| Name: HOLLY CARLSON LAU | Department:THEATRE AND DANCE |
| DEGREES | DISCIPLINE | INSTITUTION | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | Theatre/Communications | University of Southern Maine | 1974 |
| M.F.A. | Dance Choreography | The Ohio State University | 1991 |
| RANK/POSITION | DEPARTMENT/DIVISION | INSTITUTION/COMPANY/ORGANIZATION | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadership Team | Playback Memphis | 2020- | |
| Professor | Theatre & Dance | University of Memphis | 2007- present |
| Chair | Theatre & Dance | University of Memphis | 2012- 2020 |
| Adjunct Professor | Department of Dance | Cornell University | 1979-1988 |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Theatre and Dance | The University of Memphis | 1991-1997 |
| Associate Professor | Department of Theatre and Dance | The University of Memphis | 1997-2006 |
| Artistic Director | Project:Motion Dance Company | 2003-2007 |
| HONOR/AWARD | INSTITUTION/COMPANY/ORGANIZATION | YEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Rawlins, Jr. Meritorious Professorship Award | U 0f M College of Communication and Fine Arts | 2012 |
| Dean's Creative Achievement Award | College of Communication and Fine Arts, the University of Memphis | 2006-2007 |
| Dean's Faculty Advisor Award Runner-up | College of Communication and Fine Arts | 2006 |
| Dean's Faculty Advisor Award Runner-up | College of Communication and Fine Arts | 2004 |
| Superior Performance in University Research | The University of Memphis | 1993 |
| Fellowship | Leonard Bernstein Center for Arts in Education | 1995 |
| Assistantship | The Ohio State University | 1989-1991 |
| Summa Cum Laude | The University of Southern Maine | 1974 |
| SUBJECT | INSTITUTION |
|---|---|
| Modern Dance I (u) | The University of Memphis |
| Modern Dance II (u) | |
| Advanced Dance Techniques (u) | |
| Dance Education in diverse Settings(u) | |
| Directing Experiments (u) | |
| Dance History (u) (G) | |
| Dance Movement Analysis (U) | |
| Ballet I (U) | |
| Dance Repertory (U) | |
| Introduction to Dance (U) | |
| Dance Improvisation (U) | |
| Multi-Cultural Expressions of Women (G) | |
| Honors Seminar- The Global Challenge (U) | |
| Arts in Education (U) | |
| Women and the Arts (u) (G) | |
| Art and the community (U) (G) | |
| Performance Fundamentals (U) |
| CURRENT DEGREE | NAME | YEAR OF GRADUATION |
|---|---|---|
| BFA | Miranda Fisher | 2014 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOCATION | SPONSORSHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playback Memphis Performance | ongoing | Memphis Police Department, Life-Line, St. Judes | Playback memphis INC |
| Playback Memphis- part of a PBS news feature about Universal Parenting Places of Memphis | September 2016 | Universal Parenting Places of Memphis | UPPS |
| Performance-Part of University of Memphis Suicide Training, Education and Prevention (STEPS) Project: | April 2016 | LeMoyne Owen College | STEPS |
| Spoken Word Performance "The Good Girl" | March 2015 | Just City, Memphis and Podcast | Just City, Memphis |
| Solo Dance Performance | August 14, 2014 | MT Vernon Maine | Bearnstow Dance Center |
| Playback Memphis Featured Company | October, 2012 | Sidwell Friends School, Wash DC | Yes |
| Sometimes I Almost Believe It, solo to poem | April 2011 | University of Memphis | |
| Dualities- Duet to original music | April 2010 | University of Memphis | |
| Identity Check, dance for 14, original music | December 2010 | University of Memphis | |
| Playback Memphis, Company Member | January 2009- present | Theatre South, St. Judes Hospital, Memphis Police Headquarters, Orange Mound Senior Center, Head start, Leadership Memphis, Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Victim | Yes- from all organizations listed |
| Artistic director- Momentum Dance Concert | April 2009 | University of Memphis | |
| Swath, Dance for 8 music by Schumann | April 2009 | University of Memphis | |
| RiverDreams- dance for 5 | April 2009- May 2011 | Memphis City School tours | Project Motion Dance company |
| Producer Spring Dance Concert | April 2008 | CFA 124 | University of Memphis |
