Matt Bishop

• Curated and facilitated age appropriate lessons for kids in a recreational studio environment

• Produced routines for end-of-year dance recital by creating choreography, picking songs, and selecting costumes that support the vision of the recital

• Collaborated with recital director and venue staff to stage recital in accordance with the venue’s standards while fulfilling the vision of the recital

• Designed and programmed light cues prior to tech rehearsal using ETC Nomad

• Called light, sound, curtain, and projector cues as stage manager

• Helped facilitate dance workshops for Foco Flava’s Camp Groove, Imagine Zero’s Teen Self Care Fair, and CSU Dance’s Education in Motion

• Performed at Brave New Wheel’s Halloween Dance Party, Colorado Dance Education Organization’s Annual Education Conference, CSU BodySpeak, CSU Hip-Hop Dance Club’s Vision, CSU Dance’s Education in Motion, and RedBull BC One Cypher USA 2025

• Assisted with the facilitation of Northern Colorado’s #1 Hip-Hop dance jam, Foco Flava. Complete with an all-styles battle Break the Bank battle, adult break battle, youth break battle, generational cypher, and performances

• Advanced the club forward by overseeing overall club initiatives like performances, events, weekly meetings, social media, merchandising, community environment, finances, and more

• Collaborated with Officer team to discuss ideas, implement new programs, and grow current initiatives to grow and expand the club

• Coordinated, fundraised, hosted multi-day hip-hop dance event complete with dance workshops, performances, a 2v2 dance battle, an exhibition battle, a live graffiti artist, and an art slideshow

• Worked with ADF colleagues, Duke University theatre staff, and presenting companies to assist production of the eighteen performances for the season

• Notable companies include Pilobulus, Paul Taylor, David Dorfman, Radical System Art, and Hung Dance Taiwan

• Assisted with load-in of shows, LX hang/focus, electrics, and audio

Education & SKills

Colorado State University

Bachelor of Arts – Dance

Minor – Journalism

08/2021 – 05/2025

• Studied classical and contemporary forms of dance

• Explored methodical approaches to improvisation, choreography, teaching, and community engagement

• Exposed to elements of dance production in collaboration with colleagues in theatre to develop a well-rounded understanding of the artistic and technical elements of dance

• Journalism minor focused on music, stage, and sports production built skills around video and audio equipment, editing software, directing live recordings, and lighting design

Featured work

Call of the Blazing Stallion