Tracy Silver: Director Choreographer Actor Dance Theater Educator Mentor
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Summary
Hello!
I am an interdisciplinary artist whose roots began in Classical Ballet. I have had long careers as a dancer, choreographer, director, actor and educator. Dance for me became a meditation and Ballet specifically has become a beautiful metaphor for the journey of creating freedom within difficult structures. As a dancer, I have had the good fortune to work for choreographers like Jerome Robbins, Patricia Birch, Alan Johnson and Wayne Cilento. As an actor I have performed on stage and in television opposite Burt Reynolds, Gary Sinise, John Hamm, Billy Bob Thornton, Juliette Lewis, Jean Smart and Tony award winning John Glover. As a writer/creator, my solo show ‘Motion Cures’ was chosen twice as ‘The Best of The Fest’ for the Los Angeles Women’s Theater Festival. Concurrently, I have also spent the last 20 years readying the next generation of young artists across many disciplines, for the professional world. What makes my teaching unique is the inclusion of somatics and mental picture imagery that liberates the body, and technique, while making space for artistry and ease. Western Centric Classical Dance disciplines create perfectionism and with that comes anxiety, negativity towards self, overthinking and defeatism. One of my goals has been to create freedom and tranquility in the classroom so that young artists can relax mentally and physically in order to attain these difficult physical expectations. I am also hyper aware of the lack of inclusivity and hierarchy that still remains in the classroom and professional industry. It keeps young artists from developing the agency that supports the calm that is necessary to reach one’s physical potential and authentic artistic expression. The need to create those classical pictures and pathways for myself resulted in a methodology that made me a dancer and now serves ALL bodies in a healthy and mindful practice!
My experience as an actor has also found its way into the facilitation of young artists by way of attention to narrative, particularly in performance as a learning tool to create detailed choices that liberate a performer within the performance; but also illuminates the artist as to who they are when the curtain comes down. There is something about that white hot light that uncovers truth in the moment. It clarifies thought and simplifies the doing. I believe in that kind of simplicity in art.
I am a technician, but only in the service of creating freedom. LLS My own creation process in dance, solo show work and countless direction of BFA stage productions has also created a channel for mentoring student driven work across many performing arts disciplines from conception through full production. It has been the joy of my life to be in the classroom and rehearsal space with the next generation and I am hoping to expand those rooms. I am sending my CV, and letters of recommendation along with samples of my work via my website https://www.motioncures.com/ I am hoping I may be a good fit for your dance or acting programs (or both), and /or any guest artist opportunities that may arise. Thank you in advance, Tracy Silver 323-243-0701
Education
Alving Ailey American Dance Theater
St. Marys of California BA Performing Arts
Goddard College MFA Interdisicplinary Art/ Creation Focus
21 years AMDA College of the Perfroming Arts LA Campus- Priniciple Faculty
40 years working industry professional – Dancer, Actor, Director ,choreographer
Bio-Tracy Silver is an accomplished Interdisciplinary Artist who began her career with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She has danced for Jerome Robbins, Patricia Birch, Alan Johnson and Wayne Cilento. She has acted opposite Burt Reynolds, Gary Sinise, John Hamm, Billy Bob Thornton, Juliette Lewis, Jean Smart and Tony award winning John Glover. As writer/creator, her one woman show ‘Motion Cures’ was chosen twice as ‘The Best of the Fest’ for the Los Angeles Women’s Theater Festival. Other credits include: West Side Story International Company, Hair, The Time of Your Life, General Hospital, Law and Order, CSI NY, Friends, Good Girls Revolt, The Goldbergs, Goliath, season 6 of Madmen as wisecracker Margie Koch, Yellow Jackets, Hacks, and ‘The Offer’.
Still pursuing her own career, she continues to work as an actor, director, choreographer, and most importantly, an educator; deconstructing Classical movement disciplines as well as the integration of dramaturgy and personal connection to any/all material.
MFA Interdisciplinary Art Goddard College/ Focus: Performance Creation
BA Performing Arts Saint Mary’s of California
Please see my website
https://www.motioncures.com/
Experience
Principle Dance Theater Faculty AMDA Los Angeles 2004 to present
Core Skills:
*Articulation for Beginners through Professional levels
*Mentorship for Dance Educators
*Metaphoric Principles
*Storytelling
*Understanding individual learning process as well as specific physical pathways for success
per student
*Cross Pollinations of Western Centric Dance Disciplines
*Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary incorporation for creation practice
*Direction /Choreography and Staging full length productions and/or isolated works for
dance, Musical Theater and Plays
*Collaboration
*Supervision and management of faculty and student population
*Quality Control for Production
Leadership/Mentorship
Director /Choreographer BFA Dance Concert- Mainstage Performance opportunity.
Conception, Casting, Content, Storytelling, Character Development, Continuity and
Collaboration with choreographers
Director /Choreographer Black Box-Performance opportunity- Teaching under the auspices of
production and performance. Conception, collaboration of supervision of choreographers
and students
Adjudicator/Mentor -Artists Lab- Student Driven produced Creative Content- All Disciplines- All
aesthetics from student pitch through final performance.
