SARAH JACK | PERFORMANCE ARTIST | CURRICULUM VITAE
sarahjackofficialgmail.com • 214.998.8623 • Austin TX 78741
EDUCATION
2019 BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography, University of Texas at Austin
Charles O. Anderson, Yacov Sharir, Kervin Douthit-Boyd, Gesel Mason, Erica Gionfriddo, Lynn Wiltshire, Andrea Beckham, Amy Morrow, Dorothy O’Shea Overbey, Millie Heckler, Natasha Davison, Ray Eliot Schwartz, Sandra Organ Solis, Sara Paul, Jozef Frucek, Tina Curran
Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) Arnhold Fellow 2018
Jack D. Hicks Endowed Scholarship in Fine Arts 2018-2019
2016 Associate of Arts, Collin College, Plano, TX
Tiffanee Arnold, Lesley Snelson, Shate’ Edwards, Meghan Cardwel-Wilson, Courtney Mulcahy, Glen Dawson, Whitney Colman, Shannon Watters, Erica Record, Cheryl Callon, Christie Nelson, Brandy Niccolai
Emerging Scholar Award in Dance 2016, Collin Dance Association (Founder), Summa Cum Laude
CERTIFICATIONS
2019 CPR/First AID
2018 Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)
Jody Gottfried Arnold, Ann Biddle, Deborah Damast, Jen Katz-Burk, Susan Gringrasso, Rachel Anne Wurman, Beth Megill
DEL Essentials, Early Childhood, Language of Dance Foundations Part 1, Dance for Social Change
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
2019 Art. Sex. Magic. A Jazz Opera, Human Museum of Achievement, Austin TX
– Jade Fusco (Writer/Director) Shadow Character
Dance Repertory Theatre, Austin, TX
Idobale Fortitude – Charles O. Anderson (Choreographer) - Dancer
Reflects/Reflex Fortitude – Erica Gionfriddo (Choreographer) - Dancer
Queer Porn Series: Untied - Lane Michael Stanley (Director) - Actress
2020 Big Apple Film Festival
2018 Dance Repertory Theatre, Austin, TX
Student Bodies Fall For Dance – Gesel Mason (Choreographer) Dancer
Enron, University of Texas at Austin – Hannah Wolf (Director) Alpha Raptor
The Nutcracker, Ventana Ballet – Dorothy O’verbey (Choreographer) Hostess’s Niece
2017 Dance Repertory Theatre, Austin, TX
Otras Puertas/Otras Rumbos Fall For Dance – Ray Eliot Schwartz (Choreographer) Dancer
Medicine: Films for the Forest – Jarett Leger (Director) Shadow Girl
開 – Jonathan Wang (Director) Kira & Turtle
2016 On Display Austin – Heidi Latsky (Choreographer) Dancer
The Dust – Bryan Olivera (Director) Melanie’s Friend
Collin College
Element Student Choreography Showcase – Lexi Copeland (Choreographer) Dancer
Strength Unbroken Student Choreography Showcase (Choreographer) Dancer
Collin Dance Ensemble, Plano, TX
Fury Make Your Move – Tiffanee Arnold (Choreographer) Dancer
Headrest for My Soul Make Your Move – Amanda Hunt (Choreographer) Dancer
Havana Dream Make Your Move – Darby Wilde (Choreographer) Dancer
The Bowie Effect Make Your Move – Amy Dillard (Choreographer) Dancer
Sol Amour Make Your Move – Tiffanee Arnold (Choreographer) Dancer
What Remains Make Your Move – Olivia Rodriguez (Choreographer) Dancer
The Grid Make Your Move Tiffanee Arnold (Choreographer) Dancer
ACDA South Central Gala
iReach Benefit Concert
Empower Me – Tiffanee Arnold & Kathy Morgan (Choreographer) Dancer
2015 Collin Dance Ensemble, Plano, TX
Fury College Dance Day – Tiffanee Arnold (dancer)
The Grid College Dance Day – Tiffanee Arnold (dancer)
Empower Me – Tiffanee Arnold & Kathy Morgan (dancer)
Collin College:
Pour Tout le Monde American Dancestand – Tiffanee Arnold (dancer)
Swingtime! American Dancestand – Courtney Mulcahy (dancer)
