Bio
Ms. Bergmann joined the Office for the Arts at Harvard following many
years as a distinguished choreographer, teacher, performer, and
administrator. She has been a tenured full professor at Florida
International University following eight years at Shenandoah University
where she held the Christina Halpin Endowed Chair of Dance. A graduate
of the Juilliard School, Ms. Bergmann danced professionally and taught
in New York City for José Limón. She developed the Dance Department at
the University of Michigan where she also received her Master’s Degree.
In 2000, she was honored by the University of Michigan’s Alumni
Association with a Citation of Merit for Lifetime Achievement. Having
received three Choreography Fellowship Grants from the National
Endowment for the Arts, a three-year grant from the California Arts
Council, and a Virginia Commission for the Arts choreography grant, her
work has been shown both nationally and internationally. In 1995 she was
a Fulbright Scholar to Trinidad, West Indies. Working in the field of
creativity, she has given workshops for the Smithsonian, the Bunting
Institute, the Harvard Coop, The University of Michigan, and Borders
Books. Her book, Connecting To Creativity: Ten Keys to Unlocking Your Creative Potential, co-authored with Elizabeth Colton, was published by Capital Books.