Overview
1996-2022
My Past
Iʻve been fortunate to showcase the creativity in California (Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa Barbara, Monterey, Santa Cruz), on the East Coast (New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts), and in Europe (Paris, Vienna, Ljubljana, Istanbul) and am currently nestled in what has become home, Santa Barbara.
I no longer have a "day job" or "day jobs" to support the creative life, and live a quiet creative life free to be me and able to do what I want with who I want when I want and where I want.
My partner and cherish this life.
Let the play continue!
The Curriculum Vitae is the "mending" journey, and was alot about trying to harness the energy of the ego to manifest dreams in a way that resonated with my value system.
Misa Kelly Curriculum VItae 2021.docxPRESS QUOTES
Misa Miele Mandigo Kelly
Press & Audience Quotes
PRESS
“Perfect dance poetics with sophisticated movement vocabulary”
Parada Plesa, Slovenia’s dance magazine
“She has a wonderful sense of composition and comedic timing, combined with a clarity of statement. Kelly’s work has the feel of performance art, but it is more than that. If I had to put a label on Kelly’s work, it would be dance/performance art.”
Jeff Slayton, SEE Dance
“Kelly is an experienced performance artist and a seasoned performer who brings life to Karlin through her acting and being comfortable working with props. She is Alma Karlin in one scene and then beautifully performs musically on brass bowls, a gourd, rocks in a jar and with her own vocals as Trina Mannino dances....the choreography by Stephen Kelly, Misa Kelly and Trina Mannino is beautifully structured”
Jeff Slayton, SEE Dance
“Kelly, a woman slight in stature, proved an overwhelming and formidable presence on stage in her work which used her own vocalizations in a psychological journey.”
Steven Woodruff- Dance Plug
“Kelly’s pieces – especially Nadar Sabe Mi Llama el Agua Fria – explored the coexistence of athletic genius and disability in the same body, while maintaining an insistence on aesthetic appeal.”
Rebecca Joley - L.A. Yoga Magazine
“Under No Certain Circumstance” by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre of Santa Barbara, danced by Misa Kelly and Weslie Ching, was an audience favorite. There was no accompanying music and the grunts and sounds of the two dancers offered a comedic air to a dance that expressed anger, frustration, and cooperation.”
Barbara Ransom – Life in L.A.
“At once tragic and heroic, innocent and all-knowing, the persona Kelly presented here was as fascinating as the piece was gorgeously multilayered”
Justine Sutton - Noozhawk
“The work “stood out for” for its “deep & honest exploration of what it is to be human...a gutsy searching solo”
Elizabeth Schwyzer - Santa Barbara Independent
“Surprisingly subtle choreography against feats of athleticism”
Elizabeth Schwyzer - Santa Barbara Independent
“Striking and surreal in most places, it was as playful as the fun of its cut-up music... The evening was like a good mixed tape made by a friend who wants to turn you on to the newest in new. Consider that mission accomplished."
Ted Mills - Santa Barbara News Press
“Astonishingly gifted”
Santa Barbara News Press
“The result was electric”
Elizabeth Schwyzer - Santa Barbara Independent
“A witty piece by Kelly set on a larger group that involved dancers of all ages. Against a dramatic soundscape created by the choreographer, dancers interacted playfully with chairs, the audience, and each other, filling the black-box space with teasing humor and a sense of freedom.”
Charles Donelan - Santa Barbara Independent
"Misa Kelly and Joanna Nobbe’s vulnerable and riotously funny “Unzipped,"
Elizabeth Schwyzer, The Independent
AUDIENCE
“You have what the rest of us are hoping to find.”
Peggy Baker, Choreographer
“Your performance was riveting. It held me from the beginning until the end” BeBe Miller, Choreographer
"Profound” – Delila Mosley, Director UCSB Student Company, Owner Montecito School of Ballet
“Epic” – Valerie Huston, Ballet Faculty, UCSB
“Cathartic” – Karsen Gould, Artistic Director, Arts for Humanity
"Fresh, authentic & wild" – Elaine Nakashima, Massage Therapist & Dancer
“You have become a master of the non-sequiter” – E. Bonnie Lewis, Drama Dogs, a Theater Company
“What I love about your work, is how you continue to evolve. What I see others doing tonight, you were doing twenty years ago, you are on an entirely new trajectory right now.” – Christine Boesch
“Crazy wicked genius” – Steven Soria, Make SmithTM Leather
“That was the bravest work I’ve witnessed in a long time” – Kathee Miller, Professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute, Photographer
Education and Training
Education/Training
California Institute of the Arts 1994-1996
MFA
University of California, Santa Barbara 1989-1994
BA in Dance and Business Economics (highest honors, Lambda Phi Beta Kappa, 3.8 GPA)
Supplementary Education/Training
Center for Lifelong Learning (formerly “Adult Ed”,) Santa Barbara A consistent resource since 1996
Labs in Life Drawing, Portrait Sculpture, Stone Carving, Ceramics
SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara Summers of 1996-2006
Workshop Participant - Doug Varone, Doug Elkins, Brian Brooks, Azure Barton, Larry Keigwin,
Kenneth Cloke: Center for Dispute Resolution 2005
Certification in Mediatioin
Tisch School of the Arts Summer of 2000
Workshop Participant: Doug Varone, Gwen Welliver, Eddie Taketa, Doug Elkins, Ann Carlson
University of California, Santa Barbara Summer of 1996
Workshop Participant – Peggy Baker Intensive
Scuola Dimitri Summer of 1989
Workshop Participant, Courses in Improvisation and Commedia Del Arte
Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara
Courses in Painting, Life Drawing, Sculpture, Acting, Modern Dance, Ballet, Design, Printmaking, Silkscreen
Private Study, Workshops, Classes
Piano/Roger Bradley, tablas/Gregg Johnson, Alexander technique/Doris Green, Voice/Carol Ann Manzi & Montino Bourbon, Lizzy Writes – Write from the body movement/writing
Workshops, Classes Produced by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre and ArtBark International
As a part of the dance companies and collectives I engage with we have had an educational outreach program and have hosted master classes and workshops. These are listed in the body of my resume
Happenings
By-Products of Process: Events & Happenings
Goal: to scan my scrapbook and upload it, so the programs, publicity, reviews, and performance recordings are nicely collated here for obscure discovery.
