Choreography
Awards |
The Mirage at The University of Iowa (December 2021)
Untitled Renaissance - Third Place Winner University of Iowa Division of Performing Arts (June 2021 - September 2021) Summer Arts Travel Research Grant University of Iowa Division of Performing Arts (August 2020 - May 2021) Iowa Arts Fellowship Solo, But Not Alone Online Dance Festival (Week 1 winner, April 2020) Hand at The Museum (with stb x at) Soundspace 1525 Residency (January - June 2016) Residency for Halftime Dance. (with stb x at) Barnes & Noble Midnight Release (July 8, 2000) Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire Costume Contest - Honorable Mention (Ron Weasley) |
Residencies |
Lontano Koshien (August 2018 - May 2019)
Lontano Livestream Series University of Iowa Department of Dance (April 2018) 40 years ago, 30 years from now (with Melinda Jean Myers and Lauren Linder) Soundspace 1525 (January - June 2016) Halftime Dance. (with stb x at) Capital City Dance Center (July - August 2015) Plastique Romantique (with stb x at) Halsey Hall (May - July 2015) Plastique Romantique (with stb x at) |
Choreographic Endeavors
2022 |
Awaiting Your Instructions with Kyle Ayers
8 dancers, 1 musician, 48 minutes Collaborative Performance Concert on December 1, 2, and 3, 2022 at Space Place Theater (Iowa City, IA) Narratives of Effort in Japanese Idol Music lecture 1 speaker, three monitors, 75 minutes University of Iowa Japanese Studies on November 10, 2022 at Adler Journalism Building (Iowa City, IA) Seanshuuraku (mini ver.) 1 dancer, 3 minutes, video STBDancing.com on November 8, 2022 (online) Absentee Cities with poet NAGAE Yuki 1 dancer, 1 poet, 8 minutes International Writers Program's "can - I - trust" on October 15, 2022 at Space Place Theater (Iowa City, IA) Resurrection 1 dancer, 3 minutes Iowa Dance Festival on October 8, 2022 at The James Theater (Iowa City, IA) Just a Skosh (live ver.) 1 dancer, 90 minutes Cx3: Contemporary Creative Community on October 7, 2022 at Public Space One Close House (Iowa City, IA) Last Resort 1 dancer, 6 minutes Climate Action in Motion on September 22, 2022 at Chauncey Swan Park (Iowa City, IA) Like the End and the Way with Lauren Linder and composer M Denney 2 dancers, 10 minutes Society of Composers Iowa 24 + 24 Hour Concert at Voxman Concert Hall on September 11, 2022 (Iowa City, IA) Just a Skosh 1 dancer, 12 minutes, video STBDancing.com on August 1, 2022 (online) The Great Restoration 1 dancer, 3 minutes Philadelphia Dance Day on July 30, 2022 at Plays & Players Theater (Philadelphia, PA) Seanshuuraku EXP 1 soloist, 12 minutes HOT! Festival on July 7, 2022 at Dixon Place (New York City, NY) Insubmission with Lauren Linder and writer Luíza Fazio 2 performers, 9 minutes International Writers Program's "re·sis·tance | rev·o·lu·tion" on April 21, 2022 at Space Place Theater (Iowa City, IA) Seanshuuraku 1 soloist, 15 dancers, 1 accompanist, 38 minutes Phelan + Gray + Boyt Thesis Concert on April 13-15, 2022 at Space Place Theater (Iowa City, IA) Quiet 1 dancer, 3 minutes CDS on February 11, 2022 at Halsey Hall (Iowa City, IA) |
2021 |
“... nature takes its course”
12 dancers, 30 minutes End of Semester Event on December 10, 2021 at University of Iowa Halsey Hall (Iowa City, IA) v14 [MV] 14 dolls, 2 minutes, video STBDancing.com on December 10, 2021 (online) Untitled Renaissance 1 dancer, 3 minutes The Mirage on December 3, 2021 at Iowa Memorial Union Ballroom (Iowa City, IA) Debut MV Teaser [ARRIVAL] 14 dolls, 1 minute, video STBDancing.com on November 19, 2021 (online) カラフル 2 1 dancer, 1 minute, video YouTube on November 5, 2021 (online) Skin Study XYZ 3 nipples, 1 minute, video YouTube on October 1, 2021 (online) SHELF WARS 4 products, 1 minute, video YouTube on September 23, 2021 (online) in moderation ii with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 16 minutes, video YouTube on September 10, 2021 (online) I wouldn’t do a battement with Meredith Stapleton and her in-utero baby 2 (3?) performers, 2 minutes, video Instagram on August 4, 2021 (online) Yet Another Nostalgic Revival 1 dancer, 3 minutes Philadelphia Dance Day on July 31, 2021 at Plays & Players Theater (Philadelphia, PA) About Time with Katherine Kiefer Stark / The Naked Stark 2 performers, 15 minutes Garden Party on July 24, 2021 at Poor People's Army