Artist Detail

Olivia Kunst

Dancer

About the artist:

Olivia received her BFA with an emphasis in Performance in May 2008. She is now a candidate for her MFA in Teaching and Choreography. During her time as an undergraduate she performed with Utah Ballet for three years, as well as participating in the cultural exchange with Kyung Hee University and performed in Seoul, South Korea. She has had valuable experience working with guest choreographers through the University of Utah as well as American Ballet Theater's Summer Intensive. In the past she has also had the honor of performing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas show in Salt Lake City, Utah, with East West Dance Theater in Maryland, a benefit performance for the Chinese Embassy, as well as performances at the Baltimore Museum of Art in Maryland. Currently Olivia teaches two course at the University of Utah as a Graduate Teaching Assistant; Beginning Ballet for non-majors and Ballet Technique for Modern Majors. She also teaches at Children's Ballet Theater in Salt Lake City, UT. (All photos by Christopher Peddecord)