Belinda McGuire
email
belindamcguire@belindamcguire.org
Website:
www.belindamcguire.org
Date of Birth: August 4, 1983
Choreography
|
Title |
Date |
Venue |
|
Furore |
January/February 2008 January 2008
December 2007 |
White Wave Dance Festival, New York
Winter Follies Showcase, New York Sanctuary Series,
Missisauga (Canada) |
|
Weather |
February
2007
May 2003 |
Tour, Florida
The Juilliard Theater, New York |
Fable
(material)
|
January
2007 |
808
Dance Series, Toronto |
|
My
Weakness Left Behind |
April
2006 |
The
Clarke Theater, New York |
|
Mon Bel
(outline) |
October
2005 |
The
Juilliard School, New York |
|
Gin and
Tonic |
January
2005 |
Alice
Tully Hall, New York |
|
The
Eighth Day |
May 2004 |
The
Juilliard Theater, New York |
|
St
Matthew Passion |
March
2003 |
The
Juilliard School |
|
Violet
Arcanum |
June
2002
May 2002 |
Canada
Dance Festival, Ottawa
Winchester Theatre, Toronto |
|
Ziegeunerweisen |
June
2001 |
The
Living Arts Centre, Mississauga |
|
Fratres |
June
2001 |
The
Living Arts Centre, Mississauga |
|
Kyrie |
July
2000 |
Studio
509, Toronto |
Note: Belinda will be a choreographer in
residence at The Yard August-September 2008, through the Bessie
Schönberg Residency.
Performance Experience
INDEPENDENT - self
|
|
Date |
Venue |
Choreography |
|
January
2008 |
White
Wave Festival, New York |
Belinda McGuire
|
|
December
2007 |
Sanctuary Series, Mississauga, Canada |
Belinda McGuire, John Beasant III
|
|
January
2006 |
808
Dance Series, Toronto |
Belinda McGuire
|
|
June
2001 |
The
Living Arts Centre, Mississauga |
Carol
Anderson, José Limòn, Belinda McGuire |
INDEPENDENT – other organizations/artists
|
|
Date |
Venue |
Company/Artist |
|
April
2008 |
Joyce
Soho |
Gallim Dance/Andrea Miller
|
|
January
2008 |
Movement
Research, Judson Church |
Gallim Dance/Andrea Miller
|
|
November
2007
September 2007 |
New
York, NY (Ailey Citigroup Theater)New York, NY (Dance
Theater Workshop) |
Gallim Dance/Andrea Miller
|
|
August
2007 |
New
York, NY (Here) |
The
DOORKNOB Company |
DOUG
VARONE AND DANCERS
|
|
Date |
Cities |
Choreography |
|
July
2006 to January 2008
|
Hawaii
Tour
Burlington, VT
Dallas, TX
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
White Plains, NY
New York, NY(Brooklyn Academy of Music)
Overland Park, KA
Denver, CO
Tivoli, NY
New Bedford, MA
New York, NY (Joyce Theater)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Brockport, NY
Santa Barbara, CA |
Doug
Varone |
THE
JUILLIARD SCHOOL
|
|
Date |
Cities |
Choreography |
|
December
2002 - May 2006 |
New
York, NY
Los Angeles, CA
Chicago, IL |
Ronald
K. Brown, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Adam Hougland, Jessica Lang,
José Limón, Mark Morris, Paul Taylor, Doug Varone |
THE
CANADIAN CHILDREN’S DANCE THEATRE
|
|
Date |
Cities/Tours |
Choreography |
|
December
1997 – June 2002 |
Singapore and Malaysia tour
Lethbridge, Ottawa, Regina, Toronto, Winnipeg, Northern
Ontario tour, Southern Ontario tour |
Carol
Anderson, David Earle, Karen Kuzak, Deborah Lundmark,
Belinda McGuire, Holly Small, Heidi Strauss, Daryl Tracey |
Outreach
|
Date |
Organization |
Program
Title |
Venue |
Performance |
|
September 2005 – May 2006 |
The
Juilliard School – Maxwell H. Gluck Foundation |
Community Service Fellowship Program |
Hospitals, hospices, retirement facilities, psychiatric
institutions around New York |
Dance,
music (vocal), theater, improvisation, interdisciplinary
collaboration, audience interaction |
|
June
2003 |
The
Juilliard School |
Performing Educational Programs for Schools |
Public
Secondary Schools in New York City |
Dance,
audience interaction |
Teaching
|
Date |
Venue |
Type/Level of class |
|
February
2008 |
Dance
New Amsterdam |
Intermediate and advanced contemporary dance |
