About Rebecca
Rebecca Katz Harwood’s eclectic career has included work as a performer, choreographer, teacher, researcher, and arts administrator. She received her undergraduate degree from Macalester College, and her MFA in Dance from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Her choreography has been seen at various venues in Minnesota, New York, and in Seattle, WA. In the realm of musical theatre, Ms. Katz Harwood has been fortunate to work with John Carrafa, Kathleen Marshall, and Frank Ventura and the CAP21 Conservatory, among others. A native of Duluth, who began her dancer’s life with the Duluth Ballet (now Minnesota Ballet), she returned to her hometown in the fall of 2006 to join the faculty of the UMD Theatre Department, where she teaches courses in Dance and Musical Theatre. For UMD Theatre, she has choreographed Urinetown!, A Year With Frog and Toad, Sugar, South Pacific, Cinderella, and She Loves Me as well as creating numerous original works for dance concerts. As a Director/Choreographer her credits include Tales from the Bad Years, Go, Dog. Go!, and Spring Awakening. Her organizational affiliations include the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (Associate Member), the Dance Studies Association, and the American College Dance Association.