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About VCU Dance

A. Chamberlin | M. Curtis | L. Marshall | J. Frazier | R. Kinter | S. Putman | M. Richards | L. Shoaf | J. Steel

Faculty

Scott Putman is an Associate Professor in dance and choreography at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the Artistic Director of the contemporary dance company Amaranth, resident choreographer of Pasadena Dance Theatre and faculty member of the Richmond Ballet and California State Summer School for the Arts. His work has been seen in national and international dance festivals and has been commissioned by both ballet and modern companies. Scott was awarded the 2005 National Choreography Plan Award for exceptional choreography from RDA, Pacific. He has danced for Mordine and Company Dance Theatre, Dimitrius Klein Dance Company, Minnesota Ballet, Ballet Theatre of Chicago, Donald McKayle, David Alan and Douglass Becker. Scott received his BA from Columbia College, Chicago and an MFA from University of California, Irvine.

 

Projects: 2005

Commission of a new ballet for The Richmond Ballet Trainees (April)
Co-developed a Study Abroad program for VCU Dance in San Jose, Costa Rica (June)
Choreographer and Teacher for Praxis Project, Los Angeles (July)
Master Class Teacher for California State Summer School for the Arts (July)
Guest Artist at Douglass Anderson Performing Arts High School (September)
Pasadena Dance Theatre, commissioned a new ballet (October)
Elemental Body Alignment System Workshop (Oct/Nov/Dec)

2006

Dance Workshop with Douglass Becker (January)
Advanced Training Certification in Thai Massage (January)
Presenting Angle of Incidence at ODU Choreographers Showcase (February)
Guest Teaching in Paris, France (March)
Presenting Angle of Incidence at VCU Student Faculty Concert (March)
Commission for new ballet for the Richmond Ballet Trainees (May)
Advanced study and research in energy work in Chang Mai, Thailand (June)
Master Classes in Bangkok, Thailand (June)
Co-developing a study abroad program for VCU Dance in Bangkok, Thailand
Master Class Teacher for California State Summer School for the Arts (July)
Premier Concert for Amaranth and the Experiment in White Project (Nov/Dec)

2007

Experiment in White performances in Palm Springs, CA, Chicago, IL
and Ann Arbor, MI
Study Abroad Program for VCU Dance in Bangkok, Thailand (June)
Amaranth solo concert at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland (August)
Amaranth premier in Paris of new group work (September)

Virginia Commonwealth University
School of the Arts
Department of Dance and Choreography
dance@vcu.edu
Date Last Modified: 8/21/2008