About Laura Chiaramonte
Biography
With over a 25-year career, Laura Chiaramonte has had a respected tenure in the dance industry. Laura‘s expertise lies in the intersections of dance somatics and interdisciplinary art forms, where she synthesizes sound, moving images, design, and technology into performance. Her professional journey has taken her across the United States and abroad, where she has collaborated with celebrated companies and artists such as Jennifer Allen, Lynn Dally, DanszLoop Chicago, Jyl Fehrenkamp, Pat Graney, Julie Gunn, Nathan Gunn, Andrew Harwood, Carleen Healy, I Ketut Gede Asnawa, Gina Jacobs, Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak, Kate Monson, Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, Cynthia Pratt, Kirstie Simson, Thread Meddle Outfit, Total Theater, Warner Brothers, Deke Weaver, and Zephyr Dance.
As a co-founder and director of the non-profit performing arts company Creative Arts Melting Pot (CAMP), Laura has demonstrated her leadership and organizational skills. Under her guidance, the company was featured in the PBS Special “The Chicago Dance Project” and performed for Hans Breder, Collaboraction, Cirque Du Soleil, Dance Chicago, and Full Circle Festival. Laura‘s work has also been showcased in The Open Space Project, Harvest Contemporary Dance Festival, and Going Dutch Festival.
In addition to her performance and choreographic work, Laura has developed a movement studies class focusing on movement improvisation and composition, drawing inspiration from inter-media at the Chicago Art Department. She has conducted workshops in dance and somatics at the Illinois Institute of Technology, the Dance Center at Columbia College, the Department of Dance at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Illinois Wesleyan and Frente de Danza Independiente at Sala de Artes Escénicas Marina de Jesus Quito in Ecuador. She has also led creative movement workshops with Project Danztheatre Company Kids Program at St. Peter’s School, Urban Gateways, and the LEAP Program.
Laura is currently the Director and Curator of the Flatlands Dance Film Festival, where she showcases and celebrates the art of dance on film. Furthermore, Laura is the Dance Media Coordinator and Archivist for Dance at Illinois, utilizing her knowledge and skills to preserve and promote the rich history of dance. Additionally, she holds the position of Video Archive Director for the Bates Dance Festival.
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