Karen Schupp
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Academic Appointments
2004-Present
Senior Lecturer
Department of Dance, Herberger College of Fine Arts
Tempe,
AZ
2002-2004 Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Dance, Herberger College of Fine Arts
Tempe,
AZ
Fall 2001 Faculty Associate
Department of Dance, Herberger College of Fine Arts
Arizona State University
Tempe,
AZ
Research and Creative Activity
Commissioned
Performance
2007
‘Portraits,’ self-choreographed, Wave Rising Series,
adjudicated series, Brooklyn, NY
2007 ‘dayflay,’ self-choreographed, September Concert,
Galvin Theatre, Tempe, AZ
2007
‘Response,’ self-choreographed, Arizona Dance Festival,
adjudicated festival, Scottsdale, AZ
2007 ‘American Utopia,’ A Ludwig Dance Theatre, Tempe, AZ
2007 ‘Response,’ self-choreographed, Cool New York 2007
Dance Festival, invitational concert
2007 ‘Response,’ self-choreographed, Experimental Arts
Festival, Paradise Valley, AZ
2007 ‘Dreamwork,’ Mary Fitzgerald, choreographer,
Experimental Arts Festival, Paradise Valley, AZ
2006 ‘Now I Become Myself,’ self-choreographed, Conder
Dance, Mesa, AZ
2006 ‘Now I Become Myself,’ self-choreographed, Arizona
Dance Festival, Scottsdale, AZ
2006 ‘Atmospheres,’ Mary Fitzgerald, choreographer, New
York, NY
2006 ‘Dreamwork,’ Mary Fitzgerald, choreographer, AZ Dance
Jam, Tempe, AZ
2006 ‘Not Yet,’ Self-choreographed, 2006 Cool New York
Dance Festival, invitational concert
2006
‘Waiting’ Mary Fitzgerald, choreographer, 2006 Cool New
York Dance Festival,
invitational
concert
2006 ‘A Woman I Know’ A Ludwig Dance Theatre, Paradise
Valley, AZ
2005
‘Not Yet,’ Self-choreographed d.u.m.b.o. dance festival,
adjudicated concert, Brooklyn,
NY.
2005 ‘Against Ending,’ Victoria Marks, choreographer, Los
Angeles, CA
2005 ‘Untitled Dance for Camera,’ Fred Darsow,
choreographer, developed in Victoria, B.C., Canada
2005 ‘A Woman I Know” A Ludwig Dance Theatre, Tempe, AZ
2004 Excerpts from ‘Against Ending’ Victoria Marks,
Choreographer. National Performers Network Conference, Los
Angeles, CA
2004 ‘Four Copulas,’ Fred Darsow choreographer, Dance for
the Camera. Developed in residency, Salt Lake City, UT.
2004 ‘Bodysense,’ Mary Fitzgerald, Choreographer. Nelson
Fine Arts Center, Tempe, AZ.
2004 ‘Not Yet’ Self-choreographed. Galvin Theatre, Tempe,
AZ
2004 Excerpts from ‘Against Ending,’ Victoria Marks,
Choreographer, Horton Dance Awards, Los Angeles, CA.
2003 ‘Against Ending,’ Victoria Marks, Choreographer, Yerba
Buena Theatre, San Francisco, CA.
2003 ‘Against Ending,’ Victoria Marks, Choreographer,
Velocity, Seattle, WA.
2003 ‘Bodysense,’ Mary Fitzgerald, Choreographer, Marfa
Theatre, Marfa, TX.
2003
‘Chinese Poem’ and ‘Trio’, Elina Mooney, Choreographer,
Paradise Valley Community
College,
Phoenix, AZ.
2003 ‘Self Looping’, Self-choreographed, Galvin Theatre,
Tempe, AZ.
2003 ‘Chinese Poem’ and ‘Trio’, Elina Mooney,
Choreographer, Evelyn Smith Music Theatre, Tempe, AZ.
2003 ‘Bodysense’, Mary Fitzgerald, Choreographer, Digital
Arts Ranch, Tempe, AZ.
2002 ‘Against Ending,’ Victoria Marks, Choreographer, Los
Angles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, CA.
2001 SWIPT, Improvised piece developed as a group
collaboration. Victoria Marks and Todd Ingalls, workshop
mentors, Tempe, AZ.
Commissioned
Choreography
2005 –
2006 ‘Re-searching’ (8 minutes). Group piece for seven
dancers, commissioned by the Movement Source Dance Company,
Phoenix, Arizona. Music: Phillip Glass. Performed in
multiple venues throughout Phoenix, AZ.
2003 ‘Duet #63: The Great and Ruinous Lovers’ (6 minutes).