2023
February 4 - 28, 2023
Faulkner Gallery, SB Library
GVAA Faulkner Show
Group Show, exhibited "Pule no Ukulena", oil on canvas
under Hawaiian name: ʻIolani Hokulele Puʻu
February - April 2023
1919 State Street
SBAA Quarterly Show
Group Show, exhibited 2 works on paper.
under Hawaiian name: ʻIolani Hokulele Puʻu
March 2023
Faulkner Gallery, SB Library
SBAA Faulkner Show
Group Show, exhibited 2 works. Puʻu in Picasso, oil on canvas. Slovenian Landscape, oil on canvas.
under Hawaiian name: ʻIolani Hokulele Puʻu
2022
December 2022 - Faulkner Gallery
Group Show - 3 digital art works, large painting
December 2022 - Gallery 113
Sculpture
November 2022 - Adjudicated into the Goleta Valley Art Association
Exhibited: Goleta Valley Library, ʻOhana Series: Poetry in Pineapples
October 2022 - Adjudicated into the Santa Barbara Art Association
2021
Spring 2021
Theater Eclectic, write, direct: Time Out, for digital sharing.
HHII Dance Festival
Screening of Cheating at Checkers
2020
Spring 2020
Theater Eclectic, PeaseBlossom, a Midsummer’s Night’s Dream
Fall 2020
Write, produced, co-direction: Cheating at Checkers
Director: The Visitor
Role of the Imp, reading
2019 - retired from contemporary dance Fall of 2019 - returned to Hawaiian roots, language, hula
Michael Kate Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA January 30, 2019 2019
- Songwriters Circle, performance offering of new songs
– Produced by Nicola Gordon
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA March 3, 2019 2019
- HHII Festival – The Van Gogh Project: Performance of “Van Gogh Goes to Brooklyn”
– produced by Nebula Dance Lab
Earthdance, Plainfield, MA April 9 - April 20 2019 2019
- E|MERGE 2019 – Artist residency focusing on the collaborative process. Outcome: contributed to the
creative process of Mira Treatment’s “This is a Piece”, Caitlin Green’s “Glitches”, Pablo Munoz’s “Peacock”,
and developed an Art Poem video series called the Dream Cycle Series in the post production process as a
part of the creative research process for ArtBark International’s 2019 group process.
– hosted by Earthdance, facilitated by Corey Neal
Glen Dallas Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA May 2-July 5, 2019 2019
God is a woman
Exhibition of Stone Carving: Wounded Water
Exhibition of two Ceramic Pieces: Goddess and Guardian
2018
The Museum Project: LACMA, Los Angeles, CA May 16th, 2018 2018
Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara, CA May 19th, 2018 2018
NECTAR: God
– Visual Art Installation: Drawing in Proxy and Art from Strange Places by “Leilani & Miele”
– Performance Art reading of “Art is My Religion”
Produced by Cybil Gilbertson
Ghost Women, La Combadura Artist Residency, Santa Barbara, June 2018
– Creative residency with Brooklyn choreographer, Trina Mannino collaborating with Santa Barbara based artist Andre Yew as photographer/videographer
Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY September 2018 2018
Collaborations in Dance Festival
– Visual Art Installation: #theVanGoghProject “Leilani & Miele” and Performance of “Van Gogh Goes to Brooklyn”
– Performance of Ghost Women, Concept and Choreography by collaborator Trina Mannino
Produced by Triskelion Arts, curated by Trina Mannino
The Museum Project 2.0: MOMA, New York, NY September, 2018 2018
Continuation of a multi-year project dedicated to the playful process of unframing art.
2017
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA February 21, 2017 2017
HHII Festival
– Premiere of What’s the Solution
– Choreography, Performance, Costume Design, Soundscape
Produced by NEBULA Dance Lab
ARC Pasadena, Pasadena, CA April 29th, 2017 2017
Alma.Sama.
– Reprisal of evening length work Alma.Sama. with ArtBark International Collective
– Choreography, Performance, Costume Design, Soundscape
Co-produced by ArtBark International, Cankarjev Dom, Celje, House of Culture
Gail Towbes Center for Dance, Santa Barbara, CA April 30th, 2017 2017
Alma.Sama.
