Erin K. Harner
artist
facilitator
administrator
Photo by Liz Scheiner
Erin K. Harner assumes a myriad of roles within the artistic and movement sectors, which affords her the opportunity to cultivate an enriched perspective and unique compilation of skills. Her multi-disciplinary pursuits deepen her exploration and further diversify her skillset.
Erin is a freelance artist who has performed with companies such as BOOM CRACK! Dance Company, CabinFever, Chicago Urban Dance Collective (since renamed Egun Artist Collective) and Peckish Rhodes Performing Arts Society. Erin’s work with such companies, as well as various independent artists, has taken on the shape of evening-length performances at generative spaces such as Steppenwolf Theatre and Links Hall, as well as site-specific, immersive productions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Stony Island Arts Bank and Soho House. She has performed at events such as Prelude Midwest and World of Dance Chicago, in addition to a variety of festivals in both Chicago and New York City.
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Erin has a rich teaching background that includes instruction in dedicated movement spaces, as well as through school programming. Erin currently serves as a returning guest artist at Vail Valley Academy of Dance, an aerial yoga and yoga sculpt instructor at SBNY, a yoga and meditation instructor at Harmony Yoga + Wellness and a yoga instructor at the Old Town Hot Springs. Aside from her collegiate pedagogical education, Erin’s accreditations include the Nan Giordano Certification Program, AIR Aerial Fitness's Teacher Training, Yogaview's 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training and CorePower’s Yoga Sculpt Teacher Training. Additionally, she maintains membership with the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science and is embarking upon a Pilates certification.
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Furthermore, Erin previously assumed the roles of Associate Director and Director of Communications for Springboard Danse Montréal, General Manager for South Chicago Dance Theatre, Operations Manager for Chicago Dancers United, and Manager of Artist Training at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Erin's administrative duties have included program development and coordination, grant composition, submission and reporting, fundraising, tour management, production of marketing materials and website management, copyediting and proofreading, proposal and contract drafts, implementation of procedural changes, and data entry. She has served as the primary client relations resource in addition to facilitating staff recruitment, evaluation and scheduling. Erin's previous roles have afforded her the pleasure of engaging in collaboration that promotes innovation and generosity.