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DONNA R. DAVENPORT, Ed.D.
Professor of Dance
Associate Dean of Faculty
P.O. Box 333
Geneva, NY 14456
315-781-5149 (H) and 315–781-3760 (W)
davenport@hws.edu
FACULTY POSITION
July 1990 to present Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS)
Geneva, New York
2006-2007; 1998 - 2002 Chair, Dance Department
July 1997 to present Co-Director, Arts and Education Program
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
June 10 to July 20, 1994 Post-doctoral Study - Dance Science, Composition, Technique
American Dance Festival, Six-Week School
Sept. 1985 to Sept. 1992 Ed.D. Doctor of Education – Dance; Temple Univ., Philadelphia
Sept. 1985 - August 1986 M.Ed. Master of Education - Dance; Temple Univ., Philadelphia
Sept. 1982 - May 1984 B.F.A. Bachelor of Fine Arts – Dance, Five College Dance Dept.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
B.A. Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Sept. 1980 - May 1982 Connecticut College, New London
Dance Major, Psychology Major
TEACHING
HWS COLLEGES COURSE TITLES
Spring 2001, Spring 2004 Rome, Italy - Interdisciplinary Off-Campus Program:
Perspectives on Composition (Arts & Education)
Semiotics of Space (Bi-disciplinary course w/E. Baer, Philosophy)
Fall 1998, Fall 2000 Bi-Disciplinary Course with Prof. Cheryl Forbes:
Writing Movement / Dancing Words: An Analysis of Composition
in Two Disciplines
Fall 1999, 2001, 2003 Arts and Education Program, Core Course:
The Arts and Human Development
Fall 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2006 First-Year Seminar: "Thinking and Creating":
Topics: Multiple intelligences, I.Q. testing; Creativity theory
Past and Ongoing Dance Theory Courses Designed and Taught:
Beginning Technique and Theory (Intro. to Dance)
Dance Composition I and II
Human Anatomy
Laban Studies
Movement for Athletes
Improvisation
Teaching Methods and Practicum
Senior Seminar
Technique / Repertory Courses Taught:
Advanced, Intermediate, Beginning Modern Dance
Beginning Dance Technique (modern, ballet, and jazz)
Intermediate and Beginning Jazz Dance
Dance Ensemble (Repertory)
Independent Studies and Honors Projects, Advisor. Sample Topics:
Dance Education, Dance and Sexuality, Movement Science,
Mind/Body Synthesis, Creative Process & Composition,
Dance Therapy, Interdisciplinary choreographic projects
University Teaching Prior to Faculty Position at HWS: Modern Dance, Ballet, and Jazz Dance Technique
Summer 1990 – Spring 1986 Institute of Continuing Studies (Temple University Center City) and
Temple University Main Campus
Spring 1990 – Fall 1989 Bryn Mawr College
Summer 1989 Professional Dance Academy (Willow Grove, PA)
Spring 1983 Five College Dance Dept., UMASS-Amherst
Guest Teaching / Master Classes (topic samples)
October 2, 2003 Advanced Modern Dance, Temple University, Phila., PA
March 2003 Intention, Interpretation, and Dance Composition, ACDF -
SUNY College at Buffalo
March 9, 2001 Modern Dance Technique, SPAZIO DANZA, Rome, Italy
March 18, 2000 Connecting Choreography and Prose: An Exploration in
Composition; ACDF - SUNY College at Brockport
July 30, 1997 Composition and Improvisation; Dance Arts Studio; Cicero, NY
February 23, 1996 Teaching Methods Workshop; Intermediate Jazz Tech.;
ACDF, Smith College, Northampton, MA
July 14, 16, 1993 Performance Principles; Intermediate Modern Dance Tech.;
Dance Arts Studio, The Dancers Camp, Cicero, NY
SCHOLARSHIP
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS (sample)
June 2007 Conference Workshop: “Improvisation as Diversity Education:
A Relational Perspective,” NDEO Conference, Mobile, AL
February 2006 “Effective Pedagogy for Dance Composition,” Editor,
Special Issue, Journal of Dance Education, Vol. 6, No. 1
February 2006 Article: “Building a Dance Composition Course: An Act of
Creativity,” Journal of Dance Education, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 25-32.
August 2005 Book Review: Four dance education texts in brief:
Journal of Dance Education, Vol. 5, No. 3
February 2004 Invited essay on Dance & Sexuality in Higher Education,
Journal of Dance Education, Vol. 3, No. 4.
October 16, 2003 Conference Workshop: “Intention, Interpretation, and Dance
Composition,” National Dance Education Organization (NDEO),
Albuquerque, NM
October 2003 Book Review: Four dance education texts in brief;
Journal of Dance Education, Vol. 3, No.3.
