Rachel Barker

Rachel Barker’s Dance Film, Sedimented Here, Premieres at LA Festival

BYU Assistant Professor of Dance Rachel Barker’s film Sedimented Here was selected as a finalist in the prestigious Dance Camera West festival — one of the top three dance film festivals in the US. Three BYU Dance majors starred in the film — senior students McCall McClellan, Abby Trinca, and now alumnus Jared McClure. TheContinue reading “Rachel Barker’s Dance Film, Sedimented Here, Premieres at LA Festival”

Rachel Barker Awarded Alfred Lambourne Prize

Assistant Professor Rachel Barker won the Alfred Lambourne Prize for movement this year! This is a program connected to the Friends of Great Salt Lake organization and calls for works of art inspired by or utilizing and including the Great Salt Lake. Barker submitted a film entitled “Sand Body Sky”. She is the dancer/choreographer, but the filming andContinue reading “Rachel Barker Awarded Alfred Lambourne Prize”

“Art For Uncertain Times” Grant Funds Creative Work for Rachel Barker and Her Dance Students

For Assistant Professor of Dance Rachel Barker this was “a fun piece I made over Zoom over the summer with [dance students] McCall McClellan and Maddie Butler. This was the piece for which I got a grant from the LDS Center for the Arts for their Art For Uncertain Times projects.” “It’s not super highContinue reading ““Art For Uncertain Times” Grant Funds Creative Work for Rachel Barker and Her Dance Students”

BYU Assistant Professor of Dance Rachel Barker Releases Dance Film Trailer

Assistant Professor of Dance Rachel Barker couldn’t wait any longer to premiere the release of her new dance film, Sedimented Here. So she created a pre-release trailer — just a sample of the dancing and depth — to show off her students and the amazing cinematography in her project! In her own words: “Sedimented HereContinue reading “BYU Assistant Professor of Dance Rachel Barker Releases Dance Film Trailer”