Julie Leir-VanSickle
P.O. Box 2253
Pocatello ID 83206
[email protected]
PROFILE
Julie Leir-VanSickle is a performance and mixed-media artist. She makes multi-media, interactive, and experimental performances engaging a sense of curiosity and play and exploring non-traditional performances spaces.
OWNER/DIRECTOR: Creative Moves
Small business specializing in creative work including artisan creations, dance classes and creative dance workshops, performance, and online expression and creation.
http://creativemoves.com
ORIGINAL WORKS
Films: Runescore 4: Othila/Separation and Runescore 21: Turisaz/Gateway
As a part of Callous Physical Theatre's Runescore Project
Creator/Performer: Shell
Elgin Fringe 2018
Dragon Fyre Faire 2019
Dance Film: Weather Patterns Going Dutch Festival 2018
Creator/Performer: Wander and Wonder
Going Dutch Festival 2018
Dance Film: Pathways
Going Dutch Festival 2017
Creator/Performer: Weaving Webs
Elgin Fringe Festival September 2017 (Producer’s Award)
Dragon Fyre Faire Festival 2018
Nanaimo Fringe Festival 2019 (Audience Participation Award)
Creator/Performer - Shedding Skin: a Moving Meditation on Change
Great Salt Lake Fringe July 2016
Elgin Fringe Festival September 2016
Scranton Fringe Festival October 2016,
Pittsburgh Fringe March 2017
Fort Collins Fringe July 2017
Director/Co-creator/Performer: ChangeZ: a Movement Theatre Experience Old Town Actor’s Studio April 2016
Organizer: Thrift Store Stories art project (ongoing)
Organizer/co-creator: Check It Out! a site specific performance Marshall Public Library May 2015
Director/Creator - Mask: Commedia d’ell Arte Inspired Movement Theatre July 2013
Old Town Actors Studio, Pocatello
Director/Creator - Let’s Misbehave: An evening of Burlesque March 2013
Let’s Misbehave Again 2014
Ain’t Misbehavin’ 2015
Boolesque: things that go Bump in the night 2015
Let’s Misbehave Five 2017
Let's Misbehave Six 2018
Let's Misbehave Seven 2019
Let's Misbehave: Adventures in Burlesqueland 2020
Old Town Actor’s Studio, Pocatello
Choreographer/Producer: Tell Me a Story: a Performance Installation 2014 Transitions Gallery, Idaho State University
Choreographer/Artist/Producer - Private/Public: a Performance Installation
January 2013
Transitions Gallery, Idaho State University
DIRECTION
Director - A Sticky Situation written by Michelle Mittelstedt May 2013
Westside Players 24 Hour Theatre Festival
Director: Vagina Monologues February 2007
Campus Campaign Production
CHOREOGRAPHY
The Waiting Room
Choreographer
Mesa Encore Theatre
February 2017
Rocky Horror Show
Choreographer
Old Town Actors Studio
June 2016
Things That Go Bump in the Night May 2012
“When We Dream” dance concert Extend Dance Company
Gateway Center for the Performing Arts
Go, Fight, Win! December 2010
Bilyeu Theatre, Frazier Hall
In the Mirror April 2009
Black Box Theatre, Stephens Performing Arts Center
Five Times Fast December 2009
Black Box Theatre, Stephens Performing Arts Center
Laws of Motion April 2008
Black Box Theatre, Stephens Performing Arts Center
Season of Love 2000
“Works in Progress” Kinetikos Dance Alliance
Gateway Foundation for Theatre and Dance
Choreographer: Noah’s Animals 1993
Children’s Show
J.U.M.P. co, inc. Twin Falls, Idaho
College of Southern Idaho Fine Arts Auditorium
VIDEO WORK
Pathways June 2017
Created for Going Dutch Festival
Elgin, Illinois
Doodle February 2017
Created for Thrift Store Stories Project
No January 2017
Doll’s Journey May 2016
Created for Thrift Store Stories Project
Irritation January 2016
Response November 2015
Cisco Noise August 2015
Created for Ghost Towns (Another Language Performing Arts Company)
with Callous Physical Theatre
Downtown May 2015
Created for Ain’t Misbehavin’
Old Town Actor’s Studio
Cupid’s Arrows February 2015
Created for Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Old Town Actor’s Studio
Threads January 2013
Private/Public Performance Installation Transitions Gallery
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2013/09/threads.html
Up/Down Dance Film May 2012
Screened: Bilyeu Theatre; Frazier Hall
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2012/05/updown.html
