CURRICULUM VITAE

AUDREY IPAPO BARAN

1904 Marguerite Avenue

Charlotte, NC 28205

(704) 591-1559

audrey@barandance.com

EDUCATION

2017 (projected)Hollins UniversityRoanoke, VA / Frankfurt, DE

M.F.A. in Dance

2013Himalayan Institute, Swami Rama YogaHonesdale, PA

Registered Yoga Instructor, 500 hours

2008Red Stone Yoga, Power Vinyasa YogaCharlotte, NC

Registered Yoga Instructor, 200 hours

2003University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC

B.A. in Dance, Magna cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2012 - presentBaran DanceCharlotte, NC

Choreographer / Dancer

2014 - 2015Moving Poets CharlotteCharlotte, NC

Dancer

2008 - 2012EE MotionCharlotte, NC

Dancer

2006Kim Robards DanceCharlotte, NCDancer

2006 - 2007project inciteCharlotte, NCDancer / Collaborator

2004 - 2007Queen City Jazz CompanyCharlotte, NC

Dancer

2004 - 2006Martha Connerton / Kinetic WorksCharlotte, NC

Dancer

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2016 / 2008 - 2009University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC

Adjunct Lecturer in Dance

2008 - presentOpen Door StudiosCharlotte, NC

Instructor

2013 - presentCharlotte Ballet AcademyCharlotte, NC

(formerly The School of North Carolina Dance Theatre)Instructor

2005 - 2007 / 2012 - 2013Sullivan Dance CentreCharlotte, NC

Instructor

2004 - 2006Gaston Dance TheatreGastonia, NC

Instructor

GUEST APPOINTMENTS

2016North Carolina Dance Alliance / Dance SwapRaleigh, NC

Guest Instructor

2015 / 2016Winthrop University Dance DepartmentRock Hill, SC

Guest Instructor

2016Myers Park High SchoolCharlotte, NC

Guest Choreographer

2016East Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotte, NC

Guest Choreographer

2013 - 2015Piedmont IB Middle SchoolCharlotte, NC

Guest Choreographer

2015Charlotte Emerging Dance AwardsCharlotte, NC

Guest Instructor

2015Dance DavidsonDavidson, NC

Guest Instructor

2015Charlotte Ballet Middle and High SchoolCharlotte, NC

Dance Festival

Guest Instructor

2015Ardrey Kell Middle SchoolCharlotte, NC

Guest Choreographer

2015Celebrate the Arts FestivalColumbus County, NC

Guest Choreographer

2015Carolina Aerial & Dance ExchangeCharlotte, NC

Guest Instructor

2014Charlotte Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte, NC

Honors Dance Program Finale

Guest Choreographer

DIRECTOR / ADMINISTRATION WORK

2012 - presentBaran DanceCharlotte, NC

Founder / Artistic Director

2014 - presentBD2 / Baran Dance Apprentice CompanyCharlotte, NC

Founder / Co-Director

2015 - presentBeyond Baran DanceCharlotte, NC

Founder / Director / Instructor

2012 - 2015Open Door StudiosCharlotte, NC

Assistant Director

2014 - 2015Charlotte Community Improv JamCharlotte, NC

Instructor / Co-Organizer

SELECTED COMMUNITY OUTREACH / TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2013 - presentOur.BRIDGECharlotte, NC

Outreach Instructor

2015 / 2016Mufuka WorksCharlotte, NC

Guest Instructor

PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE

2016Draftworks (co-producer)Hollins University / Roanoke, VA

2016Baran Dance: (a)museDuke Energy Theater / Charlotte, NC

2015Baran Dance: FiresideFoundation for the Carolinas

C3 Lab / Charlotte, NC

2015Baran Dance: Big MovesDuke Energy Theater / Charlotte, NC

2014Baran Dance: Tiny DancesPetra’s / Charlotte, NC

2014Baran Dance: Dance Under the City SoundsThe Chop Shop

Charlotte, NC

2014 / 2015Wine & Dance (co-producer)Theatre Charlotte

The Chop Shop

Charlotte, NC

2013Baran Dance: For the LoveOpen Door Studios / Charlotte, NC

2012Jazz Fusion (co-producer)Matthews Playhouse / Matthews, NC

ORIGINAL CREATIVE WORKS

2016Chromophore (A. Baran)Duke Energy Theater / Charlotte, NC

2016It’s All Fonda and Games Until Someone Gets Hurt (A. Baran)Duke Energy Theater

Charlotte, NC

2016Army of Love (A. Baran)Patricia McBride and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux

Center for Dance / Charlotte, NC

2016Buttercream (A. Baran)Goodyear Building / Charlotte, NC

2015Birds Awake at Dawn (A. Baran)Foundation for the Carolinas / Charlotte, NC

2015Gamelan (A. Baran /  A. Lieberman)Foundation for the Carolinas / Charlotte, NC

2015Ichiban (A. Baran)Foundation for the Carolinas / Charlotte, NC

2015Tornadoes (A. Baran / K. Micham)Duke Energy Theater / Charlotte, NC

2015No Water For You (A. Baran)Duke Energy Theater / Charlotte, NC

2015Ballet 7 (A. Baran)The Chop Shop / Charlotte, NC

2015Door Closed (A. Baran)Neighborhood Theater / Charlotte, NC

2016To Wait, To Be (A. Baran / K. Micham)Patricia McBride and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux

Center for Dance / Charlotte, NC

2014Third Chance (A. Baran)Theatre Charlotte / Charlotte, NC

2014Growing (A. Baran)Petra’s / Charlotte, NC

2014Hilarious (A. Baran / K. Micham)Petra’s / Charlotte, NC

2014Panes (A. Baran)Petra’s / Charlotte, NC

2014Que Sera (A. Baran)Petra’s / Charlotte, NC

2014Drip (A. Baran / B. Abarca)Petra’s / Charlotte, NC

2014Slight (A. Baran)Petra’s / Charlotte, NC

2014And You Start (A. Baran)The Chop Shop / Charlotte, NC

2014Eye of the Storm (A. Baran)The Chop Shop / Charlotte, NC

2014Drunken Rose (A. Baran)The Chop Shop / Charlotte, NC

2014Fireflies in a Rainstorm (A. Baran)The Chop Shop / Charlotte, NC

2014In the Wintertime (A. Baran)The Chop Shop / Charlotte, NC

2014Skipping Stone (A. Baran)The Chop Shop / Charlotte, NC

2013Anything We Want (A. Baran)Open Door Studios / Charlotte, NC

2013Sundown (A. Baran)Open Door Studios / Charlotte, NC

2013Troika (A. Baran)Open Door Studios / Charlotte, NC

2013intro/outro (A. Baran / K. Micham)Open Door Studios / Charlotte, NC

2012Out of Mind (A. Baran)Matthews Playhouse / Matthews, NC

2012From the Top (A. Baran)Duke Energy Theater / Charlotte, NC

2009You, Me, and She (A. Baran)Booth Playhouse / Charlotte, NC

DANCE FILM WORK

2015Drunken RoseCharlotte, NC

Choreographer / Dancer

2013TroikaCharlotte, NC

Choreographer / Dancer

2013ArmsCharlotte, NC

Choreographer / Dancer / Co-Director

SELECTED PERFORMANCES

2015Dance Under the City SoundsBooth Playhouse / Charlotte, NC

Choreographer / Director

2014TEDxCLTLabel / Charlotte, NC

Guest Performer

2014Grasp (J. Archibald)Booth Playhouse / Charlotte, NC

Dancer / Rehearsal Director

2013Panorama (M. Graham, restaged by K. Jones)Knight Theater, Charlotte, NC

Dancer / Assistant Rehearsal Director

2011 / 2014North Carolina Dance FestivalCharlotte, NC

Choreographer / Dancer

2012Murder Ballads (E.E. Balcos)Knight Theatre / Charlotte, NC

Dancer

PROFESSIONAL/CONTINUING EDUCATION

2016Master Class / Rachel BarkerOpen Door Studios / Charlotte, NC

2015Dancing with the Camera: Toby SheareCharlotte Ballet, Charlotte, NC

2011Master Classes / B.J. SullivanCaroline Calouche & Co. / Charlotte, NC

RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS

2015Carolina Arts & Theatre AwardsCharlotte, NC

Performance of the Year (nominee)

Dance Under the City Sounds

2015Charlotte Dance Festival Emerging Dance AwardsCharlotte, NC

Choreography Award / To Wait, To Be

2013Movies by Movers FestivalWinston Salem, NC

Honorable Mention / Arms

2008 / 2009 / 2012Charlotte Dance Festival Emerging Dance AwardsCharlotte, NC

Artistry in Ensemble Award

XXX (2008)

You, Me, and She (2009)

From the Top (2012)

2003American College Dance FestivalBaltimore, MDChoreographer / Dancer: Multiples

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

2016 - presentDance Films Association

2014 - presentNorth Carolina Dance Alliance

2014 - presentCharlotte Dance Festival

2013 - presentFractured Atlas

2008 - presentYoga Alliance