Sheldon B. Smith, Co-Artistic Director of Smith/Wymore Disappearing Acts, received his B.A. in Dance from The Colorado College and his M.F.A. in Dance from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. He has been making dance, music and video art for close to twenty years. Prior to his recent move to Berkeley he was a vital member of Chicago’s experimental performance community. He has received generous funding from a Theater Bay Area sponsored CASH grant, the National Performance Network, the Chicago DanceMakers Forum, the Illinois Arts Alliance, and the Cultural Affairs office of Chicago. He was also the recipient of the winter 2006 Counterpulse, SF Artist Residency. His dances have been seen throughout the Midwest, Alaska, Colorado, and California, as well as in Philadelphia and New York City. He is currently a lecturer in the dance department of Mills College.
Sheldon B. Smith
