Somatics - Performance - Languages - Education

GLORIA LLOMPART

Somatics - Performance – Education

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https://www.linkedin.com/pub/gloria-llompart/15/9b6/3b4 Human movement embodies contradictions within the socio-economic structure, and thus reflects collective history. Consciously or not, each person conveys a political standpoint. Education

2010 M.F.A. Performance and Interactive Media Arts, City University of New York / Brooklyn College

Focus: Performative aspects of digital media and creative collaboration in contemporary interactions. Thesis project: Partnership

1988 M.A. Liberal Studies, Movement and Dance Studies, Wesleyan University, Connecticut

Focus: Holistic survey of movement sciences integrating anatomy, kinesiology, somatic studies and anthropological-psychological contexts. Thesis research: Theories and techniques in improvisation as tools for sharpening intuitive intelligence. Thesis Project: Tlate-Coco, performance work based on illegal nuclear experiments conducted in Puerto Rico by the USA government.

B.A. Communicative and Creative Arts,

State University of New York / College at Old Westbury Focus: Historical and practical overview of the expressive aspects of journalism, film/video, music and dance in the context of representing cultures, societies, diasporas, ethnic groups and community issues.

Certifications: yoga therapies (movement, breath, sound and meditation), energy healing modalities. Specialty trainings in pregnancy and at risk youth. Professional Affiliations International NAAM Yoga Therapies and Harmonyum Associations.

Professional Experience

1984 – present Puerto Rico, Russia, Latin America and the US. Freelance movement educator, dance composer, performance designer and director. 2009 – 2012 NYC. Volunteer services at NYU’s Hospital for Joint Diseases and Mental Health Departments, and at St. Vincent’s Hospital’s Psychiatry Department. Offered patients integrated yoga therapy sessions one on one, and in group settings. 2006 - 2011 NYC. Yoga therapy classes, Universal Force Healing Center, NYC. 2005 - present Puerto Rico and NYC. Private practice in Harmonyum energy healing

(Bio-Metaphysical medicine).

2002 - present NYC. Pre-natal yoga and pregnancy support sessions: Kundalini Yoga in Park Slope, the Brooklyn Birthing Center and privately. 2000 - 2005 NYC. Kundalini Yoga & Meditation classes, KY in Park Slope, Brooklyn. 2000 New Jersey. Teaching artist residency, Ballet Hispanico at College of New Jersey's Music-Voice Department.

1999 - 2002 NYC Department of Education; full-time secondary bilingual education teaching: Performing Arts/Dance.

1999 Relocated in NYC

1997 - 99 Puerto Rico’s Department of Education, Arts in Education Program. Full time teaching, integrating Movement Arts to the elementary education curriculum. 1992 - 97 Puerto Rico, School of Fine Arts. Teaching Modern Dance and Dance Composition.

1989 - 95 University of Puerto Rico. Teaching Modern Dance, Dance History, Composition, and Dance Therapy overview course. Academic Supervision: Teacher Certification Program in the Pedagogy of Movement Arts for the public elementary school curriculum.

1990 - 2001 Puerto Rico. Founder-Director Danza Con Tacto project, research based movement laboratory for emerging and established therapists, educators and multi- disciplinary artists. Conducted workshops, lectures and performances in the Caribbean, Latin America, Russia and the US. Provided performing arts education for special population groups: physical disabilities, seniors, and adolescents at risk of using controlled substances, school desertion, abuse and violence. 1986 - 2005 Puerto Rico and NYC. Kundalini Yoga & Meditation classes for diverse populations. KY Center of the Caribbean, KY in Park Slope, Brooklyn. 1984 – 2001 Puerto Rico. Introduced Contact Improvisation (dancing physics). Developed a training method by extensively teaching and researching on the elements of the form.

1989 - 2000 Puerto Rico. Founder-Director Contacto Criollo, Inc, non-profit organization committed to foster movement-based research, initiatives and education projects connecting local and international communities. Provided a platform to develop collaborations in the Caribbean, Latin America, Russia and the US. 1980 - 1988 Puerto Rico. Co-founder Pisoton, expressive arts collective committed to develop community-responsive movement based performing arts projects. Writing, Languages

2007 – present NYC. CUNY Brooklyn College, Learning Center. Graduate and undergraduate writing tutor.

2003 - 07 NYC. Fordham University, Department of Modern Languages & Literatures. Teaching undergraduate Spanish language in the context of Spain, Latin America and Latino cultures.

1999 - 2000 NYC. El Puente HS for Peace and Justice, bilingual education research committee conducted by the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, CUNY Hunter College. 1999 Relocated in NYC

1980 – 82 Puerto Rico, Governor’s Office Department of Women Issues. Editor Hincapie, publication on women issues (health, education, rights, legal issues) distributed in 21 northeastern municipalities of PR. Collaborator Taller Salud, Inc, community based organization working in the field of women health since 1979 focusing efforts on educational and prevention programs directed at women and girls. Independent Studies

- NYC, College of Mount St. Vincent, post-graduate course in multicultural urban education.

- University of PR, Graduate School of Psychology, course in psycho-ballet taught by clinical staff from the Psychiatry Hospital in Havana, Cuba.

- University of Puerto Rico, courses in Eastern and Western cultures, arts and sciences, general, physical and special education, motor development through movement, and drama.

- Comprehensive classical & contemporary training in movement / dance techniques.

- Cuba, Danza Contemporánea de Cuba’s International Course in Contemporary Dance: Cuban contemporary dance technique, composition, lighting design, production, history, anatomy for dance, acrobatics.

- Cuba, Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba’s International Folklore Laboratory; Afro-Caribbean music, chants and dances, Yoruba traditions, spiritual roots, anthropological perspectives, panoramic history of African legacy in the Caribbean, jazz, salsa and contemporary world music.

- Int’l Symposium on Jazz Improvisation in a World Music Context, Wesleyan U. International Exchange

1998 Dancer, composer, International Afro-Caribbean Festival in Veracruz, Mexico. 1996 Teaching residency, Russian Dance Movement Therapy Assoc, Moscow, Russia. 1995 Antillean arts integration initiative, “Artcho Danse Repertoire” Dance Co, Haiti. 1995 Antillean arts integration initiative, “Ballet Roto” Dance Co, Dominican Republic. 1994 Dancer, co-choreographer, “Bemto em Danza” Dance Festival, Brasil. 1993 Guest teacher / composer, First International Festival of Movement and Dance on the Volga, Yaroslav, Russia.

1992 Guest dancer/composer. II Latin American Contemporary Dance Congress: Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean, Caracas, Venezuela. 1995 Producer / director: 1st. Antillean Experimental Dance Event, Antillean arts integration initiative, University of Puerto Rico. Honors and Grants

2016 Selected one of the 5 most influential performing artists in Puerto Rico, Quiebre: Festival de Asuntos Efímeros, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

* Institute of Puerto Rican Culture granted awards: 1996 Merit Award/Dance, 1995 Artistic Development Award, 1992–1996 and 1998 Grants for International Events, 1988 and 1989 Dance Scholarships.

* Academic Scholarships: 2008-09 CUNY/ Brooklyn College 1985 Wesleyan University. Skills Native Spanish speaker. Spanish/English professional language proficiency: editing, translation & interpretation.

Interests Quantum metaphysics. Global sustainability. Social justice.

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