BREAK OUT! 2013

LAB ARTIST 2003

Sheldon B. Smith has been making dances, music and video art for over 30 years in both the Midwest and California. Originally trained in ballet and french horn, his interests have since shifted. He now makes cross disciplinary presentations with movement at the core. He has been interested in technology for many years and, with Lisa, regularly performs work that integrates technology and dance in order to allow both elements to speak to common human experience. He has collaborated on projects with many significant local and international artists including Kathleen Hermesdorf, Scott Wells, Jess Curtis, Bob Eisen and many others For the last ten years he has been a full-time Visiting Assistant Professor in the Mills College Dance Department. There he teaches various composition, music, technology and theory related courses. He has a BA in Dance from Colorado College and an MFA from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.