Christina Tsoulas
is a dancer,dance teacher,choreographer,dance videographer now located in Rhode
Island USA
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Cell: 508-864-4397 / Email: ctsoules@yahoo.com
MFA, Dance
Smith College - Northampton, MA; May 18, 2003
BA,
with Honors in Theater/Dance and Minor in Spanish
Semester
Study of Spanish Art, Literature and Theater
Semester
Study in Theater, Dance and Arts Administration
Trinity College LaMaMa, e.t.c. Program - New York, NY; September 1996 - December 1996
Gretchen K. Moran
Scholarship for Dance: Smith College,
2003
Smith College Graduate Teaching Fellowship: Smith College Fall 2001-Present
Trinity College Presidential Fellow in Theater and Dance: Trinity College, 1998
Graduate Teaching
Fellow of Beginning-Intermediate Modern, Ballet and Jazz Techniques:
Smith College & Five College Dance Departments,
Northampton, MA; September
2001-May 2003
Teaching Assistant, The Body and Film Course:
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA; Spring Semester, 2003
Teaching Assistant, Dance and Technology course:
Smith College, Northampton, MA; Fall Semester, 2002
Substitute Ballet and
Jazz teacher for Adult Dance Program:
YMCA Northampton,
MA; Current
Creative Movement and
Creative Drama teacher for children,
ages 6-10:
Performing Arts School of Worcester, MA; September 1998 –
December 1998
Creative Movement and
Ballet teacher for children, ages 6-12:
Substitute Jr. High
School Spanish Teacher;
Leominster Jr. High, Leominster, MA; September 1998 – December 1998
Trinity College, Hartford, CT; Spring, 1998.
Le Sacre Du Printemps, a collaborative video with Mt. Holyoke undergraduate
student Christiana Axelsen; set to Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. Premiered
at Hampshire College, April, 2003.
(7minutes)
Overlook, an original short film inspired by the poetry of Carolyn
Forche and the paintings of Jan Vermeer.
Music composed by Norman Dello Joio.
Premiered at Hampshire College,
March, 2003. (5 minutes)
FRAMED, an original music video and documentary charting the process
of collaborating with dancers from the Five College community and a college rap
band to make the music video: EGONOMIX. Premiered at Smith College MFA Concert, February, 2003. (12 minutes)
Improving Rodgers and
Hammerstein, an original
documentary/dance video featuring members of a dance Composition class at
Amherst College. Premiered at Amherst College as an installation work for concert in
December, 2002. (11 minutes)
Oh Susanna, an original music video to the song “Oh Susanna” by The Be Good Tanyas. Presented at Smith
College, April 2002. (4 minutes)
CHOREOGRAPHY
Two Preludes, two solos that are intended to be part of a larger work,
which will feature the 24 parts of Alexander Scriabin’s Opus 11 Preludes in
their entirety. Presented at Smith College, April, 2003.
FRAMED, a live performance of the music video with the same name,
featuring 6 dancers and 4 musicians. Presented at the Smith College MFA Concert,
February, 2003.
No Past, a directed staged reading of this play by MFA in
Playwriting candidate, Lenelle Moïse.
Premiered at the Five College
Spoken Word Festival, at The University of Massachusetts, April, 2003.
Wandering Echoes, Group work inspired by Racine’s Phaedra. Featured students from the Five College
dance community and music by the Smith College a cappella group The Vibes. Performed at the Spring Grad Event; Smith College, May 3,
2002 and at Trinity College Seabury 47 series, Sept. 18, 2002.
Superstars, a group work featuring students in my Jazz II class at Smith
College, with music by MC Solaar.
Performed at the Spring Grad
Event; Smith College, May 3, 2002
Walking with YiaYia Tana, a solo, autobiographical performance art work
choreographed on myself.
Performed at the Spring Grad Event Sequel; Smith College, May
18th, 2002, Trinity College, Sept. 18, 2002
Antigone, a Smith College Theater
Department Production, directed by New York’s Epic Theater Company, and
featuring my choreography and performance involvement. Performed at Smith College, January 2001.
Can’t Get There From Here, an evening length work featuring my solo choreography Hazards
with music by Ann Peebles and the Memphis Horns and group piece Green
Light, with music by Cake.
Performed by members of the 2003 MFA class. Premiered at the Fall Grad
Event; Smith College, December 14,
2001.
