Staff Profile | Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Research

Biography

Laina Reese Carney is a choreographer, educator and performer of dance. Laina received her MFA in Dance Performance & Pedagogy, as well as her Certificate of Study in Feminist Methodologies & Sexualities from Arizona State University. Her BFA was earned at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Current Courses

DAN 152.001 Experiencing Dance

DAN 358.001 Interdisciplinary Choreographic Projects

DAN 219.001 Jazz Dance II

DAN 319.001 Jazz Dance III

DAN 305.001 Modern Dance III

THE 302.008 Theatre Practicum

THE 302.009 Theatre Practicum

THE 291.002 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Theatre

DAN 303.001 Dance Theatre

THE 287.004 Independent Study

DAN 219.001 Jazz Dance II

DAN 305.001 Modern Dance III

DAN 374.001 Multicultural Perspectives In Dance

DAN 382.001 Senior Seminar In Dance

THE 302.008 Theatre Practicum

MFA Dance

Arizona State University

Phoenix, Arizona

Outstanding College Teaching Award

Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

2022

Grants & Contracts

Dance in the Parks. MacArthur Foundation. Private. (2022)

MECCPAC. MECCPAC (Multi-Ethic Cultural and Cocurricular Programming Advisory Committee). Illinois State University. (2022)

MECCPAC Grant. Multi-Ethnic Cultural and Co-curricular Programming Advisory Committee. Illinois State University. (2020)

Sage Funding. Sage Foundation Fund - ISU. Illinois State University. (2020)

Performances and Exhibits

Catalogue of Dreams
Laina Reese Carney
May 2024

Distinguished Chicago Alumni Concert - University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign
Laina Reese Carney
October 2024

Fall Dance Concert, Hover!
Laina Reese Carney
November 2024

Spring Dance Concert, Transcend!
Laina Reese Carney
January 2024

sister spirit
Laina Reese Carney
November 2024

Fables in Frenzy
Laina Reese Carney
Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts. June 2023

Sugar Rush
Laina Reese Carney
March 2023

mother tongue
Laina Reese Carney
School of Theatre and Dance. November 2023

Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical
Laina Reese Carney
October 2022

Capitalist Confessions (2022)
Laina Reese Carney
April 2022

Desquamation
Laina Reese Carney
8th International Conference on Movement and Computing Conference. June 2022

Fables in Frenzy (2022)
Laina Reese Carney
MacArthur Foundation. June 2022

On the Edge of Chaos (2022)
Laina Reese Carney
November 2022

The Last Audience
Laina Reese Carney
8th International Conference on Movement and Computing Conference. June 2022

Desquamation
Laina Reese Carney
Personal Project. November 2021

Measure for Measure
Laina Reese Carney
Illinois State University. July 2021

Muliebrity
Laina Reese Carney
School of Theatre & Dance. September 2021

Sassafras & Sage
Laina Reese Carney
School of Theatre & Dance. April 2021

Spring Dance Concert, Pivot!
Laina Reese Carney
School of Theatre & Dance. April 2021

The Winter's Tale
Laina Reese Carney
Illinois State University. June 2021

#SayHerName
Laina Reese Carney
School of Theatre & Dance. August 2020 - November 2020

Big Bertha
Laina Reese Carney
ISU School of Theatre & Dance. January 2020 - March 2020

The Winding Road
Laina Reese Carney
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. May 2020

Desquamation
Kristin Anne Carlson, Zahra Irannezhad, Laina Carney
The International Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO). - June 28 2022

Conference Proceeding

Carlson, K., Irannezhad, Z., & Carney, L. Desquamation. MOCO '22: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Movement and Computing (2022)

Presentations

I was invited to speak at the African American Youth Initiative Summit in July 2021. I spoke as a Keynote in the session: Rooted in Our Histories: Black Greek Organizations.

Readapting for Technology: Adobe Software. Readapting for Technology: Adobe Software. Center for Integrated Professional Development. (2022)

Rooted in Our Histories: Black Greek Organizations. African American Youth Initiative (AAYI) Summit. Concordia University. (2022)

Carlson, K. A., Irannezhad, Z., Carney, L. (2022). Desquamation. Chicago, IL: MOCO '22: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Movement and Computing. https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3537972.3538012

#SayHerName: Presentation & Talk-Back. Women & Gender Symposium. Women & Gender Studies. (2021)

Elevating Black Voices in Dance Education. Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Black Dance in Contemporary Times. South Chicago Dance Theatre. (2021)

History of the Sitcom: The BIPOC Experience. The History of the Sitcom. State Farm Hall of Business. (2021)

Reinvent Your Course for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Reinvent Your Course for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Wonook Kim College of Fine Arts. (2021)

Rooted in Our Histories: Black Greek Organizations. African American Youth Initiative (AAYI) Summit. Concordia University. (2021)

https://www.southchicagodancetheatre.com

Laina Werner-Powell