Julia Chacon
-
Mail code: 2602Campus: Tempe
-
Student Information
Graduate StudentTheatre (Theatre and Performance of the Americas)
Herberger Institute
An Arizona native, Julia toured as a soloist with flamenco companies based in New York, Madrid, Seville and Santa Fe for over a decade performing in Spain, Colombia, Mexico, and throughout the USA. Her company, Julia Chacon Flamenco Theatre, completed their fourth season at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts in October, 2021. She was a 2019 finalist for the Arizona Governor's Arts Award and the Phoenix Mayor's Arts Award, a 2020 Artist in Residence at the Musical Instrument Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate), and a 2021 finalist for the Phoenix Mayor's Arts Award.
Julia taught workshops at Louisiana State University’s Dance Program (2014-2016), co-presented at TEDX LSU (2016), was an invited presenter at the National Conference of the National Dance Education Organization (2009), and has been featured on the Travel Channel with Samantha Brown as well as various publications. Her choreography was performed in the 50th Anniversary of the Shangahi Opera House in China. Julia was named a Master Artist and awarded a Folk Art Grant by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs of New Mexico.
Julia has taught flamenco arts education programs at eleven schools across three Valley districts and teaches in the private sector. She has authored and co-authored arts education curricula that has been implemented throughout the five Burroughs of New York, North Carolina, New Mexico, Louisana, and Arizona.
BFA, Dance, University of New Mexico magna cum laude
BS, Anthropology, University of New Mexico
Courses
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
THF 126 | Communication & Collaboration |
THF 126 | Communication & Collaboration |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
THE 421 | Shakespeare: Stage and Film |
THE 421 | Shakespeare: Stage and Film |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
DCE 205 | How Dance Matters |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
DCE 205 | How Dance Matters |
DCE 194 | Special Topics |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
DCE 201 | Dance, Culture&Global Contexts |
DCE 201 | Dance, Culture&Global Contexts |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
DCE 100 | Introduction to Dance |
DCE 100 | Introduction to Dance |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
DCE 194 | Special Topics |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
DCE 194 | Special Topics |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
DCE 121 | Ballet I |
Arizona Governor's Arts Award Finalist, Individual Artist, 2019 Phoenix Mayor's Arts Award Finalist, Dance Artist, 2019 Artist in Residence, Musical Instrument Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, 2019 Featured Presenter, National Dance Education Organization, 2009 Master Artist, New Mexico Arts, Folk Art Apprenticeship Grant
Julia Chacon Flamenco Theatre Santa Fe, NM | Phoenix, AZ, 2008-present Founder/Director
Cuadro de Jose Galvan Seville, Spain, 2012-2013 Soloist, Dancer
Carlota Santana Flamenco Vivo New York, NY, 2005-2012 Touring Dancer, Soloist, Lead Teaching Artist
Maria Benitez Teatro Flamenco Santa Fe, NM | Madrid, Spain | New York, NY Company Dancer, Soloist, Teaching Artist
Musical Instrument Museum, Experience Spain Advisory Group, 2018-2019 Phoenix, AZ
Scottsdale Tourism Advisory Task Force, Working Group, 2014-2016 Scottsdale, AZ
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Discovery Series Advisory Committee, 2013-2014 Scottsdale, AZ
Santa Fe Creative Tourism, Founding Artist, 2008-2010 Santa Fe, NM