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Video: Brittany Padilla 2022
Bio
Brittany Padilla is a captivating music performer and composer-producer specializing in dynamic sound design for dance. She holds a Bachelor's in Music with a minor in Spanish from the University of North Texas and a Masters of Education in Instructional Design & Technology from West Texas A&M University.
As a dedicated dance accompanist at Texas Woman's University and a freelance artist, she performs, composes, and teaches in collaboration with dance companies and artists for various concerts, workshops and festivals such as American College Dance Association and American Dance Festival.
Brittany masterfully wields a range of instruments, technology, and her own enchanting vocals to shape compelling compositions and craft engaging musical spaces for dance. She works with Ableton Live, an innovative music production software and holds professional certification from Berklee College of Music.
Bailando International Dance Festival
Photo: Schuster Studios 2022
Sound & Body Worksjop 2022
Photo: Kali Taft
Education |
Masters of Education in Instructional Design and Technology West Texas A&M University Canyon, Texas 2019-2021 |
Online Ableton Specialist Certificate Berklee College of Music Online 2014-2015 |
Bachelor of Arts in Music University of North Texas Denton, Texas 2013 |
Mentorship in Dance Accompaniment Texas Woman’s University 2013 - 2014
Duke University, American Dance Festival 2017, 2018 |
TWUDance Upclose
Photo: Dayna Ballenger 2023
Experience |
Staff Accompanist and Composer Texas Woman’s University Dance Division | TWU Campus | Denton, TX 2019 - Present |
Dance Accompanist American College Dance Festival | Duke University Durham, NC Summer 2023 |
Dance Accompanist Tarrant County College Dance Department | NW Campus | Fort Worth, TX 2014 - 2019 |
Dance Accompanist American College Dance Association | Various Universities and Colleges in Texas 2015 - 2019, 2021 - 2024 |
Merge @ Sundance Square
Photo: Peter Matthews 2022
Brittany embodies a philosophy of blurring the lines between music and dance. As a performer, composer, and educator, she aims to inspire both dancers and musicians, encouraging collaboration and exploration. Brittany shares her expertise to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation for the interconnectedness of these art forms, inviting others to join her in the journey of creative expression without boundaries.
SOUND DESIGN
All music COmposed, Recorded
& produced by brittany Padilla
2023
The Eldert Lofts
The Eldert Lofts is a series of vignettes, exploring the intimate lives of a community living in a small apartment.2023 season of The Elevator Project at the AT&T Performing Arts Center.
2021
Reverberation
University of Dayton
A dance of women empowerment, shot at the grand stairway entrance to the UD Law School building.
Choreographeer: Johnathon Pattiwael
2021
Exuberance
dance film that explores what it means to "bring it" as a woman who is a practicing guest in street dance forms.
Choreographer : TWU MFA Chely Jones
2020
Tether
TArts Mission Oak Cliff
A live dance performance, the first event as part of Arts Mission Oak Cliff’s Parking Lott Series.
Choreographer: Agora Artists, Avery-Jai Andrews and Lauren Kravitz CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
2019
Still Standing, Still Alive (Excerpt)
University of North Texas
Faculty Dance Concert 2019
Choreographer: Mary Lynn Babcock
2018
Her Fragile Silence
METdanceDUO
Choreographer: Jen Mabus
2018
Through the Narrow Door (Cond.)
2018
Gestalt (excerpt)
2018
Dance/Space (condensed)
University of North Texas
Faculty Dance Concert 2018.
Choreographer: Mary Lynn Babcock
Don’t Ask Why’s 40-minute premier production Gestalt explores relationships and how individual pieces, in relation to one another, create “perceived” whole. Gestalt begins where visual concepts intersect with the psychological approach.
Dance/Space @ the UTA Planetarieum
A 45-minute interdisciplinary dance work Choreographer: Amanda Jackson
DANCE PROMO
All music COmposed, Recorded
& produced by brittany Padilla
2023
Texas Woman’s University
Texas Woman’s University Dance Division Promo Video Spring 2023
2022
Texas Woman’s University
Texas Woman’s University Dance Division Promo Video Spring 2022
2021
Texas Woman’s University
2020
Texas Woman’s University
Texas Woman’s University Dance Division Promo Video Spring 2021
Texas Woman’s University Dance Division Promo Video Spring 2020
Classes, JAMS & WORKSHOPS
All music COmposed, Recorded
& produced by brittany Padilla
2022
Sound and Body Workshop
A professional dance intensive to expand auditory and somatic capacity. Modern dance, live music, improv, myofascial release, and sound healing. Lewisville, TX July 2022
2019
InTheMoment
Arts Mission Oakcliff, Dallas, TX
Dance Jam 2019
Videographer/Director: Cain Rodriguez
2019
InTheMomentTRAILER
Arts Mission Oakcliff, Dallas, TX
Dance Jam 2019
Submission for 92Y Mobile Dance Film Festival,
2019
AMOC Improv Jam Intro
Arts Mission Oakcliff, Dallas, TX
Community Improvisation Jam
2019
2019
InTheMoment
Arts Mission Oakcliff, Dallas, TX
Dance Jam 2019
Videographer/Director: Cain Rodriguez
2019
InTheMomentTRAILER
Arts Mission Oakcliff, Dallas, TX
Dance Jam 2019
Submission for 92Y Mobile Dance Film Festival,