Headquarters (Philadelphia, PA) Trunk(Violette) 1 person, 36 images, photo essay STBDancing.com on July 7, 2021 (online) Trunk 1 person, 120 images, photo essay STBDancing.com on April 2, 2021 (online) My Pace 4 performers, 13 minutes, video Choreography IV Showing on May 10, 2021 on Zoom (online) Sean Lake 1 dancer, 14 minutes, video STBDancing.com on April 18, 2021 (online) TeddX 1 performer, 6 minutes, video STBDancing.com on April 18, 2021 (online) I AM DAVID BECKHAM 1 dancer, 2 minutes, video STBDancing.com on April 3, 2021 (online) RACK(ROUGE) 1 person, 33 images, photo essay STBDancing.com on April 2, 2021 (online) Keeping on 4-5 movers, 6 minutes, video Choreography IV Showing on March 17, 2021 on Zoom (online) Eevee March 6 items, 3 minutes Choreography IV Showing on February 10, 2021 on Zoom (online) RACK 1 person, 88 images, photo essay STBDancing.com on January 24, 2021 (online) |
2020 |
Mausoleum of Dances That Will Not Be
1 performer, 13 minutes, video Choreography III Showing on December 2, 2020 on Zoom (online) Another Lonely Tropical Fish 1 performer, 4 minutes Choreography III Showing on December 1, 2020 in Kitchens on Zoom (online) The Kitchen is a Dangerous Place with dancer Kyle Ayers 2 performers, 6 minutes Choreography III Showing on November 4, 2020 in Kitchens on Zoom (online) Placard of my Heart with dancer Katie Phelan 1 performer, 4 minutes Choreography III Showing on October 21, 2020 at Hancher Auditorium's Strand Hall (Iowa City, IA) kirakiraidolincarnate 1 dancer, 120 minutes Hancher Illuminated on October 15, 2020 at Hancher Auditorium (Iowa City, IA) The grass is my boyfriend if I can't touch anyone with dancer Darrius Gray 2 performers, 7 minutes Choreography III Showing on October 7, 2020 on the banks of the Iowa River (Iowa City, IA) closet(bleu) 1 person, 69 images, photo essay STBDancing.com on September 20, 2020 (online) Looks Like Sounds Like with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 44 minutes, video Philadelphia FringeArts Festival on September 10 - October 4, 2020 (online) #tiktok 1 dancer, 14 seconds, video TikTok on August 3, 2020 (online) closet 1 person, 136 images, photo essay STBDancing.com on July 8, 2020 (online) Sundance 1 performer, 3 minutes, video Raccoon River Valley Park on May 11, 2020 (West Des Moines, IA) Hand at the Museum with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 4 minutes, video Barnes Foundation First Friday with Orchestra 2001 on April 3, 2020 (Philadelphia, PA) accidentally touching 1 dancer, 5 minutes STBDancing.com on March 26, 2020 (online) in moderation with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 10 minutes Leah Stein's Studio Works Series on March 9, 2020 at the Art Room at Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Philadelphia, PA) J 1 performer, 5 minutes You Can't Fail on January 21, 2020 at Tattooed Mom (Philadelphia, PA) |
2019 |
Slurps'n'Chomps with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at
2 performers, 13 minutes Slurps'n'Chomps on December 14, 2019 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Philadelphia, PA) xball many dots, 26 minutes, video Slurps'n'Chomps on December 14, 2019 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Philadelphia, PA) Showa Sean 1 performer, 4 minutes Winter Spectacular on December 7, 2019 at the Community Education Center (Philadelphia, PA) Mountains and Seas; Plains and Streams 1 performer, 4 minutes Philadelphia Dance Day on July 27, 2019 at Plays & Players (Philadelphia, PA) Not all leaks are important with performer Kat J. Sullivan 1 performer, 16 minutes, video SoLow Festival on June 13, 2019 (Philadelphia, PA) Crossdivide with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 7 minutes, video Andrea Clearfield's Salon Series on February 24, 2019 (Philadelphia, PA) |
2018 |
How To Dance
