Claire Elizabeth Barratt – inter-disciplinary artist – Curriculum Vitae
Commissions
2017
December:
“Light Body/Shadow Body”
solo durational performance installation (presented by CVLA) for Acting Like Humans – Downtown Books and
News, Asheville NC
(concept,
choreography, text, sound installation, installation set design, props,
performance – movement)
Event curators, directors, producers – Emersion
(Grayson Morris) and Campfire Ball (Cory Howard)
June:
“Who’s Your Daddy?” trio for
Shaking Ray Levi Society – Wayne-O-Rama, Chattanooga TN
(concept,
costume, performance – movement)
With Davey Williams - guitar and Evan Lipson -
bass. Curator and producer – Shaking Ray Levi Society
2016
September:
“Some Propositions for Orpheus”
text and movement collaboration with Jeff Davis for The Art of the Word – Weaverville Yoga Studio, Weaverville NC.
(choreography,
co-direction, props, costume, performance – movement, voice)
Jeff Davis poetry, performance – word. Curator
and Producer – CE Baratt, CVLA
March:
“Living Art” performance workshops
and piece structure (presented by CVLA) for Circle Modern Dance - The Emporium,
Knoxville TN.
(Founding
Director guest artist for 25th anniversary celebrations) Producer
– CMD
February:
Multi-media performance collaboration for Transmissions LP (by David and Tara
Gladden) release party – WORK, Salisbury MD.
(performance
concept, performance – hand movement for live feed projection)
Collaborators: David Gladden – electronic sound,
video projection. Tara Gladden – electronic sound, voice, performance.
Producers – David and Tara Gladden
2015
December:
“RAW (Material)” solo performance piece
(presented by CVLA) for 25th annual Modern Dance, Primitive Light – Circle Modern Dance, Laurel
Theater, Knoxville TN.
(concept,
choreography, performance – movement, voice. Founding Director guest artist for
CMD 25th anniversary celebrations)
Curators and Producers – Callie Minnich, Lauren
Wilson Phillis, CMD
2014
December:
“Nocrem” multi-media
performance collaboration for Experimental
Intermedia series – New York, NY.
(choreography,
costume, performance – movement)
Katherine Liberovskaya – concept, direction, live
video projection, Al Margolis – sound, Joe Burgio – movement. Curator and Producer
– Phil Niblock.
December:
“The Opaque Body” multi-media
performance collaboration for distENDed Cinema
series – The Outpost Artist Resources, Queens NY.
(co-concept,
co-direction, choreography, props, costume, performance – movement)
With David Linton – audio-visual performance.
Curator and Producer – David Linton
September:
“The Opaque Body” multi-media
performance collaboration for the Salisbury Third Friday downtown art walk –
Salisbury University Downtown campus, Salisbury MD.
(co-concept,
co-direction, choreography, props, costume, performance – movement)
With David Linton – audio-visual performance.
Curator and Producer – Tara Gladden, SU Galleries
September:
“Motion Sculpture” movement workshop and “Attack
of the Killer Stripey Tubes” roaming street performance (presented by
CVLA) for the Salisbury Third Friday downtown art walk – Salisbury University
Downtown campus, Salisbury MD.
(workshop
facilitator and performance director, props, costumes)
Curator and Producer – Tara Gladden, SU Galleries
April:
“Exquisite Corpse” inter-disciplinary
installation by Elisa Faires for the 5th annual {RE} Happening – Lake Eden, Black Mountain NC.
(props,
costume, performance – movement)
Event Curators and Producers – BMCM+AC and MAP
2013
June:
“Madonna & Child” solo MSMI
(presented by CVLA) for the First Friday Art Walks - Asheville Art Museum,
Asheville NC
(movement,
choreography, concept, installation, set design, costume, make-up)
Event coordinator – Laila Boggs.
June:
“Dialoga Aquila” sound and light
installation by Elisa Faires – Apothecary, Asheville NC
(movement,
choreography, costume, make-up)
Elisa Faires – concept, sound, installation, live
vocal performance. Producer – Elisa Faires.
2012
October:
“Golden Goddess - Autumn Gold”
solo MSMI (presented by CVLA) for The
Autumnal Salon, Mark Lamb Dance - Seasonal Saturday Sanctuary Salon Series
– Metro Baptist Church, Midtown NYC
(movement,
choreography, concept, installation, set design, costume, make-up)
Curator and Producer – Mark G Lamb, MLD.
