Resume
Erica Mott
Material- Inspired Performance
Awards & Residencies
Santa Fe Art Institute Artist In Residence, Santa Fe, New Mexico – October – December 2011
Chicago Dancemakers Forum Lab Artist – May 2010 – August 2011
hub14 Live In Creation Residency, Toronto, Canada – February 2011
NES Artist Residency, Skagestrond, Iceland – August 2010
Roy Hart Summer Symposium Guest Artist, Thoiras, France – July 2010
Penland School of Craft Teaching Residency – June 2010
SPOKE Gallery Visiting Artist in Residence ([re]public in/decency) – May 2010
PopUP Art Loop Artist in Residence – April 2010
Romich Family Foundation Individual Artist Grant – April 2010
Beaver Hall Process Residency, Toronto, Canada – March 2010
The Fire This Time Fund ([re]public in/decency) – January 2010
Ragdale Foundation Residency, Lake Forest, IL – July 2009
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Dance Bridge Residency – 2007
City of Chicago Neighborhood Arts Partnerships Grantee – 2005, 2006, 2010
City of Chicago Community Arts Assistance Program Grantee – 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
Original Work by Artist
…and the boat you came in on- Installation/Performance-PopUp Art Loop, Chicago- May 2010
Revised and Revisited- Writer/Solo Performer- PopUp Art Loop, Chicago- June 2010
On the Practice of Dying- Writer/Solo Performer- Rustbelt Revival Festival, Chicago- August 2009, SELF(ish) Series,Chicago-February 2010
Red Noses: You, I…and All the Others – Co-Creator/Performer- Links Hall, Chicago- January 2010
Strictly Rubbish: Love and the Lack Thereof- Creator/Performer- Gorilla Tango, Chicago- October 2009
InPrint — Creator/Performer — Iron Studios, Chicago- May 2007 & National Tour-August 2008
Ogtel and Pernod in Closed — Creator/Performer — Spareroom & Links Hall, Chicago- December 2006
Structure/Shattered — Creator/Solo Performer — Chicago Cultural Center- February 2006
What to Forget — Choreographer/Performer — Lurie Gardens, Millennium Park, Chicago- August 2005
DIS*CARD* — Creator/Solo Performer — PAC/edge Festival, Chicago- April 2005
Additional Works and Collaborations
[re]public in/decency– Co-Founder/Creator– Chicago/Toronto
How to Survive While in Exile-Co-Creator/Performer-International Tour 2009-2010
Exile (video short)-Co-Creator/Performer-Toronto, March 2010
The Palimpsest Project-Co-Creator/Performer- International Tour 2010
Chalk (video short)- Co-Creator/Performer- Chicago, May 2010
La Pocha Nostra- Associated Artist- Chicago/San Francisco
Corpo/Illicito Post Human Experiment #69- Performer/Collaborator- Columbia College-October 2009 & April 2010
Sharon Bridgforth Residency- Performer/Mentee- Chicago
Blood Pudding- Performer-Links Hall, Chicago-December 2009
Revised and Revisited- Writer/Creator (under the mentorship of Sharon Bridgforth)- Links Hall, Chicago- December 2009
Tim Miller Residency- Assistant Director/Performer- Chicago
Charged Bodies-Performer/Writer- Links Hall, Chicago- July 2008
Charged Bodies Mentorship Program- Assistant Director- Links Hall, Chicago- November 2009
Blair Thomas & Co. — Company Member — Chicago
The Cabaret of Desire- Collaborator/Puppeteer/Performer- National Tour 2008
Reflections on the Nature of Water — Collaborator/Performer — National Tour 2006-2007
The Ox-Herder’s Tale — Performer — National Tour 2006 & 2008
Pierrot Lunaire — Performer — National Tour 2004-2006
Synapse Arts Project– Collaborator– Chicago
Stridulate-Collaborator/Performer- International Tour 2009-10
Grove of the Untouchables- Collaborator/Performer- March 2007
Hideous Transformations- Performer- June 2005
Additional Affiliations
The Second City, Chicago- Faculty Member
Lookingglass Theater Company, Chicago- Faculty Member
MUKA Project, Johannesburg, South Africa- Artistic Director
Synapse Arts Project- Performer/Collaborator/Board Member
Every House Has a Door- Board Member
Special Skills: puppetry, stilt dancing, choreography, curation, community organizing, intermediate French, beginning Spanish and Wolof
Education
University of Exeter, Exeter, England
Masters in Theatre Practice : Specialization in Intercultural Physical Theatre
Graduated 2002