STUDIO STORIES: REMINISCING ON TWIN CITIES DANCE HISTORY

Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Steve Paul - Season 14, Episode 156

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Steve Paul received his BA in English from the University of Iowa in 1983, then immediately moved to Minneapolis.

In 1984 he joined Red Eye Collaboration, where he was the resident “all things tech” until 1989.

In 1989 he joined the Minnesota Dance Alliance, taking over the “Dance Production Clearinghouse”, building and running of the Studio 6A performance space until 1997. During those years he was privileged to join and work with the extraordinary community of performing artists that flourished in that amazing time and place.

While there, he also began to use early CADD, 3D, and video software for stage design.

On leaving the Dance Alliance, he has worked as a Designer, Production and Stage Manager,Video Producer and Editor, 3D visualization and animation expert, educator, and artist.

In 2002, he and Paula Mann consummated their artistic relationship with the formation of Time Track Productions. As co-Artistic Directors of Time Track, he and Paula have created and produced work that is dedicated to exploring the relationship between humanity and its projections.

In 2012 he received his MFA in Interactive Media Design from the University of Minnesota.

In 2014 he took on the direction of the Visualization Team for AECOM in the Americas, creating 3D renderings, animations, video, web, and Virtual Reality for the global Architecture, Engineering, and Construction firm.