– Reprisal of evening length work Alma.Sama. with ArtBark International Collective
– Choreography, Performance, Costume Design, Soundscape
Co-produced by ArtBark International, Cankarjev Dom, Celje, House of Culture
SpectorDance, Monterey, CA July 29th, July 30th 2017 2017
20th Anniversary Celebration of the Choreographers Showcase
– Performance of What’s the Solution and Trina Mannino’s Ghost Duet
– Choreography, Performance, Costume Design, Soundscape
Produced by SpectorDance
Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara, CA September 23, 2017 2017
10th Anniversary of NECTAR, NECTAR: Rise
– Visual Art Installation: The Secrets Sisters Share – “Leilani & Miele”
– Visual artist contribution, videographer for the event, stage hand
Produced by Cybil Gilbertson
2016
photo by MD Kelly: collaborator Joanna Nobbe
Dragon’s Egg Creative Residency May 21-22nd, 2016 2016
Participants: Misa and Stephen Kelly, Trina Mannino, Yvette Johnson, Cecily Stewart
– ??? from What’s the Solution, QUEST, Collaboration with Mannino’s Ghost Duet
– Production, Choreogrpahy, Performance, Creative Research, Soundscape
- Produced by ArtBark, space provided by Mystic Paper Beast’s at the Dragon’s Egg
Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY May 29th, 2016 2016
HIVE: New York
– Performance of ???, QUEST, Ghost Duet - choreography, performance, costumes, soundscore, co-production
Produced by ArtBark International
Producer and director of dance film Look to the Sky with Catherine Bennett cinematographer
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA November 3, 2016 2016
Barbara Mahler Master Class
– Production
Produced by ArtBark International and Misa Kelly Dances
Pieter, Los Angeles, CA November 5, 2016 2016
TURF
– Performance of ???, Ghost Duet, Producer of the event
Produced by Misa Kelly Dances
Gail Towbes Center for Dance, Santa Barbara, CA November 6, 2016 2016
TURF
– Performance of ???, QUEST, Ghost Duet, Producer of the event
Produced by Misa Kelly Dances
2015
Porticos Art Space, Pasadena, CA January 31, and February 1, 2015 2015
Family/Friends/Dance/Festival
– Manatee: Ode to My Beloved
– Performance, Costume Design, Storytelling
- Produced by Nancy Evans Dance Theatre
June 1 - June 23rd, ArtBark International 3 week creative residency
The Alma Karlin Project – completion of evening length work Alma.Sama
Celje, Slovenia – rehearsals held at IGEN Dance Theater Studios, Baletna Sola, Tamara Divnjak
Ljubjlana, Slovenia – rehearsals and premiere at the Cankarjev Dom
A co-production between the Cankarjev Dom, ArtBark International and Celje, House of Culture.
Performances June 18, June 22, 2015
Performance, co-creator, costumes, music, props, choreography, co-production
Miles Memorial Playhouse, Santa Monica, CA August 30, 2015 2015
MixMatch Dance Festival
– Performance of ??? , choreography, performance, costumes, co-creation of music
- Produced by Hart Pulse Dance Company
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA September 3, 2015 2015
CRIT 001
– Performance of ??? , choreography, performance, costumes, co-creation of music
- Produced by Weslie Ching
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA October 3, 2015 2015
ArtBark Local Studio Showing
– Choreographic games, performance of “What’s the SoLOVETion?”, co-created with Hannah Ruth Brothers.
- Produced by ArtBark Local
ARC, Pasadena, CA October 10, 11, 2015 2015
Family/Friends/Dance/Festival
– Performance of ??? , choreography, performance, costumes, co-creation of music
Produced by Nancy Evans Dance Theatre
La Cumbre Junior High School Buzz: a collective Dance Showcase co-director, choreographer Look to the Sky
2014
Diavolo Theater, Los Angeles, CA 2014
Awakenings and Beginnings Dance Festival
– Choreographer & Co-Creator (Alma – group section), Performance, Costume Design
– Performance with the Nicole McKenzie Improv Group
- Produced by Rubans Rouge Dance Company
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA February 21st, 22nd 2014
Kinesis
– Choreographer & Co-Creator (Alma, group section), Performance, Costume Design
- Produced by the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara, CA 2014
NECTAR: The Art of Healing
– Choreographer & Co-Creator (Alma, the Wilds section), Performance, Costume Design Production support, technical support for event
– Performance with the Nicole McKenzie Improv Group
- Produced by Cybil Gilbertson
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2014
La Combadura Residency Studio Showing
– Choreographer & Co-Creator (Alma, the Wilds section), Performance, Costume Design, Co-Producer
- Produced by ArtBark International
Bronx Academy of Art and Dance (BAAD), Bronx, NY 2014
Boogie Down Dance Series
– Choreographer & Co-Creator (Alma, the Wilds section), Performance, Costume Design
- Produced by BAAD
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2014
ArtBark International Show N’ Tell Performance Series
– Producer & performance with the Nicole McKenzie Improv Group
- Produced by ArtBark International
Canon Perdido and State, Santa Barbara, CA 2014
ArtBark International & Friends – 1st Thursdays
– Presentation of Santa Barbara performing arts groups organized by ArtBark International
- 1st Thursdays organized by the Santa Barbara Downtown Organization
The Dragon’s Egg, Ledyard, CT 2014
ArtBark International Residency
– Performance research for multiple projects with Trina Mannino, Barbara Mahler, and Joanna Nobbe
