Jill Sigman

Jill Sigman is a choreographer, dancer, teacher and company director from Brooklyn. She received her PhD in Philosophy from Princeton University in 1998, as well as formed her company jill sigman/thinkdance.[1] Sigman is known for her audience participation and use of installations in her performance pieces.

Background

Sigman was born in Brooklyn and trained in classical ballet at both the Joffrey Ballet and the Ballet Center of Brooklyn. She began training in modern while studying for her BA at Princeton University. She is well known for both her solo performances, as well as her larger group pieces choreographed for her company. Sigman's pieces incorporate opinions and actions from the audience that she and her dancers use in the performances. They often perform pieces related to socially relevant topics in alternative spaces.[2]

List of choreographed works
  • Embers - solo, 1997[3]
  • Mother's Tongue/I Love You - duet, 1997 [3]
  • Still Life - group, 1997 [3]
  • Athena, Goddess of Wisdom - solo, 2000 [3]
  • Warbody - jill sigman/thinkdance, 2002 [4]
  • Vision Begins - solo, 2002 [4]
  • I Cut the Rug In My Day - jill sigman/thinkdance, 2003 [5]
  • Flood Light - 2003 [5]
  • Pulling the Wool: An American Landscape of Truth and Deception - jill sigman/thinkdance, 2004 [6]
  • Paradise and Its Dis-Ease - jill sigman/thinkdance, 2008 [7]
  • ZsaZsaLand - jill sigman/thinkdance, 2009 [8]
  • Our Lady of Detritus - jill sigman/thinkdance, 2009 [9]
  • The Hut Project - jill sigman/thinkdance, 2009 - present [10]
  • Nat. Mur: 5 Rites - jill sigman/thinkdance, 2010[11]
  • Fowl Play: Some Dances About Civilization - solo, 2011 [12]
  • (Perma)Culture - jill sigman/thinkdance, 2014 [13]
  • Weed Heart - jill sigman/thinkdance, 2016 [14]

Teaching

Fellowships and residencies
  • Swarthmore Project Residency, Swarthmore College, 2000 [15]
  • Kri Foundation Invited Guest Residency, New Delhi, India, 2005 [16]
  • Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography at Florida State University, 2005 [17]
  • Movement Research Artist in Residence, 2005 [18]
  • EMPAC Residency, 2010 [19]
  • Wesleyan University Creative Campus Fellow, 2012 - 2016 [20]
  • Green Choreographer Research Residency, 2013 [21]
  • Baryshnikov Arts Center Artist Residency, 2013 [22]
  • CUNY Dance Initiative Residency, 2016 [23]
  • Rauschenberg Residency, 2016 [24]
  • NYFA Fellowship in Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design, 2016 [25]

References
  1. Potaznik, Reina (2007). "Unusual dance spaces". doi:10.7916/D8QJ7P2W. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "bio". jillsigman/thinkdance. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. Freedman, Sally (February 17, 1997). "Dancer, philosopher lives in two worlds". Princeton Weekly Bulletin. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. "Classical music and dance guide". The New York Times. March 22, 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. "Classic Music and Dance Guide". The New York Times. June 6, 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  6. Anderson, Gary L. (2007). Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. California: Sage Publications, Inc. p. 420. ISBN 9781412918121.
  7. "Dance Listings". The New York Times. December 7, 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  8. Larson, Alessandra L. "Jill Sigman and jill sigma/thinkdance premiere ZsaZsaLand". Dance-Tech. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  9. Norderval, Kristin. "Our Lady of Detritus". kristinnorderval. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  10. "Workshop with Jill Sigman: Weed Heart". Gibney Dance. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  11. "SITE Fest '10: 2 days of live art". Arts in Bushwick. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  12. Sulcas, Roslyn (March 13, 2011). "Where Human and Animal Worlds Come Together". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  13. Kourlas, Gia (June 25, 2014). "Movement and Space Have a Meet-Up". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  14. Bomboy, Erin. "Impressions of Jill Sigman/thinkdance's "Weed Heart"". Dance Enthusiast. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  15. "Dancer and philosopher presents 'Body of Knowledge' Nov. 11". Princeton Weekly Bulletin. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  16. "Residencies". Kri Foundation. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  17. "Jill Sigman". Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  18. "jill sigman/thinkdance". movement research. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  19. "Residencies". EMPAC. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  20. "Creative Campus Fellows". Wesleyan University - Creative Campus. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  21. Theys, Emily Macel. "Dance Exchange Launches Green Choreographer Initiative". Dance Exchange. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  22. "Past Resident Artists". Baryshnikov Arts Center. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  23. "Jill Sigman/thinkdance". CUNY Dance Initiative. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  24. "Past Residents". Rauschenberg. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  25. "Artists' Fellowships". NYFA. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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