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ROBIN HARRIS, director of the NC State Dance Program, holds a B.A. in French and an M.A. in dance from The Ohio State University, and she has received certification from the Dance Notation Bureau as a Labanotation teacher. At NC State, in addition to her administrative duties, Robin serves as artistic director of the NCSU Dance Company, mentors students in their own choreographic projects, and teaches dance composition. A choreographer of over twenty-five major works, Robin is a recipient of two NC Arts Council Choreographers Fellowships, the Raleigh Medal of Arts, an Indy Award, and the 2010 NCAAHPERD University Dance Educator Award. Robin has been recognized for her choreographic work by the North Carolina Arts Council, the City of Raleigh Arts Commission, the American Dance Festival, and by the American College Dance Festival Association on both regional and national levels. Her work has been presented five times in National Galas of the American College Dance Festival Association, including performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Additionally, Robin has served as a guest artist at Washington & Lee University, James Madison University, University of Maryland, Hollins University, and Meredith College. Full evenings of her work have been presented by NCSU Center Stage and the Southeast Women’s Studies Conference, and Robin’s work toured four seasons with the North Carolina Dance Festival. In 2002, National Public Radio’s Studio 360 aired a piece about Robin’s choreographic work, 30 and 73. In Fall 2009, Robin choreographed HAIR for Burning Coal Theatre in Raleigh. This fall Robin begins her 25th year at North Carolina State University. .
AUTUMN MIST BELK, assistant director of the NC State Dance Program and director of Panoramic Dance Project, earned her B.A. in dance and studio art from the University of Alabama and her M.F.A. in dance choreography from the University of Maryland. Autumn’s background includes the study of gymnastics, yoga, Pilates, ballet, jazz, traditional African dance, Tai Chi, and lots of modern dance, including intensive training in Horton technique with Ana Marie Forsythe at The Ailey School in New York. As a dancer, Autumn has been a company member of Alabama Repertory Dance Theater, Dance Alabama!, and ContempraDance Theatre; performed guest roles with Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Joe Goode Performance Group, and David Dorfman Dance; and worked with many independent choreographers on new and repertory performances including Mark Haim, Sheron Price, Meredith Monk, Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig. Recognized also as a choreographer, Autumn has been awarded grants in support of choreographic projects from the United Arts Council and the NC Dance Alliance, and her work has been presented across the United States, including two seasons touring with the NC Dance Festival and recent performances in Houston, New York City, and Washington, D.C. In addition to her work with the NC State Dance Program, Autumn serves as artistic director of the professional multimedia dance company Code f.a.d. Company, and you can also periodically find her visual artwork on exhibition in various local and regional galleries.