Sam Mitchell has over 20 years of dance experience including five years as a core dancer in Santa Barbara Dance Theatre. Sam has experience as a choreographer for both dance and theatre. He has taught ballet, modern and performing skills extensively at the university level as well as in independent dance studios. He directed The Studio at North Park for one year, where he taught modern technique, ballet, salsa, and tango classes. He has taught Master classes in Santa Barbara, Oakland, New York, San Francisco, the Czech Republic, Argentina, China, Olten, Switzerland and Bologna, Italy. He was also the manager of Santa Barbara Dance Theater in 2002, working in collaboration with company director Jerry Pearson. Recent Projects Graduate Student in the MFA program for Theater/Dance at UCSD Co- Choreographer for Hedda ing Wow Festival, La Jolla Playhouse 2013 Choreographer for New Directions La Jolla Playhouse 2013 Choreographer for Erhaben Arts in Action Site Specific Works 2012 Member of Patricia Rincon Dance Collective Choreographer for Big Love production at California State San Marcos Director of The Studio at North Park Dance Instructor, Choreographer Education Meisner Technique, Lisa Berger, 2009-2010 Saratoga International Theatre Institute, 2006 Meisner Technique, Norman Schwartz, 2004 University of California, Santa Barbara 1991-1995 Santa Rosa Junior College 1988 Honors and Awards San Diego Fellowship, 2012 Saratoga International Theatre Institute, Merit Scholarship, 2006 Matthew Plaskett Male Dancer Award, 1993
University of California, Santa Barbara Scholar Grant, 1994 William Conner Scholarship, 1988 Liberty High School Outstanding Student, Delta Art Association Scholarship, 1988 Liberty High School Outstanding Student of Art, 1988 Choreography: UCSD, Erhaben, 2012 Cal State San Marcos, Big Love, 2009 San Diego High School, In My Place, 2008 North Park Festival of the Arts, Suite in D Minor, 2008 UCSB Summer Theatre Lab, Bouncin Bertha, 2006 UCSB New Plays Festival, Robots vs. Fake Robots, 2006 Exploratorium, San Francisco, Table Series, 1998 Dancer s Group, San Francisco, Seamus Heaney, 1997 Eight Street Studios, Berkeley, Pink Trailer, 1996 Eighth Street Studios, Berkeley, Janis, 1996 Knitting Factory, New York, The Clown Monkey Suites, 1995-1996 University of California, Main Stage Concert, Luminosa, 1994 University of California, Junior s Concert, Blood Oranges, 1992 Teaching Experience: James Madison High School, Guest Artist, Choreography and Technique, Summer and Fall Quarter, 2010 Dancing Unlimited, Teacher, Musical Theater, Ballet, Modern Dance 2008-2009
The Studio at North Park, Teacher: Modern, Ballet, Salsa, Swing and Tango 2007-2008 San Diego High School, Guest Artist, Choreography and Technique, Spring Quarter, 2006 Cal State San Marcos, Guest Artist, Performance and Movement for Actors, Winter Quarter, 2008 Florida International University, Guest Artist, Performance and Movement for Actors, Fall Quarter, 2006 University of California, Santa Barbara, Summer Theater Lab Intensive, Guest Artist, Performance and Movement for Actors, Summer Quarter, 2005 University of California, Santa Barbara, Teaching Assistant, Ballet for non- majors, Spring Quarter, 2002 and 2003 University of California, Santa Barbara, Teaching Assistant, Intermediate Ballet, Spring Quarter 2002 and 2003 University of California, Santa Barbara, Teaching Assistant, Modern Dance, 2002 Montecito School of Ballet, Beginning Ballet, 2002-2004 International Dance Festival in Prague, the Czech Republic, Teaching Assistant, Performance Skills, 1994 University of Bologna, Italy, Teaching Assistant, Performance Skills, 1994 University of California Santa Barbara, College of Creative Studies, Teaching Assistant, Performance Skills, 1994 Performance Experience (Recent): Malashock Dance Theatre, Let s Duet, Choreographer: John Malashock, 2007 Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, Romeo and Juliet, Strange Boat and Parlor Dances, Choreographer: Jerry Pearson, Touring Company, China, 2007