August 2002 Book Review: Choreography and the Specific Image by
D. Nagrin; Journal of Dance Education, Vol. 2, No. 3.
February 2002 Book Review: A History of Dance in American Higher Education by T. Hagood; Journal of Dance Education, Vol. 2, No. 1.
November 2001 Book Review: Jump into Jazz by Kraines & Pryor; Journal of Dance Education, Vol. 1, No.4, J. Michael Ryan, Pub.
May 2001 Book Review: Making Connections: Total Body Integration
Through Bartenieff Fundamentals, Journal of Dance Education,
Vol. 1, No. 2, J. Michael Ryan, Pub.
April 6-9, 2000 Conference Workshop: “Facilitating Choreography Through
Interdisciplinary Arts Experiences,” National Dance Education
Organization (NDEO), Salt Lake City, UT
April 24, 1999 Conference Workshop: “Connecting Choreography and Prose,
An Exploration in Composition,” National Dance Association
(NDA), AAHPERD Conference Presentation, Boston, MA
January 1999 Article: “Working With Play: Improving Dance Technique
Through Improvisation,” Dance Teacher
Winter 1997 Article (with C. Forbes): “Writing Movement / Dancing Words:
A Collaborative Pedagogy,” Education, Vol. 118, No. 2
October 1994 Article: "The Four Faces of the Dance Professional in Academe,"
Impulse (International Journal of Dance Science, Medicine,
and Education), Human Kinetics Publishers
October 21, 1994 Conference Presentation: "Aesthetic Taste, Persona, & Movement" (Improvisation), Dance Education Conference, East Lansing, MI
April 1994 Article: "Through the Quagmire into Dance as General Education," Impulse, Human Kinetics
March 11, 1994 Conference Presentation: "A Look at Teacher Talk in Modern
Dance Technique," Eastern District Association/AAHPERD,
Adams Mark, Philadelphia, PA
July 1993 Article: "Teacher Vocalizations in The Modern Dance Technique
Class," Impulse, Premiere Issue, Human Kinetics
September 1992 Dissertation: "A Descriptive Analysis of Teacher
(Dissertation Abstracts Vocalizations in the Introductory Modern Dance Technique
International, Jan.1993) Class." Advisor: Dr. Edrie Ferdun, Temple University
CHOREOGRAPHY [since 1990]
Scenes from a Different Life (male ensemble)
Inside The Box (2007 duet)
Residue Rocks Resolution (2006) (solo and ensemble)
The Sound of Colour: Ode to Kandinsky (2005) (ensemble)
Essere III (2005) (duet)
Syntony (2004) (duet)
Drawing Us In (2003) (ensemble)
Boundless Visions Merging (2003) (solo and ensemble)
Quartetto (2003) (quartet)
Essere II (2002) (solo)
The Dancer (2002) (solo)
Essere (2001) (quartet)
Ladders and Chutes: Separating [Parts], Layering [Ideas], Painting [Bodies] (2000) (solo + ensemble)
Juntos (1999) (quartet)
Souls of Our Feat / Rev (1999) (ensemble)
After You; From Them I Am; With You (in memoriam) (1998) (solo and ensemble)
We Shan’t (1998) (ensemble)
Miles from Bach (1997) (duet)
Anabelle’s Mind… Dances (1997) (solo)
Three Points Out (1997) (ensemble)
Between Aimlessness and Destiny (1997) (quartet)
Rolling in Sentience (1996) (ensemble)
Volition (1996) (ensemble)
Extrapolations (1996) (ensemble)
Red, Yellow, and Blue (1995) (trio)
Facing You, Facing Me (1995) (solo)
Layers (1995) (ensemble)
West Side Story (production) (1995)
Shortest Distance Between Two Points (1994) (ensemble)
Solo for Chair (1994) (duet)
Breaking Us Down (1994) (ensemble)
Rubies: Companion to Bolero (1993) (ensemble)
Look Again (1993) (ensemble)
Photosynthesis (1993) (ensemble)
Double-Take (1992) (duet)
Taking it to the Stage (1992) (ensemble)
Lingering (1992) (ensemble)
Pass the Butter: Homage to Picasso II (1991) (ensemble)
The Grass is Greener… (1991) (solo)
Texture, Vibes, and Personality (1991) (ensemble)
Tribute to R.J. (1991) (solo)
September 13–18, 2005 Dances by Davenport and Whittier
Ohio Wesleyan University September 17, 2005 (concert performance)
Department of Theater Arts
CHOREOGRAPHY PRESENTED OUTSIDE OF H & WS COLLEGES
DATE / PERFORMANCE SPACE TITLE / IDIOM / MUSIC
June 4, May 7, 2006 * Residue Rocks Resolution (solo section)
Contemporary Dance Collective Valdes
Bush Mango Drum &Dance Center
Rochester, NY
January 11 –14, 2006 * Contemporary Dance: Two Solos and a Duet, incl “Syntony”
Hawaii International Conference & “Dark Violet”
on Arts and Humanities.
