Julie Trahan (Dolphin)
Objective
A challenging position in the arts, education or media where project management, imagination and the ability to strengthen
diverse populations will contribute to the productivity and profitability of the organization.
Professional Summary
Versatile arts professional with over 18 years of creative collaboration. Strengths in planning, development and presentation.
Solid background in enhancing authentic vision and bringing it to form, especially in theater, dance, writing and video. Capable
of rapidly learning new mediums. Distinguished record of working with dissenting groups.
Significant Accomplishments
Leadership
* Featured in BBC documentary, "Julia's Body", focusing on my controversial stage work and that of my dance troupe, Julia's
Body (video to be presented at the Society for Cinema Studies in March, 2003).
Video Presentation
* College Senior Project shown throughout San Francisco bay area, including Yerba Buena Center, Pacific Film Archives and
Corporation for Disability and Telecommunications, as well as broadcast nationally on Free Speech TV.
Teaching
* Facilitated performance workshops at Luna Sea Women's Performance project in San Francisco, the University of Melbourne
and an Australian arts festival.
Networking
* Recognized as successful community worker during six years of building alliances between diverse populations and artistic
mediums in San Francisco Bay Area. Produced three sold-out theatrical showcases. Performed at 86 separate events.
Media Studies
* For personal pleasure have viewed over 120 movies since October, 2001, focusing on the roles of John Wayne, Katherine Hepburn
and Julia Roberts; list includes a variety of films and videos, eg. Wayfinders, a Pacific Odyssey, a four-part history of
Hollywood musicals and film noir classics.
* Recent reading includes How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, Multimedia by James Monaco, Mixed Blessings by Lucy Lippard,
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire and Screening Disability, edited by Christopher Smit.
Enterprising
* Presented academic papers or solo theatrical performance, Queen of the Girls, in four major Australian cities while successfully
completing a full time arts management course. Wrote and directed two full-length plays.
Budgeting
* Created TRUST, a theoretical physical theater company. Used MYOB and Excel to forecast a successful budget for an international
video conference/performance (student assignment).
Web Researching
* Investigated Australian and international arts organizations. Established over three hundred links for a City of Melbourne
arts conference.
Web Page Building
* Designed two portals. Built and maintain personal page, which includes a current "Top Ten" list of links many specific to
internet artists, http://Dolphin_J.tripod.com/athenacom/id9.html.
Financial Analysis
* Made recommendations on the general purpose financial reports of Multicultural Arts Victoria (student assignment).
Fundraising
* Raised $3000 for artistic production from an Independent Living Center whose policy had been to devote money only to 'self-determining'
activities for people with disabilities.
Marketing
* Researched, wrote and formally presented a new plan for Grant Street theater at Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne,
Australia (student assignment).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Writer 1986 - Present
* BodyTalk = Survival: from victim politics to Human Rights, a collection of previously published essays and performed scripts.
Currently considered by Black Book Publishers for publication.
* Member of the National Writer's Union
University of Hawaii (Three-month project, 2001)
Videographer/Educational Specialist Honolulu, Hawaii
* Equipment: Casablanca, Final Cut Pro/imovie/iMac editing systems; Canon GL2 and Elura 40MC DV camcorders. Oversaw research,
storyboarding and all technical aspects of three educational videos. Provided video and print material for educators and advised
on the use of technology to enhance their projects. Established a local and on-line professional networks in the fields of
diversity, media, disability arts and conflict/resolution.
Cinemedia Corporation, LTD (Three-month project, 2000)
Administrative Assistant Melbourne, Australia
* Researched and designed an Internet animation library for screen education courses. Assisted in copyright presentation to
University class. Encoded (digitized) thirty-six hours of video art for future media library. Participated in organizational
meetings and observed organizational restructuring decisions
City of Melbourne: Cultural Development (Three-month project, 1999)
Production Assistant (for a national conference) Melbourne, Australia
* Coached and delegated responsibilities to nine volunteers moving between fourteen different venues. Curated artist's work
for displays. Provided hospitality and information at conference headquarters.
Lynn Matsuoka Studios (Three-month project, 1998)
Administrative Assistant Honolulu, Hawaii
* Organized and updated two years of backlogged e-mail: international communication and mail orders. Calculated and advised
on budget.
Self-Employed Theatrical Producer/ 1991-1997
Community Activist/Author San Francisco bay area
* Published and produced scripts, articles and essays, both locally and nationally, that promote creativity over divisions
of class, race, ability and sexual preference. Originated 'BodyTalk' premise that art "talks" louder than body-based prejudice.
BUILD performance space/ visual art gallery 1997
Co-Director San Francisco
* Supervised and nurtured "street youth" in producing and performing monthly theatrical showcases. Responsible for overall
management of cooperative. Supervised and scheduled daily operations; increased rental usage by 45%. Coordinated publicity
and networking. Created national contact directory of 132 organizations.
EDUCATION
Postgraduate Diploma 2000
Arts Management University of Melbourne
* Attended Global Leadership conference. Presented on the importance of action oriented policy at a cultural diversity conference.
Cultural Diversity Award nominee.
Bachelor of Arts 1991
Media Theory and Video Production Antioch College
* Active member in student mobile camera crew; exchanging roles and directing three-camera shoots. Prolific in video art duo,
as well as in student-run guerrilla theater troupe. Assisted Communications Technician, in teaching basic hands-on camera
skills.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
* Principles of Accounting iStudySmart On-line course 2003
* Business Policy & Strategy iStudySmart On-line course 2003
* Summer School in Film making University of Melbourne 2000
* Spiritual Autobiography: Writing University of Hawaii 1998
* Chinese Religions University of Hawaii 1998
* Contact Improvizational Dance Axis Dance Troupe 1992-1995
* Writing and Performance classes San Francisco Artists 1992-1995
FELLOWSHIPS
* Mark Taper Forum's Summer Chautauqua two-week Writers Workshop
SELECTED INTERVIEWS
* Women in Art, KALX Radio, Berkeley
* Open Air with Michael Johnson, KALW Radio, San Francisco
* Vital Signs: Crip culture talks back: (a video documentary), David Mitchell
* Brother/Sister, (a lesbian/gay newspaper), Melbourne, Australia
* Does He Want Sugar? BBC
SELECTED ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
* QD, San Francisco State University
Institute of Postcolonial Studies, University of Melbourne
* Art, academia and disability conference, University of Michigan
* Human Sexuality Conference
University of California (UCLA)
* Talking Smart Sex, Deakin University Health Services [Australia]
* NOWSA Conference [taught performance workshop] University of Melbourne
* Anatomies of Violence conference, University of Sydney'
SELECTED THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS
* Queen of the Girls
Exit Theater, San Francisco, 1995
* BodyTalk=Survival: Intersections of Disability, Sex and Race
Luna Sea's Women's Performance Project, San Francisco, 1995
* Disposable Bodies
Midsumma lesbian/Gay festival, Melbourne, Australia, 2001
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