Kristen Vogel

Texas native, Kristen Vogel is currently working towards a Master's of Arts degree in dance at Texas Woman's University. In addition she has also participated in the University of North Texas's "Arts Leadership: Graduate Academic Certification Program." She has interned at the Greater Denton Arts Council and presented her creative process during the lecture/demonstration "Women's Work and the Human Creative Process" at The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future in Dallas, TX.

An avid arts advocate Kristen is interested in methods which will strengthen the relationship between dance artists and their audiences. Inspired by the online work of artistic director Chris Elam and his company Misnomer Dance Theater, she has developed Encore, an interactive wiki meant to facilitate critical dialogues between choreographers and their public concerning the artist's approach to creating work. In April, she will be presenting this research at the 2012 Student Creative Arts & Research Symposium at Texas Woman's University. In the future, Kristen hopes to employ Encore as part of a dance company's educational outreach program.

Anyone wanting more information on Encore is encouraged to email Kristen at: [mailto:kvogel@twu.edu kvogel@twu.edu].