SC HO O L O F MU SI C , T HEAT RE , AND DANCE
C SU DA NC E | State o f Move m e nt
DANCE AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance empowers students to create, collaborate, innovate, and inspire. Through teaching, creative artistry, research, advocacy, and service, we elevate arts education. Welcome to Colorado State University Dance where we offer a collaborative dance training center that prepares majors for professional careers in dance related fields. Dance students explore the many possibilities for movement expression, along with creative and scholarly examination, in a challenging and supportive environment. In addition to regular training in classical and contemporary dance techniques, the curriculum requires performance, choreography, pedagogy, production, and theoretical coursework. Numerous performance opportunities include four main stage productions each year and regular guest artist residencies and masterclasses. Students across the university are encouraged to audition for placement in performances and dance classes; auditions are held each semester. Come join the dance community at Colorado State University! —CSU DANCE FACULTY
If you are interested in having a CSU dance faculty member visit your studio or school, please contact EMILY MORGAN, DIRECTOR OF DANCE, at Emily.Morgan@colostate.edu for more information.
WHY DANCE AT CSU? ⊲
Diverse faculty with expertise and qualifications on national and international levels
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Comprehensive curriculum with an emphasis on career preparation in a liberal arts setting
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Experiential coursework and leadership opportunities including supervised teaching, direction, choreography, and performance
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Individualized mentorship from faculty and fellow students
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Live musical accompaniment for technique classes
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Exceptional guest artist residencies and master- classes with world-renowned artists from companies such as Compagnie Käfig, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, Keigwin + Company, Parsons Dance, and more
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Community partnerships with the Fort Collins Lincoln Center and Poudre School District
⊲ Travel opportunities for majors to attend Colorado Dance Education Organization, National Dance Education Organization, and the American College Dance Association conferences ⊲
State-of-the-art facilities and immersive arts environment in the University Center for the Arts
⊲ Excellent general education at a premier research university ranked in the top tier of the nation’s best universities (U.S. News and World Report) ⊲
Ability to double major or minor in a variety of other disciplines
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Alumni achievements in dance performance, teaching, choreography, arts advocacy and management, theatrical production, fashion design, exercise science, physical therapy, business, education, and somatic practices
COURSE HIGHLIGHT:
D192 FIRST YEAR SEMINAR
Gaining foundational knowledge and practical tools for navigating life as a dance practitioner in college and beyond.
YOUR DANCE DEGREE AT A GLANCE Colorado State University offers a rigorous classical and contemporary dance program culminating in a Bachelor of Arts in Dance. The CSU Dance degree requires a strong physical and mental commitment and an eagerness to learn and improve. The degree consists of 120 total credits with the following focus:
PERFORMANCE, THEATRICAL PRODUCTION AND DESIGN TECHNIQUE AND FOUNDATIONS CHOREOGRAPHY AND IMPROVISATION PEDAGOGY AND TEACHING METHODOLOGIES HISTORY AND THEORY
Our B.A. degree offers intensive training in dance performance, choreography, and pedagogy. Course offerings continue to evolve to best prepare students for life after college. Daily technique classes in classical and contemporary forms are aimed at achieving advanced level performance and artistry. Opportunities for students to apply theoretical knowledge in tangible ways, such as performance of repertoire, supervised teaching, direction and choreography for concerts, are abundant. Beginning freshman year, students are eligible to perform in our four, annually produced dance concerts. The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is comprised of esteemed faculty and administrative and production staff, all dedicated to supporting student education in the arts.
FULL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT DANCE.COLOSTATE.EDU
THEATRICAL PRODUCTION AND DESIGN
As part of the CSU Dance Concert production running crew, students gain practical experience, including light, soundboard, video/projection, curtain/rail, and backstage operations. Dance majors have their choice of courses from Costume Design, Lighting Design, Stage Management, or Digital Media for Live Performance. Dance majors collaborate with an incredible production team comprised of professional, faculty, and student designers and directors.
