Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance

Katie Phelan Mayfield is a Midwest-based screendance creator, researcher, choreographer, and educator. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from The University of Iowa, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance, a minor in journalism, and a minor in advertising from Oakland University. She holds a 200-hr RYT and 300-hr OHYA certification through 105F in Chicago, IL. Prior to founding Digital Dance Collective, Katie has worked with Eisenhower Dance, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, Phoenix Rising Dance Company, and J. Lindsay Brown Dance. Katie's choreographic works have been seen in American Dance Festival Association and NewDANCEFest by Eisenhower Dance. Her films have been shown in American Dance Festival Association Screendance Festival, Festival of the Arts, Beijing Dance Academy's Dance Forum, Trifecta Dance Collective's Choreographer Showcase, Spring Grove International Film Festival, and more. Katie's projection design has been seen at the Pheonix Theatre in Indianapolis, IN and at the University of Iowa Department of Dance. IG: @kpm_dance @digidanceco