54 scores Digital Fringe Festival on September 6-23 for Philadelphia FringeArts Festival (Philadelphia, PA) burn-in 1 dancer, 4 minutes Philadelphia Dance Day on July 28, 2018 at the Gershman Y’s Levitt Auditorium (Philadelphia, PA) (loop): Author's Definitive Edition with choreographer Lauren Linder 2 performers, 10 minutes DOUBLE VISION: Duets in Dance on June 29-30, 2018 at YAW Theater (Seattle, WA) Dance like no one likes you. 1 dancer, 60 minutes SoLow Fest on June 17, 2018 at the Performance Garage (Philadelphia, PA) Maybe finding a path to enlightenment? 1 dancer, 3 minutes STBDancing.com on June 11, 2019 (online) Crane Pond 14 dancers, 10 minutes First Position Dance Arts Recital on June 9-10, 2018 at Goodhart Hall at Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA) Rapid Expressive Movement Assessment 1 dancer, 2 minutes DadaMobile on June 5-9, 2018 at Copley, Dewey, Davis, and Union Square Farmers Market (Boston, MA) orz 1 dancer, 8 minutes Meet The Naked Stark on March 23, 2017 at Children's Community School of West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) Event Space 1 dancer, 16 minutes Leah Stein Studio Works Series on February 26, 2017 at The Art Room (Philadelphia, PA) |
2017
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Golden Era
2 dancers, 12 minutes A Series of Informal Events on December 17, 2017 at Mascher Space Cooperative (Philadelphia, PA) Halation 1 dancer, 9 minutes ETC Performance Series on November 11, 2017 at the Community Education Center (Philadelphia, PA) we're all dancing on a cliff together with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 dancers, 15 minutes Who's Watching Whom? on July 22, 2017 at Dance Exchange (Washington, D.C.) RAINDANCE 1 dancer, 3 hours SoLow Fest on June 19, 2017 at Old Pine Community Center (Philadelphia, PA) CLOVER 3 dancers, 3 minutes First Position Dance Arts Recital on June 11, 2017 at Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA) Waltz of the Fairies 7 dancers, 3 minutes First Position Dance Arts Recital on June 11, 2017 at Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA) Sister Act 5 dancers, 2 minutes First Position Dance Arts Recital on June 11, 2017 at Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA) A Dance for You 5 dancers, 3 minutes First Position Dance Arts Recital on June 4, 2017 at Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA) The Sunday Soloist 1 dancer, 2 minutes First Position Dance Arts Recital on June 4, 2017 at Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA) Pre-Cut Shapes with dancer Meredith Stapleton 2 dancers, 7 minutes Scratch Night on May 1, 2017 at FringeArts (Philadelphia, PA) Big Desert with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 1 dancer, 1 musician, 12 minutes Sequins and Dance on April 29, 2017 at The Iron Factory (Philadelphia, PA) Flotsam and Jetsam with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 1 dancer, 1 musician, 8 minutes Chester NACHMO on February 18, 2017 at MJ Freed Theater (Chester, PA) An Elephant's Dream 1 dancer, 7 minutes Petworth First Fridays on February 3, 2017 at Upshur Street Books (Washington, D.C.) Seven Minutes with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 1 dancer, 1 musician, 7 minutes Never Before, Never Again Festival on January 7, 2017 at Triskelion Arts (New York City, NY) |
2016
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180" with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at
1 dancer, 1 musician, 3 minutes 30-30-30 on December 30, 2016 at Dixon Place (New York City, NY) Blanc & Bonk: Entrechat Quatre with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 1 dancer, 1 musician, 51 minutes HIGHKICKdrumstick on December 18, 2016 at The Performance Garage (Philadelphia, PA) Milan Milan 4 dancers, 4 minutes A Christmas Dance on December 4, 2016 at The Painted Bride Arts Center (Philadelphia, PA) Blanc & Bonk: Ménage à Trois with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 1 dancer, 1 musician, 6 minutes Scratch Night on November 7, 2016 at FringeArts (Philadelphia, PA) trio. with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 1 dancer, 1 musician, 10 minutes Open Performance at Movement Research on October 25, 2016 at Eden's Expressway (New York, NY) Midwest Piece with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 6 performers, 8 minutes Fertile Ground on October 23, 2016 at Green Space (New York, NY) Blanc & Bonk: Pas de Deux with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 1 dancer, 1 musician, 16 minutes Get Pegged Cabaret on October 21, 2016 at La Peg (Philadelphia, PA) _grind with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 1 dancer, 1 musician, 8 minutes WAXworks on September 25, 2016 at Triskelion Arts (New York, NY) Boundary Renders 1 