Heidee Lyn Alsdorf

heideealsdorf@gmail.com
Springdale, AR

Current Position

Instructor of Dance & Theatre
Department of Theatre, University of Arkansas | Fayetteville | Fall 2022 - present
Courses taught: Dance Appreciation, Theatre History I, II, Contemporary Dance

Education

Masters of Fine Arts in Physical Theatre
May 2019 |  ACCADEMIA DELL’ARTE, MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (IT/DE/CZ)

Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance Performance with Honors
May 2016  |  UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, LITTLE ROCK

Certification: Elemental Body Alignment System (I)
June 2016 | SCOTT PUTNAM, AREZZO, ITALY

Original Projects

Our Story Begins with a Tear by Danielle Hatch

(choreography / performance)

a participatory nine course meal and performance with aspects of ritual, play and emotional exchange

December 2025 | The Momentary, Bentonville, AR

Inverse Performing Arts Festival

Relative Intensity Noise by Rin Prieset

(performance)

a nonlinear durational performance environment where multiple artists activate the same space all at once

October 2025 | The Momentary, Bentonville, AR

Momentous Music Festival

Love. On a Monday? By Blake Worthey

(script development, choreography, performance)

a rom-com story told through dance and theatre

September 2025 | Two Friends Bookstore, Bentonville, AR

The MAP Foundation

The Phone Call by Jay Benham

(performance)

open studio at the culmination of Benham’s Artist Residency at The Momentary

September 2025 | The Momentary, Bentonville, AR

Flock world premiere by Bandaloop

(performance, local artist liaison)

immersive storytelling through performance art, theatre, and dance inspired by migratory birds

June 2025 | The Momentary, Bentonville, AR

Howling 3D by Rumwolf Productions

(rehearsal direction, performance)

third annual halloween party

October 2024 | The Momentary, Bentonville, AR

Not For Sale by Heidee Lyn Alsdorf

(solo project)

a dance-theatre piece reflecting on the efficacies of post-modernism

June 2024 | Creative Spaces, Mount Sequoyah, Fayetteville, AR

Fayetteville Movement Festival

Collide in collaboration with Blake Worthey and Allison Wheeler

(performance, choreography)

a monthly night-club event featuring performance artists and DJs

March, 2024 | The Momentary, Bentonville, AR

Un (C.A.N.I) Creative Acts of Neo-Intelligence by Flyover Dance Collective

(choreography, concept development, performance)

April 2024 | The Momentary, Bentonville, AR

A Life’s Longing for Itself by Heidee Lyn Alsdorf

(solo project)

January 2022 | Creative Spaces, Mount Sequoyah | Fayetteville, AR

Choreography / Movement Direction for Published Plays / Musicals

Witch by Jen Silverman

(choreographer)

February 2024| Dir. Steven Marzolf | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | Global Theatre

Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson

(choreographer)

February 2025 | Dir. Sarah Behrend-Wilcox | Fayetteville, AR | University Theatre

In the Grove of Forgetting by Bob Ford

(choreographer)

April 2025 | Dir. Damon Kiely | Fayetteville, AR | TheatreSquared

Little Women Music by Jason Howland. Lyrics by Mindi Dickenstein. Book by Allan Knee

(choreographer / movement director)

October 2025 | Dir. Claire Wewers | Fayetteville, AR | University of Arkansas

A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare

(movement director)

July 2025 | Dir. Michael Landman | Fayetteville, AR | Arkansas Classical Theatre

Community Events / Curation

The Rental Home: Part II (curator / host)

Salon style artist sharing and house party

June 2025 | my home in Bentonville, AR

Storm: Radical Togetherness in Public Spaces (collaborator / performer)

thesis project toward the fulfillment of Ari Christopher’s Dance MFA from University of Wisconsin-Madison. A community event bringing dance to public spaces with support of Tulsa Modern Movement

June 2025 | Guthrie Green, Tulsa, OK

The Rental Home (curator / host)

Salon style artist sharing and house party

March 2025 | my home in Bentonville, AR

Motion Picture Play: InHabit (Part II) (director/coordinator)

Participatory public performance art practice

November 2024 | in collaboration with Jessica Hale | Bentonville, AR| Inverse Performing Arts Festival

Motion Picture Play: inHabit (director/coordinator)

Participatory public performance art practice

November 2023| in collaboration with Jessica Hale | Bentonville AR | Inverse Performing Arts Festival

On Our Way (lead artist / director / host)

A community activation project of the Artist 360 program (MidAmerica Arts Alliance)

September 2024 | Coler Trail, Bentonville, AR + The Lower Ramble, Fayetteville, AR

SERVICE

Director The Movement Student Dance Company | UARK Spring 2026

Administrative Support | CACHE 2025

Inclusive Excellence Committee | UARK, Department of Theatre 2024 - present

Assistant Director The Movement Student Dance Company | UARK August 2023 - December 2025

Pride Parade Choreographer | Friends of Palestine, Fayetteville, AR July 2025

Dance Coordinator/Recruitment | Fayetteville Movement Festival 2024

Jingle Jam Fundraising Committee | NWA Movement Hub 2023

Artist Liaison | Matty Davis Residency at The Momentary 2023

GRANTS & AWARDS

Recipient, Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grant
NYC | April 2024

Recipient, Artist 360 Community Activator Grant
Mid-America Art Alliance | January 2024

Artist in Residence
Creative Spaces NWA | Fayetteville, AR | January - February 2022

Artist in Residence
Divadlo Continuo | Malovice, Czech Republic | April 2019 - May 2019

SCHOLARSHIPS