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Dance

Faculty & Staff

Sonya Delwaide
Associate Professor of Dance
Department Head
Richards Lodge 104, 510.430.3258, sdelwaid@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Modern techniques, ballet, choreography, composition, partnering, movement for actors, dance theater, repertory

Molissa Fenley
Associate Professor of Dance
Sarlo Award Recipient
Richards Lodge 102, 510.430.3185, mfenley@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Choreography, repertory, technique, thesis supervision

Ann Murphy
Assistant Professor of Dance
Richards Lodge 107, 510.430.3301, amurphy@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Dance criticism and analysis, women and dance, dance and literature

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Visiting Scholars & Artists

Sima Belmar
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall
sbelmar@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Dance theory, somatics, critical theory, disability studies

Katie Faulkner
Visiting Artist, Fall
kfaulkne@mills.edu

Yukie Fujimoto
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall
yfujimoto@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Classical ballet, post modern dance, contemporary dance, dance pedagogy, choreographic/collaborative process, performance and motherhood

Joanna Haigood
Visiting Artist, Fall
jhaigood@mills.edu

Shinichi Iova-Koga
Visiting Artist
Richards Lodge 105, 510.430.3259, siovakoga@mills.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: Physical theater, re-inventions of defined dance forms, traditional dance of Japan, Aikido, Judo, Tai Chi, photography, film making

Jenefer Johnson
Lecturer, Spring
Richards Lodge 102, 510.430.3185, jenefer@berkeley.edu
Office Hours: Wednesday, 3:00-4:00 and by appointment Professional Interests: Dance and cultural studies, dance historiography, dance theory, analysis and criticism

Silvia Martins
Visiting Artist, Spring
Richards Lodge 102, 510.430.3195, smartins@mills.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: Performing, the art of solo dance, choreography

Ilona McHugh
Visiting Artist, Fall
imchugh@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Teach and direct at Berkeley Ballet Theater, seeing students make technical realizations that further their confidence in dance; residential landscape design

Anne-Rene Petrarca
Visiting Artist
Richards Lodge 102, 510.430.3195, apetrarca@mills.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: Contemporary dance, modern dance, making dances, teaching, ballet, pointe, yoga, swimming, finding ways to help dancers understand dance technique and work with efficiency

Amy Potozkin
Visiting Artist
Richards Lodge 102, 510.430.3195, apotozkin@mills.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: Member CSA (Casting Society of America), resident casting director and artistic associate for Berkeley Repertory Theatre, independent film casting, acting coaching, new play development

Patricia Reedy
Visiting Artist
Richards Lodge 102, 510.428.1155, preedy@mills.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: Children's dance, choreography, creativity, professionalizing the field of dance education

Clyde Sheets
Lecturer
Richards Lodge 102, 510.430.3195, csheets@mills.edu
Office Hours; By appointment
Professional Interests: Lighting for modern dance, ballet, opera and theatre; emerging and established artists, composers and musicians; art and theatre history

Sheldon Smith
Visiting Assistant Professor
More about Sheldon Smith
Richards Lodge 101, 510.430.3260, shsmith@mills.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:30-3:30 and by appointment
Professional Interests: Dancing, making dances, making music, working with dance and technology, making video art

Staff

Sylvia Nuzzo Philis
Faculty Administrative Assistant
Richards Lodge 108, 510.430.2175, snuzzophilis@mills.edu

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Last Updated: 2/6/12