| "Persistence" choreographer | December 2008 | DanceSpace | |
| "Precipice" choreographer | April 2007 | Theatre Works | Project: Motion |
| "Ten Springs" choreographer | October 2007 | A.P.E. performance space Northampton MA | Smith College |
| Metallurgy- choreographer | April 2006 | TheatreWorks | Project:Motion |
| Present/Present- choreographer and performer | December 2006 | TheatreWorks | Voices of the South |
| "Mining" choreographer | April 2006 | Theatre Works | Project:Motion |
| "Sized Up" choreographer and performer | December 2005 | Theatre Works | Voices of the South |
| Camp Trinity: The Musical | 7/1/2005 | Hayfork, CA | Bar 717 Ranch |
| Lineage-Artistic Director | April 2005 | TheatreWorks, Memphis | Project:Motion |
| "Transgressions (Three Instances) Choreographer and dancer | September 2004- October 2005 | Cornell U, Wells College, Providence College, The Ohio State University, Wesleyan University, The University of Northampton UK | |
| Lineage-Artistic Director | April 2005 | TheatreWorks, Memphis | Project:Motion |
| "Last Dance" choreographer | April 2005 | Dance Space | |
| "Well, Now that You Bring It Up," choreographer and dancer | November 2003 | Theatre Works | Voices of the South |
| "Dance For Us All" Choreographer | March 2003 | Memphis Public Library | Center for Research on Women |
| "Drought: Condition for Extinction", choreographer | April 2003 | DanceSpace | Yes |
| "Sometimes I Almost Believe It" choreographer and dancer | December 2002 | Theatre Works | Voices of the South |
| "Fierce Tears" choreographer | April 2002 | DanceSpace | yes |
| "Swells" choreographer | December 2001 | Theatre Works | YES |
| Running Deep | Summer and Fall 2000 | Statewide Tour | Project Motion |
| 9/12/1989 | November, 2000 | TheatreWorks | Project Motion |
| "Running Deep" choreographer | June 2000 | various | Memphis Arts Council |
| Dancing Stories | Fall 2000 and 2001 | Statewide Tour | Memphis Arts Council |
| "Viable" choreographer | October 1999 | Theatre Works | Project:Motion |
| Grandma's in Tennis Shoes | 3/1/1999 | The University of Memphis, Barking Legs Theatre, Chattanooga, TN, Cookeville, TN, Emory University Atlanta, Georgia | |
| "Saxuality" Choreographer | April 1999 | Mainstage | yes |
| "It's Elemental my Dear Watson" choreographer and dancer | November 1998 | DanceSpace | yes |
| "Grandmas in Tennis Shoes" choreographer | November 1998 | Emory University, Barking Legs Theatre, Chattanooga | Emory University |
| Arthur | April, 1998 | The University of Memphis | |
| Shelter | December, 1998 | The University of Memphis | |
| Topography | 4/1/1997 | The University of Memphis | |
| Kid's Life | April 1997, May 1997 | TheatreWorks, Shelby State | DanceWorks |
| The School's the Stage | 5/31/1997 | Takoma Educational Center, MD | Liz Lerman |
| A Moment in the Monk | Nov. 1995, March 1996, Jan 1996 | The University of Memphis, The University of Montevallo, Memphis Arts Council | Memphis Arts Council |
| Liquid | April 1994, Dec 1994, March 1995, Spring 1995 | The University of Memphis, The University of Mississippi, Rust College, Memphis City Schools | University of Mississippi |
| Viable | Feb 1994, April 1994 | The University of Memphis | |
| The Negro Spirituals | Feb 1993, april 1993 | The University of Memphis, Brooks Museum, the University of Arkansas, Blues Hall Beale Street, Trinity College | Faculty Research Grant |
| People With a Dream | Feb 1993-April 1993 | Memphis City Schools, Playhouse on the Square | |
| Private Words: the Hiding of Anne Frank's Diary | June 1993, Spring 1994 | Memphis city Schools, the University of Memphis | Memphis Arts council |
| Electric Symphonies | 2/1/1992 | New Music Festival, University of Memphis | |
| It Went Thatta Way | 3/1/1992 | The University of Memphis | Memphis Arts Council |
| Stories From Home | 4/1/1992 | The University of Memphis | |
| Together Again | 8/1/1993 | Vincent DeFrank Hall | Blues City Cultural Center |
| Light | 9/1/1993 | Freedom Awards Banquet, Peabody Ballroom | The National Civil rights Museum |
| Baggage | 3/13/1992 | The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa | |
