RESUME

                                                                        Grants & Honors

                       U.S. National Endowment for the Arts: Solo Performer Award, 1988 &1989
                       NY State Council on the Arts: 1981-1991, support to tour my works, solo & ensemble
                       CA Arts Council: 1994-1996: Artist in Residence Grantee
                       Wolftrap International Festival (1985): NY's representative performer
                            + grants from Xerox, Kodak, Gannett, & numerous foundations for new works

Note: The CAC project involved creation and direction of works based on fairy tales, to be performed
by teens in the juvenile court system before grade school audiences(!)

Performances of New Works (Sample Venues)

The National Theater (Washington DC)                Cornell University (Ithaca NY)
Cleveland Public Theater Festival                          German Consulate (NYC)
CA Academy of Science                                       International Mime Festival (Elkins WV)
Eastman Theater (Rochester NY)                          HALLWALLS (Buffalo NY)
Naropa Institute (Halifax NS)                                Randolph Street Gallery (Chicago IL)
Luther Burbank Center (Santa Rosa CA)              Sonoma State University Person Theater
San Francisco Discovery Museum                         San Jose Discovery Museum
Project Artaud: Studio Eremos (San Fran.)            Humboldt State University (Arcata CA)

Also--with composers Steve Gorn and Julie Kabot, creating and performing new works

Teaching

Adjunct Professor, Mvmt./Improv, Theater,Santa Rosa Jr. College(ongoing, since 1992)
Movement Instructor, Resident Artist, at Dell'Arte School (Blue Lake CA) 1984-85
Movement Coach, University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music (1987-89)
Director, theMIMEworkshop, based in Rochester NY, ongoing, since 1979
Teaching Artist, LAEP Program via CAC & Sonoma Cty. Arts Cncl. (ongoing, since 2000)

Video Experience

Featured on PBS, Assignment the World
Wrote & directed BABYMAMA, a mask drama about child abuse prevention
Featured in in-house video for KODAK as creativity consultant for team-building
 

 PUBLICATIONS

Short fiction (40 STORIES SINCE 1994) in WHOLE EARTH REVIEW, ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION, SCIENCE FICTION AGE, OHIO REVIEW, AMAZING, etc.  Also anthologized in 1995 & 2000 YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION (St. Martin's Press).  Perennial Year's Recommended Lists (LOCUS Magazine).  Nominee for Campbell, Sturgeon, Nebula Awards.