→ D186 Production Practicum → TH262 Stage Management I → TH263 Costume Design I → TH264 Lighting Design I → TH266 Digital Media for Live Performance
GUEST ARTISTS / MASTERCLASSES Students engage with accomplished dance professionals through our annual guest artist residencies and masterclasses. These nationally and internationally renowned artists teach, choreograph, mentor, and form valuable connections with our students. Previous artists and companies have included: the Taipei Artists Village International Residency, David Dorfman Dance, Diavolo Dance Company, Yunyu Wang, Tommy Parlon, Gabriel Masson, Katie Elliott, Viktor Kabaniaev, Salli Guitterez, Andrew Skeels, Pilobolus, Ailey II/ Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, BODYTRAFFIC, Colorado Ballet, Koresh Dance Company, Smuin Ballet, Catherine Cabeen, Larry Keigwin, ABT II, Robert Moses’ Kin Dance Company, Hannah Kahn Dance Company, Hubbard Street 2, IMPACT Dance Company, MOMIX, Northwest Dance Project, Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company, Ormao, River North Chicago, Taylor 2, and Verb Ballets.
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PERFORMANCE Through a series of repertory courses, students learn and perform classical and contemporary dance repertoire. In addition to historical adaptations, dancers have the opportunity to perform original works created by faculty and guest artists as part of the Fall and Spring Dance Concerts. Performers also collaborate with student choreographers who are featured in these concerts, as well as the Dance Capstone performance series. Rehearsal and performance of dance works for CSU concerts and other outreach engagements are explored throughout the dance degree program. Auditions for faculty, guest artist, and student pieces take place at the beginning of each semester. Non-majors enrolled in one or more CSU dance technique courses are encouraged to audition for Fall, Spring, and Dance Capstone Concerts.
→ D286 Performance Practicum → D330 Dance Repertory Ensemble → D340 Dance Repertory Outreach
T ECH NIQ U E Dance majors receive four years of daily training in ballet and modern technique. All technique classes are accompanied by accomplished musicians in piano, percussion, and a variety of other instruments. Ballet study includes investigation of classical, neo-classical, and contemporary forms as well as pointe work. In addition to learning various styles of the 20th – 21st century modern techniques, students explore the contemporary developments of the instructors and excerpts from various repertories. Additional training in jazz and musical tap forms are offered and encouraged. Individual expression and artistry are fostered along with strong technical foundations in guided semesters of dance techniques (D220-421 A/B/C). Students are placed in the appropriate level based on an assessment of their previous training. Technique class placement is determined during Fall or Spring Visit and Audition Days or by video audition. Placement in technique classes for non-majors depends on space availability, technical level, and suitability.
Choreography Choreographic coursework begins by discovering organic and inventive movement through Improvisation. Students develop unique solutions for choreographic questions by exploring fundamental elements of dance composition in Choreography I. In Choreography II, compositional studies advance to include group, multimedia, and site-specific work. Graduating dance majors complete the Dance Capstone Concert in which they fully produce a dance concert featuring their choreography, performance, design, and event publicity and management. In addition to coursework, students are invited to adjudicate choreography for inclusion in the Fall and Spring Dance Concerts.
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D126 Improvisation D226 Choreography I D326 Choreography II D471 Dance Capstone Concert
COURSE HIGHLIGHT:
D471 DANCE MAJOR CAPSTONE CONCERT Culminating capstone course experience for graduating dance majors combining all elements of dance concert production: choreography, rehearsal, performance, publicity/marketing, audience development, management, technical production and design, etc.
PEDAGOGY Each dance major completes three pedagogy courses as part of the degree requirements. Students explore theoretical and foundational methods and gain applied practice in planning, writing, and teaching lessons in the academic classroom as well as the studio setting. Students also experience dance instruction in higher education as they plan, develop class material, and serve as student teaching assistants for beginning level ballet and modern technique classes.
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D324 Creative Movement for Children with Practicum Teaching D424 Ballet Technique Pedagogy with Practicum Teaching D434 Modern Technique Pedagogy with Practicum Teaching
HISTORY, THEORY, AND RELATED COURSEWORK Incoming students participate in a first-year seminar course, which surveys a variety of dance topics including anatomy/kinesiology, injury prevention, library resources, and possible career paths. Ballet and Modern history courses offer dynamic learning through writing, research, discussion, video resources, and embodied experiences. In their culminating practicum, students develop interview and networking skills as well as a detailed portfolio comprised of commonly requested documents and work samples.
