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Chaya Gordon-Bland is an Associate Professor of Theatre at USD, with specialties in Movement, Shakespeare, Classical Styles, and Native American Theatre; she served as Founding and Executive Artistic Director of the South Dakota Shakespeare Festival from 2011-2022. Chaya's professional background includes work as an actor, teaching artist, fight director, director and dramaturg at theatre companies across the country including the American Shakespeare Center, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, American Globe Theatre, Inwood Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival, South Dakota Shakespeare Festival, and Native Voices at the Autry.
Mask, Movement, Shakespeare, Period Styles, Stage Combat, Contemporary Native American Theatre, Mindfulness
Shakespeare, Commedia dell'Arte, Period Styles, Masks in Performance, Stage Combat, Movement Pedagogy, Contemporary Native American Theatre