- Residency space provided by Mystic Paper Beasts & the Dragon’s Egg
ARC Pasadena, Pasadena, CA 2014
Summer Showcase 2: "Secrets & The Silent Rose"
– Performance of Manatee: Ode to My Beloved with community company
- Produced by Rubans Rouges Dance Company
Miles Memorial Playhouse, Santa Monica, CA 2014
MixMatch Dance Festival
– Performance of Manatee: Ode to My Beloved and performance with the Nicole McKenzie Improv Group
- Produced by Hart Pulse Dance Company
Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY 2014
Dragons Egg Presents at Triskelion Arts
– Performance of DID as in Multiple ME with Joanna Nobbe and Trina Mannino
- Produced by Mystic Paper Beasts
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA 2014
The HIVE presents “Buzz”
– Performance of Manatee: Ode to My Beloved and contribution to Production Design and Process
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2013
Diavolo Theater, Los Angeles, CA 2013
Awakenings and Beginnings Dance Festival
– Choreographer & Co-Creator (One World is Never Enough), Performance, Costume Design,
Sound Design
- Produced by Rubans Rouge Dance Company
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA February 1st, February 2nd 2013
Kinesis
– Choreographer & Co-Creator (One World is Never Enough), Performance, Costume Design, Sound Design
- Produced by the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara, CA 2013
NECTAR: Love All Ways
– Choreographer & Co-Creator (One World is Never Enough), Performance, Costume Design, Sound Design. Production support, technical support for event
- Produced by Cybil Gilbertson
Electric Lodge, Santa Barbara, CA 2013
MAX 10
– Choreography (Patchwork Chameleon), Performance, Costume Design, Composition in collaboration with Isa Topete, Community Outreach
- Produced by the Electric Lodge
Green Space Studios, Queens, NY 2013
Green Space Blooms Festival
– Choreography (Patchwork Chameleon, Unzipped), Performance, Costume Design, Composition in collaboration with Isa Topete
- Produced by Dance Entropy
State and Canon Perdido, Santa Barbara, CA 2013
1st Thursdays – Special Event
– ArtBark International & Friends audience development performances. Choreography, Performance
- Produced by Santa Barbara Downtown Organization
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA 2013
The Museum Project – Unframe Art
– Guerilla style performance art installation
- Produced by Dylan and Friends
The Dragons Egg, Ledyard, CT 2013
Artist Residency
– ArtBark International & Friends in residence refining repertory and generating new material for their Alma Karlin Project. Hosted studio showing for the community
- Opportunity provided by the Dragons Egg
Center for Performance Research (CPR), Brooklyn, NY 2013
Dylan & Friends
– One woman show, installation of drawings and film
- Produced by ArtBark International & Friends in collaboration with CPR
Center for Performance Research (CPR), Brooklyn, NY 2013
ADaPT Festival 2013: Program Orson
– Producer, Choreographer (Alma, Moki’s Wedding), Performance, Organizer
- Produced by ArtBark International & Friends in collaboration with CPR
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA 2013
ADaPT Festival 2013: Artist Brunch, Master Class, Program Jules, Program Arthur
– Producer, Choreographer (Patchwork Chameleon, Unzipped, One World is Never Enough), Performance, Organizer
- Produced by ArtBark International & Friends
ARC Pasadena, Pasadena, CA 2013
ADaPT Festival 2013: Program Ray
– Producer, Performance, Organizer
- Produced by ArtBark International & Friends
The Pescadrome, Santa Barbara, CA 2013
ADaPT Festival 2013: Cut the Edge Emerging Genre Installation
– Producer, Installation, Visual Artists, Organizer
- Produced by ArtBark International & Friends
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2013
ADaPT Festival 2013: Master Class Series – Barbara Mahler, Rainbow Underhill
– Producer, Organizer
- Produced by ArtBark International & Friends
ARC Pasadena, Pasadena, CA 2013
Awakenings and Beginnings Dance Festival
– Performance, Choreography (Patchwork Chameleon)
- Produced by Rubans Rouge Dance Company
Miles Memorial Playhouse, Pasadena, CA 2013
MixMatch Dance Festival
– Performance, Choreography (Patchwork Chameleon)
- Produced by Hart Pulse Dance Company
Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara, CA 2013
Minty
– Performance, Choreography (Alma Karlin Excerpts), Film
- Produced by ArtBark International
Porticos Art Space, Pasadena, CA 2013
Family/Friends/Dance/Festival
– Performance, Choreography (Patchwork Chameleon), Film
- Produced by Nancy Evans Dance Theatre
2012
Santa Barbara, Venice Beach, Santa Monica, New York, Vienna, Paris
PERFORMANCE ART
MOMA, Metropolitan Museum of Art, City Streets, New York, NY February, 2012
– Guerilla Style Movement Art Explorations
The Belevedere Museum, Vienna, AUSTRIA June 24th, 2012
Guerilla Style Performance Art
– The Museum Project, performance artist
- An ArtBark International Project
The Lourve, Paris, FRANCE July 9th, 2012
Guerilla Style Performance Art
– The Museum Project, performance artist
- An ArtBark International Project
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA October 6th 2012
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance Dance Day
– The Museum Project, performance artist
- Produced by the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
ART EXHIBITION
A part of the ADaPT Special
contraMASS Galerie, Vienna, AUSTRIA June 25th & 26th, 2012
