Kieran Jordan Traditional Arts 2008  Fellow www.kieranjordan.com

Education
Studied Irish dance as a child in Philadelphia with Rosemary Timoney and Sheila McHugh. At Boston College, took step dance with Joe O'Donovan, one of the last living dance masters in the traditional Munster style. Earned a Master's Degree in Dance Performance from the University of Limerick.

Selected Performances or Exhibitions
Kieran was invited in 2004 to dance in the WGBH "Christmas Celtic Sojourn," a live theater production produced and hosted by WGBH radio presenter Brian O'Donovan with Artistic Director Paula Plum. The following year, she became Dance Director for this production. Festivals: Blás International Summer School (Ireland), Boston Celtic Music Fest (Massachusetts), Catskills Irish Arts Week (New York), Falun Folk Festival (Sweden), Festival International Des Arts Traditionnels (Quebec), Irish Connections (ICONS) Festival (Massachusetts), New World Festival (Vermont), Philadelphia Céilí Group Festival (Pennsylvania), Sionna Festival (Ireland) Theaters: Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College (Massachusetts), Greenwich Odeum Theatre (Rhode Island), National Heritage Museum (Massachusetts), Providence Performing Arts Center (Rhode Island), Siamsa Tire (Ireland), Somerville Theatre (Massachusetts) Universities: Boston College, Georgia Southern University, Ohio State University, Rhode Island College, Roger Williams University, University of Limerick, University of North Florida, University of Pennsylvania, Virginia Tech University

Tradition
Traditional and Sean-nós Irish Step Dance

Ethnicity
Irish American