Justin Bourdet
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*Graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a major in Theatre performance and a minor in dance performance.*
Previous Employment___________________________________________________________________
Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Cultural Arts Specialist
Middle Tennessee State University Choreographer
Music Director
Performer
Core Project Chicago Principal Artist/Administrative Assistant
Performance Experience_________________________________________________________________
Dance
Core Project Chicago Principal Dancer/ Administrative Asst.
Shelter Repertory Dance Theatre Principal Dancer
Worked with: Ivan Pulinkala, Travis Gatling, Wendy Allen, Ursula Payne, Stefanie Batten Bland, Kim Neal Nofsinger, and E.E. Balcos
Theatre
Underwear: A Space Musical (World Premiere, NYC) Wang Hung
Fathers (World Premiere, Kennedy Center) Brother Follow
Into the Woods (Guest Artist) Baker
Sunday in the Park with George Fritz/ Dennis
Jesus Christ Superstar Annis
Urinetown! Hot Blades Harry
The Rocky Horror Show Brad
Romeo and Juliet Paris
Mother Courage and Her Children Eilif
The Country Wife Mr. Sparkish
The Distance from Here Tim
*All of these shows were performed in the last three years. I will provide more details of past experience upon request.*
Administrative Experience_______________________________________________________________
Administrative Assistant- Shelter Repertory Dance Theatre (2009-2010)
Tasks: Creating master repertory lists, Compiling data (pictures, past programs, etc.) Coordinated on writing grants and proposals, coordinated outreach and teaching opportunities, worked extensively with applying for festivals and organizing schedules. Helped produce numerous shows around the country.
Core Project Chicago (2009-present)
Tasks: Creating master repertory lists, Compiling data (pictures, past programs, etc.) Coordinated on writing grants and proposals, coordinated outreach and teaching opportunities, worked extensively with applying for festivals and organizing schedules. Helped produce three large scale shows in Chicago, IL.
Cultural Arts Specialist- Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation (2011)
Tasks: Running an after school program for inner city youth. Worked on the teaching side and administrative side by organizing auditions, making phone calls, taking messages, creating schedules, etc.
• Very competent with both Mac software and Windows software.
Teaching Experience____________________________________________________________________
Dance-
Core Project Chicago
Tasks: Numerous jobs teaching outreach to young people ranging from ages 6-25. I have experience teaching modern, jazz, tap, and hip hop. Received a dance minor from Middle Tennessee State University.
Minneapolis Public School System
Tasks: Was brought in as a guest artist to do a residency teaching to inner city school youth. Specialized in hip hop.
Western Illinois University (Guest Artist)
Tasks: teach classes in modern technique, jazz technique, musical theatre auditioning
Illinois State University (Guest Artist)
Tasks: assistant teaching in modern dance technique, jazz technique, ballet technique, setting choreography on students.
Naropa College in Boulder (Guest Artist)
Tasks: assistant teaching in modern dance technique, setting choreography
Theatre-
Sunshine Players
Tasks: Employed by the city of Murfreesboro to help run a children’s theatre program. The program has been around for more than twenty years and gives inner city youth the opportunity to be involved in the arts at an affordable price. I was hired as their dance specialist but also serve as the resident musical director, and costume designer.
Middle Tennessee State University
Tasks: I have been a guest artist at MTSU for three different productions. I have worked as a music director for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, as a performer in Into the Woods and as choreographer for Underwear: the Musical (selected for American College Theatre Festival Finalist).