September:
“In The Laurels, Caught”
movement to new poetry by Lee Ann Brown at Brooklyn Ladies Text Salon - The
Drink, Brooklyn NY
(movement,
choreography) Lee Ann Brown – poetry. Hosted by Natalie
Peart.
August:
Solo MSMI (presented by CVLA) for Tangerine Tango: an evening of fashion
& dance to benefit Asheville Area Arts Council. - Altamont Theater,
Asheville NC
(movement,
choreography, costume)
Producer – Laila Boggs.
August:
“In The Laurels, Caught”
movement to new poetry by Lee Ann Brown at the Marshall Auricular Hour
– FBI (French Broad Institute) -
Marshall NC
(movement,
choreography) Lee Ann Brown – poetry. Curators and
Producers – Lee Ann Brown, Tony Torn.
July:
“Golden Goddess” solo roaming movement
installation (presented by CVLA) for Elisa Faires ELIXER #444 CD promotional event – The Artey AAAC, River Arts
District, Asheville NC
(movement,
choreography, concept, costume, make-up) Producer
– Elisa Faires.
June:
“An inter-disciplinary evening of Poetry, Movement &
Music” – BMCM+AC, Asheville NC
(movement,
choreography) Elisa Faires – music. Katherine Soniat and
Tracey Schmidt – poetry.
Curator and Producer – Alice Sebrell, BMCM+AC.
June:
“Dome Poems” multi-media piece by Lee
Ann Brown for Lee Ann Brown on Black
Mountain Poets lecture at Passwords lecture series - Poets House, Lower Manhattan
NY
(movement,
choreography) Music: Marianne
Giosa – live percussion.
Tony Torn and Lee Ann Brown –
video. Lee Ann Brown – poetry. Program Director – Stephen Motika.
2011
April:
“Quasi Equivalence” multi-media
performance project by Gene Felice for {Re}Happening
event - Black Mountain College campus, Black Mountain NC
(movement,
choreography) Gene Felice –
project concept and creation, video, set design.
Movement,
choreography – CE Barratt, Janice Lancaster, Kathleen Hahn. Sound - Kimathi
Moore. Set - Lou Gargiulo. Video - Paul Anderson. Project Director - Gene Felice.
Event Producer – BMCM+AC, MAP.
2010
September:
“Golden Goddess” solo MSMI (presented
by CVLA) for Mark Lamb Dance reception event - The Chrysler Center, NYC
(movement,
choreography, costume, make-up) Producers
– Mark G Lamb, MLD and Mintz Levin law firm.
July:
“SPLAT! – interactive” YOU!
audience inter-active Action-Paint performance
installation (presented by CVLA) for
Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program,
Asheville NC
(movement,
action-painting, concept, set design, costume, make-up)
With Shane Perlowin
(Parish) – music composition, guitar, FX. Curator – Kitty Love. Sponsor and
Producer – Asheville Downtown Association with Arts 2 People.
June:
“Radiance” solo MSMI
(presented by CVLA) for Pritchard Park
Cultural Arts Program, Asheville NC
movement,
choreography, concept, costume, make-up
Curator – Kitty Love.
Sponsor and Producer – Asheville Downtown Association with Arts 2 People.
February – April:
“Melting Upwards into Dreams”
ensemble dance piece for UNC Asheville
Dance Department
(choreography,
piece concept) Program
Director – Connie Schrader.
2009
October:
“Autumn Gold”
ensemble MSMI (presented by CVLA) for Queens
Library Gala – Waters Edge Restaurant, Queens NY
(movement,
choreography, concept, direction, costume, make-up)
Dancers - CE Barratt,
Sarah Pope, Kiori Kawa. Producer – Queens Library.
January:
“Whenever I hear The Name Bill, I Taste Burnt
Onions” (first prize winner) ensemble movement theater
piece (an exploration into the condition of Synesthesia) for 48 Hour Dance
Project – Asheville
Contemporary Dance Theatre, BeBe Theatre, Asheville NC
(choreography,
text, concept, direction, set design, video, props, costume)
Curators and
Producers – Susan and Giles Collard, ACDT.
2008
December:
“Diamond Cutter”
(poem by UTK Poet Laureate RB Morris) inter-disciplinary performance piece for Modern
Dance, Primitive Light – Circle Modern Dance, Laurel Theater, Knoxville TN
(movement,
word, sound, choreography, concept, direction)
With Rachel
Schlafer-Parton – movement, word, sound, music composition, ASL signing.
