West coast artist WENDY ROGERS has choreographed and performed dances for over thirty years in New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area and now in Riverside where she joined the University of California dance faculty in1996. Rogers' ten year choreographic project MAKESHIFT dancing (1991-2000) frames performances as editions of an evolving body of material constructed with ongoing artistic partners. Rogers' work is rooted in the tradition of modern dance experimentation learned through study and performance with artists including Ruth Hatfield, David Wood, Margaret Jenkins, Carolyn Brown, Viola Farber and Sara Rudner. The Wendy Rogers Dance Company (1977-90) performed her work nationally, in Europe and the Middle East. Honors and grants received include Fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation (1988), the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Inc (1992); and the NEA (1991-93 and 1995-97).