Michelle Ellsworth
Dance Professor

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email: michelle.ellsworth@colorado.edu

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MFA in Dance, University of Colorado-Boulder; BA in History and Philosophy, New York University.

Associate Professor, Graduate Director for Dance.
CU faculty member since 2000. Ellsworth is unique among the dance faculty for teaching Dance, Theatre, and Arts & Sciences Special Courses (interdisciplinary courses that combine dance, theatre, music and film).

Other Teaching:
Writing and Movement Instructor, Perseverance X-Training Institute, Juneau, Alaska, summer 2000 and 2001; Hybrid Art Instructor, Colorado Dance Festival, 1999; Ballet/Modern Instructor, Ballet Idaho, 1990-1993.

Ellsworth is nationally known for her witty and innovative solo performance work. She has performed at venues such as the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (Lee, MA), P.S. 122 (NYC), Dance Theater Workshop (NYC), Diverseworks (Houston, TX), The Sushi Gallery (San Diego, CA), The Telluride Experimental Film Festival (Telluride, CO), and the Solo Mio Festival (San Francisco, CA). Her cartoons and spreadsheets have appeared in the journal CHAIN.

Currently she is working on a performance piece with poet Thalia Field, composer Michael Theodore and filmmaker Robert Schaller. She is also building a pentagonal dress which solves problems, and working on a seven inch record with experimental drummer Sean Meehan.