Duet for Schupp/Shaw. Text: Jeanette Winterson. Performed
in Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona.
2003 ‘Motion E’ (9 minutes). Three solos commissioned for
motion capture study, Institute for Studies in the Arts,
Tempe, AZ.
2000 ‘Girl Trap’ (6 minutes). Group piece for seven
dancers, Zodiague Dance Company. Music: Tommi Twykler.
Performed in Buffalo, NY.
Choreographic
Compositions
2007
‘Untitled’ (5 minutes) Solo for ASU student as part of her
MFA project. Music: JS Bach
2007 ‘Will Memories Be Made of This?’ (7 minutes) Solo for
ASU student as part of her MFA project. Music: Paul
Cantelon
2006 ‘Now I Become Myself’ (7 minutes) Solo for graduating
BFA project. Music: Odo Abby
2006 ‘Hello My Name is Deb’ (4 minutes) Solo for ASU
graduate student as part of her MFA project. Music:
Lenigrad
2005 ‘Squaring the Circle’ (12 minutes) for seven ASU
students. Music will be an original composition by Todd
Ingalls. Performed at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2005 ‘Re-searching’ (8 minutes) A duet for two ASU graduate
students as part of their MFA project. Music: Phillip
Glass. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2005 ‘Necessary Distraction’ (5 minutes) Solo for
graduating student as part of her BFA project. Music: Tin
Hat Trio and Yann Tiersen. Arizona State University, Tempe,
AZ
Publications
2007 K.
Schupp
Bridging the Gap: Connecting Dance Studio and University
Dance Communities
National Dance Education Organization Conference
Proceedings, June 20-23
2006 K. Schupp
The Culture of Dance Competitions
Congress
on Research in Dance Proceedings, November 2-5
2006 K. Schupp
Teaching Critical Thinking Skills Through Rehearsals
National
Dance Education Organization Proceedings, October 19-22
2005 K. Schupp and T. Ingalls
Issues Surrounding the Usage of Interactive Technology in
Dance Performance
National
Dance Education Organization Proceedings, October 6-11
Research
Presentations
2008
National Dance Education Organization, National Conference,
Mobile, AL
Master Class: ‘Creating Community Through Technique Class:
An Intermediate/Advanced Modern Class’
2006 National Dance Education Organization, National
Conference, Long Beach, CA
Master
Class: ‘Individuality in a One Size Fits All Dance Class:
An Intermediate/Advanced Modern Technique Class’
2005 National Dance Education Organization, National
Conference, Buffalo, NY
Master
Class: ‘Moving is Knowing, Knowing is Moving: An
Advanced/Intermediate Modern Technique Class.’
2004 Symposium on Arts and Technology, Salt Lake City, UT
Poster
Presentation with Mary Fitzgerald, Todd Ingalls:
‘Bodysense’
Scholarship
2003
Tanz Dramaturgie in the development of ‘Dance Dance
Revolution,’ a multimedia piece utilizing dance, music,
video and interactive technologies. Premiered at Zentrum
fur Kunst und Medientechnologie in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Collaborators included Christian Ziegler, Todd Ingalls,
Kazue Ikeda, Sean Reed, and spueler.
2002-2003 Choreographer and Liaison between computer
scientists and choreographers for ‘Motion E.’ Motion
capture technology was used to create a computer program
that could recognize a given artist’s movement signature.
Collaborators included Bill T. Jones, Bebe Miller, Jennifer
Tsukayama, Mary Fitzgerald, The Institute for Studies in
the Arts and the departments of Engineering and Dance.
2001 Worked with Dr. Naomi Jackson as a Research Consultant
seeking and collecting authors and articles about Human
Rights and Dance for her upcoming book.
2000 Summer Study Research conducted in NYC studying how
feminist theory fits into the history of tap dance.
Interviews were conducted, via email, phone and in person,
with Brenda Bufalino, Jane Goldberg, Karen Duffy and
Germaine Salsburg. This information was then incorporated
into the agenda of my tap classes.
Teaching
and Instructional Activities
Guest Artist Residencies and Master
Classes
2007
Arizona High School Dance Festival, Master Class in Modern
Technique
2005 Master class in Modern Technique, Department of
Theatre and Dance, State University of New York at Buffalo,
Buffalo, NY
2005 Master classes in Modern Technique, Scottsdale Unified
School District Dance Day, Scottsdale, AZ
2004 Southwest Regional American College Dance Festival.
Master Class in Modern Technique
2004 Arizona High School Dance Festival, Master Classes in
Ballet and Tap, Casa Grande, AZ.
2002-2004 Niagara High School, Master Class – Modern
Technique, Niagara Falls, NY.
2002 Virginia Commonwealth University, Advanced Modern
Technique, Department of Dance, Richmond, VA.