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D192 Dance First Year Seminar D427 Dance History I (Ballet) D428 Dance History II (Modern) D486 Practicum
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COURSE HIGHLIGHT: D324 CREATIVE
MOVEMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH PRACTICUM IN K-12 CLASSROOM Aligned with the Colorado Academic Dance Standards, this course explores pedagogical methods and theory and emphasizes the value of integrating movement into the academic classroom.
FACILITIES CSU Dance is located in the University Center for the Arts (UCA) at Colorado State University, an exquisite venue for music, theatre, dance, and art performances and exhibitions. The University Dance Theatre is a fully convertible theatre that doubles as a 40 x 50’ studio. The theatre is built specifically for dance performance, the only such venue in Northern Colorado and one of only a few in the state. The University Dance Theatre seats 192 patrons and is equipped with state-of-the-art theatrical and audio-visual systems for use by student, staff, and faculty performers, along with choreographers, technicians, and designers. The dance wing also features two beautiful dance studios measuring 60 x 40’ and 40 x 30’, fully sprung Harlequin Liberty Panel dance floors, oak barres, mirrors, audio stations for teaching Facilities and rehearsals, grand and upright pianos, world percussion instruments, dressing rooms, and natural light. CSUCenter Dancefor is the located the University Center forDance the Arts (UCA) atin Colorado State Arts University, The University Arts in houses the Irmel W. Fagan Collection the Performing Library,an which contains printed exquisite venue for music, theatre, dance, and art performances and exhibitions. The University Dance resources from her years in the field of dance and physical education at CSU. Classrooms, labs, libraries, production shops, and performance is a colleagues fully convertible theatre thatand doubles as a arts, 40 xpromoting 50’ studio.frequent The theatre is built specifically spaces areTheatre shared with in music, theatre, the visual collaboration and artistic exchange. for dance performance; the only such venue in Northern Colorado and one of only a few in the state.
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ADMISSION AND DANCE MAJOR AUDITIONS
COURSE HIGHLIGHT:
Admission to CSU and the dance major is competitive, therefore, it is
Preparation of arts integration units,
important to apply early. Dance major and scholarship auditions for prospective students (high school seniors and transfer students) are held during the fall and spring Visit and Audition Days. The purpose of the
D340 DANCE REPERTORY OUTREACH residencies, and lecture demonstrations based on original and/or historic dance
audition is to assess training background, technical level, and the potential
repertoire investigated during the previ-
to successfully complete the degree at an advanced pre-professional level.
ous semester in D330, to be performed at local elementary, middle, high schools,
The audition includes a modern and ballet technique class (including pointe technique), performance of a one minute solo, and submission of a completed application form. Students who are not able to attend a Visit and Audition Day may audition by video. Please see website for video audition requirements. To be advised into the dance major, students should have substantial training in both ballet and modern techniques, be at the intermediate technical level, and have a level of health which can withstand rigorous daily work throughout the semester. Other forms of previous dance training are applicable and highly encouraged. Notification of results are released within three weeks of the audition. Students who are not initially advised into the dance major are welcome to enroll in appropriate classes and reaudition at a future time.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT WORK STUDY Dance scholarships are open to outstanding dance majors and range from $500 to $2,000 per year. Scholarships are initially awarded based on merit and potential. Progress and work ethic are reassessed each academic year. Prospective students under scholarship award consideration will be notified no later than May 31. Student work study positions may be available through CSU Dance, production areas of the University Center for the Arts, and the general CSU
campus.
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contact
the Financial Aid Office for more information on how to qualify.
and/or other community venues.
A COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION Collaboration thrives in the University Center for the Arts, home for the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. Students and faculty engage in frequent interdisciplinary projects including lighting, scenic, costuming, performance, choreography, and stage management for dance concerts, operas, and plays. Full-time students may attend SMTD events in the UCA at no charge. visit smtd.colostate.edu for more details
BRAINY
EDUCATION IN MOTION
BRAINY is a program of the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art at CSU with assistance from Department of Art and Art History and the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. BRAINY was conceived to provide arts opportunities for students from Title 1 schools in Northern Colorado. Since its inception in Fall 2009, more than 2,000 third, fourth, and fifth grade students from Fort Collins, Loveland, and Windsor have enjoyed this collaborative, educational program.
CSU welcomes Colorado K-12 teachers and administrators to campus for five exciting days of presentations, exploration, sharing resources, and expanding our awareness and knowledge of the benefits of movement in the classroom. Each summer, guest speakers, university faculty, and education specialists present the latest research and tools to help reach more students, offer innovative ways to teach core curriculum, and learn about how our state is supporting our efforts.
BRAINY is meant to:
SAMPLE TOPICS
⊲ Introduce students to the arts
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⊲ Demonstrate the role the arts play in our community and culture ⊲ Demonstrate to students that the arts can be part of leisure and/or academic pursuits (with connections to other academic subjects) ⊲ Bring students to a university campus
Let’s Move! Dance Skills, Concepts and Tools for the Classroom Benefits of Integrating Movement into the Academic Curriculum Social & Emotional Learning in the Classroom Assessment and Curriculum Planning Collaboration within schools and the Broader Community Integrated Arts Initiatives in Education Movement and the Developing Brain
PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS / TEACHERS EMILY MORGAN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF DANCE, DIRECTOR OF DANCE emily.morgan@colostate.edu Emily Morgan is a teacher, dancer, and choreographer. Her training is eclectic, largely rooted in Cunningham technique and postmodern release-based technique and complimented by her study of Limón, Graham, and Klein techniques, as well as ballet, kathak, capoeira, yoga, and other forms. She has performed with members of Lower Left Performance Collective in Texas and New Mexico, with Sebastian Prantl in Krems, Austria, Daniel Ashwanden in Vienna, Austria, in work in New York by Stephan Koplowitz and Ellen Cornfield, and in work in North Carolina by Sarah Council, Ashwini Gogate, Ann Dils, Martha Connerton, Jan van Dyke, and BJ Sullivan. Her choreography has been shown in North and South Carolina, Indiana, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, New Mexico, and California. Morgan’s research is situated in community dance practices and interactive/participatory dance in traditional and non-traditional spaces. This encompasses many other research interests: dance created by and for community members, site-specific dance, and interdisciplinary and/or collaborative performance and pedagogy. She has presented her written and creative research at conferences and festivals throughout the United States and internationally in Mexico, Austria, and Barbados. Morgan has taught modern dance, improvisation, choreography, history, world dance forms, ballet, and dance pedagogy, among others. She has taught at Winthrop University, the University of Texas, El Paso, El Paso Community College, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Elon University, the North Carolina Governor’s School, and at a public magnet arts high school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Morgan holds an M.F.A. in Dance/Choreography from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, a B.A. in Dance from Denison University in Ohio, and is a doctoral student in dance at Texas Woman’s University. CHUNG-FU CHANG PROFESSOR OF DANCE chung-fu.chang@colostate.edu Born in Taiwan, Chang danced professionally with Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Kaohsiung Contemporary Dance Company, and as a guest artist with numerous companies in the U.S. As a prolific choreographer, performer, and teacher, Chang has received an array of awards including choreographic grants from the Jerome Foundation (1999), the CSU Academic Enrichment Program Award (2006), Outstanding Faculty Award from The Tau Iota Omega Chapter of Mortar Board (2008), and The Best Teacher Award from the CSU Alumni Association (2009). Chang has held creative residencies at The Yard (1999), and the American Dance Festival International Choreographers’ Residency (2006). He has received more than fifty choreographic commissions including full evening presentations of his work at the X and IX Festival Internacional de Danza Contemporanea Avant Garde in Mexico (2008-2009), and at a sold-out Breen Center for the Performing Arts concert in Ohio (2013). In 2016, Verb Ballets premiered his duet in partnership with the Martha Graham Dance Company’s Lamentation Variations Project in New York City.
