Andrea Knowlton

Andrea Knowlton (Associate Professor of Dance) is a Choreographer, Filmmaker and Educator. She is the recipient of the College of the Arts' Early Career Faculty Award (2023) and serves as Faculty Research Champion for Kennesaw State University's "Innovative Creativity" research community. She has presented her artistic work in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta, GA.  She creates and screens films nationally and internationally, at top tier festivals including Dance Camera West, Screen Dance International, and Frame Rush @ The Place London. As an Educator she has taught at California Institute of the Arts, California State University Long Beach, and Pasadena City College. She regularly presents research on her areas of focus including Dance & Artificial Intelligence, and Dance Filmmaking. She is an Associate Professor at Kennesaw State University where she teaches Dance Technique, Dance Filmmaking, Improvisation, Dance Pedagogy, and mentors undegraduate research. She is the Principal Investigator and recipient of a National Science Foundation Award which supports collaborative research exploring relationships between improvisational dance and artificial intelligence towards the creation of an interactive dance avatar. She has published in several Human Computer Interaction journals as a dance specialist. She holds a BFA in Dance/Choreography from Marymount Manhattan College in NYC and an MFA in Choreography/Integrated Media from California Institute of the Arts. andrea-knowlton.com