Susan Hope (Hoffman)
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| 1994-1998: |
Illinois Wesleyan University Education History Highlights
• BA magna cum laude, Major in English with writing concentration, Minor in Theater Dance, Minor in Cultural Anthropology, Honors in Anthropology, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, 1998
• Three-week Professional Training Program, included courses in creative process and choreography, Bates Dance Festival, Lewiston, Maine, 2004 • Three-week Professional Training Program, Bates Dance Festival, Lewiston, Maine, 2003 • Private student (violin) with Dr. Joseph Conte, Massachusetts, USA, 1985-1987 • Dance student (modern and ballet) including: Boston Ballet; The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago; Hedwig Dances in Chicago; Houston Ballet; Teacher's Collective in Toronto; Jacob's Pillow; Elizabeth Drucker (of NYC Ballet), 1980-2010 |
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| 2001 - 2014: |
Freelance performing artist, composer/choreographer and educator
Summary of Work History • Communications Director, Integrated Mindfulness Institute, August 2019-present • Musician, Eurythmy classes at Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School, 2018-2019 • Producer/performer of 4 albums of original and traditional music, 2007-2010 • Author/performer of 55 musical compositions and 14 theatre scripts, 2002-2013 • Full-time freelance performing artist and educator, 2001-2014 • Curricula designer and workshop leader, 1998-2014 • Artistic Director, Windfall Dance Co. (community outreach, events programming, public relations and marketing, giving interviews, planning classes, hiring teachers), Bloomington, Indiana, 1999-2000 • Public Relations Intern, The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1997
Highlights of Grants and Awards • Community Enterprise Grant, State of Maine, USA, 2009 • Maine Scholarship, Bates Dance Festival, Lewiston, Maine, 2004 • Maine Dance Educators’ Fellowship, Bates Dance Festival, Lewiston, Maine, 2003
Professional Performance Highlights • Composer and musician in concert: Bates College Concert Series, 2008 Johnny D's Music Club 2006 and 2007 • Traditional New England dance musician: Colby College, 2010 and 2011 Norlands Living History Center, 2006-2007 |
