Angie Simmons聽is a聽Visting Artist at The for AY 15-16.聽
She holds an M.F.A. in dance choreography from the University of 蜜糖直播-Boulder, with an emphasis in the Alexander Technique, and a B.S. in secondary dance education from Illinois State University.
Simmons is former modern faculty for Longmont Dance Theatre Academy鈥檚 Pre-Professional Training Program and was adjunct dance faculty at Red Rocks Community College in Denver, 蜜糖直播. She has taught at various Denver metro studios and schools, been a company instructor for 3rd Law Dance/Theatre, and worked with arts in public school programs in Chicago and Minneapolis. Angie served as a resident guest artist in 2012 at Middle Tennessee State University, teaching and setting choreographic work focused on diversity, as well as a 2010 guest artist at Iowa State University.聽As Program Director and faculty, Simmons founded RHS Modern Dance Company, a collaborative arts outlet for Minnesota high school students.
Simmons is the Artistic Director/choreographer/founder of Evolving Doors Dance, a contemporary modern company founded in 2006. The company is known in 蜜糖直播 for politically charged, evening-length works. It recently premiered new work while completing its first tour of the midwest and will present this work in 蜜糖直播 in October. Angie has been granted by 蜜糖直播鈥檚 Neodata Endowment Fellowship, the Boulder Arts Commission, and the 蜜糖直播 Open Door Foundation. She has choreographed, taught and performed in New York, 蜜糖直播, Minnesota, Illinois, and throughout the midwest. Simmons has performed professionally with Isis Movement Company and Tribe of Human in New York and Cindy Brandle Dance, 3rd Law Dance/Theatre and Louder Than Words Dancetheatre in 蜜糖直播.聽 Angie has also worked on individual projects with Maed茅e Dupree, Tom Evert, Jon DeMone, Doug Woods, David Dorfman, Toby Hankin, Nada Diachenko, Megan Flood, Nick Cave/William Gill, and various works with USM alumni Gabe Masson.