CURRICULUM VITAE
Kristin Holland Bohr
Stage Director/Choreographer SDC, AEA Musical Theater Performer/Dance Captain,
Business Owner, Program Director, Teaching Artist,
Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Certified Yoga Instructor
Professional Information
Kristin has professionally pursued her multiple interests in dance, theatre, health, yoga/spirituality, management, and entrepreneurship simultaneously, resulting in various disciplines intersecting with each other to create a holistic view of theatre and life that supports her personal and professional goals as well as the ambitions of her colleagues and students
She is devoted to reimagining the landscape of musical theatre to include more diverse and inclusive stories, casting, and audience accessibility. She uses her platform at Berklee to empower and promote under-represented actors and writers to take the stage and tell their stories
Work Experience
Assistant Professor, Musical Theater, Berklee College of Music
2017 - present
Director: Musical Theater New Works Ensemble; Associate Director, Dance, and Movement Specialist: Musical Theater Ensemble, Musical Theater Chorus, Musical Theater Workshop, Musical Theater for Young Audiences; Choreographer: Curtain Up!, Singers Night, and main stage musicals; Dance Teacher/Choreographer: Summer Musical Theater Intensive, Broadway Tap; Intern Supervisor: Choreography, Company Management, Production Assisting; Developing New Courses: Musical Theater Dance Workshop, Dance Styles for Singers, and Broadway Tap Dance
Company Owner, Manhattan Tap Dance Center
2012 - present
Co-created and co-manage all aspects of CardioTapNYC™ and Manhattan Tap Dance Center including: teacher selection/training, contracts, policy and curriculum development, management systems, space rental, events, advertising, social media, logo and website design
Stage Director/Choreographer
2003 - present
Professional freelance contracts include: Boston Opera Collaborative, Berklee College of Music, Emerson College, Village Theatre (Seattle), Seattle Children's Theatre, ArtsWest (Seattle), Second Story Rep (Seattle), CenterStage! (Seattle), Surflight Theatre (NJ)
Recognition: WINNER 2013 Gregory Award Best Overall Production, CHICAGO at Village Theatre; WINNER 2012 Seattle Critics Gypsy Rose Lee Award for Outstanding Choreography,THE PRODUCERS at Village Theatre; 1ST RUNNER UP 2010 Broadway World Seattle Award for Best Choreography, 42ND STREET at Village Theatre
Teaching Artist, Musical Theatre and Dance
2003 - present
Jazz, Musical Theatre Dance, Broadway Tap, Ballet/Pointe, Modern, Acrobatics,
Audition Technique, Scene Into Song, Acting
Berklee College of Music, Broadway Bound Dance Center, Artists in Motion Performing Arts,
Dance in Schools (Cambridge), Curious Jane/Blue Tree Summer Camp, The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle), Village Theatre KIDSTAGE, Seattle Children's Theatre Drama School, West Seattle Montessori, Little Yoga Bubbles (NYC), Surflight Theatre Arts Resource School
Holistic Health and Nutrition Coach
2015 - present
Freelance private coaching primarily for chronic dieters to stop the cycle of dieting and focus on achieving healthy relationships with food, body, friends/family, and work in order to gain energy, improve fitness, and decrease stress. Clients have reported better numbers in key health tests as well as more personal happiness and improved outlook
Musical Theatre Performer/Dance Captain
1997 - 2012
Over 20 AEA Contracts: The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle), Village Theatre (Seattle), Seattle Children's Theatre, Surflight Theatre (NJ); performance resume of stand out credits available upon request
Program Director, Surflight Theatre Arts Resource School
2003 - 2005
Established, developed, and coordinated all aspects of the Surflight Theatre Arts Resource School including: teacher selection, contracts, policy and curriculum development, management systems, events, student performances, and advertising
Education
Master of Arts, Theatre Education
Emerson College, Boston, MA - May 2017
Emphasis in Higher Education and Directing. Relevant coursework includes: Theatre and Community/Applied Theatre, Directing the Musical, Linklater Voice Technique, Design in Production, Theatre for and with Youth, Theatre for Young Audiences, College Curricula Design, Directing Development, Musical Theatre Production, and Disrupting Narratives in Theatre and Life
Bachelor of Arts, Dance
Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA - December 2002
Concentration in Jazz Dance; minor in Musical Theatre. Completed 8 levels of Commercial and Contemporary Jazz Dance, 4 levels of Modern, 4 levels of Ballet, Contemporary Partnering, Character Dance, Folk Dance, Tap Dance, Dunham Technique, Dance History, Dance Kinesiology, Anatomy, Laban Notation, Dance Composition 1 & 2, Acting 1 & 2, Voice and Speech, Musical Theatre Seminar,
8 semesters of Private Voice Lessons and participation in multiple dance and theatre productions
Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach
The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, New York, NY - March 2016
Studied over 100 dietary theories and best health practices with leading physicians, researchers, doctors, and nutrition experts at the forefront of the health and wellness movement including: Joshua Rosenthal, Mark Hyman, Deepak Chopra, Marion Nestle, and Andrew Weil; over 600 hours of coursework and hands on client practice
Certified Yoga Instructor
Kripalu Yoga Center, Stockbridge, MA - March 2010
200 hour certification; studied pranayama (breath and energy), alignment, anatomy, postures, moving meditation, and spiritual connection