One woman visual art show with integrative arts performances
– Visual artist, Choreographer, Performance
- Organized by Regina Picker & contraMASS Galerie
NECTAR EVENTS
Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara, CA January 7th, 2012
NECTAR: Family
– Choreographer (Grit), Stage Manager
- Produced by Cybil Gilbertson
Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara, CA May 12th, 2012
NECTAR: Golden
– Choreographer, Videographer, Performance – Performance (Paint my Wrinkles Red & Stephen Kelly’s Caravan)
- Produced by Cybil Gilbertson
AFFINITY SERIES
Pasadena and Santa Barbara
ARC Pasadena, Pasadena, CA February 5th, 2012
Affinity: SB-ADaPT Fest Sprouts
– Producer, Choreographer (Grit, Moki’s Wedding, Abao A Qu) Performance (Falling & Flying)
- Produced by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA February 7, 2012
Affinity: SB-ADaPT Fest Sprouts
– Producer, Choreographer (Grit, Moki’s Wedding, A Bao A Qu)
- Produced by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Paris, France
Le Regard Du Cygne, Paris, FRANCE July 8th, 2012
Affinity II Project
– Choreography (Moki’s Wedding, A Bao A Qu, Integrative Arts Exploration), Event Producer and Organizer
- Produced by ArtBark International
Pasadena and Santa Barbara
Affinity III – Artbark International Festival 2012
The Pescadrome, Santa Barbara, CA (hosted by Fishbon)
Artist Information Exchange
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA (Co-sponsored by Susan Alexander Teaches)
Educational Outreach: Master Class with Valerie Green of Dance Entropy (NY)
Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara, CA (produced in collaboration with NECTAR)
Pre:show ArtBark International Choreographic Games, Film by Matt Nelson, Performances and film by Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara Artists
ARC Pasadena, Santa Barbara, CA
Performances by New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco Artists
– Festival Design, Lead Organizer, Contribution of Creative Work
- Produced by ArtBark International
ADaPT SPECIAL: Vienna
ADaPT Special Festival June 19th - June 30th, 2012
Palais Kablewerks, Vienna, AUSTRIA
RAW MATTERS: ADaPT Special Festival
– Choreography (Moki’s Wedding, Unzipped co-created with Joanna Nobbe) Performance (Unzipped & Golden choreographed by Stephen Kelly, Organization – collaboration with festival design and promotion
- Produced by Raw Matters with organizational support from Regina Picker & ArtBark International
FESTIVALS & SHOWCASES
Green Space Studios, Long Island City, NY February 11th, 2012
Take Root
– Choreographer (Grit, Moki’s Wedding, Unzipped co-created with Joanna Nobbe)
Performance (Unzipped )
- Produced by Valerie Green
Green Space Studios, Long Island City, NY February 12th, 2012
Fertile Ground
– Choreographer – (Abao A Qu)
- Produced by Valerie Green
Electric Lodge, Venice, CA June 4th, 2012
MAX10
– Choreography and Performance; Solo – (Unzipped co-created with Joanna Nobbe)
- Produced by the Electric Lodge
Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA 2012
Brian Brooks
– Performance in community work Rush Hour
- Presented by DANCEWorks
Miles Memorial Playhouse, Santa Monica, CA September 1st & 2nd 2012
MixMatch Dance Festival
– Choreography co-created with Joanna Nobbe (Unzipped)
Performance (Unzipped (Sep.1st) & Caravan (Sep.2nd) choreographed by Stephen Kelly)
- Produced by HartPulse Dance Company
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
ARC Pasadena, Pasadena CA June 22nd, 2012
ArtBark International Educational Outreach – Nadar Rosano
– Organization, production and promotion of Nadar Rosano Master Class
- Produced by ArtBark International, co-sponsored by Pennington Dance Group
Montecito School of Ballet, Pasadena CA June 25th, 2012
ArtBark International Educational Outreach – Nadar Rosano
– Organization, production and promotion of Nadar Rosano Master Class
- Produced by ArtBark International, co-sponsored by Susan Alexander Teaches
2011
Santa Barbara, Venice Beach, Santa Monica, Launch SB-ADaPT Festival
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA February 4th, 5th 2011
Dance Teachers Gone Wild
– Improvisation & Performance of X=Y; Collaboration with Steven Lovelace
- Produced by Santa Barbara Dance Arts
Note: working with Steven Lovelace was extraordinary, truly extraordinary. It felt very much like meeting my match in terms of creative impulse, integrity, humor, and playfulness, and I wish we had had more than one improvisational go together. Perhaps another lifetime. Blessings on this amazing human. Just blessings. I simply
adore this man, and release him to the winds with great gratitude as I cleanse and refresh my chords of connection in the universe.
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA February 25th, 26th 2011
Kinesis
– Premiere of “Flint”; Educational Outreach, Choreography, Soundscore, Costume Design
- Produced by the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
Note: the SBCC students had not yet performed at this venue and for this community. This was the first for this community, a groundbreaking stigma busting gesture. Amazing process! I remember thinking, that it seemed like there was something not alive in them, some disconnection from nature, and set the intention to enliven this, and found great success. I felt like I had to roar like a Lion. Each and every one of them met the challenge and we were all transformed in process.
Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara, CA March 19th 2011
NECTAR: Council and Relationships
– Choreography and Performance; Duet – Under No Certain Circumstances
- Produced by Cybil Gilbertson
Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA 2011
DANCEWorks: Doug Elkins
– Performance: Flashmob
- Produced by DANCEWorks
Note: Honesty. I was incredibly lonely with this process, and didnʻt feel as if I belonged, somehow, and felt really uncomfortable with the hero worship that always seemed to be present when the superstars were in town, mostly because, I think, when we hero worship, we give our power away. While on the one hand, it was wonderful to see the whole dance community come out, on the other hand it was painful. Why come out for the stars but not support the locals? I think many of us did this, because we wanted to be hip, or cool, or be someone other than who we were, or stand out from the rest, rather than realizing, well, weʻre just doing just fine. Humillity, it is important to me, and I found it a hard texture to connect with personally during the project. I learned alot from Doug, in his master classes over the years, and he was always so generous, and good with drawing boundaries. He once told me, in Studio B, thatʻs TMI, when I shared a story. The next day I came to class with a T-shirt Iʻd spray painted TMI on. Oh goodness, I could be very naughty and rebellious in classes at times! I had no boundaries, true, back then, but now I do!
Electric Lodge, Venice, CA 2011
MAX10
– Choreography and Performance; Duet – Under No Certain Circumstances
- Produced by the Electric Lodge
SB-ADaPT (A Dance and Physical Theater) Festival www.sbadaptfest.com June 9th - June 15th 2011
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA - Program Omega and Program Alpha Performances, Master Classes with Ramya Harishankar and Dudley Brooks, Artist Welcome, Shop Talk Reception
Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA – Artist Dialog and Networking session
The Pescadrome – Fishbon, Santa Barbara, CA – Cut the Edge Emerging Genre Installation
Paseo Nuevo Mall, Santa Barbara, CA – Outdoor performances
Alice Keck Park, Santa Barbara, CA – Master Class with Kristen Hatleberg
The Electric Lodge, Venice, CA – Studio Showing with International Artists
Roles: Director, Co-Creator, Choreography, Performance, Producer, Installation Artist
Presented by the Future Traditions Foundation & hosted by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre: Festival occurred over a 3 week period and took place in 3 different cities drawing 50 companies/artists from 23 different cities and 5 different countries to participate in 22 happenings at 5 different venues.
Miles Memorial Playhouse, Santa Monica, CA 2011
MixMatch Festival
– Choreography and Performance; Duet – Under No Certain Circumstances
- Produced by HartPulse Dance Company
Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara, CA 2011
NECTAR: Beast Reality
– Stage Manager
- Produced by Cybil Gilbertson
Flyer and Program
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2011
Improvisation Skills: Community Service
– Educator
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
2010
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
Studio Showing: Get Down, Get Groovy w/Guest Artists Rubans Rouges Dance
– Choreographer & Performer
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theater
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
New Works Concert
– Choreographer & Performer (Ranunculus solo - premiere)
- Presented by Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
John Ryan Theater, Brooklyn, NY 2010
COOL New York Dance Festival
– Choreographer & Performer (Ranunculus: solo)
- Presented by White Wave
MOMA, New York, NY 2010
Museum Dances: Exploring Perceptions of Performance in Guerilla Spaces
– Movement Artist & Script Creator
- SonneBlauma Exploratory Project
Yoga Soup: Santa Barbara, CA 2010
NECTAR: Sex and the Body
– Choreography & Performance (Ranunculus: solo)
- Presented by Cybil Gilbertson
Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
Master Class
– Teacher
- Presented by Pamela Lappen, Santa Barbara City College Dance Department
Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA 2010
John White: 5 x 5 x 5 First Fridays Performance Art Series
– Performance Artist
- Presented by John White
Sunken Gardens, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
Dance Anywhere Project
– Project Facilitator, videographer, photographer, performance
- Originated by Beth Fein
Museum of Modern Art, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance Dance Day
– Performance Art designer, videographer, photographer
- Presented by the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
Larry Keigwin + Company
– Performance
- Presented by DANCEWorks
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
Alumni Studio Showing
– Choreography, Performance, Production
- Presented by the UCSB 2010 Reunion Committee
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
Behind the Words
– Guest Artist (Ranunculus: solo)
- Presented by the Santa Barbara City College Dance Program
Granada Theater, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
1st Thursdays – From Process to Performance
– Guest Artist
- Presented by the Granada Theater
Electric Lodge: Venice, CA 2010
MAX 10:
– Performance, Choreography (Ranunculus: solo)
- Presented by the Electric Lodge
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
Integration
– Guest Artist (Under No Certain Circumstances: duet)
- Presented by Fusion Dance Company
SpectorDance, Monterey, CA 2010
SpectorDance Emerging Choreographer’s Showcase
– Performance, Choreography (performance of Ranunculus and Stephen Kelly’s Lucky Ducks)
- Presented by SpectorDance
Electric Lodge, Venice Beach, CA 2010
MixMatch Festival
– Performance, Choreography (performance of Ranunculus: solo)
- Presented by HartPulse Dance Company
Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
Kissing Joy As it Flies
– Producer
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
Santa Barbara City College Dance Festival