Producer – CMD.
September:
“The Ghosts of Two Sisters”
site-specific performance piece for Spirit of the Gardens – Circle
Modern Dance, Knoxville Botanical Gardens, TN
(movement,
choreography, concept, direction, costume, make-up)
With Rachel
Schlafer-Parton – movement, sound, music composition. Joel Parton – banjo.
Producer – CMD.
May:
“Enter” and “Exit”
solo MSMI (presented by CVLA) as guest artist for What The Bleep Is
Performance Art? group show featuring students from Warren Wilson College -
BMCM+AC, Asheville NC
(movement,
choreography, concept, installation, set design, costume, make-up)
Curator – Julie
Becton Gilum. Producer – BMCM+AC.
May:
“That From Which”
multi-media performance and video project for Philip Lampe and Spiral 7 – 119 Gallery, Lowell MA
(choreography,
costume, performance - movement)
Philip Lampe -
project concept and creation, music composition, installation, set design,
video. Musicians - Philip Lampe, Glenn Dickson, Grant Smith. Directors and
Producers – Philip Lampe, Angela Suescun-Lampe.
2007
December:
“Modus Operandi”
YOU! an audience interactive performance project (presented by CVLA) for
Modern Dance, Primitive Light – Circle Modern Dance, Laurel Theater,
Knoxville TN
(movement,
concept, direction, props
Elisa Faires – sound.
Greg Congleton – actor/MC. Producer CMD.
2006
October:
“Gold Leaf” ensemble MSMI
(presented by CVLA) – for Metro Movement Project, Metro Baptist Church,
Manhattan NYC
(movement,
choreography, concept, direction, installation, set design, costumes, make-up)
Dancers - CE Barratt,
Sarah Pope, Irene Ziglina, Marianne Giosa. Music: Joyful Sonic Wash (Junichi and Megumi Matsuzaki). Producer – Metro Movement
Project. Sponsored by a grant from Meet The Composer.
July:
“Spirits Soaring”
ensemble MSMI (presented by CVLA) for the Sunset Series - Wave Hill Garden and Cultural Center, Bronx
NY
(movement,
choreography, concept, direction, costumes, make-up)
Dancers - CE Barratt,
Mark G Lamb, Meg Brooker. Musicians - Janet G Barratt - voice, LaDonna Smith -
violin, Rachel Schlafer-Parton - flute. Curator and Producer – Melissa
Calderon.
April:
“Spring Fertility Goddess”
solo MSMI (presented by CVLA) for Tilted Crown loft event, Midtown NYC
(movement,
choreography, concept, installation, set design, costume, make-up)
Producer – Titled
Crown.
April:
“Attack of the Killer Stripy Tubes”
MSMI (presented by CVLA) inside a moving trolley! For Bronx Council on the Arts
- Bronx Culture Trolley Tours, Bronx NY
(movement,
choreography, concept, direction, costume)
Dancers - CE Barratt,
Pepper. Music - Bonnie Kane – sax. Curator, Producer and Sponsor – BCA.
March:
“Poppet” SOM
performance piece (presented by CVLA) for the Vision Club Series -
Clemente Soto Valez Center, Lower East Side NYC
(movement
choreography, concept, direction, costume)
Michael Evans –
Theremin. Curator – Patricia Nicholson Parker. Producer – Arts For Art.
February:
“Snow Queen” solo MSMI
(presented by CVLA) for Elojes Dance
Theater benefit event – The Studio Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
(movement,
choreography, concept, costume, make-up) Producer – Nicole Graffeo and EDT.
February:
“The Fruitcake Duets”
SOM duets with musicians based on their favorite fruitcake ingredient
(presented by CVLA) for Modern Dance, Primitive Light NY – Metro
Movement Project, Metro Baptist Church, Manhattan NYC
(movement
choreography, concept, direction, costume)
Musicians - Loren
Dempster “Ginger” - cello, Yuko Fujiyama
“Moon Cake” - piano, Matt Lavelle “Molasses” - bass clarinet, Judith
Berkson “Cherry” - voice. Curators
and Producers – Mark G Lamb, Sarah Pope, MMP
2005
August;
“Princess Chloe”
solo performance piece (presented by CVLA) for Dancing In The Garden –
The Sanctuary Series, The Herb Garden, Almonte ON
(movement,
choreography, concept, costume, make-up) Curator and Producer – Natasha Royka.
