Facilitator
Fall 2008
The Fall 2008 CHOREOLAB will be led by Monica Bill Barnes.
Monica Bill Barnes is a New York based choreographer and performer. She has created twelve evening-length dance works, numerous site specific events and several cabaret numbers for her company, Monica Bill Barnes & Company ranging from a two-woman vaudevillian traveling show with Deborah Lohse to a dance set entirely to Elvis Presley for fifteen performers ranging in age from 9 to 82. Barnes choreography has been produced in over twenty venues in New York City including Symphony Space, Danspace Project, Dance New Amsterdam, Dance Theater Workshop, Dixon Place, Dancenow/NYC/The Festival, Movement Research at the Judson Church and La Mama. Her work has been presented in 30 cities throughout the United States and aboard. She has enjoyed teaching at Dance New Amsterdam through the Modern Guest Artist Series from 1999 to present. For more information, please visit the website, www.monicabillbarnes.com
Facilitator’s statement:
This workshop is designed for choreographers, with a focus on understanding your own aesthetic
through bold artistic choices. In addition to artistic investigation, we will address the challenging realities of making dances in New York. To this end, we will discuss how and where to show work, how to generate support within the dance community, and most importantly creating and sustaining a career in choreography.
