Choreography
My Choreographic Journey
I've always had a strong passion for choreography from the very early age of five when I would host dance concerts for my parents in my basement with my siblings. I began my "professional" choreography journey when I was 12, choreographing for a local children's workshop performing "The Nutcracker Suite". For the next couple of years, I would continue working with that workshop, learning how to teach and modify choreography to different age groups.
As I continued to grow up and learn about choreography and such I was given many opportunities to teach all different kinds of age groups and work with all sorts of theatres. I'm fortunate enough to have been a returning choreographer for regional theatre The Majestic Theatre in West Springfield, MA. As part of the Children's Theatre, I was able to choreograph shows such as You're A Good Man Charlie Brown and Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp.
When I attended Roosevelt University, I continued my choreographic career: I've been able to choreograph for various projects such as Running Up That Hill: Celebrating the Poetry and Music of Kate Bush and have had the amazing chance to collaborate with fellow composers to create an original piece.
COLOR ME
At the start of 2020, I organized and spearheaded an entirely student-run organization that celebrates and upholds BIPOC voices within the Chicago College of Performing Arts. This young program aims to create a community where both BIPOC students and BIPOC theatre professionals can talk and guide each other through a predominately white industry.
In this program, I acted as Producer/Director in Color Me 2021, and have now acted as Executive Director for 2 years. From this experience, I have successfully applied for and received grants, set a budget, organized communication and materials, organized a number of master classes and panels of various well-established artists, and kept track of and managed rehearsal and performance needs. I also received the Presidential Award for Social Justice from Roosevelt University for my work on Color Me this March 2023!
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