Laws of Motion Dance Film 2012
For the Idaho Science and Engineering Festival
http://www.isu.edu/isef/videos.shtml
Inside/Out Dance Film November 2011
Screened: Rogers Theatre at Idaho State University
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2012/01/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit.html
Columns Dance Film 2010
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2011/11/columns.html
Places and Spaces Dance Film 2010
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2011/11/places-and-spaces.html
Feet Dance Film 2010
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2011/11/feet.html
Wiggle stop motion short film 2010
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2011/11/wiggle.html
Play! Dance Film 2010
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2011/11/play.html
WRITING
“Snake in the Grass” Short Film October 2012
I48 Forty eight hour horror film festival
(Screened at Flicks Theater in Boise, ID)
“Go (sleep with the) Fish!” May 2012
Westside Players 24 Hour Theatre Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3qqrzfDLwQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vmb5oB-lp4
Character creation and monologues: Waiting October 2009
directed by Bridget Close
Text Contribution: Shaking the Yoke January 2010
directed by Josephine Garibaldi
Big Dance, Little Space
Callous Physical Theatre
Text Contribution: At the Threshold February 2008
directed by Josephine Garibaldi
PERFORMANCE
Laptop Performance Laboratory
Collaborator/Performer
Callous Physical Theatre
Global Corporality
Collaborator/performer
Callous Physical Theatre
Double Blind Sided
World Premier May 2013
Originated character of Copper Knot
Callous Physical Theatre, Pocatello
Dancer: Private/Public: a performance Installation” January 2013
Roses by Alexis Starks
Dancer: Danceworks: Dance ISU in Concert November 2012
Suits by Josephine Garibaldi,
Zaum Etude #7 by Paul Zmolek,
Move With Me by Molly Jorgenson
Performer: Waiter, Support Group Leader, Ensemble Rent September 2012
ISU Week of Welcome Musical
directed by Sherri Dienstfrey
Performer: Taken May 2012
An original physical theatre piece by Bridget Close.
Old Town Actors Studio
Participant and Performer: Knotting the Broken String March 2012
Workshop and performance with Cid Pearlman
Dancer and Movement Creation: Rule of Life Dance Film 2012
Creators Josephine Garibaldi and Paul Zmolek, director Tom Hallaq
Featured in the 2012 International Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Assisi, Italy
Dancer: “Tribute” November 2011
Idaho State University
Rule of Life by Josephine Garibaldi and Paul Zmolek,
Sub Aqueous by Lauralee Zimmerly
Dancer and Movement Creation: Shaking the Yoke January 2010
“Big Dance, Little Space”
Callous Physical Theatre
Dancer: “Transitions” February 2010
Idaho State University
Four to Go by Lauralee Zimmerly,
Forbidden Fruit by Josephine Garibaldi
Dancer: I-Move Dance Company 2008-2010
Subaquious by Lauralee Zimmerly 2008
At the Threshold by Josephine Garibaldi February 2009
A Chance Encounter...with Janet by Molly Jorgenson February 2009
Crossing Spaces by Molly Jorgenson (ACDFA performance) March 2009
Dancer: 024Dance Concert April 2008 (Rosa Vissers, Artistic Director)
To Hold One’s Head by Shannon Mockli
Performer, Character Creation, Movement Creation: Waiting October 2009
An original physical theatre piece by Bridget Close
Ensemble: She Loves Me July 2007
Gateway Foundation for Theatre and Dance. Directed by Geoffrey Bennett
Dancer: Works in Progress 2000
Yellow by Lonni Jones
Kinetikos Dance Alliance
Cindy: Fefu and her Friends 1998
Directed by Ilana Lydia
Utah State University
Waitress: Prep by Kyle Barrow 1997
First run production
Directed by Sarah Jane Hardy
Utah State University
Carol: Boinked by Jeff King 1997
First run production
Directed by Chris Glade
Old Lyric Theatre, Logan Utah
Mother, Salvation Lass, 4th Mask: From Morn Til Midnight 1997
Directed by Ilana Lydia
Utah State University
B-girl, Manager, Glenna: Edmund 1997
Directed by Sarah Jane Hardy
Utah State University