– Dance Educator – Master Class
- Presented by Pamela Lappen & the SBCC Physical Education Department
Electric Lodge: Venice, CA 2010
MAX 10: (2nd participation in their 2010 series)
– Performance, Choreography (Whisk: solo)
- Presented by the Electric Lodge
Westmont College, Montecito, CA 2010
Partnering Workshop
– Master Class Facilitator
- Presented by Westmont College
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
Studio Showing – in Remembrance
– Studio showing of the choreographic process, works in progress & repertory
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
NECTAR: Grief
– Performance, Choreography – (2 new works – Elegy for a Clown co-created with Stephen Kelly and Ray Tischer and Whisk)
- Presented by Cybil Gilbertson
Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA 2010
Lecture/Demonstration
– Lec/Demonstration of the rehearsal process for SBCC students & family
- Presented by Pamela Lappen
The Museum Project, International Project (Multi-year project) 2010
Exploring Perceptions of Performance in Guerilla Spaces
– Movement Artist & Script Designer
- SonneBlauma Exploratory Project
2009
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA January 9, 10, 11 2009
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance New Works Concert: Executive Director Julie McLeod
– Choreographer (Something Sweet: Trio) - Misa Kelly
Dancers: Melissa Block, Kaita Lepore, Jacque Wiley
Music Mix: Misa and Stephen Kelly
- Presented by Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2009 Gerry Marr: Master Class: Community Service
– Presenter/Producer
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2009
SonneBlauma Danscz Theater and the Jessica Chen Project: a Studio Showing
– Dancer/ Choreographer/Presenter
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Electric Lodge: Venice, CA 2009
MAX 10: “Grit”: duet - premiere
– Dancer/ Choreographer
- Presented by the Electric Lodge
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Santa Barbara, CA 2009
The Weston Project: duet – premiere
– Dancer/ Choreographer/Collaborator
- Presented in collaboration with Joanna Nobbe
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Santa Barbara, CA 2009
Passageways: site specific structured improvisation
– Dancer/Facilitator
- Presented by 1st Thursdays
Yoga Soup: Santa Barbara, CA 2009
NECTAR: A Life Drawing Retrospective
– Visual Artist
- Presented by Cybil Gilbertson
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 2009
Dance at The Top of the Hill: “Grit” & Premiere of “Under No Certain Circumstances”
– Dancer/Choreographer, Co-Producer
- Presented by Teresa Johnson & Friends
Yoga Soup: Santa Barbara, CA 2009
NECTAR HEROES; Stories of Transformation - My Cat Thomas
– Choreographer & Poet
- Presented by Cybil Gilbertson
2008
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA January 11, 12, 13 2008
New Works Concert
Presented by Santa Barbara Dance Alliance, Richard Hoag, SBDA President
– Choreographer (Le Jardin Rouge: duet): Misa Kelly Dancers: Gwenna Devries, Kaita Lepore
- Costumes: Anaya Cullen with the company
- Music: Misa and Stephen Kelly
3 Cities: 3 Choreographers
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara, CA 2008
3 Cities: 3 Choreographers tour
– Choreographer/Producer (Gypsy Dreams, Le Jardin Rouge, Nadar)
- Presented by Louie Cornejo, Misa Kelly, Kerstin Stuart
Project 418, Santa Cruz, CA 2008
3 Cities: 3 Choreographers tour
– Choreographer/Producer (Gypsy Dreams, Le Jardin Rouge, Nadar)
- Presented by Louie Cornejo, Misa Kelly, Kerstin Stuart
Shall We Dance, Pacific Grove, CA 2008
3 Cities: 3 Choreographers tour
– Choreographer/Producer (Gypsy Dreams, Le Jardin Rouge, Nadar)
- Presented by Louie Cornejo, Misa Kelly, Kerstin Stuart
Diavolo Theater, Los Angeles, CA 2008
3 Cities: 3 Choreographers tour
– Choreographer/Producer (Gypsy Dreams, Le Jardin Rouge, Nadar)
- Presented by Louie Cornejo, Misa Kelly, Kerstin Stuart
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2008
An Evening of Works in Progress and Repertory Showing: 2008:1 of 2
– Choreographer/Presenter
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Çatı, Istanbul, Turkey 2008
Week long workshop
– Choreographer/Teacher/Presenter
- Presented by Cati
AFL Kültür Merkezi, Istanbul, Turkey 2008
2 Cities: 2 Choreographers
– Choreographer (Gypsy Dreams, Le Jardin Rouge, Nadar)
- Presented by Sinan Temizalp of Meditative Dance
Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA 2008
Le Jardin Rouge, My Flame Knows to Swim the Cold Waters, Master Class
– Choreographer & Teacher
- Presented by Robert Salas of Moorpark’s Department of Dance
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2008
Matt Nelson: Master Class: Community Service
– Presenter/Producer
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2008
An Evening of Works in Progress and Repertory Showing: 2008: 2 of 2
– Choreographer/Presenter
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
2007
SpectorDance, Marina, CA 2007
Emerging Choreographers Showcase
– Choreographer (Le Jardin Rouge)
- Presented by SpectorDance
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA January 12, 13, 14 2007
Lion’s Fire: quintet – world premiere
– Choreographer/Performer
- Presented by the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance: Richard Hoag, SBDA President
- Dancers - Anaya Cullen, Marcons Duran, Misa Kelly, Tariel Naxn, Natalie Van Zelm
- Music - the Red Violin by Stephen Kelly
- Costume - SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre Co. Members
- Lighting - Patricia L. Frank
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2007
An Evening of Works in Progress and Repertory Showing
– Choreographer/Performer/Presenter
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, CA 2007
Circle of Chi
– Presenter/Producer
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2007
Master Class Series: Community Service
Susan Gingrasso, Stephanie Nugent, Gerry Marr
– Presenter/Producer
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Arts Alive!, Santa Barbara, CA 2007
Holly Johnston: Master Class: Community Service
– Presenter/Producer