Eve, a duet with San
Francisco-based dancer Nicole Nastari with music by Dead Can Dance. Featured in Women’s Work Series, Venue 9; San Francisco, CA; May 16, 2000. Premiered at
Danceworks; San Jose State University; San Jose, CA; April 23-24, 1999.
The Cycle of She: an evening length undergraduate thesis work with 3
dancers, 3 flutists, and an original music score. Senior Thesis Concert, Trinity College; Hartford, CT; May
1998. Premiered at American College Dance Festival; Boston University, Boston, MA; February 1998.
The Last Day of Our Acquaintance:
solo work
choreographed on self with music by Sinead O’Connor for the Trinity College Fall Dance Concert, December 1996.
Her Purple Rain: solo work choreographed on self with music by Prince for Trinity College Dance Club Spring Performance, April 1995.
Fugue: solo work choreographed on self, with music by Beethoven, Trinity College Spring Dance Concert, April,
1995.
Three Courses, and Undercurrent: member of ensemble in
two group works by first year Graduate Students. Smith College Spring Grad
Event, May 2003.
For the Asking: a solo work choreographed by Wendy Woodson and myself. Performed at the American College Dance Festival, April 2003, Premiered at the Amherst College Faculty Dance Concert September, 2002
Bituminous: a group work choreographed by MFA colleague Megan
Frazier. Smith College MFA Concert, February, 2003.
Seabury 47 Series: Concert evening at Trinity
College in Hartford, CT featuring my 3 of my works: "Wandering Echoes," "Walking with
YiaYia Tana" and "Green
Light." September,
2002.
This Crazy Life is My Home: group work choreographed by New York based choreographer
Edisa Weeks. Performed at Concord Academy’s Summer Stages Dance
Program, July 27, 2002.
Dog Day: a dance theater work by New York based choreographers Katie
Workum and Leigh Garrett. Performed at Concord Academy’s Summer Stages Dance
Program, July 27, 2002.
Lux Aeterna: a group work by New York choreographer Lila York. Performed at the Mt. Holyoke Spring Dance Concert, April 2002 and The Five College Dance Department Concert,
February 2002.
Is this Desire: a group work choreographed by Jim Coleman and Terese
Freedman.
Performed at the American College Dance Festival Gala Concert; February 2002 and at the Mount Holyoke Faculty Concert; October 2001.
The Big Box: Dancer in Graduate Thesis work by Smith MFA Cheri Soule
and performed at The Smith College MFA Concert; February 2002.
Can’t Get There From Here: Evening Length Performance, Fall Grad Event; Smith College, December 2001.
An Evening of
Fashion and Dance: The
New Line of Darbery Stenderu. Choreographed by Maya Culbertson.
Performed at the Hayes Valley Street
Fair; San Francisco, CA; June 18, 1999.
Passion: an evening length dance choreographed by Eclipse Dance Theater at Dancer’s
Group Studio Theater, San Francisco,
CA; November 19-21, 1999.
Home: a Performance Art Piece, choreographed by Judy Dworin, Trinity College, December 1997.
Collide with the City: Group work by Trinity Guest Artist Tiffany Mills, Spring Dance Concert, Trinity College, 1998.
Musical-Theatre Revue: Annual Musical at Trinity College, directed by Gerald
Moshell, Trinity College, October, 1996.
My Body, My Body: performed as a guest performer with the Judy Dworin
Performance Ensemble, Trinity College, June,
1997, also, in The Trinity College Spring
Dance Concert, April, 1996.
Fields: group piece choreographed by Judy Dworin; Trinity College Spring Dance Concert, April,
1996.
Djole: Dances of Guinea, West
Africa: African Dance piece
by Abdoulaye Sylla, Trinity College
Spring Dance Concert, April, 1996.
Short Stories: a group work by
Trinity Guest Artist Rebecca Lazier, Trinity
College Spring Dance Concert, April, 1996.
Fields: group piece choreographed by Judy Dworin; Trinity College Spring Dance Concert, April, 1996.
A Hidden Ditch: Senior Thesis Concert piece by Amy Fink, Trinity College, February, 1996.
Archy and Mehitabel: Musical Theater play by George Kleinsinger, directed by
Gerald Moshell, Trinity College, January,
1996.
The Frogs: Musical by Stephen Sondheim, directed by Gerald Moshell, Trinity College, January, 1995.