VISUAL ART
Exhibiting artist in polymer clay and mixed media
Sagebrush Arts Fest juried arts festival
Pocatello Art Center
September 2017,2015,2013, 2011
Installation “Private/Public” January 2013
Transitions Gallery Pond Student Union
“Make Messes” Arts and Crafts Projects website:
http://makemesses.weebly.com/index.html
Miniature Polymer Clay Masks featured in
“A Collection of Polymer Clay Masks”
by Sarajane Helm Polymarket Press 2012
“Twilight Bat”
“Butterfly Dreams”
“Snake God”
“Fire Goddess”
TECHNICAL
Let’s Misbehave 2013
Old Town Actor’s Studio
Costume and sound design
Mask: Commedia dell’Arte inspired movement theatre
Costume design, mask construction, sound design
Old Town Actor’s Studio
Private/Public
Sound design
TEACHING
Instructor: Burlesque Workshops 2018-present
Twin Falls (as part of CSI's community education program)
Pocatello
Instructor: Extend Dance
Modern, jazz, and musical theatre dance classes for adult dancers
http://creativemovesdance.weebly.com/1/post/2011/11/puttin-on-the-ritz-extend-dance.html
Creative Moves Dance Studio classes 2002-2008
Owner of Dance and theatre studio with mom/pop and tot, ballet, jazz, modern, tap, and acting & improvisation classes. Organized yearly recitals.
Dance Instructor/Choreographer: Acadamie De Danse 2002-2004
Owner/Director: Lonnie Jones
Dancer Instructor (Independent Contractor) 1999-2002
Planned and taught dance classes at Elite Performance Gymnastics as independent contractor. Also substitute taught for “Mom and Me” gymnastics classes
Dance Instructor: Logan Community Recreation Center 1997-1999
Planned and taught dance classes for the community recreation center, including modern, jazz, tap, tumbling, and mom/pop and tot. Organized and ran dance performance group
EDUCATION
Course Work in Dance Performance and Choreography
Idaho State University
Course Work in Dance and Theatre
Utah State University 1994-1996
AA in Drama
College of Southern Idaho 1994
P.O. Box 2253
Pocatello ID 83206
[email protected]
PROFILE
Julie Leir-VanSickle is a performance and mixed-media artist. She makes multi-media, interactive, and experimental performances engaging a sense of curiosity and play and exploring non-traditional performances spaces.
OWNER/DIRECTOR: Creative Moves
Small business specializing in creative work including artisan creations, dance classes and creative dance workshops, performance, and online expression and creation.
http://creativemoves.com
ORIGINAL WORKS
Films: Runescore 4: Othila/Separation and Runescore 21: Turisaz/Gateway
As a part of Callous Physical Theatre's Runescore Project
Creator/Performer: Shell
Elgin Fringe 2018
Dragon Fyre Faire 2019
Dance Film: Weather Patterns Going Dutch Festival 2018
Creator/Performer: Wander and Wonder
Going Dutch Festival 2018
Dance Film: Pathways
Going Dutch Festival 2017
Creator/Performer: Weaving Webs
Elgin Fringe Festival September 2017 (Producer’s Award)
Dragon Fyre Faire Festival 2018
Nanaimo Fringe Festival 2019 (Audience Participation Award)
Creator/Performer - Shedding Skin: a Moving Meditation on Change
Great Salt Lake Fringe July 2016
Elgin Fringe Festival September 2016
Scranton Fringe Festival October 2016,
Pittsburgh Fringe March 2017
Fort Collins Fringe July 2017
Director/Co-creator/Performer: ChangeZ: a Movement Theatre Experience Old Town Actor’s Studio April 2016
Organizer: Thrift Store Stories art project (ongoing)
Organizer/co-creator: Check It Out! a site specific performance Marshall Public Library May 2015
Director/Creator - Mask: Commedia d’ell Arte Inspired Movement Theatre July 2013
Old Town Actors Studio, Pocatello
Director/Creator - Let’s Misbehave: An evening of Burlesque March 2013
Let’s Misbehave Again 2014
Ain’t Misbehavin’ 2015
Boolesque: things that go Bump in the night 2015
Let’s Misbehave Five 2017
Let's Misbehave Six 2018
Let's Misbehave Seven 2019
Let's Misbehave: Adventures in Burlesqueland 2020
Old Town Actor’s Studio, Pocatello
Choreographer/Producer: Tell Me a Story: a Performance Installation 2014 Transitions Gallery, Idaho State University
Choreographer/Artist/Producer - Private/Public: a Performance Installation