Adjudicator /Mentor- Studio Sessions – Student Cabaret- Quick process for performance
ready, student driven content. All Disciplines
Adjudicator- Dance Theater, Acting, and Musical Theater programs- BFA and Conservatory
Adjudicator/Scholarship Advisor- Video Submissions and final review of applicants
Dance Theater/Company- Supervisor/Director/Choreographer – Semester’s 5-7 Performance
based class: working with different choreographers/aesthetics/Vocabularies in order to attain
and grow and maintain specific tracks within a performance
Dance Theater Project- Supervisor/Director/Choreographer- Semester’s 1-4 Performance
based class: working with different choreographers/aesthetics/Vocabularies in order to learn
the art of rehearsal, consistency and working within an ensemble in a professional
environment
Director/ Choreographer Senior Dance Theater Capstone Project- Industry Presentation of
BFA and AOS Graduating students
Mentorship: Student Choreography in process and preparation for performance. Support
inclusive of storytelling, staging, technical support, and casting
Director -Summer Grooves- AMDA High School Summer Program- High School Cabaret
Performance All disciplines
ASR Director/Mentor- Accepted Student Reception/Performance for prospective students
and family
Faculty Mentorship- Teacher Observations, Onboarding of new Dance Dept Faculty. Setting
curriculum, classroom structure, ethics, safety, professional industry standards and emotional
support.
Specialized Disciplines:
Ballet All levels and Men’s Class Core Tech Ballet-Mastery of technical detail and specificity required for individual success Classical Ballet- Mix of Vaganova, RAD, Cecchetti techniques with focus on breath as musicality, Mental picture imagery and movement as a meditation Contemporary Ballet- Classical Ballet combined with Modern techniques (Horton, Jazz Fusion, Graham) with focus on release, throw and catch, spinal articulation and internal/external hip rotation Choreography 1& 2 Methodologies of practice. Storytelling and delineation of personal aesthetic in relation to professional work. Song and Dance: Mastery of multitasking: Choreography, Staging, Vocals /Harmonies, Character development and storytelling simultaneously. Broadway Styles Mastery of iconic choreographic styles/aesthetics Dance Audition Techniques- The quick digestion of choreography and strong choices in an audition environment. Musical Theater Population Dance and Movement I and II Characterization and storytelling through physicalization. Roth and Laban exploration and improvisational techniques to create breath, relaxation and freedom of imagination. Also inclusive of ensemble staging, gesture and use of props for layering characters with physical action. Actor/MT Populations Text and Movement/ Character in Motion Dance vocabulary combined with curated text creating physical behavior as a character trait, revealing subtext by way of physicality and the layering of story Autoethnography Performance Workshop. Writing lab creating content en route to creation of solo shows Monologue Preparation- High School Summer Conservatory Direction, casting and coaching of contrasting text in preparation for college auditions Movement Improvisation: Laban Effort Actions and Gabrielle Roth 5 Rhythm practices
Education: MFA Goddard College Interdisciplinary Arts/ Performance Creation Focus
Bachelor of Arts St Mary’s College of California/ Performing Arts
Training: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (NY), Michael Owens (NY), Don Farnworth (NY), David Howard (NY), Harold Guskin (NY), Herbert Berghof/Uta Hagen (NY), Milton Katselas (Los Angeles)
Affiliations: SAG/AFTRA, Actors Equity Association, Directors Lab West
Freelance Educator/Director/Choreographer
National Teacher’s Summit Master Class guest Artist: Character in Motion
Cal State Long Beach Master Class Guest Artist: Dance Audition Techniques
California Dance Arts/ California Theatrical Youth Ballet: Guest Artist: Jazz and Theater Dance/Jazz for Ballet Dancers
Beverly Hills Playhouse- Movement for Actors: Incorporation of movement and physical behavior as storytelling
Norris Center for the Performing Arts: Advanced Jazz 14-18 Movement for children 8-11
Short Bio: Tracy Silver is an accomplished Dancer/Singer/ Actress who began her career with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She has danced for Jerome Robbins, Patricia Birch, Alan Johnson and Wayne Cilento. She has acted opposite Burt Reynolds, Gary Sinise, John Hamm, Billy Bob Thornton, Juliette Lewis, Jean Smart and Tony award winning John Glover. As writer/creator, her one woman show ‘Motion Cures’ was chosen twice as ‘The Best Of The Fest’ for the Los Angeles Women’s Theater Festival. Other credits include: West Side Story International Company, Hair, The Time of Your Life, General Hospital, Law and Order, CSI NY, Friends, Good Girls Revolt, The Goldbergs, Goliath, Season 6 of Madmen as wisecracker Margie Koch, Yellowjackets, Hacks, and the miniseries ‘The Offer’ for Paramount+. Still pursuing her own career and education, she continues to work as an actor, director, choreographer, and most importantly, an educator.
* Performance Resume, Director /Choreographer Reels and References upon Request
Admin for all projects!
Syllabus Creation
Teacher Mentorship
Skills
- Direction
- Choreography
- Dance- Conceptual New Dance Theater
- Dance Techniques
- Dance Somatics
- Acting
- Theater
- Content Creation
Specialties
- Actor, Choreography, Content creation for dancers, Dance/Ballet/Theatrical Jazz, Direction, Dramaturgy for dance, Educator
Groups & Associations
- Actor, Choreography, Content creation for dancers, Dance/Ballet/Theatrical Jazz, Direction, Dramaturgy for dance, Educator
Spoken Languages
- English
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Tracy Silver: Director Choreographer Actor Dance Theater Educator Mentor Resume