June:
“COLOURS” site-specific ensemble MSMI (presented by CVLA)
for new Bronx Borough President celebration event - Bronx Courthouse steps,
Bronx NY
(movement,
choreography, concept, direction, costumes)
Dancers - refer to
MSMI dancer list. Speech by Gloria Gaynor. Performance Curator – Arthur Aviles.
May:
“From The Deep” ensemble
MSMI (presented by CVLA) for the Friends Of The Hudson River Gala event
– Chelsea Piers NYC
(movement,
choreography, direction, installation, set design, costume, make-up)
Sean Paul Gallegos –
costume. Maria Pirone – make-up.
Dancers: CE Barratt,
Pedro Jimenez, Katherine Adamenko, Maria Pirone, Mark G Lamb, Jill Frere, Meg
Brooker. Musicians: Daniel Carter – sax, Marianne Giosa – trumpet.
Performance Curator –
chashama. Event producers – FOTHR
with Event Associates INC.
May:
“You Said It!”
YOU! solo audience interactive performance piece for Pepetian choreographer showcase - BAAD! Bronx NY
(movement,
choreography, concept) (Bronx choreographers
selected for work development program with Patricia Hoffbauer) Curator – Jane
Gabriels. Producer - Pepetian
2004
November:
“Gold Leaf” ensemble MSMI
(presented by CVLA) for Chashama
benefit event – Osteria Stella, Midtown NYC
(movement,
choreography, concept, direction, costume, make-up)
Dancers - CE Barratt,
Marianne Giosa, Katherine Adamenko Musician - Megumi Matsuazaki – sitar.
Producer – Anita
Durst, chashama.
May, June, July, August:
Summer MSMI series – solo and ensemble
installations (presented by CVLA) for BWAC (Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition)
- Red Hook Piers, Brooklyn NY
(movement,
choreography, concept, direction, costume)
Dancers - refer to
MSMI dancer list. Curator and Producer – BWAC.
May:
“Cilla Vee – Motion Sculpture”
an evening of MSMI Featuring: “Elegant Venture Cocktail Installation”,
“Silver” video installation and “Human Clay”
(presented by CVLA) for Boogie Down Dance Series - BAAD! Hunts Point,
Bronx NY
(movement,
choreography, concept, direction, installation, video, props, costume, make-up)
Sculpture and Human
Clay performance - Hisayasu Takashio. Music: Sabine Arnaud – voice, percussion.
Dancers - refer to MSMI dancer list. Curator and Producer – Arthur Aviles and
BAAD!
May:
“Hot Stuff” an evening of
continuous spontaneous music and dance (presented by CVLA) for Bronx
Council on the Arts - Conversions
series on the Bronx Culture Trolley tour – H&H
Production, Mott Haven, Bronx NY
(movement,
word, concept, direction, set design, costume)
Dancers: CE Barratt,
Arthur Aviles, Pedro Jimenez, Pepper. Musicians: Daniel Carter – sax, flute.
Marianne Giosa – trumpet, percussion. Plus KUSH African drum and dance.
Event Curator – CE
Barratt, CVLA. Series Curator – Melissa Calderon. Producer and Sponsor – BCA.
2003
November:
“Autumn” performance
piece - Bronx Museum of Art,
Bronx NY
(movement,
choreography, co-concept, costume)
With Tatsuya Nakatani
– concept collaborator, music composition, percussion. Curator and Producer –
BCA.
September:
“Aliens” ensemble
MSMI (presented by CVLA) for the
Grand Surrealist's Ball, opening
reception for Brave Destiny surrealism show - Williamsburg Art and Historical
Center, Brooklyn NY
(movement,
choreography, concept, direction, costume, make-up)
Dancers - CE Barratt,
Yana Schnitzler, Emi Kato, Cristiane Omena. Curator and Producer – Terrance
Lindal.
May, June, July:
Summer MSMI series – solo and ensemble
installations (presented by CVLA) for BWAC (Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition)
- Red Hook Piers, Brooklyn NY
(movement,
choreography, concept, direction, costume)
Dancers - refer to MSMI dancer list. Curator and
Producer – BWAC
May:
Solo MSMI (presented by CVLA) for opening reception
of Salon De Bronx group art show
– Storage Art Space, Mott Haven, Bronx NY
(movement,
choreography, concept, costume) Producer – SAS.