January 2013
Transitions Gallery, Idaho State University
DIRECTION
Director - A Sticky Situation written by Michelle Mittelstedt May 2013
Westside Players 24 Hour Theatre Festival
Director: Vagina Monologues February 2007
Campus Campaign Production
CHOREOGRAPHY
The Waiting Room
Choreographer
Mesa Encore Theatre
February 2017
Rocky Horror Show
Choreographer
Old Town Actors Studio
June 2016
Things That Go Bump in the Night May 2012
“When We Dream” dance concert Extend Dance Company
Gateway Center for the Performing Arts
Go, Fight, Win! December 2010
Bilyeu Theatre, Frazier Hall
In the Mirror April 2009
Black Box Theatre, Stephens Performing Arts Center
Five Times Fast December 2009
Black Box Theatre, Stephens Performing Arts Center
Laws of Motion April 2008
Black Box Theatre, Stephens Performing Arts Center
Season of Love 2000
“Works in Progress” Kinetikos Dance Alliance
Gateway Foundation for Theatre and Dance
Choreographer: Noah’s Animals 1993
Children’s Show
J.U.M.P. co, inc. Twin Falls, Idaho
College of Southern Idaho Fine Arts Auditorium
VIDEO WORK
Pathways June 2017
Created for Going Dutch Festival
Elgin, Illinois
Doodle February 2017
Created for Thrift Store Stories Project
No January 2017
Doll’s Journey May 2016
Created for Thrift Store Stories Project
Irritation January 2016
Response November 2015
Cisco Noise August 2015
Created for Ghost Towns (Another Language Performing Arts Company)
with Callous Physical Theatre
Downtown May 2015
Created for Ain’t Misbehavin’
Old Town Actor’s Studio
Cupid’s Arrows February 2015
Created for Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Old Town Actor’s Studio
Threads January 2013
Private/Public Performance Installation Transitions Gallery
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2013/09/threads.html
Up/Down Dance Film May 2012
Screened: Bilyeu Theatre; Frazier Hall
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2012/05/updown.html
Laws of Motion Dance Film 2012
For the Idaho Science and Engineering Festival
http://www.isu.edu/isef/videos.shtml
Inside/Out Dance Film November 2011
Screened: Rogers Theatre at Idaho State University
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2012/01/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit.html
Columns Dance Film 2010
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2011/11/columns.html
Places and Spaces Dance Film 2010
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2011/11/places-and-spaces.html
Feet Dance Film 2010
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2011/11/feet.html
Wiggle stop motion short film 2010
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2011/11/wiggle.html
Play! Dance Film 2010
http://creativemovesdance.com/1/post/2011/11/play.html
WRITING
“Snake in the Grass” Short Film October 2012
I48 Forty eight hour horror film festival
(Screened at Flicks Theater in Boise, ID)
“Go (sleep with the) Fish!” May 2012
Westside Players 24 Hour Theatre Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3qqrzfDLwQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vmb5oB-lp4
Character creation and monologues: Waiting October 2009
directed by Bridget Close
Text Contribution: Shaking the Yoke January 2010
directed by Josephine Garibaldi
Big Dance, Little Space
Callous Physical Theatre
Text Contribution: At the Threshold February 2008
directed by Josephine Garibaldi
PERFORMANCE
Laptop Performance Laboratory
Collaborator/Performer
Callous Physical Theatre
Global Corporality
Collaborator/performer
Callous Physical Theatre
Double Blind Sided
World Premier May 2013
Originated character of Copper Knot
Callous Physical Theatre, Pocatello
Dancer: Private/Public: a performance Installation” January 2013
Roses by Alexis Starks
Dancer: Danceworks: Dance ISU in Concert November 2012
Suits by Josephine Garibaldi,
Zaum Etude #7 by Paul Zmolek,
Move With Me by Molly Jorgenson
Performer: Waiter, Support Group Leader, Ensemble Rent September 2012
ISU Week of Welcome Musical
directed by Sherri Dienstfrey
Performer: Taken May 2012
An original physical theatre piece by Bridget Close.