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2007
Advanced Contemporary Dance: Community Service
– Educator
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
2006
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA January 27, 28, 29 2006
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance New Works Concert
– Choreographer/Performer Twang: quintet – world premiere
- Presented by the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
- Dancers: Colleen Bialas, Anaya Cullen, Devyn Duex, Misa Kelly, Joanna Nobbe
- Costume: Anaya Cullen Design Consultant Vaness Kent
SpectorDance, Marina, CA 2006
Monterey Dance Festival
– Choreographer/Performer (Twang: Quintet)
- Presented by SpectorDance
Karpeles Museum & Santa Barbara Environs, Santa Barbara, CA 2006
One Day Dances
– Choreographer/Photographer/Performer
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 2006
Get Inspired: Community Service Concert
– Presenter/Producer
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, CA 2006
From Chopin to Senegal
– Presenter/Producer
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, CA 2006
Rhapsodies for Humanity and the Glorious Beings Award: Community Service
– Presenter/Producer
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre & the Future Traditions Foundation
Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA 2006
Master Class Series: Community Service
Gerry Marr, Christopher Pilafian, Danah Bella, Susan Gingrasso, Y0galicious, SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
– Presenter/Producer
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 2006
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance’s New Works Concert
– Choreographer/Performer Cachao & the Galvanized Trash Receptacle: solo – world premiere
- Presented by The Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
2005
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA January 21, 22, 23 2005
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance New Works Concert
– Performer (Open Spaces: structured Improvisation with the collective)
- Presented by The Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
- Dancers: Shari Brookler, Hazel Carlson, Mindy Horwitz, Misa Kelly, Cherise Richards, Kerstin Stuart
Unitarian Church, Santa Barbara, CA 2005
The Traveling Brick Show
– Installation/Performer/Presenter
- Presented by Open Spaces
City of Santa Barbara Environs, Santa Barbara, CA 2005
The Traveling Brick Show
– Installation/Performer
- Presented by Open Spaces
2004
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 2004
Endangered Species
– Choreographer/Performer (Etch-A-Retro Sketch: solo)
- Presented by Stephen Kelly & Juliana Bertelson
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 2004
Endangered Species
– Choreographer/Performer (Fragile Wings – co-created with Kirsten Stewart)
- Presented by Stephen Kelly & Juliana Bertelson
Lehman Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 2004
Primavera Festival
– Choreographer/Performer (Fragile Wings – co-created with Kirsten Stewart)
- Presented by University of California, Santa Barbara Primavera Festival
2003
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 2003
Nadar Sabe en el Agua Fria
– Choreographer
- Presented by Stephen Kelly & Juliana Bertelson
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA January 24th, 25th, 26th 2002
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance New Works Concert
– Choreographer (A Gypsy Dreams)
- Presented by the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
2002
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 2002
Dreams in Motion
– Choreographer (A Gypsy Dreams: solo)
- Presented by Shari Brookler
2001
Santa Barbara Parks, Santa Barbara, CA 2001
Say no to Iraq
– Installation
2000
Studio B, Santa Barbara, CA 2000
Nadar Sabe Mi Llama en el Agua Fria: solo – premiere
– Choreographer/Performer
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Studio B, Santa Barbara, CA 2000
Stephanie Gilliland and Tongue Dance Company: Workshop: Community Service
– Presenter
- Presented by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA 2000
Prayer for Peace
– Solo show of drawings
- Presented by the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center
Women’s Center, Santa Barbara, CA 2000
Closet M.
– Installation
- Presented by the University of California, Santa Barbara’s Women’s Center
Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA 2000
Portents of War
– Installation
- Presented by the Contemporary Arts Forum
Victoria Street Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 2000
Rubble #1
– Installation
- Presented by Synergy
1999
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 1999
Twins, Choreographed by Christine Loizeaux
– Performer
- Presented by Christine Loizeaux
Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 1999
Chidambaram, Choreographed by Maria Rendina Frantz
– Performer
- Presented by the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 1999
Passage, Choreographed by Tonia Shimin, filmed by Dana Driscoll
– Performer
- Presented by the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
1998
Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 1998
Hot Ice: quintet
– Choreographer/Performer/Installation
- Presented by the Future Traditions Foundation
1997
Hatlen Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 1997
The Gods of Goleta
– Performer/Installation
- Presented by Santa Barbara Dance Theatre
1996
University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 1996
The Gods of Goleta
– Performer/Installation
- Presented by Santa Barbara Dance Theatre
California Institute of the Arts, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 1996
Dancing on My Daddies Grave: Septet
– Choreographer/Performer/Installation
- Presented by California Institute of the Arts Department of Dance
California Institute of the Arts, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 1996
Dancing on My Father’s Grave: Film
– Film maker/Performer in collaboration with Rainbow Underhill and Bill Russell
- Presented by California Institute of the Arts Department of Dance