2003: Rodger Blum;
(Floor Barre) Smith College
2001-present: Tom
Vacanti, Rodger Blum, Rose Flachs, Smith
College
2001-Dan Joyce, Summer Stages Dance,
Concord Academy
1994-1998: Douglas Boulivar, Trinity
College
1980-1994: Kevin
Milam, Cindy Bernshausen, Maryann Mayer, Shirley Benjamin; Performing Arts School of Worcester
Modern Technique:
Influences include Limón, Cunningham and Taylor, with
personal movement styles borrowed from Hip-Hop, Ashtanga Yoga, Contact
Improvisation and Pilates Alignment Methods.
2001-present: Mark
Davis, Fritha Pengelly, Terese Freedman; Five
College Dance Department
2001: Dan Wagoner,
Edisa Weeks, Mark Haim, Sally Silvers, Heidi Latsky; Summer Stages Dance Program, Concord Academy
1999-2001: Robert
Moses, Stephen Pelton, Cheryl Chaddick, Kathleen Hermesdorf, San Francisco, CA
1997: Risa Steinberg,
Carla Maxwell, Jim West; Jose Limón
Foundation, New York.
1994-1998: Judy Dworin, Tiffany Mills, Rebecca Lazier,
Lisa Race, Patricia Hoffbauer, Maureen Fleming, Pedro Alejandro; Trinity College and the Trinity College
LaMaMa Performing Arts Program, New York.
Jazz Technique:
2001-2002: Billbob
Brown: The University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1994-1998: Lisa Serrambana, Trinity College
1990-1994: Christine
Carlson, Charlotte Klein Dance Center
Composition:
2003: Choreography and Music; Instructors: Rodger Blum and Julius
Robinson, Smith College.
2002: Choreography and the Creative Process; Instructor: Susan Waltner, Smith College.
1997: Repertoire and Performance, Instructor: Judy Dworin, Trinity
College
1998: Repertoire
and Performance; Instructor: Tiffany Mills, Trinity College
1995: Dance Composition; Instructor: Pedro
Alejandro, Trinity College.
Other Areas of Dance Study:
2002:
Afro-Brazilian Dance; Instructor: Augusto Soledade, Smith College
2002:
Laban Movement Analysis; Instructor: Becky Nordstrom, Hampshire College
2001:
Writing Dance; Instructor: Constance V. Hill, Smith College
1996:
20th Century Dance and Theater History; Instructors: Kat Power and
Arthur Feinsod, Trinity College
1997: West African Dance; Instructor: Abdullaye
Sylla, Trinity College
Dance Workshops:
2003: Intensive with
Kathleen Hermesdorf at Mt. Holyoke College
2001: Dance Intensive
at Summer Stages; Concord Academy, Amy Spencer and Richard Colton directors.
2000: ODC Workshop in San Francisco with Erica Essner
1999: Intensive
Workshop with Joe Goode Performance Group, Dancers Group Studio Theater, San
Francisco.
1997: Sevillanas Dance Workshop with Leni Gonzalez, Nerja, Spain
Acting:
1994-1998: Joshua
Karter, Damian Popchristov, Jonah K. Emsig, and vocal training with Jonathan
Hart Makwaia; Trinity College and the
Trinity College LaMaMa Performing Arts Program, New York.
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS:
Proficient
in Operating Systems: Windows and OS10 for Mac.
Proficient
in MSWord, Excel, Photoshop, Pagemaker, SoundEdit 16, iMovie, Final Cut Pro 3
Proficient
in Digital Video Camera Use and Maintenance.
Media Education
Foundation Technical Intern:
Media Education Foundation, Northampton, MA; January, 2003
Film editing intern
and research assistant for MEF educational films
Educational Student
Developer:
Served as Research
Assistant and Course Developer for Smith College Dance Department Course: Dance and Technology, Instructor: Rodger
Blum
Marketing &
Public Relations Coordinator:
Administrative
Assistant:
Bay Area Celebrates National
Dance Week – San Francisco, CA; March
1999 – April 1999
Development
Intern:
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival-
Beckett, MA; June 1998 – September 1998
Box
Office Assistant:
Trinity College Austin Arts
Center- Hartford, CT; Spring 1998
Trinity
Papers Editorial Board Member – editor of journal featuring essays published by
Trinity College
Public
Relations and Translation Assistant:
Larumbe Danza (Modern Dance
Company) - Madrid, Spain; January 1997 –
June 1997
Archival
Intern:
Limón Foundation – New York, NY; December 1996 – May 1997
President:
Trinity Unlimited Dance Company –
Hartford, CT; 1997-1998
References: Available on request