April:
“Water Nymphs”
ensemble MSMI (presented by CVLA) for Planet
Magazine, Water issue launch party – Suba nightclub, Lower East Side NYC
(movement,
choreography, concept, direction, costume, make-up)
Dancers - CE Barratt,
Emi Kato, Irene Ziglina. Producer – Planet Magazine.
2002
December:
“Live Mannequins”
ensemble MSMI (presented by CVLA) for Crypto
fashion store on Bedford Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
(movement,
choreography, concept, direction)
Dancers: CE Barratt,
Kaz Kuken, Von Jacobs, Jill Frere, Dorian Nuskind-Oder, Irene Ziglina, Yana
Scnitzler, Florence Benichou. Producers – CE Barratt, CVLA with Crypto
November:
Untitled performance piece for the Sanctuary
Series – Dance/Space 637, Ottawa ON
(movement,
choreography,co- concept, costume)
With Tatsuya Nakatani
– concept collaborator, music composition, percussion. Curator and Producer -
Natasha Royka.
January – March:
“Jesus Christ Super Star”
musical for Jericho Productions
- Diana Wortham Theatre, Asheville NC and Blue Ridge Community College, Flat
Rock NC
(choreography)
Director – Franklin Harris. Musical director –
Jason Alan Jones. Producer – Tom Mosher.
2001
April:
“Journey Of The Fateful”
a Holocaust remembrance multi-media performance project – The Bijou Theater,
Knoxville TN
(choreography,
performance - dance)
Dr. Norman Magden –
project concept and creation, film and slides. Lue Rennie – music composition.
Dancers – CE Barratt,
UTK Dance Company. Producer Dr. Norman Magden with UTK Art and Dance
departments.
2000
October:
Ensemble Liturgical Dance
presentation for Women Of Promise international
conference – Kelham Hall, Nottinghamshire UK
(choreography)
Producer – Living Waters.
May:
“In The Pit” dance piece
for Austin East Magnet High
School Dance Company – Knoxville TN
(choreography,
concept) Program Director
– Lynn Miller.
1999
November:
“Once On This Island” musical theater production - West High School, Knoxville TN
(choreography)
Musical Director – Lisa Howe.
June:
“The Light Project” cross-disciplinary
performance piece for Philip Livingston
- Philip Livingston Studio, Knoxville TN
(performance.
choreography and direction for dance trio)
Dancers – Karen
Nunley, Kelly Arsenault, Amy Schrouder. Philip Livingston – project concept,
sculpture, set design. Wendal Werner – music composition, keyboard, voice. Mrs.
Livingston – text, performance.
Director and Producer
– Philip Livingston.
May:
“Catharsis” solo
multi-media performance piece on the theme of glass for Tiffany Glass exhibit -
Knoxville Museum of Art, TN
(movement,
choreography, concept, video, costume)
Performance Curator –
Dr. Norman Magden. Producer – KMA.
1998
May:
TV commercial - ensemble dance segment for Goodys Department
Store – Knoxville TN
(choreography)
Dancers – Circle Modern Dance.
Producer - Phil Hartizan.
1997 – 1999
Knoxville Opera Company
– Knoxville TN
Resident Choreographer
Choreography for productions
of: “Madame Butterfly” - stage director Vassilios Nikolaidis, “La
Traviata” - stage director David Bamberger, “Carmen” -
stage director Carroll Freeman, “Salome” - stage director David
Gately, “Aida” - stage director David Morelock. Musical director
– Robert Lyall, Production director Don Townsend.
1993
December:
Christmas From The Heart - Knoxville
Performing Arts Institute, Tennessee
Theatre, Knoxville TN
(choreography
for children’s showchoirs) Director –
Dana Wham.
July:
“Edge Of The World”
music video for band 13th
Generation - Knoxville TN
(choreography,
costume) Dancers - CE
Barratt, Elizabeth Worthington. Video – Hope
Chambers.
1992 – 2000
Circle Modern Dance
– dance company - Knoxville TN
Co-Founder, Co-Director
Activities:
producing, curating, directing, fund-raising, proposal-writing, promoting,
teaching, choreographing, collaborating, performing, touring for company with
generational and disability inclusiveness.
Directors – CE
Barratt, Mark G Lamb, Kimberly Matibag, Wendy Nash.
(Detailed account of
work with CMD available on request)
1992
July:
“Couchpeice And Other Violations of Code”
ensemble movement theater piece by Sarah
Coble – Oconaluftee Little Symphony Society - Cherokee NC
(choreography,
movement concepts, direction) Writer, Stage Director and Producer – Sarah Coble.
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