Old Town Actors Studio
Participant and Performer: Knotting the Broken String March 2012
Workshop and performance with Cid Pearlman
Dancer and Movement Creation: Rule of Life Dance Film 2012
Creators Josephine Garibaldi and Paul Zmolek, director Tom Hallaq
Featured in the 2012 International Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Assisi, Italy
Dancer: “Tribute” November 2011
Idaho State University
Rule of Life by Josephine Garibaldi and Paul Zmolek,
Sub Aqueous by Lauralee Zimmerly
Dancer and Movement Creation: Shaking the Yoke January 2010
“Big Dance, Little Space”
Callous Physical Theatre
Dancer: “Transitions” February 2010
Idaho State University
Four to Go by Lauralee Zimmerly,
Forbidden Fruit by Josephine Garibaldi
Dancer: I-Move Dance Company 2008-2010
Subaquious by Lauralee Zimmerly 2008
At the Threshold by Josephine Garibaldi February 2009
A Chance Encounter...with Janet by Molly Jorgenson February 2009
Crossing Spaces by Molly Jorgenson (ACDFA performance) March 2009
Dancer: 024Dance Concert April 2008 (Rosa Vissers, Artistic Director)
To Hold One’s Head by Shannon Mockli
Performer, Character Creation, Movement Creation: Waiting October 2009
An original physical theatre piece by Bridget Close
Ensemble: She Loves Me July 2007
Gateway Foundation for Theatre and Dance. Directed by Geoffrey Bennett
Dancer: Works in Progress 2000
Yellow by Lonni Jones
Kinetikos Dance Alliance
Cindy: Fefu and her Friends 1998
Directed by Ilana Lydia
Utah State University
Waitress: Prep by Kyle Barrow 1997
First run production
Directed by Sarah Jane Hardy
Utah State University
Carol: Boinked by Jeff King 1997
First run production
Directed by Chris Glade
Old Lyric Theatre, Logan Utah
Mother, Salvation Lass, 4th Mask: From Morn Til Midnight 1997
Directed by Ilana Lydia
Utah State University
B-girl, Manager, Glenna: Edmund 1997
Directed by Sarah Jane Hardy
Utah State University
VISUAL ART
Exhibiting artist in polymer clay and mixed media
Sagebrush Arts Fest juried arts festival
Pocatello Art Center
September 2017,2015,2013, 2011
Installation “Private/Public” January 2013
Transitions Gallery Pond Student Union
“Make Messes” Arts and Crafts Projects website:
http://makemesses.weebly.com/index.html
Miniature Polymer Clay Masks featured in
“A Collection of Polymer Clay Masks”
by Sarajane Helm Polymarket Press 2012
“Twilight Bat”
“Butterfly Dreams”
“Snake God”
“Fire Goddess”
TECHNICAL
Let’s Misbehave 2013
Old Town Actor’s Studio
Costume and sound design
Mask: Commedia dell’Arte inspired movement theatre
Costume design, mask construction, sound design
Old Town Actor’s Studio
Private/Public
Sound design
TEACHING
Instructor: Burlesque Workshops 2018-present
Twin Falls (as part of CSI's community education program)
Pocatello
Instructor: Extend Dance
Modern, jazz, and musical theatre dance classes for adult dancers
http://creativemovesdance.weebly.com/1/post/2011/11/puttin-on-the-ritz-extend-dance.html
Creative Moves Dance Studio classes 2002-2008
Owner of Dance and theatre studio with mom/pop and tot, ballet, jazz, modern, tap, and acting & improvisation classes. Organized yearly recitals.
Dance Instructor/Choreographer: Acadamie De Danse 2002-2004
Owner/Director: Lonnie Jones
Dancer Instructor (Independent Contractor) 1999-2002
Planned and taught dance classes at Elite Performance Gymnastics as independent contractor. Also substitute taught for “Mom and Me” gymnastics classes
Dance Instructor: Logan Community Recreation Center 1997-1999
Planned and taught dance classes for the community recreation center, including modern, jazz, tap, tumbling, and mom/pop and tot. Organized and ran dance performance group
EDUCATION
Course Work in Dance Performance and Choreography
Idaho State University
Course Work in Dance and Theatre
Utah State University 1994-1996
AA in Drama
College of Southern Idaho 1994