| Women With Body Full of Echo | 4/1/1992 | The University of Memphis | |
| 9/12/1989 | April 1992, Sept 1992 | The University of Memphis, Emory University | Emory University |
Lau, Holly, editor. The Newsletter of the Society of Dance History Scholars. Memphis, The University of Memphis, 1995-1997
Lau, Holly. Dances I am Eager to See,Teaching across race, class and gender. Standpoint. Center for Research on Women. Fall 2003. V 22, N. 1
Lau, Holly. StartSmart Dance Experience Plans. Startsmartnetwork.org. Fall 2005
*Presenter, Hand-in-Hand, Art and Academics go to School, Dance, Culture &Art-Making Behavior Congress for Research in Dance, The University of Arizona, Tucson, October 31- November 2, 1997
*Panelist, Current Issues in Dance Education: K-8, Dance, Culture &Art-Making Behavior, Congress for Research in Dance, The University of Arizona, Tucson, October 31- November 2, 1997
*Moderator, Understanding Through sight, Play and Intuition, Dance, Culture &Art-Making Behavior, Congress for Research in Dance, The University of Arizona, Tucson, October 31- November 2, 1997
*Conference Co-planner and Presenter, Creating Arts Focus Schools in the Public Sector, Aesthetic Education Institute, University of Rochester, April 28 & 29, 2000.
*Panel Member, The Conference for National Aesthetic Education Institutes, Aspen Colorado, Oct. 2000
Planner and Teacher, Mid-year Seminar, Center for Arts Education, Memphis TN, January 12 & 13, 2001
*Presenter The Art of Teaching Through Art, Dance Among the Arts, National Dance Education Organization Conference, Minneapolis MN. April 19 - 22, 2001
*Presenter Creative Partnerships: Extending Boundaries. Hawaiian International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu 2003
Presenter Center for Research on Women Twenty-fifth Anniversary. Poetry Reading, University of Memphis October 2002
Presenter Changemakers Symposium. Performance Event, Memphis-Shelby County Library, March 2003
Presenter National Dance Association, Houston Texas January, 2004
*Presenter Interdisciplinary Landscapes , Women and Performance, Northampton, UK September, 2004
*Presenter The Spirit of Creativity: Its Essence in Dance and Education, National Dance Education Conference, Buffalo NY, Oct 2005
Practicing with Playback- Zoom Training Session
Sparks Conversation hosted by Ballet Memphis, Cross Town Arts Memphis June 2013
1994-1999 Hand-in-Hand, Arts Integration Model for Bruce Elementary School (a K-6 at-risk population) Creator, writer, facilitator and artistic director for the first arts-integration education model for the Memphis City School District. The model is thriving and now being directed by school personnel.
1995 - March, Lecture, Women’s Center Lecture Series, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.
1993 - Sept. 9 -12 , Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Performer And Teacher
1995 - March 20 - 23, Trinity College, Hartford, Ct, Reconstructor, Director, Teacher And Lecturer Of The Negro Spirituals By Helen Tamiris
1995 - March 10, University Of Georgia, Athens, GA American College Dance Festival, Master Teacher
1993 -2001, Summer - Institute For The Arts, Memphis Arts Council, Teaching Artist, Director Of Teaching Artist Training
1992 -2001 - Arts In The Schools, Memphis Arts Council, Memphis Public School Visiting Artist1992 - Mar. 12, 13, The University Of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Al, American College Dance Festival, Teacher And Lecturer
1993 - 94, Summer, Peace In The House, Blues City Cultural Center, Memphis, TN, Choreographer And Teacher
1994 - 95, Bruce Elementary School, Memphis, TN, Artistic Director
1994 - Oct. 22 - 26, The University Of Mississippi, Oxford, Ms, Choreographer And Teacher
1993 - April 15, The University Of Arkansas, Little Rock, AK American College Dance Festival, Master Teacher
1993 - 95, Winter, Tennessee State Thespian Conference, Memphis, TN, Guest Teacher
1996 - March, Mississippi Dance Alliance, Guest Teacher, Annual Conference
1997 - August, October, December, Bruce Elementary School, Art in education in-service training.
