Professional
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Devised physical theater performer and maker. Storyteller. Dancer. Playwright. Trainer.
Skills
Facilitation
Ensemble building/ Collaboration
Creating new piece
Choreography
Community building
Authentic movement/Dance meditation
Presence and Improvisation
Work
experience
Dance & Writing Intern, Embodied Leadership for young Women Project, Hampshire College
2016 - 2019
Facilitated group discussions and workshops on topics such as storytelling & resonance
Lead dance workshops, authentic movements, west African and Cuban folklore
Co-Director, Bayonnais Summer Camp, Haiti
July 2017 - August 2017
Developed curriculum and taught all dance and theater activities
Co-directed end of the camp performance for parents and other campers
Core Ensemble Member, Mentor, Performance Project, Springfield MA
2014 - 2018
Facilitated meetings and community circles
Provided social and emotional support to younger members as well as peers
Served as Mentor to youth in the program, Nepali, Burundian, and Somalian refugees
Organized dance and theater workshops
Assisted in fundraising events
Promoted the organization and assisted in recruiting new members
Languages
English
French
Mandingo
Susu
Spanish
Pidgin(Kreyol)
Education
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago IL
Master of Arts, 2020 - present
Concentration: Devised Physical Theater
Program; European Devised Performance Practice
A year in Berlin, Arthaus MFA program
Hampshire College, Amherst MA
Bachelor of Arts, May 2019
James Baldwin Scholar
Interdisciplinary Concentration: Theater, Dance and African creative writing
Thesis: “Visualizing Trauma, Healing through Memory and Performance”