1999–2002 High School Symposium, Master Classes in Modern,
Jazz and Modern-Jazz, Tempe, AZ.
2002 City of Tempe, Edna Vihel Cultural Center, Tap
Technique for Adults, Tempe, AZ.
2000–present The Movement Source Inc., Modern Technique,
Phoenix, AZ.
2001-present Graduate Seminar, Invited Guest Speaker,
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
2001 Camelback High School, Master Classes in Ballet and
Tap, Phoenix, AZ.
2000 State University of New York at Buffalo, Master Class
– Advanced Modern Technique, Department of Theatre and
Dance, Buffalo, NY.
Classroom
Instruction
2004 –
Present Senior Lecturer, ASU Department of Dance, Tempe, AZ
Technique
Instructor for levels one, two, three and four of modern
dance, levels one and two ballet
Studio Instructor for Approaches to Choreography,
Improvisational Structures, Performance Studies Practicum
Theory Instructor for Graduate Pedagogy, Philosophy and
Criticism of Dance and First Year Seminar
Artistic
Director for faculty/student concert productions
Faculty Advisor for O.U.T.R.A.A.G.O.U.S. Organization, a
student group
Committee
Member for Studio Committee, Spring Concert Committee,
Artistic Direction Committee, Herberger College of Fine
Arts Distinguished Teaching Award Selection Committee,
Herberger College Standards Committee, Barrett Honors
College Thesis Advisor, Liaison to AME, MFA Student
Committees
2002-2004
Visiting Assistant Professor, ASU Department of Dance,
Tempe, AZ
Technique
Instructor for levels one, two and three of modern dance
and levels one and two ballet
Studio
Instructor for Improvisational Structures
Theory
Instructor for Dance History, Dance in World Cultures and
First Year Seminar
Artistic
Director for faculty/student concert productions
Rehearsal
Director for guest artist works (guest choreographers
include Neta Pulvamacher, Mark Haim and Yin Mei)
Faculty
Advisor for O.U.T.R.A.A.G.O.U.S. Organization, a student
group
Committee Member for Studio Committee
2001 Faculty Associate, ASU Department of Dance, Tempe, AZ
Technique
Instructor for level two ballet and level three jazz
Theory Instructor for First Year Seminar
Rehearsal Director for guest artist works (Vicky Shick)
Instructional
Development
2006
Developed and implemented a mentorship program for the
Graduate Teaching Assistants in ASU’s Department of Dance.
This involved, observation of the department’s T.A.s twice
a semester, meeting with them individually three times a
term and providing written evaluation and feedback.
2001 Dance Conditioning, New course focusing on strength
and flexibility to promote more efficient alignment in
dance technique classes. Material drew from somatic
techniques, Pilates, yoga and dance.
2000 Tap 3, New course teaching intermediate/advanced tap
technique to non-major and major dance students. Also
included a history/theory component focusing on post-1940s
tap dance and how it reflected American culture.
Awards
2007
Distinguished Teaching Award awarded by the Herberger
College for the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
2005 Wakonse Fellowship awarded “for Excellence and
Inspiration in College Teaching.” Arizona State University,
Tempe, AZ.
2004 Choreography selected to represent Arizona State
University at American College Dance Festival – Scottsdale,
AZ.
2003 Lester Horton Award for Best Small Ensemble
Performance. Received for Victoria Marks’ Against Ending.
Los Angeles, CA.
2003 Devil’s Advocate Recognition. Awarded for outstanding
contribution to the Arizona State University community.
Tempe, AZ.
2003 Travel Grant ($500). Department of Dance/ Herberger
College of Fine Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
2001 Full Scholarship, SWIPT: A Summer Workshop in
Performance Technologies, Tempe, AZ.
2001 Outstanding Dance Graduate Student. Department of
Dance, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
2001 Choreography selected to represent Arizona State
University at American College Dance Festival – New Mexico.
2000 Summer Study Scholarship ($500). Department of Dance,
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
1999 Partial Scholarship, Colorado Dance Festival, Boulder,
CO.
1998 – 2001 Graduate Scholarship/Dean’s List, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ
1994-Present Member of Phi Beta Kappa National Honor
Society
Affiliations
2007
– present: Board Member at Large, Arizona Dance Education
Organization (AzDEO)
2006 - present: Member, Congress on Research in Dance
2005 – present: Member, National Dance Education
Organization
Education
2001 MFA Choreography/Performance
Arizona State University, Department of Dance, Tempe, AZ.
GPA: 4.0
1996 BA – Special Major in Dance Performance and Education
State University of New York at Buffalo, Department of
Theatre and Dance, Buffalo, NY.
University Honors Scholar, Graduated Summa Cum
Laude