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Faculty & Staff

Sonya Delwaide
Associate Professor of Dance
Assistant 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
Richards Lodge 103, 510.430.3185, mfenley@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Choreography, repertory, technique, thesis supervision

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

Sheldon Smith
Visiting Assistant Professor
Richards Lodge 101, 510.430.3260, shsmith@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Dancing, making dances, making music, working with dance and technology, making video art

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Visiting Scholars & Artists

Holley Farmer
Artist in Residence
Richards Loge 102, 510.430.3185, hfarmer@mills.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:00-2:00
Professional Interests: Pedagogy, performance, Cunningham technique and repertory, collaboration

Holly Furgason
Visiting Artist
Richards Lodge 102, 510.430.3185hfarmer@mills.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: Pedagogy, performance, Cunningham technique and repertory, collaboration

Jim French
Visiting Assistant Professor
More about Jim French
Richards Lodge 102, 510-430-3185, jfrench@mills.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: Lighting design, production management, stage management

Yukie Fujimoto
Visiting Assistant Professor
Richards Lodge 103, 510.430.3261, yfujimoto@mills.edu
Office Hours: By appointment only
Professional Interests: Classical ballet, post modern dance, contemporary dance, dance pedagogy, choreographic/collaborative process, performance and motherhood

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

Silvia Martins
Visiting Artist, Fall
smartins@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Performing, the art of solo dance, choreography

Katherine McGinity
Visiting Artist, Spring
Richards Lodge 102, 510.430.3195, kmcginity@mills.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays 1:00-2:00
Professional Interests: Tanztheater, vaudeville and neo-vaudeville, dance history, dance cultures, comedy in dance, dance on film, ballet, Balanchine, Laban, gesture, Greek tragedy, linguistics, philosophy

Anne-Rene Petrarca
Visiting Artist, Fall
apetrarca@mills.edu
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, Fall
apotozkin@mills.edu
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, Spring
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

Stephen Ryan
Lecturer, Spring
Richards Lodge 102, 510.430.3195, sryan@mills.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: Physical therapy; kinesiology; human anatomy; orthopedics; dance injury rehabilitation

Staff

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

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Last Updated: 2/4/13