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
Beginning Modern, Intermediate Modern, Theory and Improvisation, Dance History and Contemporary Trends in Choreography, Dance Composition, Dance Ensemble, Beginning Ballet

Recent Scholarly Activities
Performances
Activities and Recognitions

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

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

"Falling Up," Knox College, 2002.

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

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

"Temenos," Knox College, 1999.

"Body Follows Thought," Chicago, 1998.

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

Activities and Recognitions
Awarded Illinois Arts Council, Art Tour Grants: 1998, 1999, 2001 & 2002.

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.

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

Performed with the New Music/ New Dance Ensemble at Summer Festival in Pisa, Italy, 2000

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

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

Contact
309-341-7827
jlsmith@knox.edu