Curriculum Vitae
Kathleen Byrne
Texas A&M University
Department of Health and Kinesiology
4243 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4243
E-mail:
Phone: (979)862-4404
Fax: (979) 847-8987
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Dance Choreography and Performance, Florida State University; Tallahassee, FL, 2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet, University of Utah; Salt Lake City, UT, 2000
Employment History
Instructional Assistant Professor- August 2008-Present, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Instructor- January 2006-April 2008, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Dancer- February 2007, November 2007- The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
Dancer- August 2000- May 2005, April 2007 New York Theatre Ballet, New York, NY
Teaching
Texas A&M University
August 2008- Present
Spring 2010
Beginning Ballet I, Ballet II, VP Ballet II, VP Ballet III, Ballroom Dance, Pilates Mat, Jazz Dance III
Fall 2009
Dance Pedagogy, Beginning Ballet I, Ballet II, VP Ballet II, Ballroom Dance, Pilates and Props, Pilates Mat
Spring 2008
Dance History, VP Ballet III, Ballet II, Ballet I, Ballroom Dance, Pilates and Props, Pilates Mat
Fall 2008
Beginning Ballet I, Ballet II, VP Ballet II, Pilates Mat, Jazz Dance II, Jazz Dance III
Florida State University
March 2008 Ballet II Master Classes
Spring 2008 Beginning Jazz I
Fall 2007 Intermediate Contemporary, Beginning Ballet II
Summer 2007 Beginning Ballet I
Spring 2007 Beginning Ballet III
Fall 2006 Beginning Ballet I
Spring 2006 Beginning Ballet II
Presentation of Choreographic Works
December 2009
Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Arlington, TX
…and then there were 3 (6 minutes) 3 dancers, in collaboration with Carisa Armstrong and Christine Bergeron
Music by Yann Tiersen
April 2009
“Perpetual Motion” at Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Recurring Suspicion (8 minutes) 6 dancers
Music by Dmitri Shostakovich
Moving Through Frames (6 minutes) 3 dancers
Music by Zoe Keating
March 2009
American College Dance Festival at Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Recurring Suspicion (8 minutes) 6 dancers
Music by Dmitri Shostakovich
October 2008
“Choreographer’s Showcase” Westside High School
Houston, TX
Exerpt from Recurring Suspicion (4 minutes) 6 dancers
Music by Dmitri Shostakovich
November 2007, February 2008
“Days of Dance”, “The Lightness of Being,” Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Discard the Broken Cassette (8 minutes) 5 dancers
Music by Michael Wall
May 2007
Informal Grad Showing, Florida State University
Magnetic Flux (7 minutes) 3 dancers
Music by Lamb
November 2006, February 2008
Days of Dance, “The Lightness of Being,” Florida State University
Sun-Kissed Holiday (8 minutes) 5 dancers
Music by Yann Tiersen
Teaching Presentations
July 2009
TAMU Dance Teen Intensive
Ballet Technique, Pilates and Yoga
June 2009
Armstrong/Bergeron Dance Company Teacher Intensive
Ballet Technique Master Class
April 2009
Performatica Festival
Puebla, Mexico
Ballet Technique Master Class
April 2009
The Governor’s School
College Station, TX
Presentation on Dance History
March 2009
American College Dance Festival at Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Ballet Technique Master Class
December 2008
Texas Association for Health, Physical Education and Dance
Corpus Christi, TX
Pilates Class focusing on the five basic fundamentals of the STOTT Pilates Method
April 2006
Tallahassee Ballet
Ballet Technique Master Class
Professional Dance Experience
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
November 2007
The Kennedy Center
Washington D.C.
