Background
Evans, Bill was born on April 11, 1940 in Lehi, Utah, United States. Son of William Ferdinand and Lila (Snape) Evans.
choreographer dancer educator arts administrator
Evans, Bill was born on April 11, 1940 in Lehi, Utah, United States. Son of William Ferdinand and Lila (Snape) Evans.
Bachelor in English, University Utah, 1963. Master of Fine Arts in Modern Dance, University Utah, 1970. Dance student various private dance schools and studios.
Certified in laban and bartenieff, University Utah, 1997.
Apprentice Harkness Ballet Company, New York City, 1966. Member Chicago Ballet and Lyric Opera Ballet, 1966-1967. Teaching assistant department ballet and modern dance University Utah, 1967-1968, faculty Virginia Tanner Creative Dance Program, 1968-1973, assistant professor modern dance, 1974-1976, dancer, teacher, choreographer, artistic coordinator, member Repertory Dance Theatre, 1967-1974.
Artistic director Dance Theatre Seattle, 1976-1983. Artistic director, resident teacher, choreographer Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers, Manitoba, Canada, 1983-1984. Associate professor, coordinator dance program department kinesiology Indiana University, Bloomington, 1986-1987, 87-88, artistic director Indiana Dance Theatre, 1986-1988.
Head dance program department theatre and dance University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1988-1993. Professor dance, since 1993. Artistic director university Contemporary Dance Ensemble University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1989-1993, director, founder University Youth Dance Camp, 1990, director, founder Magnificio Youth Dance Groups, 1991-1996.
Artistic director Bill Evans Dance Company, toured United States, Europe, Mexico 1975-1999. Bill Evans Summer Institutes of Dance and Summer Festivals of Dance, Bill Evans Solo Dance Repertory, since 1976, Bill Evans Dance Company School, Seattle. Visiting professor dance division University Washington, 1976-1981.
Artistic advisor Fairmount Dance Theatre, Cleveland, 1974-1975. Guest artist in residence Dance Department, University Utah. Artist in resident Illinois University, Harvard University Summer School, choreographer in residence Repertory Dance Theater.
Director, choreographer New Mexico Repertory Theatre, Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Member Artists in Education Bank, Utah arts council. Dance/movement specialist Artist-in-Schools program National Endowment for Arts.
Founder, director Celebrate Youth Summer Dance Institute, 1993-1998. Artistic coordinator Southwest American College Dance Festival, 1994. Guest artist Kala Chhaya Cultural Center, India, since 1993.
Toured Karnataka, Maharastra, India.
American Arts Alliance representative before House and Senate appropriations committees, 1979. Served as officer United States Army, 1963-1965. Member Dancers, Inc. (advisory board), National Dance Association (chair performance division since 1993), American College Dance Festival Association (board directors since 1992, United States representative 1st international college dance festival Japan 1993).
Married, August 27, 1962 (divorced 1965). 1 child, Thaïs.