The Guest Artist program offers students in both theatre and dance the opportunity to work and study with world-class artists-in-residence. The Department engages numerous guest artists each year as teachers, actors, directors, composers, choreographers, and designers.
Past residencies have included:
- Tony Award-nominated makeup artist Joe Dulude II
- Modern dance company Urban Bush Women
- Peter Schumann and the Bread and Puppet Theatre
- The Chuck Davis African American Dance Ensemble
- A world premiere musical by composer Charles Strouse, playwright Mark St. Germain, and director/choreographer Barbara Siman
- Figurentheater: Wilde and Vogel, internationally-acclaimed puppet theatre artists
- Rosalba Rolón and Pregones Theater
- Award-winning playwrights Mac Wellman and Brighde Mullins
- Internationally acclaimed choreographers Earl Mosley, Danny Buraczeski, Bill Evans, Charlotte Boye-Christensen, and Doug Varone
Additional Spring 2023 Master Classes will be announced soon!
Dance Guest Artists, 2022-23
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Melanie George Melanie George is a Jazz Dance Artist, Scholar, and Dramaturg whose mission in all her projects is to “deconstruct traditional hierarchies in dance.” As a jazz choreographer, her work draws from the roots of West African dance, and has been commissioned by college programs across the country including: University of Utah, Arizona State University, and Western Michigan to name a few. As a dance scholar-practitioner she has worked with leading dance organizations such as Jacob’s Pillow, Dance/NYC and the International Association of Blacks in Dance. Her writing is included in numerous books, journals and documentaries. Her work as a dramaturg spans collaborations with companies ranging from Urban Bush Women’s Choreographic Center, to Raja Feather Kelly and Helen Simoneau Danse. Ms. George recently received the Outstanding Leadership Award from the National Dance Education Organization. melaniegeorge.org Guest Choreographer, In Motion, Spring 2023 |
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Sara Procopio Sara Procopio is a Brooklyn-based dance artist, educator and arts manager. As a founding company member and Artistic Associate of Shen Wei Dance Arts from 2001-2012, her work with Shen Wei included originating roles in ten works while also fulfilling company management responsibilities. From 2012-2019, she performed in the work of choreographer and media artist Jonah Bokaer with global appearances including the BAM Next Wave Festival, Brisbane Festival, Lyon Biennale and the National Theater of Serbia. Sara’s teaching practice has led her to facilitate workshops, organize intensives, and stage repertory at renowned institutions and festivals throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and the U.S., including the Paolo Grassi School in Milan, the Korea International Dance Festival in Seoul, Peridance, Gibney Dance Center, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and the American Dance Festival where she has been a faculty member since 2008. Sara has taught at high schools, colleges, universities, and youth programs including The University of North Carolina School for the Arts, Connecticut College, Rutgers University, Middlebury College, Hollins University, Marymount Manhattan College, Dancewave and University of the Arts where she has taught since 2011. She has also created and directed choreographic works for students at the Florida School of the Arts, Brooklyn Arts Exchange and the Greenville Fine Arts Center. Master Class and American Dance Festival Audition Session, Feb. 3, 2023 |
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Cara Hagen Cara Hagan is a mover, maker, writer, curator, champion of just communities, and a dreamer. She believes in the power of art to upend the laws of time and physics, a necessary occurrence in pursuit of liberation. In her work, no object or outcome is sacred; but the ritual to get there is. Hagan’s adventures take place as live performance, on screen, as installation, on the page, and in collaboration with others in a multitude of contexts. In recent years, Hagan and her work have traveled to such gatherings as the Performática Festival in Cholula, Mexico, the Conference on Geopoetics in Edinburgh, Scotland, the Loikka Dance Film Festival in Helsinki, Finland, the Taos Poetry Festival in Taos, New Mexico, and to the Dance on Camera Festival in New York City. Extended residencies have taken place at Thirak India in Jaipur, India, Playa Summer Lake in the dynamic outback of Oregon, Roehampton University in London, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of North Carolina, School of the Arts. carahagan.net Screen Dance Workshop and Lecture, Feb. 10, 2023 |
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Joshua Rashon Streeter Joshua Rashon Streeter, MFA, is an Assistant Professor of Theatre Education at Emerson College teaching in the BFA, MA, and MFA theatre education programs. He previously held a professorship at James Madison University (JMU) where he built the Theatre Education Pre-Professional Licensure Program and the Teaching Artist Concentration, was a faculty associate in the Center for Faculty Innovation (CFI), and on faculty in the African, African-American, and Diaspora (AAAD) studies program. His teaching focuses on pre-service and in-service education in K-16 schools/institutions, drama and theatre education, Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA), musical theatre, and arts integration. Joshua’s scholarship analyzes the pedagogies used in rehearsals and classrooms and considers the relationship between process and product in a creative experience. Joshua was also one of the twelve writers for the National Theatre Standards and continues to work as a consultant to numerous state departments of education. joshuarashonstreeter.com Theatre for Young Audiences workshop, Feb. 17, 2023 |
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Lily Kind Lily Kind is a critically acclaimed choreographer, dancer, producer, and writer. She is continuously learning about the social history of dance and works in alignment with underdog artists and communities. Lily’s work has been presented by Princeton University, Philadelphia Dance Projects, Table Gallery (Chicago), Miami Light Project, Sarasota Contemporary Dance Company, Le Mondo (Baltimore), Creative Alliance (Baltimore), and The Baltimore Museum of Art. Lily self-produced her own work as the founder of Effervescent Collective in Baltimore, Maryland – gaining recognition as Best Choreographer, (Baltimore Magazine, 2014) Best Dance Company (Baltimore City Paper, 2010, 2012, Baltimore Magazine, 2012) and winning a Baker Artist Award ‘B’ Grant, 2011. She has also produced multiple iterations of her critically acclaimed show Wolfthicket, 2016 to present. In 2017, Lily helped Vince Johnson launch Urban Movement Arts (UMA) in downtown Philly, where she continues to train with The Hood Lockers, Ron Wood, and others. Lily is also co-director of Ragtag Empire, a lindy hop and jazz social dancing school. She has Lindy Hopped all over the world, including guest teaching at Swing Jose (Costa Rica) and Apollo Swing (Belgium), training with Jazz Maniacs (Belgium) and Gaurdian Baltimore. She was a 2022 participant in Melanie George’s The Woodshed. She has taught courses and workshops at California Institute of the Arts, Bryn Mawr College, Temple University, and Haverford College. Lily is currently adjunct faculty at Ursinus College and Manhattan Marymount College. lilykind.org Master Class: Flying Low, Feb. 24, 2023 |
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Bandaloop BANDALOOP honors nature, community, and the human spirit through perspective-bending dance. An innovator in vertical performance, BANDALOOP seamlessly weaves dynamic physicality, intricate choreography and climbing technology to turn the dance floor on its side. Founded by Amelia Rudolph and under the artistic direction of Melecio Estrella, BANDALOOP re-imagines dance, activates public spaces, and inspires wonder and imagination in audiences around the world. The company trains dancers and youth at home and on tour, and has performed for millions of people in over 22 countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, and Asia, and on screens in films and digital media. bandaloop.org Aerial Workshop, April 18, 2023 |
The Baker Artist-in-Residence Program
The Baker Artist-in-Residence Program brings distinguished professional guest artists to the Muhlenberg campus each year. Artists remain on campus for periods ranging from one month to an entire semester, and each resident artist teaches in the academic program and contributes to the artistic programs in theatre, dance, and music. Baker Artists-in-Residence are sponsored by the Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Baker Foundation.
