James Frazier (academic administrator)
dean of the Florida State University College of Fine Arts
James Frazier is an American dance artist, arts administrator, and Dean of the Florida State University College of Fine Arts.
Education
A native of Florida, Frazier earned his BS in marketing in 1991 and an MFA in dance in 1994 from Florida State University in Tallahassee.
Frazier earned an Ed. D. in Dance from Temple University in 2007, after beginning his studies 10 years prior.
Dance career
During his dance career, Frazier performed and toured with Kokuma Dance Theatre Company, based in England and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. He was also a founding member of Edgeworks Dance Theater. Established in 2001, the Washington, D.C. based dance company was made up of four African American men, led by Helanius J. Wilkins. Edgeworks focused on contemporary dance works that explored the lived experiences of black men in America.
He has worked as a guest or creative collaborator with many others, performing nationally, including engagements at Jacob’s Pillow, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Philadelphia’s Prince Music Theater, in the musical St. Louis Woman choreographed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, among many others.
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