October 9, 2005 * Essere III (duet with Michelle Ikle)
Conference, SUNY at Buffalo
September 9, 2005 The Dancer, *Essere III, *Syntony, *Dark Violet
Cornell University, Class of ’56
Theater, Ithaca, NY
April 17, May 1, 2005 The Sound of Colour (Ode to Kandinsky), modern
Contemporary Dance Collective sestet, Valdes
Bush Mango Drum &Dance Center
Rochester, NY
October 20, 2004 *Syntony, Modern dance tango (duet), Piazzolla
East Lansing, MI
August 12, 13, 2004 *Syntony II, modern solo adapted from duet, Piazzolla
CRS Barn Studio, Ithaca, NY
October16, 2003 The Dancer, Ballet/modern solo (Whittier), Keith Jarrett
Albuquerque, NM
October 3-4, 2003 *Essere II, Modern solo, Vivaldi
Temple Univ. Alumni Concert *From Them, I Am (Dark Violet); Modern solo,
Phila., PA Original Score by David McGuire
July 31, 2003 *Boundless Visions Merging w/Sculpture and Music
Choreographers Showcase by Barbra Devine, solo
CRS Barn Studio, Ithaca, NY *Essere II
March 9, 2002 *Essere II
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
September 16, 2001 *Essere. Modern quartet w/ live, original music, Vivaldi, and
Endicott Performing Arts Center Capa Rezza
The Forum for American Indian Culture
July 2001 *Essere II
March 17, 2000 Rev, Modern-jazz septet, original score-David McGuire
ACDFA Adjudication Concert (reconstruction / revision of “Souls of Our Feat”)
SUNY College at Brockport
December 4, 1999 *From Them, I Am, Modern (solo)
Conwell Dance Theater Original Score by David McGuire
Temple University, Philadelphia
January 1999 Between Aimlessness & Destiny, Modern quartet, Bach
December 3-5, 1998 Between Aimlessness & Destiny
Mulberry St. Theatre newsteps After You
New York, NY *From Them, I Am (same as above)
August 7-8, 1998 *From Them, I Am
CRS Barn Studio, Ithaca, NY
February 20-21, 1998 After You and *From Them, I Am
March 14-15, 1997 Miles from Bach (commissioned)
Park Avenue Dance Company Between Aimlessness and Destiny (commissioned)
School of the Arts, Rochester
November 3-4, 1995 *Red, Yellow, and Blue, Modern trio, Beleza Tropical
CRS Barn Studio, Ithaca, NY
March 24-26, 1995 WEST SIDE STORY: Smith Opera House
Smith Opera House, Geneva Centennial Production
September 24, 1994 *Holding On (solo), Ramsey Lewis
CRS Barn Studio, Ithaca, NY
July 21, 1994 *Holding On, Letting Go
Duke University, Durham, NC
Spring 1992: Tours to Lingering, Modern quintet, Mozart, live piano accompaniment
Geneva area schools; Wells College, by Edward Lee
and ACDFA - Granville, OH
April 27, 1991 *Tribute to R.J (jazz solo); Earth, Wind, and Fire
July 1999 to June 2001 JILL BECKER & DANCERS, Inc., Ithaca, NY
Jill Becker, Artistic Director
Saga Ambegaokar, Artistic Director
August 1987 to May 1990 SYBIL DANCE COMPANY, Philadelphia, PA
Professor Eva M. Gholson, Artistic Director
H & WS Colleges, Faculty Dance Performance + Choreography – 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004,
Concert, Geneva, NY 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993,
1992, 1991
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December 2006 Holiday Music & Dance Concert, CRS Barn Studio,
Artistic Directors, Steven Stull and Jeanne Goddard
August 20, 2005 RE-CYCLING: A PERFORMANCE HAPPENING
(improvisation), CRS Barn Studio, Ithaca, NY
August 4, 2005 WESTERN NY ARTS CONFERENCE- Dance Showcase
“Dance Speaks: Solo and Duet Voices,” Produced by Davenport
July 23 - 25, 2005 THE HANDEL PROJECT: An Evening of Music and Dance (performance as dance soloist with opera singers), dances by Jeanne Goddard, CRS Barn Studio, Ithaca, NY.