Chang completed his M.F.A. in Dance as a Chancellor’s Fellowship recipient from the University of California, Irvine in 1998. Previously, he received full scholarships at the Boston Conservatory, Harvard University, and at Jacob’s Pillow Bessie Schonberg Choreography Workshop. Prior teaching appointments include University of Florida and Kent State University. He has served as adjudicator, juror, judge, and panelist for the Illinois Arts Council; the Thornton Arts, Sciences, and Humanities Council in Colorado; the Bureau of Cultural Affairs Kaohsiung City Government in Taiwan; and VIII Certamen Interamericano XV Aniversario Dia Internacional de La Danza in Mexico. In 2016, he served as a distinguished speaker and adjudicator for the 6th International Singapore Young Dance Festival and Experts Seminar. Chang also enjoys teaching Yoga and has his Level One Certificate from YogaFit®. His professorship biographical profile is listed in Who’s Who in America. MADELINE JAZZ HARVEY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF DANCE madeline.harvey@colostate.edu Madeline Jazz Harvey began her training with the North Carolina Dance Theatre School under the direction of Patricia McBride and Jean Pierre Bonnefoux. She attended summer intensives on full scholarship at Chautauqua Institution, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and The Juilliard School. She began her professional performance career as an apprentice with NCDT, now Charlotte Ballet, where she performed regularly in works choreographed by Mark Diamond, Dwight Rhoden, and George Balanchine. Harvey also performed as a guest artist with American Repertory Ballet, Olney Ballet Theatre, and Colton Ballet Company of Augusta. At sixteen, she began choreographing and became the recipient of the New York Choreographic Institute Fellowship Award in 2007. Harvey graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, summa cum laude, with a Professional Training Certificate and B.A. in Dance in 2010. Upon graduation, she joined Carolina Ballet Theatre, where she spent five full-time seasons as a principal dancer, and remains a frequent guest artist. She was featured in leading classical and contemporary roles created for her by artistic director Hernan Justo. As a resident choreographer and outreach coordinator, she developed curricula for CBT’s education and community outreach programs, including ShapeX, designed for children with type II diabetes. ShapeX is sponsored by grants from General Electric and the Greenville Health System. Harvey has taught a variety of dance styles including ballet, jazz, pointe, variations, modern, pas de deux, and contemporary. She has served on the faculties of Charlotte Ballet, DanceArts Greenville, Repertory Dance Theatre, and Springfield Ballet Company. Since moving to Fort Collins, she has worked with IMPACT Dance Company, Canyon Concert Ballet, and Contemporary Dance Academy. She was instructor of ballet at the University of South Carolina from 2015 to 2017, where she also served as répétiteur for Shaun Boyle and Bryan Arias. Harvey holds a M.F.A. in choreography from Jacksonville University.
JUDY BEJARANO INSTRUCTOR OF DANCE judy.bejarano@colostate.edu Judy Bejarano teaches improvisation, choreography, and modern technique at CSU. She is also well known for her innovative evening length productions as the artistic director of IMPACT Dance Company, whose performances speak to issues in our everyday lives. She collaborates and creates custom events with area art groups as well as for private events. Bejarano is increasingly interested in redefining the relationship between performer and audience, therefore, IMPACT’s work can be found in nontraditional spaces, from art galleries to airplane hangars. Bejarano is increasingly interested in the use of dance as a collaborative outreach tool and has a long term relationship with the arts programs at Pathways Hospice. The company also has a well established integrated arts outreach program called Every Voice Matters. Bejarano’s work has been selected for many regional and national festivals including National American College Dance Festival, Colorado Choreographers Showcase, and Gala Concert for the National Dance Association Festival. Her topic driven work often uses original text, dance, and projection and continues to be commissioned at the university level and by independent dance, theatre, and music groups. Bejarano, an enthusiastic and demanding instructor, also teaches throughout the region. She received her M.F.A. from C.U. Boulder in dance with an emphasis in choreography. MATTHEW HARVEY INSTRUCTOR OF DANCE matthew.harvey@colostate.edu Matthew Harvey began his dance training at the age of nine. He studied at Repertory Dance Theatre in Allentown, Pennsylannia, under the direction of Jennifer Haltzman Tracy and Trinette Singleton. He attended Summer Dance Intensives on scholarship at Joffrey Ballet School and Chautauqua Institution. Harvey danced as a trainee under the artistic direction of Jean Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride at North Carolina Dance Theatre, now Charlotte Ballet, from 2006 to 2007. He moved to Greenville, South Carolina in 2007 to join Carolina Ballet Theatre. Harvey has been featured as a guest performance artist with Olney Ballet Theatre in Maryland, Marion Ballet Theatre in Florida, Universities of North and South Carolina, and various cities across South America. In addition to dancing, he teaches a variety of dance styles including ballet, jazz, contemporary, and body conditioning. Harvey has been choreographing since 2006, including works for Carolina Ballet Theatre, Dance Spirit Magazine Competition, and the Youth American Grand Prix.