1997-1998- Memphis City School Teaching and Learning Center, Arts Seminars
1998 - February 25, Arts in Education conference on focus schools.
1999- March, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, teacher and choreographer
2002- November, Facilitator for the Imagination Conversation: A National Conversation. Memphis
2003- Book review of Jump into Jazz by Kraines and Pryor for Mayfield Publishing Company
Master Teacher, Providence College-Choreography and Text, March 9, 2005
Master Teacher, Wells College- Choreography and Text, October 2, 2005
| ACTIVITY | AGENCY/SOURCE | AMOUNT | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funded | Jeniam Foundation | $20,900 | 2019-2020 |
| Funded | Memphis Arts Council | $3,500 | 2019-2020 |
| Funded | Jeniam Foundation | $25,000 | 2018-2019 |
| Funded | Memphis Arts Council | $1,500 | 2018-2019 |
| Funded | Jeniam Foundation | $30,000 | 2017-2018 |
| Funded | Memphis Arts Council | $1,500 | 2017-2018 |
| Funded | Jeniam Foundation | $32,500 | 2016-2017 |
| Funded | Jeniam Foundation | $25,500 | 2015-2016 |
| Funded | Leonard Bernstein Center for Arts In Education | 600 | 1995 |
| Funded | Partners in Public Education | 25000 | Fall 1997-Spring 1998 |
| Funded | Tennessee Arts Commission | 800 | 2000-2001 |
| Funded | Memphis Arts Council | 3409 | 2000-2001 |
| Funded | Memphis Arts Council | 300 | 2000-2001 |
| Funded | Dance/USA, National College Choreography Initiative | 10000 | 2001-2002 |
| Funded | Memphis Arts Council | 3000 | 2005 |
| Funded | Tennessee Arts Commission | 2000 | 2005-2006 |
| Funded | Tennessee Arts Commission | 1000 | 2005-2006 |
| Memphis Arts Council | 3000 | 2006-2007 | |
| Tennessee Arts Commission | 1500 | 2006-2007 |
| ACTIVITY | AGENCY/SOURCE | AMOUNT | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funded | Faculty Research Grant | 2775 | Fall 1992-Spring 1993 |
| Funded | Student Activities Council | 7100 | Spring 2001 |
| Funded | Faculty Research Grant | 4000 | Fall 1994-Spring 1995 |
| Funded | Dean's Academic Enrichment | 3400 | 2001 |
| Funded | Student Activities Council | 16400 | 2001-2002 |
| Funded | Dean's Academic Enrichment | 4000 | 2001-2002 |
| PROJECT | PARTICIPANTS | PERIOD | SPONSORSHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playback Memphis Community Partners | MICAH, UPPS, Memphis Police Department, Job Corps | Ongoing | |
| Teaching Artist | Memphis Public Schools | Summer 1992- 2003 | Memphis Arts Council |
| The Arts/Bruce connection | Bruce Elementary School | 1994-1995 | The University of Memphis, Bernstein Center for Arts in Education, Memphis Arts Council |
| Production Support | Ida B. Wells Elementary School, Passages Project, Black History Month | February, 1999 | |
| Liz Lerman Project | Bruce Elementary School | 1/1/1999 | Student Activities Council |
| Hand-in-Hand | Bruce Elementary School | 1997-1998 | Partners in Public Education |
| Consultant for Multiple Intelligence Reform Programs | Teaching and Learning Academy | 1997-1998 | Memphis Arts Council |
| Dancing Stories | Memphis City Schools | Fall 2000 | Memphis Arts Council |
| Dance Lecture Demonstration | St. Jude's Hospital, Le Bonheur, Gaston Park Library | 1/1/2001 | Opera Memphis |
| The Gingerbread Man | The Shrine School | Feb-Mar 2001 | The Shrine School |
| Cultural Awareness Ceremony | Ridgeway HS | 2/1/2001 | Ridgeway HS |
| Metal Velvet Dance Project | Metal Velvet Dance Project | 2000 | |
| Master Teaching Artist for NAAI | Grahamwood ES | 3/1/2002 | Memphis Arts Council |
| Changemakers Symposium | Center for Research on Women | 3/1/2003 | |
| StartSmart Residency Pilot Project | West Memphis Public Schools | Spring 2004- Fall 2005 | WolfTrap Program, Kennedy Center |