dancer, 6 minutes Summer Shake-Up on August 24, 2016 at Triskelion Arts (New York, NY) It's pointless to decide which cloud is floating faster 1 dancer, 11 minutes Living at Making at SoLow Fest on June 26, 2016 at Washington Square Park (Philadelphia, PA) Lights go Down 4 dancers, 3 minutes First Position Dance Arts Recital on June 12, 2016 at Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA) I knew you were a wrecking ball 5 dancers, 4 minutes First Position Dance Arts Recital on June 12, 2016 at Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA) Halftime Dance. with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 4 performers, 10 minutes Cross Rhythms on June 3, 2016 at Rittenhouse Soundworks Stage (Philadelphia, PA) Symphony R 1 dancer, 3 minutes 30 Artists / 30 Years Fielday on April 10, 2016 at Dixon Place (New York, NY) Let's Dancing! 6 dancers, 12 minutes Ready or Not on February 13, 2016 at Triskelion Arts Muriel Schulman Theater (New York, NY) CLVOER 3 dancers, 4 minutes Future Interstates on January 12, 2016 at The Cowles Center (Minneapolis, MN) |
2015
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Leaving and Going and Staying
1 dancer, 5 minutes, video STBDancing.com in December, 2015 (online) When was it that you started wearing a cardigan? 5 dancers, 5 minutes 'Tis The Season on December 5, 2015 at The Painted Bride (Philadelphia, PA) Hello with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 1 musician, 1 dancer, 3 minutes movers\\shakers on November 22, 2015 at The Iron Factory (Philadelphia, PA) Growing Fast in Sawdust with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 1 musician, 1 dancer, 9 minutes InHale Performance Series on October 23, 2015 at CHI MAC (Philadelphia, PA) Aubade 2 dancers, 1 minute 60x60 Dance Vox Novus Festival Mix on October 23, 2015 at Brookfield Place Winter Garden (New York City, NY) Deep Submerge No. 6 1 dancer, 5 minutes IDA Black Box Showcase on October 10, 2015 at the Institute of Dance Artistry (Fort Washington, PA) Blanc & Bonk with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 9 minutes Cut on the Bias in the FringeArts Festival on September 14 and 15, 2015 at Performance Garage (Philadelphia, PA) to marinate 8 performers, 11 minutes Fringe Preview Event on August 21, 2015 at Performance Garage (Philadelphia, PA) Plastique Romantique with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 17 minutes Omaha Under the Radar Festival on July 8-11, 2015 at Sokol Auditorium (Omaha, NE) One Room Disco 1 dancer, 15 minutes SoLow Fest on June 21, 2015 at the STBDancing Studio (Philadelphia, PA) Ribs Flung Wide with collaborative group SKI BALL (Sean Thomas Boyt, Kat J Sullivan, Isaac Lindy) 3 dancers, 7 minutes Hatch Presenting Series on May 30, 2015 at the Jennifer Muller/The Works Studios (New York CIty, New York) subliminalanimal with dancer Antonia Z Brown 2 dancers, 10 minutes ETC. Performance Series on May 2 and 3, 2015 at the Community Education Center (Philadelphia, PA) born under earthy scaffolding 2 dancers, 4 minutes, video STBDancing.com in April, 2015 (online) Quartet with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 4 performers, 8 minutes LOUi: Laptop Orchestra of the University of Iowa Concert on April 10, 2015 at the UCC Recital Hall (Iowa City, IA) Two Word Deli 3 dancers, 4 minutes, video STBDancing.com in March, 2015 (online) New Break Up Phrase with collaborative group SKI BALL (Sean Thomas Boyt, Kat J Sullivan, Isaac Lindy) 3 dancers, 7 minutes ETC. Performance Series on January 3 and 4, 2015 at the Community Education Center (Philadelphia, PA) |
2014
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Cloudy Under a Blue Sky