Pas Classique Espagnol, George Balanchine
Ballade, George Balanchine
February 2007
Thomasville Municipal Auditorium
Thomasville, GA
Tzigane, George Balanchine
New York Theatre Ballet
July 2008
Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Festival
Mazurkas, José Limón
Jardin Aux Lilas, Antony Tudor, An Episode in His Past
June 2008
OK Mozart Festival
Game Two, Mathew Neenan
Jardin Aux Lilas, Antony Tudor, An Episode In His Past
Hornpipe, Agnes de Mille, from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel
Sleeping Beauty, Lilac Fairy
April 2007
Florence Gould Hall New York, NY
Carousel, Agnes de Mille, The Knife Throwers Assistant, staging by Gemze de Lappe
Cinderella, Donald Mahler, Fairy
July 2003
Pecs, Hungary
Carpet of Jewels, Ed Henkel, The Constellation, staging by Ed Henkel
Aug 2000-May 2005
Florence Gould Hall New York, NY
Jardin Aux Lilas, Antony Tudor, An Episode In His Past, staging by Sallie Wilson
Fandango, Antony Tudor, Conchita, staging by Diana Byer
Les Mains Gauches, Antony Tudor, The Oracle, staging by Sallie Wilson
Cinderella, Donald Mahler, Ballroom Couple, Step Mother, Fairy Godmother, staging by Donald Mahler
Alice in Wonderland Follies, Keith Michael, Card, Caterpillar, Tea Cup, Cheshire Cat, Red Queen, staging by Keith Michael
The Nutcracker, Keith Michael, Snowflake, Lead Flower, Spanish Dancer, Shepherdess, staging by Keith Michael and Diana Byer
Tales from Hans Christian Andersen, The Nightengale, The Little Mermaid, Donald Mahler, The Mechanical Bird, staging by Donald Mahler
Carpet of Jewels, Ed Henkel, The Constellation, staging by Ed Henkel
Eccentric Beauty, James Waring, Solo, staging by Diana Byer
Texas A&M University
November 2009, Faculty and Guest Dance Concert
fish, sheep, deer, Jane Weiner
…and then there were 3, in collaboration with Carisa Armstrong and Christine Bergeron
April 2009, Performatica Dance Festival in Puebla, Mexico
fish, sheep, deer, Jane Weiner
Celestial Navigation, Gerri Houlihan
May 2009, Perpetual Motion at Texas A&M University
Yes, No, Maybe, Kathy Dunn Hamrick
Florida State University
February, 2008 “The Lightness of Being”, MFA Thesis Concert
Duet from Round this World Baby Mine, Dan Wagoner, Duet from Summer Rambo, Dan Wagoner, Exerpt from Danzas, Gerri Houlihan, Celestial Navigation, Gerri Houlihan
January 2008 Dance Repertory Theatre, guest artist, Don Quixote, Kitri’s Variation, Marius Petipa, staging by Sheila Humphreys
October 2007 Explore and Evolve, Disenchanted, Kristen Tucker
April 2007 Evening of Dance, Love and Air, Wallie Wolfburger
Esplanade, Paul Taylor, staging by Ruth Andrien, understudy
June 2007, When the Delta Speaks, Sincerely Katrina Jones, Millicent Johnnie
January 2007, Dance Repertory Theatre, Opener, Lynda Davis and DRT, Preludes, solo, Rick McCullough, 4 x 4, Gerri Houlihan, Harrison Street, Patricia Phillips
November 2006 Days of Dance, Steps in the Street, lead, Martha Graham, staging by Kim Jones
April 2006, Alternate Sources, Rick McCullough
November 2005, Inevitable, Shani Sterling, Love Poems for the Dead, Anthony Morgan
October 2005 What?! A Dance Concert, Terry Duncan
Committees and Memberships/Associations
Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
· Dance Education Section Officer 2008-present
· Florida Dance Association
· Member 2009-present
Honors
March 2009, Choreographic Work, Recurring Suspicion, selected for presentation at American College Dance Festival
January 2009, Recipient of Visual and Performance Arts Grant entitled “Jane Weiner/Performatica Project”, Texas A&M University
August 2007-May 2008, Recipient of the Suzanne Farrell Fellowship at Florida State University
March 2008, Choreography chosen to be presented at American College Dance Festival
May 2000, American College Dance Festival Gala Finalist