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Bio

Jeremy Williams is a director, choreographer, and playmaker. Working with a highly theatrical sensibility, Williams creates within a large range of genres and styles through compelling storytelling, heightened sensory entertainment, and a great love for old fashioned showmanship centered around powerful physical performance.

As a director and choreographer he has staged traditional plays, musicals, and concert dance in New York, regional theatre, and for universities. He is a frequent director/choreographer for the NYC-based Phoenix Theatre Ensemble. Plays/musicals include The Stronger, Facing Death, The Pariah (Strindberg), Albert’s Bridge, “M” is for Moon Among Other Things (Stoppard); Rumplestiltskin, Little Red, The Emperor’s New Clothes, and The Toymaker’s Apprentice (Menino/Mandel). Additional credits: Medea, Handler, and Miss Saigon. Williams choreography has also been performed by Vanessa DeMornay at National Entertainer of the Year (2010 winner) and Miss Gay USofA as well as other cabaret and performance artists in NYC and around the US.

Jeremy Williams

Specializing in the Creation of New Works

MFA Theatre: Contemporary Performance –Naropa University

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Artistic Leadership

Founding Director of Convergences Theatre Collective (2008-present); a national network of contemporary theatre artists and innovative teachers. Performance and pedagogy labs with practice, dialogue, and collaboration to pose questions about creation/revision of work and training.

Associate Producer for Naropa University’s MFA department (2007-08).

Resident Director/Choreographer/Playwright for the Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre Festival of Plays (2003-2007). Original works include It’s Just So(2003), Journey(2004), Everyone’s A Critic(2004), Da Boids(2005), The Price of Freedom(2005), Twilight/Starlight(2006), The Dream(2006), The Girls of the Pietá (2007), Phantasmagoria (2007).

Founding Artistic Director of Rhythms of Life Dance Company (2002-2005).

New York Theatre and Dance

Refracting Miss Julie	Director/Choreographer/Co-creator	One Arm Red
Uncle Vodka	Director/Co-creator	Mabou Mines/PS 122
MARCH (staged reading)	Director	Vineyard Theatre
MARCH (staged reading)	Director	Phoenix Theatre Ensemble
Darger	Director/Co-Creator	CTC/Stage Left Studios
Yellow Wallpaper	Ass't Dir/Choreographer	The Culture Project/Women Center Stage
Strindberg Shorts: Facing Death, The Pariah, The Stronger	Director	Phoenix Theatre Ensemble
Albert's Bridge & "M" is for Moon	Director	Phoenix Theatre Ensemble
Rumplestiltskin	Director/Choreographer	Phoenix Theatre Ensemble
The Toy Maker's Apprentice	Director/Choreographer	Phoenix Theatre Ensemble
The Emperor's New Clothes	Director/Choreographer	Phoenix Theatre Ensemble
Little Red Riding Hood	Director/Choreographer	Phoenix Theatre Ensemble
Songs in the Key of Giggles	Choreographer	Phoenix Theatre Ensemble
The Three Little Pigs	Choreographer	Phoenix Theatre Ensemble
Maybe, Tomorrow	Director	Hip Obscurity/The Producers Club
Curious Fish	Ass't Dir/Choreographer	KanButoh

