Christine Howe

Christine Howe

Title: Visiting Assistant Professor, Dance
Dept/Program: School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration
Phone: 330-419-0881
Email: ch48@uakron.edu


Biography

Christine Howe is a native of Akron, Ohio, and began her dance training at the age of four at The Dance Institute of The University of Akron. She continued her training at The University of Akron where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance in 2016. She received her Master of Fine Arts in Dance from The University of Iowa in 2019 where she was granted the Iowa Arts Fellowship and served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant where she worked closely with dance scholar Rebekah Kowal. She has had the opportunity to participate in residencies and intensives with dance companies such as Ballet X, Urban Bush Women, Monica Bill Barnes, The Trey McIntyre Project, Neos Dance Theatre, Taylor 2, Groundworks Dance Theatre, and DanceWorks Chicago. She has also performed in a variety of festivals including American College Dance Association, Iowa Dance Festival, Iowa Arts Festival, Emergence in Chicago, and Ohio Dance Festival.


Education

  • B.F.A. in Dance from The University of Akron
  • M.F.A. in Dance from The University of Iowa