August 12-13, 2004 MOVING/IMAGES/MOVING – “Vaccai for Dancers” and two
“Arias” by Jeanne Goddard (art/music/dance performance)
December 5-7, 2003 SCALING THE WALLS (modern duet) – Choreography by Joyce Morgenroth; Music & Text by Ann McCutchan; Installation/set by Pat Alexander; Cornell University Schwartz Center, Ithaca, NY
July 7-10, 2002 OPERA COWPOKES ALIVE! Opera/Dance - Artistic Directors – Jeanne Goddard, Steve Stull, CRS Barn Studio, Ithaca, NY [filmed for PBS]
November 4, 2000 FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH, Artistic Directors - Tina Croll
and Jamie Cunningham, The Clemens Center, Elmira, NY
August 5-6, 1999 (soloist) Jeanne McGregor, Jeanne Goddard -- Summerdance ’99,
CRS Barn Studio, Ithaca, NY
Nat’l Dance Education Organization NDEO Conferences: 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000
EARTHDANCE Workshops “Opening to the Unknown” by Andrew Harwood and Chris
August 2006; August 2004 Aiken (Improvisation, Composition, and Performance)
International Association for Dance Eighth Annual Meeting, A Day for Teachers, Hartford, CT
Medicine & Science (IADMS) November 2, 1998, and October 2006, West Palm Beach, FL
American Alliance for 1999, 1996, 1994, 1993, 1991, 1990, 1989
Health, P.E., Recreation and Dance AAHPERD/National Dance Association (NDA)
NY State Assoc. for Health, Physical NYS AHPERD Conference, Buffalo, NY
Education, Recreation and Dance November 20-22, 1997
American Dance Festival (ADF) DANCE UPDATE for Professional Dance Artists/Educators
Duke University, Durham, NC June 17 - 25, 1995; June 19-27, 1993
Dance Education Conference Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
October 20 - 23, 1994
AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL Six Week School, Summer 1994
School of Medicine "Ideokinesis: The Art & Science of Movement Re-education,"
UNC Chapel Hill July 9 - 10, 1994
3rd Annual Todd Conference University of Rochester, November 14, 1992
Graduate School of Education and Human Development
American College Dance Festivals Annual attendance since 1984
NATIONAL LEVEL
Winter 2000 – Winter 2005 Book Review Editor, Journal of Dance Education, J. Michael
Ryan Publishing, NJ.
Winter 2000 – Summer 2007 Editorial Board, Journal of Dance Education.
November 1995 - October 1998 Board of Directors, Northeast Regional Representative,
American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA)
HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES
[Selected service noted--Honors Student Advising, Significant Committee Service:]
Fall 2006 – Spring 2007 Committee on Tenure and Promotion
Spring 2005 - Spring 2006 Working Group on Homophobia
Fall 1998 – Spring 2001 Chair, Dance Department
Fall 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, FY Orientation Program, Coordinator, Arts Sampler
2001, 2003
Fall 2002 – Spring 2003 Major Advisor, Honors Project in Dance/Women Studies,
Erin Law
Spring 2000 – Fall 2000 Major Advisor, Honors Project in Interdisciplinary Performance,
(Dance/Theater/Philosophy), Max Eugene, Jr.
Winter/Spring 1992 Major Advisor, Honors Project in Choreography, Lynn Schaeber
Spring 2001 – Spring 2002 Member of Review Team, Writing Colleagues Program,
FIPSE Grant Assessment (w/ Sheila Bennett and
D. Brooks McKinney)
Spring 2006; F 1998 to S 2000 Committee on Academic Affairs (CoAA)
2004-05, Winters 2000, 1999 Chair, Individual Majors Committee
Fall 1998 to Spring 2000 Individual Majors Committee (IMC)
Spring 1998 Kenan Trust Faculty Group
July 1995 to August 1996 Diversity Task Force and Student Sub-Committee (co-chair)
Fall 1990 to Winter 1996 Artistic Advisor, Student Dance Guild (Koshare Concert)
Summer1995, 1993, 1992 Elderhostel - "Dancing to Learn: The Role of Dance in
Higher Education"
Fall 1992 - Summer 1993 Acting Chair, Dance Department
LOCAL: GENEVA, NY
August 2004 to August 2007 Board of Directors – Finger Lake Arts Grants and Services, Inc.
FLAGS Vice President 2006--present
July 1995 to July 2006 Board of Directors - Geneva Concerts, Inc.,
Summer 1998 to August 2004 Advisory Board, Finger Lakes Arts Grants (FLAG),
NYSCA Decentralization Program,
November - March, 1994-95 Co-producer, WEST SIDE STORY, Smith Opera House
Centennial Production, Geneva, NY
Fall 1996, 1993 Panel Member, New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
Decentralization Grant Program
November 1993 to March 1995 Chair, Production sub-committee, Smith Opera House
Centennial Celebration: Arts in Education Committee (AIE)
December 1995 - Present International Association for Dance Medicine & Science
(IADMS)
July 1988 – July 1995 Congress on Research in Dance (CORD)
November 1992 – Summer 1999 National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD)
October 1990 - Present Ontario County Arts Council (OCAC)
July 1987 - July 1995 Philadelphia Dance Alliance (PDA)
June 1987 - 1999 American Association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) - National Dance Association