1 dancer, 3 minutes, video Filler 1 dancer, 7 minutes, video SoLow Fest on June 21, 2015 at the STBDancing Studio (Philadelphia, PA) Elvis has left the building. 1 dancer, 9 minutes ETC. Performance Series on November 1 and 2, 2014 at the Community Education Center (Philadelphia, PA) The Prince 1 dancer, 8 minutes InHale Performance Series on October 17, 2014 at CHI Movement Arts Center (Philadelphia, PA) 9 9 10 2 20 2 dancers, 4 minutes 24 + 24 Hour Composition Concert on October 12, 2014 at Old Capitol Senate Chamber (Iowa City, Iowa) Zettai Ryouiki - THE MUSIC VIDEO 1 dancer, 3 minutes, video “Empowering Corporate Anthem” 1 dancer, 4 minutes iHearIC September Concert on September 26, 2014 at Java House (Iowa City, Iowa) Excuse me. with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 5 minutes, video Dance/Percussion Tour on September 20, 2014 at Riverside Recital Hall (Iowa City, Iowa) Indigo with Salmon 5 dancers, 6 minutes, video Dance/Percussion Tour on September 20, 2014 at Riverside Recital Hall (Iowa City, Iowa) Elbows, Alloy: Fixed with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 5 minutes Dance/Percussion Tour on September 19, 2014 at Davis Hall (Cedar Falls, Iowa) If/Then with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 18 minutes Dance/Percussion Tour on September 15, 2014 at Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall (Ames, Iowa) Duet for Soloist with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 5 minutes Dance/Percussion Tour on September 9, 2014 at Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) no boom 1 dancer, 3 minutes, video Published on STBDancing.com in July, 2014 (online) Authentic Intelligence 3 robots, 3 minutes U of iRobot Performance on May 13, 2014 at Space Place Theater (Iowa City, Iowa) and a song. with dancer Paula Lamamie de Clairac 1 dancer, 14 minutes B.F.A. Event on May 10, 2014 at at Space Place Theater (Iowa City, Iowa) Orient Me, a lecture 4 dancers, 9 minutes Choreography Three Informal Showing on May 7, 2014 at Halsey Hall (Iowa City, Iowa) NOT MUCH OF A TALKER, or Words and Things with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 13 minutes Sean Thomas Boyt Triple Bill on April 26, 2014 at Music West Interim Building Atrium (Iowa City, Iowa) Dornröschen 7 dancers, 22 minutes Sean Thomas Boyt Triple Bill on April 26, 2014 at Music West Interim Building Atrium (Iowa City, Iowa) Is this part of it? multimedia installation Sean Thomas Boyt Triple Bill on April 26, 2014 at Music West Interim Building Atrium (Iowa City, Iowa) Excuse me. with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 4 minutes Ten Tiny Performances on April 19, 2014 at The Englert Theater (Iowa City, IA) Corpus Notes with percussionist Andy Thierauf as stb x at 2 performers, 7 minutes New Music Symposium Concert on April 6, 2014 at Riverside Recital Hall (Iowa City, IA) |
2013
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and now... with dancer Lauren Linder
2 dancers 12 minutes Choreography Three Informal Showing on December 14, 2013 at Space Place Theater (Iowa City, Iowa) Interrobang (look it up) 2 dancers, 9 minutes Choreography Three Informal Showing on December 14, 2013 at Space Place Theater (Iowa City, Iowa) “I think it was okay.” with percussionist Andy Thierauf 3 dancers, 9 minutes, video Percussive Arts Society International Convention on November 7, 2013 (Indianapolis, IN) Option #1 4 dancers, 2 minutes, video STBDancing.com in October, 2013 (online) witch. 1 dancer, 5 minutes, video IUCC Experimental Microcinema on April 19, 2018 at Public Space One (Iowa City, IA) Around The Block 13 dancers, 70 minutes Around The Block on April 25, 2013 at psz (Iowa City, IA) Saturday Morning 5 dancers, 7 minutes Around The Block on April 25, 2013 at psz (Iowa City, IA) Bustle and Selfie 1 dancer, 4 minutes Around The Block performance on April 25, 2013 at psz (Iowa City, IA) masc 2 dancers, 6 minutes University of Iowa in in April, 2013 (Iowa City, IA) |
2012
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“I think it was okay.”
3 dancers, 9 minutes Percussion + on November 9, 2012 at Riverside Recital Hall (Iowa City, IA) ROOT 4 dancers, 10 minutes Percussion + on November 9, 2012 at Riverside Recital Hall (Iowa City, IA) Piqué Rendez-vous 1 dancer, 5 minutes End of Semester Dance Event on December 14, 2012 at Halsey Hall (Iowa City, Iowa) |
2011
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Beginner
2 dancers, 2 minutes, video STBDancing.com on November 13, 2011 (online) The Bulldogs 4 dancers, 2 minutes, video STBDancing.com in May, 2011 (online) Love Dances with writer Amy Schleunes 2 dancers, 4 minutes Shoot Cupid on February 13, 2011 at Riverside Theater (Iowa City, IA) |
STBDancing
Sean Thomas Boyt's collection of choreographic, artistic, and collaborative work.
"Dance like no one likes you."
"Dance like no one likes you."
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