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Angela Banchero-Kelleher

Faculty Member

Angela Banchero-Kelleher

Biography

Angela has had a professional career that has spanned over 25 years. She continues to perform, choreograph, and teach across the nation. Angela's research interests include Dance as a Vehicle for Social and Political Activism and Community Building Through Dance. Angela serves as the President of the Utah Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters and will be leading a workshop at the Bonderman Field Station/Rio Mesa with colleagues from the University of Utah exploring the capacity of movement to develop a deeper connection to nature.

Education

Master of Fine Arts, University of Utah, 2006

Major: Modern Dance

MFA , University of Utah, 2006

Major: Modern Dance

Teaching

DANC 1010

Dance as an Art Form, Spring 2025

DANC 244R

Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique and Theory Level II/Semester II, Spring 2025

DANC 342R

Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique and Theory Level III/ Semester II, Spring 2025

Scholarly/Creative Works

Banchero-Kelleher, Ang , "EMERGE RDT/UVU" .

Awards

Dean's Merit Award

School of the Arts, Utah Valley University

Received award for Lacuna, a well funded project (GEL, Dean's Award, RDT in kind donation) that brought community partners_ (Repertory Dance Theatre, Ivan Weber/Sustain Utah Biosciences) UVU Departments (Dance-Angela Banchero-Kelleher, Amy Markgraf-Jacobsen, Nichole Ortega, Capitol Reef Field Station/Hau Troung, Dept of Anthropology) together to develop material for a piece, Lacuna, choreographed by Angela Banchero-Kelleher. This piece was performed by CDE at UVU and at RDT, Rose Wagner Center for the Performing Arts in SLC.

UVU Outstanding Educator of the Year

UVU

An award given to the outstanding educator of the year based on the class determination.