teaching artist resume example with 5+ years of experience
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Enthusiastic theater educator and choreographer with 6 years of experience teaching the fine arts. Extensive knowledge of the theater industry, and creating detailed and comprehensive lesson plans. Committed to individual student growth and fostering a passion for theater and collaboration, with success in managing up to 80 students/participants at a time.
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Theater In Education: integration of theater education into core curriculum to enhance subject matter comprehension; provided to Greater Milwaukee Area schools ranging from inner city to suburban environments.
Theater Academy: strictly theater curriculum courses (classes taught: Voice & Movement, Shakespeare, Improv, Musical Theater), primarily with Grades 3-12.
- Developed lesson plans surrounding various aspects of theater.
- Facilitated group sessions and provided one-on-one support to students.
- Documented student attendance and progress against goals and WI standards.
- Planned and executed activities to promote spatial and physical awareness, problem-solving, negotiation, and communication in addition to acting, dance and vocal technique.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Exceeded goals of management through effective task prioritization, great work ethic, excellent classroom management, and passion for subject material.
- Demonstrated respect, tolerance, and acceptance to all students of all racial, sexual and gender identities.
- Encouraged safe classroom atmosphere of inclusion, acceptance, discovery, collaboration and play.
- Choreographed performances for musicals in differing age groups (primarily 3-12th grade) and organized rehearsals with actors and production team members.
- Helped students understand basic dance technique rhythm and facial expressions to enhance storytelling.
- Assessed final products to check quality and consistency with creative vision.
- Evaluated scripts to identify creative strategies and resource needs for effective production.
- Established performance goals for each department and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
- Learned about characters in scripts and relationships to each other to develop role interpretations.
- Sang and danced as part of creative ensembles and troupes for dramatic and comedic performances.
- Wrote original or adapted material for educational performances.
- Over 15 years of performance experience as an actor, singer, and dancer.
- Built personal relationships with troupe members to promote positive experiences, and received high praise from supervisors, parents and other staff for it.
- Developed and managed tour schedule, daily and overnight details, and travel arrangements for each performance.
- Worked closely with management staff of Kids From Wisconsin to create new policies and programming ideas,
- Established positive working relationships with colleagues through regular communication and effective anticipation of needs.
- Managed 46, 15-20 years old, troupe members for three month duration of performance tour and rehearsal camp.
- Successfully juggled multiple projects simultaneously to aid executive leaders.
- Devised and implemented improvements to reporting procedures to create records of venues and streamline performance set up for future tours.
- Devised and implemented improvements to communication between troupe members and their families using current electronic calendars.
- Adapted to workflow changes and implemented continuous process improvements to overcome obstacles.
- Employed proven problem-solving techniques to resolve issues quickly and effectively.
- Developed and created Music In Me program and monitored effectiveness against individual participant needs.
- Conducted and organized community workshops to provide fine arts education to public and promote potential auditions.
Majored in Acting, Minored in Dance
Coursework in Uta Hagen, Michael Shurtleff, Miesner, Laban, The Suzuki Method, Kristin Linklater, Viewpoints, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Choreography and more.
Additional courses taken in Theater Education, Theater Arts Management, Theater Production & House Management. Plus four years in a chamber choir and other music department organizations.
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School Attended
- University Of Northern Colorado
Job Titles Held:
- Teaching Artist
- Freelance Choreographer and Director
- Tour Director, Outreach Coordinator
Degrees
- Bachelor of Arts
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