|
January
2008 |
Private
instruction |
Intermediate contemporary dance based in Limon technique |
|
December
2007 |
Cawthra
Park School of the Arts (Mississauga, ON) |
Intermediate modern (grades 9-12) |
|
October
2007 |
92nd
Street Y (New York, NY) |
Advanced/professional modern |
|
June
2007 |
Doug
Varone and Dancers at Purchase College (White Plains, NY) |
Advanced
modern (ages 19+) |
|
June
2007, 2006 |
Steffi
Nossen School of Dance (White Plains, NY) |
Advanced
modern (ages 15+) |
|
January
2007 |
Sean
Boutilier Academy of Dance (Mississauga, ON) |
Beginner
to advanced (ages 9-20) |
|
January
2007 |
Toronto |
Private
coaching |
|
December
2006 |
Canadian
Children’s Dance Theater (Toronto, ON) |
Intermediate Limòn, elementary and intermediate ballet (ages
9-17) |
|
December
2006 |
Cawthra
Park School of the Arts (Mississauga, ON) |
Intermediate modern (grades 9-12), setting of the piece,
“Weather” |
A Belinda McGuire class breaks down our
preconceptions of physical limitations and encourages the discovery
of our potential breadth and power. In a search to satisfy an
adventurous spirit through movement, we will broaden our perception
of range and appreciate the depth and versatility that such newfound
tools can bring. We allow the goal of sensitization to illuminate
“dark” or “blind” spots of our physicality, inciting different/new
enthusiasm to move, leading to a more full-bodied power and
coordination.
The class takes over the full space of the room, occupying the
center or traveling across. Development of material is designed so
that our bodies are ready to take on new challenges as they come.
Arts Business Experience
|
Time |
Position |
Company |
|
October
2007 – present |
Managing
Director |
Gallim
Dance (NYC) |
|
January
2008 – present |
Director |
Belinda
McGuire (NYC) |
|
|
|
|
Training
|
Workshops –
Peggy
Baker Dance Projects, William Forsythe |
2006-2007 |
|
The
Juilliard School -
full
scholarship (Lawrence Rhodes, Artistic Director) |
2002-2006 |
|
Summer
Programs (scholarship) -
Doug
Varone and Dancers,
Martha
Graham School,
Limon
Institute |
2002-2005 |
|
The
Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre
(Deborah
Lundmark, Artistic Director) |
1995-2002 |
Stagecraft and Production Experience
|
Capacity |
Date |
Venue |
|
Production |
April
2006 |
The
Clarke Theater, Lincoln Center, New York |
|
Lighting
Design |
April
2005 |
The
Clarke Theater, Lincoln Center, New York |
|
Sound
operation |
November
2005 |
St.
Marks Church, New York |
|
April
2005 |
The
Clarke Theater, Lincoln Center, New York |
Grants and Awards
|
Date |
Source |
Type |
Activity
Funded |
|
March
2008 |
The
Canada Council for the Arts |
Production Project Grant |
The
development and performance of The Desert Island Project
– a program of solo dance |
|
Februrary 2008 |
The
Bessie Schönberg Residency at The Yard |
Creation/Production residency |
Residency to support creation/production of a new work |
|
August
2007 |
Bossak/Heilbron Foundation |
Production Project Grant |
Production of my choreography and two commissions |
|
May 2007 |
Dance
Films Association |
Susan
Braun Award – second place |
Realization of choreography on film |
|
January
2006 |
Canada
Council for the Arts |
Travel
Grant to Dance Professionals |
Audition
tour through Europe |
|
September 2002-May 2006 |
Government of the United States |
Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant
Federal Pell Grant |
Attending The Juilliard School |
|
April
1998 |
Mississauga Arts Council |
Mississauga Arts Award – Emerging Artist in Dance |
General |
Interests
Tango, foreign languages, gourmet cooking, painting, construction
and clothing design. |
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