Theatre and Dance Faculty | Program in Theatre and Dance | The University of Vermont(title)

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Faculty List

Julian Barnett

Assistant Professor • Resident Choreographer

Contemporary dance; composition; improvisation; performance studies

Julian.Barnett@uvm.edu

Paul Besaw

Professor

Dance composition; performance studies; devised performance; directing

Paul.Besaw@uvm.edu (802) 656-0084

Paula Higa

Associate Professor • Resident Choreographer

Contemporary dance;  Brazilian dance; Dance History/Culture; Dance and Technology

Paula.Higa@uvm.edu (802) 656-7763

Chong Ho Kim

Lecturer

Theatre for young audiences; Asian performance

Chong-Ho.Kim@uvm.edu

Kyra Miller

Affiliate Artist, Voice • Lecturer

Kyra.Wegman@uvm.edu

Sara A. Nelson

Full-Time Lecturer • Production Manager

Scenic design; props design; stage management; scenic art

Sara.Nelson@uvm.edu

Julie Peoples-Clark

Full-Time Lecturer

Contemporary Dance, Movement Analysis, Musical Theatre Styles, Tap Dance and Somatics

Julie.Peoples-Clark@uvm.edu

Zeina Salame

Assistant Professor • Resident Director

Acting; directing; applied theatre; performance studies

Zeina.Salame@uvm.edu

Lynn Ellen Schimoler

Lecturer

African forms; contemporary dance

Lynn.Schimoler@uvm.edu

Robert Shimko

Program Head, Theatre and Dance

Theatre History, Dramaturgy, Dramatic Structure, Playwriting

Robert.Shimko@uvm.edu

Leila Teitelman

Full-time Lecturer

Musical Theater, Literary Analysis, Playwriting, Gender and Sexuality in Theater

Leila.Teitelman@uvm.edu

Avi Waring

Lecturer