Ballet Santa Barbara, Triumph of Terpsichore, Choreographer: Carrie Diamond, 2006 Summer Theatre Lab, Works in Progress, Choreographer: Nami Yamamoto, 2006 Summer Theatre Lab, Bearshow, Choreographer: Johanna Meyer, 2006 Ernest Shackleton, Antarctica, Actor, Hank Willenbrink, 2005 Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, Rite of Spring and Artifice, Choreographer: Jerry Pearson, 2005 Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, Love is short, Choreographer: Doug Elkins, Strange Boat and Parlor Dances, Choreographer: Jerry Pearson, Potter, Choreographer: Christina McCarthy, 2004 Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, Soliel de Plumb, Choreographer: Stephanie Gilliland, 2003 Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, Circus of Love (Jerry Pearson), Thin Skins Part II (Christopher Pilafian) Shaker Loops, Choreographer: Stephanie Nugent, 2003 UCSB Theatre, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Director: Irwin Appel, 2001 Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, Artifice, Choreographer: Jerry Pearson, Thin Skins, Choreographer: Christopher Pilafian, 2001 Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, Ghost Dances, In Our Own Image, Choreographer: Jerry Pearson, 2000 International Dance Festival, Prague, Vertical Erosion, Choreographer: Alice Condadina, 1994 Dance and Movement Training: Malashock Technique: Malashock Summer Dance Intensive, 2007 John Malashock Viewpoints, Composition and Suzuki, 2006 Barney O Hanlon, Stephen Webber, J. Ed Araiza Ballet Valerie Huston University of California, Santa Barbara 1991-1995 and 2000-2006
Delila Moseley University of California, Santa Barbara 1991-1995 and 2000-2006 Carrie Diamond 2003-2006 Festival Ballet Center, Santa Barbara Augusta Moore Brady Street Studios San Francisco 1996-1999) Deborah Isaccson 1999-2000 Shawl Anderson Studios, Berkeley Modern Limon Institute, 1995-1996, New York Christopher Pilafian, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1991-1995 and 2000-2006 Nancy Colahan, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2000-2006 Jerry Pearson, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1992-1995 and 2000-2006 Alice Condadina, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1991-1995 Joe Goode 1996-1997, Dancer s Group of San Francisco Kathleen Hermesdorf 1996-1997, ODC, San Francisco Gary Masters and Fred Matthews, Jose Limon Summer Dance Intensive, San Jose State, 1992 Jennifer Muller, Peridance Studios, New York City, 1991 Aerial James Montient, 2002-2003, Santa Barbara (Private Coaching) Composition Alice Condadina, Independent Study in Limon Technique and Avant- Garde Performance, 1992-1995 Feldenkrais Augusta Moore, San Francisco, California, 1996-1999 Pilates
Simpatico Studios Montecito, California, 2002 Actor Training Michael Chekhov Training, Winter 2012, Cal State Long Beach, Ca Meisner Technique, October 2009- March 2010, Lisa Berger, San Diego, Ca Saratoga International Theatre Institute, July 2006, Los Angeles, Ca Meisner Technique, Norman Schwartz, September 2003- May 2004,Santa Barbara, Ca Collaborations and Curatorial History: Zap at Night Dance Series at The Studio at North Park, 2007-2008 Tuesday Night Dance Series at the Knitting Factory in New York City 1995 Evening of Dance, Dancer s Group, San Francisco 1999 The Table Series at the Exploratorium San Francisco 1999 Musical Accompanist for Modern Class 2002-2003 Guitar, Piano, Vocal and Percussion University of California, Santa Barbara, Nancy Colahan, fall, winter, spring, and summer Intermediate and Advanced Modern Technique University of California, Santa Barbara, Christopher Pilafian, fall, winter, spring, and summer Non- major and Freshman Modern Technique University of California, Santa Barbara, Tonia Shimin, winter, spring, Beginning Modern Technique University of California, Santa Barbara, Risa Steinberg, Advanced Modern Dance Master Class University of California, Santa Barbara, Bill T. Jones, Advanced Modern Dance Master Class University of California, Santa Barbara, Edward Villella Advanced Ballet Technique, Master Class