assistant, faculty and student lecture/demonstration and performance events
PROFESSIONAL / ACADEMIC CONFERENCES
International Association for Dance Medicine and Science
21st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, October 13-17th, 2011
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Movement Research, New York, NY
MELT Intensive
Three to five week daily workshops in Contemporary Dance, Improvisation, Somatic Modalities and Choreography from leading artists in the field including Vicky Shick, Barbara Mahler and Donna Uchizono
August 2010
The Center for BodyMind Movement, Pittsburgh, PA
On-going workshops in somatic movement training with Mark Taylor former Artistic Director of Dance Alloy, October 2009-present
Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA
Fourteen-week course in Video Production, Digital Editing and Motion Picture Fundamentals,
Spring 2010
SummerLab, Los Angeles, CA
Three-week Contemporary Dance Intensive with Holly Johnson/Ledges and Bones Dance focusing on technique, repertory, composition and performance, August 2009
East West Players, Los Angeles, CA
Twelve-week Playwriting Workshop, June 2009
Eight-week Acting Fundamentals Course, August 2009
Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute, Mysore, India Studied the Ashtanga Yoga System with its founder, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, 2006–2007
Yoga Works Teacher Training Program, Los Angeles, CA
200-hour Yoga Instructor Trainings, March 2005 and June 2006
300-hour Professional Mentorship Program, July 2006
Bill Evans/Summer Dance, Port Townsend, WA
Three-week workshop for teaching modern dance in a Laban/Bartenieff Framework, July 2003
Theatre of the Oppressed Lab/Brecht Forum, New York, NY
One-day workshop on facilitating theater techniques for social change, as developed by Augusto Boal, December 2003
Integrated Movement Studies, San Francisco, CA
Laban/Bartenieff workshops, 2001–2005
Core support and fundamentals
Hands-on post-certification instructor training
Jacob’s Pillow, Becket, MA
Dance and community partnerships workshop with Celeste Miller, July 1996
DanceSpace Inc., New York, NY
Study of modern/postmodern/contemporary/ballet/jazz dance styles, 1995–2001
Point Park Conservatory of Dance and Music, Pittsburgh, PA
Study of modern/ballet/jazz/dance performance, 1988-1991
REVIEWS
Chasey, Steve. “Head Over Heels and Away.”
Head Over Heels and Away by Mita Ghosal and Kron Vollmer
NYTheatre.com, 24 August 2004
Looseleaf, Victoria. “Diverse Sampling of Pop, Asian Styles in Uproar.”
Uproar by Mita Ghosal, Anjali Tata and Shyamala Moorthy
The Los Angeles Times, 17 January 2004
Winick, Erik. “The Babu Show.”
The Babu Show by Mita Ghosal
NYTheatre.com, 22 August 2000
FILM
Aunty G’s Role: Bubble Aunty. Director: Geeta Malik, 2004
AWARDS/HONORS
· UCLA’s Hothouse Residency Artist (2009)
· David Henry Hwang Writers’ Institute Scholarship Recipient (2009)
· Graduate Division Scholarships, UCLA (2002–2004)
· Yoga Works Teacher Training Partial Scholarship (2006)
· Point Park Conservatory of Dance and Music Scholarship (1991)
· National and State Qualifier (Pennsylvania); Oral Interpretation of Dramatic Literature (1990–1991)
SPECIALIZED SKILLS
Computer: Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint