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Full-time Faculty and Artists-in-Residence

Sharon Mansur

Sharon Mansur

Assistant Professor

301.405.3198
1929 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
smansur@umd.edu
www.mansurdance.com

 


Education/Training:

M.F.A. Dance, George Mason University, 2005; C.M.A. Certified Laban Movement Analyst, Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, 1995; B.A. Dance and English, Connecticut College, 1991

Areas of Specialization/Interest:

Contemporary dance, improvisation, choreography, site specific dance, multi-media experimental performance, interdisciplinary collaboration, Laban Movement Analysis

Professional Affiliations:

Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, Washington Area Certified Movement Analysts (WACMA), SPAN:  Spontaneous Performing Artists Network

Representative Productions:

Director of mansurdance, experimental multi-media performance collective (2002 to present); here/there multi-media performance project involving collaborators and performances in Minnesota, New York City, North Carolina and Washington, DC (2007 to present); Freedom of Information, directed by Miguel Gutierrez, 24 hour improvisational dance ritual (2008); Off White, performance/art installation, Edison Gallery, Capital Fringe Festival, DC (2006); trajectory altered slightly, representing Winona State University, American College Dance Festival Gala Concert, University of Iowa (2006); (Un)Identified collaborative solo project, Kennedy Center Local Dance Commission (2004-05); Depth of Perception duet with Boris Willis, original commission by David Dorfman (2004); Shared evening with Clare Byrne at BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange, NY (2000); Dancing-on-View, directed by Sara Rudner, St. Mark’s Church, Danspace Project’s 25th Anniversary Season, NYC (1999); Love Songs, David Rousseve/Reality, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY (1999), co-director Quiescence dance/performance group with Daniel Burkholder, in residence at Dance Place, DC (1992-98)

Honors and Awards: Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) Award, Winona State University Foundation and WSU Professional Improvement Fund grants for dance study in Benin, Africa, The John F. Kennedy Center Local Dance Commission Award, the Virginia Commission for the Arts Choreography Fellowship, Outstanding New Work Metro DC Dance Award, the Maryland State Arts Council Individual Award in Solo Dance Performance, The Bossak-Heilbron Foundation