The Matador American Dancestand – Courtney Mulcahy with Dancers (dancer)
The Ones American Dancestand – Tiffanee Arnold (dancer)
Keep It As It Was American Dancestand – Lesley Snelson with Dancers (dancer)
Fury American Dancestand – Tiffanee Arnold (dancer)
Warning Signs – Michael Moret (Sara)
Improvised Love – Aaren Elizabeth Marchi (Justin)
2014 Collin College:
Art Official Body Language – Cheryl Callon with Dancers (dancer)
Transverse Body Language – Meghan Cardwell-Wilson (dancer)
Sugar and Spice Body Language – Courtney Mulcahy (dancer)
Tempus Outside the Studio – Cheryl Callon (dancer)
2013 The Hepcats
“Run Away” – The Brehms (dancer)
CREATIVE WORK
2019 More as Needed (director, choreographer – in collaboration with dancers) Cohen
New Works Festival, Austin, TX
Noises and Voices (choreographer) Cohen New Works Festival, Austin, TX
Chickens in the Yard (movement director) The Vortex, Austin, TX
Outside the Memorex (choreographer) University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Queer Porn Series - Lane Michael Stanley (intimacy choreographer) Film Series
2018 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (co-choreographer) Round About Players, Austin, TX
Matawan (co-choreographer) University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
OBIE Awards - opening ceremony (choreographer) Austin, TX
Homeless Project (choreographer) Artists for Humanity, Austin, TX
2017 En Memoire (choreographer) Alpha Psi Omega, Austin, TX
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
2020 Production Maven: KinkED
2019 - 2020 Stage/Performance Manager: Cheshire Events (Kinky’Lil), Ministry of Muse
2019 Cascade: Urgency in the Fall Fortitude – Kervin Douthit-Boyd – Rehearsal Assistant Dance Repertory Theatre, Austin, TX
2019 Addict Named Hal – Lane Stanley – Fundraising
2018 Invention in Three Parts Fall For Dance – Dorothy O’verbey – Production Assistant
She Has No Shame Transcendence – Andrea Beckham Production Assistant Dance Repertory Theatre, Austin, TX
2015-2016 Student Assistant – Collin College Dance Department
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2020 Austin Body Collective – Teacher
2020 Lache Movement Co. – Teacher
2019 - 2020 mindPOP - AISD Teacher Trainer/Facilitator
2017 - 2020 Ballet Austin – Substitute (creative movement, pre-ballet)
2017 - 2020 Creative Action – Teaching Artist (dance, movement, theatre)
2017 Junior Players – Teaching Artist (intro to theatre)
2011-2014 Swing Dance Instructor – Joe Farmer’s Recreational Center, LDS Swing Club, The Hepcats Team, and Private
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
2018 Performance Co-Coordinator – Cherry Cola Dog
2015-2016 Student Assistant – Collin College Dance Department
2014-2015 Student Assistant – Collin College Preston Ridge Library
SERVICE
2014-2016 Collin Dance Association (founder, president)
PUBLICATIONS AS AUTHOR
2021 SHOUTOUT HTX Interview
https://shoutouthtx.com/meet-sarah-jack-performing-artist/
2020 VoyageHouston Magazine Interview
http://voyagehouston.com/interview/meet-sarah-jack-sarah-jack-na/
2019 Cluster. Release. Resist. – Dance Education Laboratory http://www.danceedlab.com/cluster-release-resist/?fbclid=IwAR2VcsIaKtr7xAUviSbU8GrI1lsUnIXJxTof6v83H8tXeWKBrBiJ9FBQGy8
2017 Keeping Busy: How to Build a Stream of Consistent Dance Work – The Working Dancer https://www.theworkingdancer.com/blog/busyworking