| Liturgical Dance Contest Judge | Ridgeway HS | 3/1/2005 | Ballet on Wheels |
| Master Teaching Artist | Covington Integrated Arts Academy- parents, teachers and students | October, 2005 | Delta Arts Institute |
| RiverDreams | Memphis City Schools | Summer 2005-2006 | Project Motion |
| UNIVERSITY | COMMITTEE/ACTIVITY | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|
| Library Liason | 2020- | |
| CCFA | College Tenure and Promotion Committee | 2020- |
| University | Eradicationg Systemic Racism | 2020- |
| Faculty Senate | 2020- | |
| College of Communication and Fine Arts | Benjamin Rawlins Meritorious Professorship Selection Committee | 2012- |
| University | Willard Sparks Eminent Faculty Award Selection Committee | 2012-2014 |
| TBR Academic Audit Evaluator | Fall 2006- | |
| General Education Committee | 2001-2004 | |
| Women's Studies Executive Committee | 2001-2004 | |
| University College Committee | 2006- | |
| Living and Learning- Residence Life Committee | 2004-2005 | |
| CROW Steering Committee | 2003- | |
| Marcus Orr Center for the Humanities Program | 2005 | |
| College of Communication and Fine Arts Tenure and Promotion Committee © | 2004-2005 | |
| Graduate Council | 2005- | |
| Department | ||
| Director of Dance | 1998-2002 | |
| Scholarship Committee (C) | 1998-2002 | |
| Undergraduate Handbook | 2002-2004 | |
| Tenure and Promotion | 1997- | |
| Curriculum | 2000- | |
| Scholarship Awards | 2005- | |
| Season | 1991- | |
| Introduction to Dance Supervisor © | 1997- | |
| Outreach and Community Involvement © | 2000- |
| SOCIETY/ORGANIZATION/JOURNAL | COMMITTEE/EDITORIAL BOARD/OFFICE | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|
| Memphis Arts Council | Arts in the Schools Advisory Board | 1996-2002 |
| Tennessee Association of Dance | Vice-President | 1992-1996 |
| The Society of Dance History Scholars | ,Editor, Newsletter | 1995-1996 |
| TheatreWorks | Boardmember | 2004- |
| Project:Motion | Boardmember | 2004- |
| National Dance Education Organization | 2002- |
| ORGANIZATION/COMPANY | PERIOD |
| Memphis Arts Council | 1992-2002 |
| Lincoln Center Institute | 2000-2001 |
| WolfTrap Early Childhood Education in the Arts, Kennedy Center | 2004-2005 |
| Delta Arts Institute | 2004- |
| Academic Year (please indicate year) | Course # | Course Name | Credit Hours | Percent Taught | Enroll | Labratory Supervised(S)/Instructed(I) | New Preparation (Y) /(N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2006 | UNHP 1101 | The Global Challenge | 3 | 100 | 25 | ye |
| Lau, Holly. The Negro Spirituals: Memphis Today; The History and Politics of Its Reconstruction. Proceedings of Dance Reconstructed Conference The Society of Dance History Scholars, 16 & 17 Oct. 1993. Toronto, Canada |
| Lau, Holly. The Child as Work of Art : Blending Art and Academics in the Curriculum through the Arts/Bruce Connection , Proceedings of Border Crossings Conference The Society of Dance History Scholars 10 - 14 May 1995. Riverside: The University of California |
| Lau, Holly. Creative Partnerships-Extending Contexts. Proceedings for Hawaiian International Conference on Arts and Humanities. Spring 2003 |
| Lau, Holly, contributor. Git on Board Teacher Guidebook, Memphis: Memphis Arts Council. June, 1992. |
| Lau, Holly, editor and contributor. The Garden of Tranquillity Teacher Guidebook, Memphis: Memphis Arts Council. June, 1994. |
| Lau, Holly and State Writing Committee. Dance Education, Curriculum Framework. Nashville: Tennessee Department of Education. 1994. |
| Lau, Holly, contributor. Dancing Stories Teacher Guidebook, Memphis: Memphis Arts Council. June, 2000. |
| Lau, Holly, editor and contributor. RiverDreams Teacher Guidebook, Delta Arts Institute, June 2005 |