Ms. Carol A Hess

Professor · Tenured

Department of Dance

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

She/Her/Hers/Herself

About

Carol Hess was born in New York City where she trained in dance. She holds a BA from Barnard College and an MA in Dance Education from Columbia Teachers College.

Research interests

Use of live camera feeds, pre-recorded images and/or interactivity in dance performance

Choreography for the Camera/ Screendance

Site Specific Dance Performance
Experimental Tap Dance

Teaching interests

Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique

Dance Composition

Dance and Technology

Dance History

Tap Dance

Education

  • MA, Dance Education — Columbia University Teachers College (1980)
  • BA, Dance — Barnard College (1975)

Presentations

  • Constructing LightForest 2017 Baltimore Dance Project Residency · Washington College · Lecture Carol Hess (Presenter), Timothy Nohe, Brian Jones (Presenter)

Grants and Contracts

  • FW-HTF Theme 2: Automated Dance Assessment and its Ramification on the Future Work of Dancers 2018 National Science Foundation · Sponsored Research · Not Funded Nirmalya Roy (Principal), Aryya Gangopadhyay (Co-Principal), Carol A Hess-Vait (Co-Principal), Oleg Firsin (Co-Principal)

Research in Progress

  • Preparation for new Dance work 2021 Scholarly · Planning
  • Burnt 2018 Scholarly · Writing Results Carol Hess, Timothy Nohe, Emily Godfrey, Sarah Brewer, Briana Norwood, Samantha Siegel, Kendra Welborn

Performances and Exhibits

  • Inifinite Transformations 2024 Baltimore Dance Project · UMBC Carol A Hess-Vait, Linda J Dusman, Foad Hamidi
  • Dolled Up 2024 Baltimore Dance Project · UMBC Timothy Nohe, Carol A Hess-Vait
  • Dolled Up (reconstructed) 2023 Baltimore Dance Project · UMBC Carol A Hess-Vait, Angelika Albertorio, Clarisse Lukban, Sarah McHale, Victoria Davies, Guadaloupe Kone
  • "Burnt" 2018 Baltimore Dance Project · UMBC Carol A Hess, Sarah Brewer, Emily Godfrey, Samantha Siegel, Briana Norwood, Kendra Welborn, Timothy Nohe
  • "The Neighbor" 2018 UMBC Dance Department · UMBC Carol Hess, Melissa Hudson, Miguel Ledesma
  • (excerpt from) "Framework", by Elizabeth Walton 2018 Baltimore Dance Project · UMBC Carol Hess, Eric Holmes, Franki Graham, Clarisse Lukban, Kendra Welborn, Samantha Siegel, Emily Godfrey
  • LightForest 2017 Baltimore Dance Project Carol Hess, Franki Graham, Maia Schechter, Kendra Welborn, Eric Holmes, Desiree Koontz-Nachtrieb, Timothy Nohe
  • LightForest 2017 Baltimore Dance Project Carol Hess, Timothy Nohe, Franki Graham, Desiree Koontz-Nachtrieb, Eric Holmes, Maia Schechter, Kendra Welborn
  • Space Structure, presented at the SPARK Gallery at Light City Baltimore Dance Project, Carol Hess, choreographer · BOPA, UMBC, Towson University Tim Nohe, Carol A Hess-Vait
  • Dancing In, Among and With the Lumens Baltimore Dance Project · UMBC and Light City Baltimore Carol Hess, Maia Schechter, Kendra Welborn, Eric Holmes, Desiree Koontz-Nachtrieb, Giavanni Powell, Timothy Nohe

Courses Taught

  • Dance Composition II DANC 331 · Fall 2020
  • Interm Contemp Dance Tech I DANC 310 · Fall 2020
  • Dance And Technology DANC 340 · Spring 2020
  • Dance and Technology DANC 340 · Spring 2019
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