Dance

Dr. Ann Dils, Professor and the former Chair of the Department of Dance at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is a dance historian with strong interests in movement analysis, feminist theory and research methods, and cultural studies.  She is currently working on a collection of essays about vernacular dance in New York City in […]

Rachel Engstrom is the Costume Lab Supervisor and a lecturer at UNC Charlotte, where she has designed the recent fall and spring dance concerts. She is also a freelance costume designer with local credits including The Producers, Spring Awakening, and Memphis at Theatre Charlotte, The Mousetrap, The Bridges of Madison County, James and the Giant […]

David Fillmore is Professor of Lighting Design for the College of Arts + Architecture at UNC Charlotte and the Associate Chair of the Department of Theatre. He has been working as a professional designer both nationally and internationally for over two decades, realizing more than 200 designs in all forms of dance and theatre.  Career […]

Matthew Fraiser is proud to have received his MFA in Technical Production from Florida State University (FSU). During his time at FSU, he worked as Technical Director for The Love of the Nightingale and Romeo and Juliet. In the summers of 2013 and 2014, Matthew worked at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, serving as an Assistant Technical Director in the Adams Memorial […]

Hannah Harrell is the Performing Arts Advisor for Theatre, Music, and Dance.  She received her Bachelors in History from UNC Pembroke, as well as her Masters in History from UNC Charlotte.  She is also currently pursuing her Masters in Counseling from UNC Charlotte.  Hannah is excited to be with the College of Arts + Architecture […]

Hali Hutchison-Houk is the Production Arts and Operations Production Manager at UNC Charlotte. She holds an M.F.A. in Costume Design and Technology from the University of Southern Mississippi, an M.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a B.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Florida. As a costume technician and […]

Rodrigo A. Jimenez, originally from Chile, studied Latin American Folklore and Flamenco, which he began performing at an early age. In the United States, he continued his dance studies on International Latin Ballroom (Silver Medalist), Latin American Folklore, Flamenco, Argentine Tango, Capoeira and Popular Latin Dances. He has performed and toured in the United States, […]

A choreographer, dancer, and native New Yorker, Kim Jones is an associate professor of dance at UNC Charlotte, a régisseur for the Martha Graham Resource Center, and founder and artistic director of Movement Migration. She danced with the Martha Graham Dance Company (2001-2006) and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet (1998-2003) and served as a principal dancer in the US […]

Tod A. Kubo has directed/choreographed his way across the US, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South and Latin America over three decades. He received his teaching credential in performing arts from Cal State Long Beach and his health certificate from the University of San Diego. Regionally, Tod was creative director for performances for the Democratic National […]