About Kristopher A.
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Dance Accompanist, Composer, and Performer
May, 2016 - PresentMira Costa College
•Live musical accompaniment for Modern and Ballet dance classes •Compose and Perform original music for faculty dance concerts
Music Director
Jan, 2012 - PresentTranscenDANCE Youth Arts Project
Music Direction, original music composition, and sound design for • 2017 San Diego International Airport Artist Residency • 2012–2017 Summer Create Program
Dance Accompanist, Composer, and Performer
Jan, 2012 - PresentUC San Diego
•Live musical accompaniment for Contemporary and Ballet dance classes •Compose and perform original music for theater and dance productions
Violinist, Composer, Performer, Dance Accompanist
Jan, 2008 - PresentIndependent Artist
Worked for numerous colleges, universities, dance companies, theater companies, and independent artists including Joshua Chamber Orchestra, Orquesta de Baja California, Lamb’s Players Theatre, Diversionary Theater, Animal Cracker Conspiracy Puppet Theater Company, LIVE Collaborative Dance Theater, The PGK Dance Projects, San Diego Dance Theater, Somebodies Dance Theater, Leslie Seiters/Little Known Dance Theater, Joe Alter Dance Group, Patricia Sandback and Dancers, Mojalet Dance Collective, IMAGOmoves, Wallpaper Performance Company, Grossmont College Dance Department, Mesa College Dance Department, Mira Costa Dance Department, Palomar Community College, UC San Diego Department of Theater and Dance, Coronado School of the Arts, and So Say We All’s Incoming.
Studio Faculty
Jan, 2007 - May, 2016San Diego State University School of Music and Dance
Dance Accompanist: •Accompany dance classes including all levels of modern, choreography, and improvisation. •Guest lecturer including instruction and demonstration of live musical accompaniment for dance classes, music editing and arranging for dancers, and aural skills for dancers. •Compose and perform original music and sound design for student and faculty dance productions. Production Manager/Technical Director: •Generate production schedules for all dance productions. •Manage crews, ushers, designers, and choreographers for all dance productions. •Direct and Stage Manage all dance technical rehearsals, dress rehearsals, and performances. •Manage inventory, including maintenance and updates, for all dance theater light, sound, and video equipment, hardware, and software. Guest Lecturer •Dance Pedagogy: individual lectures on music composition and accompaniment for dance instruction. •Choreography: individual lectures on interdisciplinary practices for dance making. •Digital Media: individual lectures instruction on digital media practices for dance making. •Dance Production: individual lectures and instruction on operating lights, sound, and video for dance productions.
Substitute Teacher
Jan, 2005 - Jun, 2007San Diego City Schools
Substitute teacher for K-12.
Music Teacher
Jan, 2004 - Jul, 2007Museum School
Private violin instruction, class strings, class piano, class recorders, aural skills, and music notation.
Education
Community Music School
Jan, 1999 - Jun, 2001Joshua Academy of Music
Master of Arts, Interdisciplinary Performance Studies
Aug, 2012 - May, 2014San Diego State University
Bachelor of Music, cum laude
Aug, 2001 - May, 2005San Diego State University
Awards
Meet the Composers
Jan, 2010New York State Council of the Arts
Creative Catalyst Fellow
Jan, 2015San Diego Foundation
San Diego Young Choreographers Prize
Jan, 2012San Diego Dance Theater
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
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