Join Anna Jayne Kimmel, a performance studies scholar and dancer, for a conversation about a career that connects dance, scholarship, law, and community engagement. Drawing on her experience as a performer, researcher, and restorative justice facilitator, Kimmel will share how her interests have shaped her path and how creative practice can open unexpected directions for work in the arts.
From Practice to Profession is an ongoing series of conversations designed to introduce students to the many career paths within the arts.
About Anna Jayne Kimmel
Assistant Professor of Dance and Deputy Director at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design
Anna Jayne Kimmel is an Assistant Professor of Dance at the George Washington University, where she is an affiliate faculty at Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service. Currently the Deputy Director of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, her books include Legal Moves: Choreographies of Race, Law, and Empire (Stanford University Press) and Performing Law: Actors, Affects, Spaces (Cambridge University Press). She currently serves on the board of Performance Studies international and as Associate Editor for Performance Research. Kimmel holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and A.B. from Princeton University.