Department of Fine and Performing Arts

Assistant Professor of Dance
FPA 130-A
timothy.rubel@tamiu.edu

Courses: Modern and Jazz

Tim Rubel (He/him/his) is an interdisciplinary artist, working at the intersections of Contemporary Dance, Devised Theatre, and script writing. Based both in San Francisco, California and Laredo, Texas, he is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Texas A&M International University, and the Artistic Director of Tim Rubel Human Shakes (TRHS) in San Francisco. TRHS is a professional performance company that combines Contemporary Dance and theatrical spectacle to make evening-length pieces that ask palpable questions about human relationships using wit, athleticism, and choreographic collaboration. Tim's work often deals with cultural issues that affect the LGBTQ+ community. As a professional performer Tim has worked with Fusionworks Dance Company in Providence, Rhode Island, Windhover Dance Company in Rockport, Massachusetts, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, and in San Francisco with the David Herrera Performance Company, Leonora Lee Dance, and Epiphany Dance Theatre to name a few. Additionally, his choreography has received support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation, Texas A&M International University, The Goethe Institut, the Checkpoint Charlie Foundation, the California Arts Council, and has been presented on both U.S. coasts and abroad. He received his MFA in Dance/Experimental Choreography from the University of California, Riverside, his BA in Theater Performance from Rhode Island College, and is a member of the Dance Studies Association.