Regional Theatre and Dance

Snapshots	Choreographer	Actors Theatre of Louisville - Humana Festival	Louisville, KY
Executive Dance	Choreographer	Actors Theatre of Louisville	Louisville, KY
Handler	Director	DragonFly Arts/The Dairy Center for the Arts	Boulder, CO
‡Three Sisters	Director	Boulder International Fringe Festival	Boulder, CO
Counter Thrust	Co-Dir/Choreographer	Boulder International Fringe Festival	Boulder, CO
Magdalene, Woman of Light	Choreographer	Denver Civic Theatre	Denver, CO
†Harriet Tubman	Director	Arkansas Arts Center (tour)	Little Rock, AR
†African Tales	Director/Choreographer	Arkansas Arts Center	Little Rock, AR
†Off The Wall	Director/Choreographer	Arkansas Arts Center	Little Rock, AR
Miss Saigon	Choreographer	The Weekend Theatre	Little Rock, AR
Evita	Choreographer	The Weekend Theatre	Little Rock, AR
I Am Not What I Am	Director/Choreographer	Naropa University – MFA Program	Boulder, CO
Inanna	Director/Choreographer	Naropa Univ./Convergences Theatre Collective	Boulder, CO
†Sea Storm	Director/Choreographer	University of Louisville	Louisville, KY
‡Medea	Assoc. Dir./Choreographer	University of Louisville	Louisville, KY
Vinegar Tom	Choreographer	University of Louisville	Louisville, KY
†Patriot Art 2004	Choreographer	Rhythms of Life Dance Company	Louisville, KY
†Touched	Choreographer	Rhythms of Life Dance Company	Louisville, KY
†The Beginning	Choreographer	Rhythms of Life Dance Company	Louisville, KY
†Myth!	Choreographer	Rhythms of Life Dance Company	Louisville, KY
Guys and Dolls	Choreographer	The Hammel Playhouse/Camp Chipinaw	Swan Lake, NY
West Side Story	Choreographer	The Hammel Playhouse/Camp Chipinaw	Swan Lake, NY
Vanya Solo (workshop)	Director	CTC/Salem State University	Salem, MA
Ghosts of Troy	Guest Artist: story development, contributing choreographer	Salem State University	Salem, MA
†This Very Body	Director/Choreographer	Henderson State University	Arkadelphia, AR

† Original work Conceived and Created by Jeremy Williams
‡ New Adaptation for performance

Cabaret, Variety, and Burlesque

Glitter in the Air*	Choreographer	National Entertainer of the Year (2010)/Brown Theatre	Aerial & Jazz dance
Sky	Choreographer	National Entertainer of the Year (2009)/The Palace Theatre	Aerial & Contemporary dance
Bag Lady	Choreographer	Lannie's Clock Tower Cabaret	traditional burlesque performance
Hootenanny	Choreographer	Miss Kentucky Pride Festival (2006)	Drag variety show
Miss Black U of L	Choreographer	University of Louisville (2003 & 2004)	Opening hip-hop number with all contestants
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas	Choreographer	Bowler's Classic	Drag production number

* Winner of the 2010 National Entertainer of the Year

** Winner of the 2006 Miss KPF

MFA Production & Thesis: Naropa University

*Nina Lacuna	Director/Co-Creator	Leigh Fondakowski, Faculty Mentor
*LM	Director/Co-Creator	Steve Wangh & Erika Berland, Faculty Mentors
BeckettButoh	Assistant Director/Choreographer	Katsura Kan, Guest Director/Choreographer
Dover	Assistant Director	Moises Kaufman, Guest Director
Irreversible Poetics	Co-Creator/Director/Performer	Leigh Fondakowski, Faculty Mentor
Theatre as Dance, Dance as Theatre	Contributing Choreographer/Performer	Daniel Safer, Guest Director/Choreographer
Viewpoints Showcase	Contributing Choreographer/Performer	Wendell Beavers, Faculty Director
Collision	Contributing Choreographer/Performer	Daniel Safer, Guest Director/Choreographer

* Thesis Production

Graduate Training

Meditation, Contemplative Dance, Buddhist Lineage: Barbara Dilly, Erika Berland
Viewpoints: Wendell Beavers, Barney O’Hanlon, & Leon Ingulsrud (SITI CO)
Choreography, Composition: Wendell Beavers, Daniel Saffer, Barney O’Hanlon & Leon Ingulsrud (SITI CO)
Somatics/Developmental Movement: Wendell Beavers, Erika Berland
Psycho-Physical Acting, Scene Study: Erica Berg, Daniel Saffer
Roy Heart Voice: Ethie Friend, Carol Mendelson (Roy Heart Theatre, France)
Shakespeare: Steve Wangh & Ethie Friend
Moment Work: Moises Kaufman & Leigh Fondakowski (Tectonic Theatre)
Butoh: Katsura Kan
Suzuki: Barney O’Hanlon & Leon Ingulsrud (SITI CO)

Choreography demo

 

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Contact me at Jeremy@Jeremy-Williams.org!