Talent

Claire Elizabeth Barratt – inter-disciplinary artist – Curriculum Vitae

Talent

Performance and Recording

2014

October:

Asheville Butoh Collective – Asheville NC.

(show MC and audience guide as Uwabe) for “UWABE” a site-specific Butoh dance event

Grove Park, Asheville NC. Producer – ABC.

2012

February:

Asheville Fringe Festival – Asheville NC

(bus tour MC as the Elegant Venture Cocktail Hostess) for the LaZoom bus tour festival events.

Producers – Jim Julien, Jocelyn Reese, AFF.

2011

February:

Moving Women dance company - Asheville NC

(show MC as Aphrodite) for Valentine’s show “S/he Loves Me, S/he Loves Me Not”.

Masonic Temple Theater, Asheville NC. Producer – Kathleen Meyers Leiner.

2009

Autumn:

My Favorite Leg Theater Company – Asheville NC

(actor for project development of new one-act play) “Fire Safety” by John Crutchfield

MGLT Director – John Crutchfield.

2008

January:

Legacy Butoh – Asheville NC

(dancer for new work) “Bio...A Hazard” by choreographer Julie Becton Gilum

Debut performance at North Carolina Dance Festival - Diana Wortham Theater, Asheville NC.

LB Director - Julie Becton Gilum.

2007

May:

Warren Wilson College – Art Department - Swannanoa NC

(show MC as the Elegant Venture Cocktail Hostess) for student Performance Art class showcase – Bryson Gym, WWC, Swannanoa NC. Producer – Julie Becton Gilum.

2005

September:

Dynamite Club – New York NY

(dancer - Cilla Vee the GoBot dancing robot) for avant-rock band Dynamite Club

at the CMJ Music Marathon – Pussycat Lounge NYC.

2004 - 2005

Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation – New York NY

(dancer as company apprentice)

Performances include: Salon performances at The Foundation studio. “Isadora – Into The 21^st Century” at Symphony Space NYC. New York Fashion Week event for London designer Jane McMillan.

IDDF Director - Lori Belilove.

2002

April:

Liz Lerman Dance Exchange – community project, Asheville NC

(dancer) for the “Hallelujah Project” - Diana Wortham Theater, Asheville NC. Director - Liz Lerman.

1999 – 2002

Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre – Asheville NC

(lead character roles for original dance theater productions) by Susan and Giles Collard.

Roles include:  Puss – “Puss In Boots”, Quan Yin – “The Monkey King”, Cinderella – “Cinderella And The Guilded Sandal”, Bageera – “Jungle Book”. Directors – Susan and Giles Collard.

1992 – 2000

Circle Modern Dance – Knoxville TN

(dancer as company member) for new works by CMD company choreographers. Annual Spring and Winter concerts. Collaborations with other regional companies. Touring. Knox County School performances.

Directors – CE Barratt, Mark G Lamb, Kimberly Matibag, Wendy Nash.

(Detailed account of performances with CMD available on request.)

1996 – 1997

Bijou Theatre Children's Program – Knoxville TN

(actor for regional touring children's productions)

Roles include:  Elinora – “Jack And The Beanstalk”, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Bird – “Paddington Bear”

Director – Scott McBride.

1999

Leaping Waters Productions – Knoxville TN

(RED character) for “Bubbles” short independent film

Dario Gildre and Stella Barret – project concept and creation.

Director and Producer – Dario Gildre, Leaping Waters Productions

1998

The Elven Door – Knoxville TN

(voice-over and actor) for store radio and TV commercials. Director and Store owner – Brian Beesman.

1997

Beleza Salon and Spa – Knoxville TN

(voice-over) for store TV commercial

1996

Cyberflix – Knoxville TN

(voice-over as Lady Georgia Lambeth) for “Titanic – A Journey Out Of Time” computer game.

Producer – Bill Appleton.

1995

Box Of Moonlight - film – location East TN

(extra -  Biker Girl) in bar scene. Director – Tom DeCillo.

1991

January – March:

New Rio Club – Chalkida Greece

(dancer) for troupe with singer Pavlos Hapoupis.

April:

The Bridge - CD – recorded at Hart Street Studios – Edinburgh, Scotland UK

(Soprano singer for recording) Composer – Gary Lloyd. Music composition based on the novel by Iain Banks. Voice-over – Iain Banks. Producer – Gary Lloyd.

1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001

Unto These Hills - Summer season outdoor drama – Cherokee NC

(dancer. singer. actor) (role of Ann Worcester in '01)

Choreographer – Pam Atha. Musical Director – Macrae Hardy. Directors - Bill Hardy, Peter Hardy.

Plus -

OLSS (Ocunaluftee Little Symphony Society) – Cherokee NC

(dancer and actor for Actors Canteen season) of independent productions by UTH cast members.

1983 – 1985

Sirenian Singers female voice choir – Wrexham Wales UK

(Soprano) Highlights: prize-winners at Eisteddfods, Llangollen. St. David's Day concert – Royal Albert Hall, London. Director – Jean Stanley-Jones.

1983 – 1985

Cheshire County Youth Orchestra – Cheshire UK

(Cellist) Highlights: Royal Festival Hall, London. Tour of Denmark. Director – Peter Room.

1978 – 1982

Shalom Dancers and Singers – Chester UK

(dancer, singer) Liturgical dance and music performances in churches throughout Great Britain.

Director – Janet G Barratt.

Model

2007 – Present

Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League – Black Mountain NC, Warren Wilson College – Swannanoa NC,

Asheville NC based drawing groups run by: Skip Rhode, David Lawter, Bill George, Alex Alford – Drawing, Painting, Sculpture

2012 - 2013

NYSS (New York Studio School), Spring Street Studio, The Century Club, Cooper Union, NYU, Grand Central Academy – New York NY - Drawing, Painting, Sculpture

2012

July:

Rocking C’s Ranch art retreat with Miles Collier and Marianne Barcellona (NYSS affiliate) – White Sulphur Springs MT - Drawing

2010 – 2012

Fine Arts League of the Carolinas – Asheville NC - Drawing

2010

April:

Brooke Priddy Designs and Pi Salon – Biltmore, Asheville NC - Fashion, hair, make-up

2009

Karen Powell – Marshall NC - Sculpture

2006

Sabin Howard – NYC - Life-size sculpture

2003 – 2006

Steven Assael – NYC - Drawing, Painting

2002 – 2005

Tony Gonzales – NYC - Photography

2002 – 2006

SVA (School Of Visual Arts), FIT (Fashion Institute Of Technology), The New York Academy, Spring Street Studio, Fordham University, Hunter College, Cooper Union, The Century Club, 92^nd Street Y, Marymount Manhattan College – New York NY - Photography, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture

2001

Martine Vaugel – Asheville Studio NC - Sculpture

2000 – 2001

Ben Long – Asheville NC - Painting

1999 – 2000

University Of Tennessee – Knoxville - Drawing, Painting, Sculpture

1999

Christian Lange – Knoxville TN - Photography

1996 – 1998

Salon Visage – Knoxville TN - Hair, Make-up (runway)

1995

Evangeline Rose - Surrey UK - Fashion Photography (wedding gowns)

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