Years at Knox: 1997 to present.

Education
MFA, 2007, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
M.A., 2000, Columbia College.
B.A., 1995, Columbia College.

Professional Interests
"Along with directing the dance program at Knox College, I have an active professional career in choreography and performance in Chicago.  Recently I have been exploring multi-media performance work by combining dance with video projection. Most recently my piece, "V2/C," which includes an original video, was presented at the Dance and Technology Forum as a part of the 2002 American College Dance Festival."

Teaching Interests
Modern dance, theory and improvisation, dance history and contemporary trends in choreography, dance composition, dance ensemble, ballet

Recent Scholarly Achievements
Presentations
"Drawing Connections: Developing an Integrated Dance Curriculum." Hawaii International Conference for Arts & Humanities, Oahu, Hawaii, 2006.

Publications
"Developing an Integrated Dance Curriculum." Teaching Artists' Journal, 2007.

Performances
"(re)ACTION" in Festival Off'Avignon, 2007.

"Sight/Unseen." Directed, Dancemakers Concert, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2007.

"Somebody's Turn." Directed by Melinda Blomquist. Dancemakers Concert, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2007.

"V2/C" in American College Dance Festival, University of Michigan, 2002.

"Falling Up," Knox College, 2002.

"Modern Ways to Wed" in C-Pop Gallery, Detroit, Mich., and Links Hall, Chicago, Illinois, 2001.

"Still/Going" in the American College Dance Festival and in Chicago, 2000.

"Temenos," Knox College, 1999.

"Body Follows Thought," Chicago, 1998.

Recognitions
Awards
Philip Green Wright / Lombard College Award for Distinguished Teaching, Knox College, 2003.

Granted Dance Residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, working with New York Choreographer, Doug Elkins, 2003.

Named one of "30 Young Show-Stoppers under 30" by the Chicago Tribune, 1999.

Grants

Illinois Arts Council, Art Tour Grants: 1998, 1999, 2001 & 2002.

Involvement
Associate artist in residence, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smryna Beach, Florida, 2002.

Associate Artist in Residency with Doug Elkins, Altantic Center for the Arts, 2002.

Co-Director, "Back and to the Left Productions," interdisciplinary performance group, with Tiffany VanCleaf, Chicago.

Performer with the New Music/ New Dance Ensemble, Summer Festival in Pisa, Italy, 2000.

Performer with New York-based choreographer David Dorfman, Chicago's Navy Pier Celebration, 2000.

Contact
309-341-7827
jlsmith@knox.edu