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What is Angela Harris's role at Dance Canvas, Inc.?
What is Angela Harris's role at Dance Canvas, Inc.?
Angela Harris has primarily focused her career on teaching dance rather than choreography.
Angela Harris has primarily focused her career on teaching dance rather than choreography.
False (B)
Name one of the ballet companies Angela has danced professionally with.
Name one of the ballet companies Angela has danced professionally with.
The Georgia Ballet
Angela earned her B.A. in __________ while on full ballet scholarship.
Angela earned her B.A. in __________ while on full ballet scholarship.
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Match the following organizations with Angela's contributions:
Match the following organizations with Angela's contributions:
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Which theater production did Angela not choreograph for?
Which theater production did Angela not choreograph for?
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Angela has been recognized with the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) Observership.
Angela has been recognized with the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) Observership.
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What award did Angela receive from Americans for the Arts?
What award did Angela receive from Americans for the Arts?
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Angela studied at __________ School for the Arts.
Angela studied at __________ School for the Arts.
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Where did Angela premiere her choreography with Dance Canvas?
Where did Angela premiere her choreography with Dance Canvas?
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Study Notes
Angela Harris - Career Summary
- Executive Artistic Director of Dance Canvas, Inc.
- Career development organization for emerging professional choreographers and youth
- Catalyst, consultant, and resource for numerous new dance organizations and artists (local and national)
- Developed programs for: City of Atlanta's Office of Cultural Affairs and Department of Recreation, Usher's New Look Foundation, and the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation.
Education and Training
- Graduate of The Baltimore School for the Arts
- Studied at Dance Theater of Harlem, School of the Hartford Ballet, & The Eglevsky Ballet
- Attended Mercyhurst College and City College of New York
- Earned a B.A. in Journalism
- Ballet scholarship at Steps on Broadway in NYC
- Professional dance experience with: The Georgia Ballet, Columbia City Ballet (SC), and Urban Ballet Theater (NYC)
Performance Credits
- Alliance Theatre: Sophisticated Ladies and Degas' Little Dancer (Marie u/s)
- Aurora Theatre: A Chorus Line (Kristine), Chicago (Mona Lipschitz), Camelot, and Annie Get Your Gun
- Theatrical Outfit/Aurora Theatre: Hunchback of Notre Dame
Choreography Credits
- Professional ballet companies and schools nationwide
- The First Noel, choreographed for Kenny Leon's True Colors Theater Company
- 110 in the Shade, for Theatrical Outfit
- Little Shop of Horrors, for Actor's Express
- Bridges of Madison County, for Aurora Theatre
- Frankenstein's Funeral, for Found Stages
- University productions: Ragtime (Kennesaw State University), Drowsy Chaperone (Georgia Tech)
- Premiered work at the Rialto Center for the Arts and the Ferst Center for the Arts through Dance Canvas
- Work performed by The Georgia Ballet, Ballet Lubbock, and Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute
Awards and Recognition
- Inaugural National Visiting Fellow at the School of American Ballet
- Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) Observership for 'Little Dancer'
- National Emerging Leader Award from Americans for the Arts
- Member of the 2014 class of Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta (ALMA)
- Advisory board member for the Arthur M. Blank Foundations' Audience Building Roundtable and Atlanta Artist Relief Fund
Current Affiliations and Teaching
- Faculty at Emory University
- Ballet instructor at Dekalb School for the Arts and Academy of Ballet
- Faculty at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute
- Master class/guest instructor and lecturer at colleges and universities nationwide
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Explore the impressive career of Angela Harris, an Executive Artistic Director of Dance Canvas, Inc. This quiz covers her educational background, performance credits, and contributions to various dance organizations. Test your knowledge on her impactful journey in the world of dance.