AMBER MAZURANA INSTRUCTOR OF DANCE amber.mazurana@colostate.edu Amber Mazurana graduated with honors from North Carolina School of the Arts in 1995 and graduated with honors in 1999 from Butler University with a B.A. in Dance Pedagogy. While at Butler, she trained in the Graham technique and performed as a guest with Dance Kaleidoscope. Mazurana studied African drumming and dance at the University of Ghana, West Africa, and has twice attended the Bill Evans Institute of Dance, training in
the Evans Laban-Based Modern Dance Technique. She danced as a soloist with Peter Sparling Dance Company in Michigan, performing several works by Graham, including the role of Woman in Yellow in “Diversion of Angels,” and was a member of the Hannah Kahn Dance Company until 2004. She has been a performing member and feature choreographer with IMPACT Dance Company since 2005, and serves as the outreach co-coordinator, continuing the youth program, Every Voice Matters. Mazurana directed the school at Canyon Concert Ballet from 2007–2010, founding their youth ensemble. She is currently working towards her M.S. in Student Affairs in Higher Education at CSU. LISA MORGAN INSTRUCTOR OF DANCE lisa.morgan@colostate.edu Lisa Morgan has been a faculty member since 2000, teaching modern dance technique, choreography, and teaching methods for children’s dance. She works closely with regional schools, K–12 educators, and state agencies to increase movement experiences for children in public schools. She is on the committee for the revision of the Colorado Dance Academic Standards for the Colorado Department of Education and is part of the initiative to establish teacher licensure for dance in the state. Morgan is co-coordinator of BRAINY (BRinging Arts INtegration to Youth), bringing students from Title I schools to the University Center for the Arts to experience visual and performing arts. She also works with CSU Music Therapy, teaching movement to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as coordinating Moving Through Parkinson’s, a movement therapy program for individuals living with Parkinson’s disease. Morgan was assistant director of IMPACT Dance Company, a contemporary dance company based in Fort Collins, from 1997-2016, and continues as a collaborating artist. DAVID MCARTHUR ACCOMPANIST david.mcarthur@colostate.edu David McArthur has a D.M.A. in Piano Performance from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He holds a M.M. and a B.M. from Colorado State University. An avid performer, McArthur has given solo recitals in the U.S., Bulgaria, Italy, and the Czech Republic, as well as concertizing with his wife as the Mintcheva/McArthur Piano Duo. In 2008, the duo were guest artists at the American University in Bulgaria and the XIII International Music Festival “Hopes, Talents, Masters” in Dobrich, Bulgaria. The duo has received the Ted Manning Prize and the Dean’s Audience Favorite Prize in recognition of their riveting performance during the 2009 Bruce Ekstrand Graduate Student Performance Competition at the University of Colorado-Boulder. In addition to performing, McArthur teaches piano and theory, has presented at the Colorado Teachers Music Association State Conference, and was selected as the U.S. national winner of the Studio Fellowship Award for teaching.
Colorado State University
School of Music, Theatre, and Dance UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 1778 CAMPUS DELIVERY, FORT COLLINS, CO 80523-1778 Websites: dance.colostate.edu / smtd.colostate.edu Phone: (970) 491-5529
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