Curriculum Vitae 2011-2014

Juliana Garber 235 California Road

cargocollective.com/jgarber Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
juliana.garber@gmail.com 914-588-8407

EDUCATION

Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, B.A. May 2014
Bachelor of Arts in Dance, with focus on choreography and dance for the camera; minor in Art History
Notable Technique Courses:
o Advanced Contemporary, Holly Handman-Lopez (Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011)
o Advanced Contemporary, Robert Wesner (Fall 2013, Fall 2012)
o Advanced Ballet, Robert Wesner (Fall 2013)
o Advanced Contemporary, Leslie Dworkin (Spring 2012)
o Intermediate Contemporary, Xiao Yu (Spring 2011)
Notable Composition and Improvisation Courses: Collaborations: Dance, Music and Media (Spring 2014),
Improvisational Performance (Fall 2013), Improvisation I (Spring 2012), Dance for the Camera (Spring 2012),
Choreography I (Fall 2011)
Capstone project: Directed a fully-produced show with another senior dance major. My half of the show, entitled
dis/connect, was thirty minute piece choreographed in collaboration with six other dancers and four composers. I
created the piece over a five-month period and it was shown February 21-22 in Warner Main Space at Oberlin
College.

WORKSHOPS

Master class with Peter Sciscioli in Voice as Movement, Oberlin College, February 2014

OASIS (Oberlin ArtS* Intensive Semester), Oberlin College, Spring Semester 2014
A series of critical and practical courses on the application of light in art-making.

Contact Improvisation with Kirstie Simson, Oberlin College, January 2014

Nicholas Leichter Intensive, Oberlin College, January 2014
Technique course with Nicholas Leichter

David Dorfman Intensive, Gibney Dance Center, January 2014
Courses with David Dorfman, Karl Rogers, Kendra Portier, and Raja Kelly
Topics covered included technique, improvisation, repertoire, text, and partnering

Amy Miller Intensive, Oberlin College, January 2013
Technique course with Amy Miller
Collaborative creation of a twenty-five minute piece

MELT, Movement Research at Edens Expressway, January 2013
Courses with Gwen Welliver, Miguel Gutierrez, Jennifer Monson, Shelley Senter, Irene Dowd, and Ishmael
Houston-Jones

Tai-Chi Intensive with Xiao Yu, Oberlin College, January 2011

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Oberlin Early Childhood Center, Oberlin, OH, October-December 2013
Organized and co-led a workshop for 3-4 year olds; Led group in various movement-related games that
incorporated group problem-solving, storytelling, and encouraged creative expression.

Bucks Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp, New Milford, CT, Summer 2012-13
Taught contemporary dance, improvisation, dance for the camera, and jazz to kids ages 10-18
Choreographed 2-3 dance pieces for two huge dance concerts each summer
Directed and choreographed short dance films featuring campers
Worked backstage the during dance shows, directing children and communicating with the stage manager,
technical director, and other dance staff

Girls In Motion, Oberlin College, Fall Semester 2012
Taught movement classes to girls ages 8-11. Classes stimulated creative thought and group-problem solving in a
noncompetitive and inclusive environment.

CHOREOGRAPHY

Locate (solo), Spring Back, Oberlin College, Spring 2014
dis / connect, Senior Dance Concert, Oberlin College, Spring 2014
and if I did, what then? (section of Senior Dance Concert), Student Dance Showcase, Oberlin College, Fall 2013
Footsteps (video), Buck's Rock Camp, Summer 2013
Pulled, Buck's Rock Camp, Summer 2013
in one breath, Buck's Rock Camp, Summer 2013
Align, Buck's Rock Camp, Summer 2013
Dancing With Ducks (video), Video Production Workshop Showcase, Oberlin College, Spring 2013
the centre cannot hold, Spring Back, Oberlin College, Spring 2013
Sick, collaboration with Bernadette Schneider (Oberlin 13) and Eli Stine (Oberlin 14), Student Dance Showcase, Oberlin
College, Spring 2013
Touched, Fall Forward, Oberlin College, Fall 2012
Shuffle (video), Student Dance Showcase, Oberlin College, Fall 2012
on the run (video), selected to be shown in Apollo Reopening Gala, Oberlin College, Fall 2012
Parallels (video), Buck's Rock Camp, Summer 2012
That's How We Roll, Buck's Rock Camp, Summer 2012
Relapse, Buck's Rock Camp, Summer 2012
The Assignment, Student Dance Showcase, Oberlin College, Spring 2012

PERFORMANCE

Simultaneously, by Elaine Liu (Oberlin 14), Spring Back, Oberlin College, Spring 2014
Collaboration with Cinema Studies and TIMARA major Mitchell Hermann (Oberlin 17), Oberlin College, Fall 2013
Improvisations I & II, directed by Nusha Martynuk, Fall Forward, Oberlin College, Fall 2013
Ascension/Descension, by Robert Wesner, Fall Forward, Oberlin College, Fall 2013
The Oak Tree (Prologue), Oberlin College, Spring 2013
Coalesce, choreographed by Amy Miller, Oberlin Dance Company Concert, Oberlin College, Spring 2013
Royal Feast, by Robert Wesner, Oberlin Dance Company Concert, Oberlin College, Spring 2013
the centre cannot hold, Spring Back, Oberlin College, Spring 2013
Ohm by Elaine Liu, Spring Back, Oberlin College, Spring 2013
Sick, collaboration with Bernadette Schneider (Oberlin 13) and Eli Stine (Oberlin 14), Student Dance Showcase, Oberlin
College, Spring 2013
Touched, Fall Forward, Oberlin College, Fall 2012
V0, choreographed by Elaine Liu (Oberlin 14), Fall Forward, Oberlin College, Fall 2012
L(I)nked, choreographed by Anahita Khosravi (Oberlin 12), Spring Back and Fall Forward, Oberlin College, Spring 2012
and Fall 2011
Faraway Lands, Choreographed by Elaine Liu (Oberlin 14), Spring Back, Oberlin College, Spring 2012
Reverie, choreographed by Ruby Smith, Spring Back, Oberlin College, Spring 2012
Still, Id be on my feet, choreography by Jael McCants (Oberlin 12), Spring Back, Oberlin College, Spring 2012
The Assignment, Student Dance Showcase, Oberlin College, Spring 2012
Improvisation, Student Dance Showcase, Oberlin College, Spring 2012
Collaboration with TIMARA majors Charlie Abbot (Oberlin 15) and Myles Emmons (Oberlin 14), Student Dance
Showcase, Oberlin College, Spring 2012

REFERENCES

Holly Handman-Lopez
holly.handman@oberlin.edu
440-574-9147

Sonya Kuropatwa
678-596-3546

Nusha Marynuk
nmartynu@oberlin.edu
440-775-8958