2016-442-E Arts - Rob Hamilton - Spring 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:ACA23B47-0495-420A-873B-7C5DA8D47D66 Community Impact While there will be an intentional tension created by juxtaposing the humor and absurdity of the dance against the we're-doing-it-to-ourselves suggestions of humanity's complicity in its own doom appearing as projected background, the overall intent of the piece is less confrontational. Incorporating masks and other performing objects into dance is historically neither innovative nor uncommon, but it is a genre-within-a-genre that has been seen much less frequently since the advent of modern dance, when emphasis shifted away from pageantry and spectacle to focus on the unadorned body moving in space. Part of our hope with The 4UMotA is to engage the memories of some audience members while simultaneously introducing a new audience to a style of dance they have not had many opportunities to see; ultimately, to broaden the conventional expectations of what dance can be and do visually as well as narratively while enjoying an evening of exciting and fascinating performance by talented local artists. Artists Experience Rob Hamilton; concept/designer works as Lecturer/Designer/Technical Director in Performance Studies at the Department of Communication at UNC-CH. His M.F.A. in Design/ Technical Theatre is from the University of Montana, and his B.F.A. in Theatre is from the University of Southern Mississippi. He teaches in the areas of production technologies and the use of masks and puppets in performance. A member of United Scenic Artists, LU#829 as both Scenic Designer and Lighting Designer, Rob recently served as lighting designer for the Modernextension dance company in Chapel Hill; and performed in Basil Twist's The Rite of Spring at both Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill and Lincoln Center in New York. Current projects in development include his "magic lantern cantastoria"production of The Misdirection of Henry Walker, adapted from the novel Mr Sebastian and the Negro Magician by Daniel Wallace. Heather Tatreau; choreographer attended UNC-Chapel Hill before she went on to earn a Master's Degree in Dance Education from New York University. While living in New York City, she had the opportunity to train in classic modern dance techniques as well as avant-garde performance styles and somatic principles. She has performed and presented her choreography in NYC, Italy, and locally. She has been teaching in universities across NC since 2003. Heather is in her fifth year on faculty at Carolina, teaching the modern dance technique and theory course, and received a grant this spring to teach a site-specific movement course at the Ackland Art Museum. In addition, she works closely with Carolina Performing Arts to promote student and faculty engagement with visiting dance artists while also acting as choreographer and movement consultant for productions with StreetSigns, The Process Series, and the Kenan Theater Company.