Christine Pointer graduated from the University of Mary
Hardin-Baylor with double majors in performance
studies and mass communication/journalism
and a minor in drama with a music emphasis. Ms. Pointer has been active as a performer of
music, poetry, and drama for stage, television, and educational videoconferencing and videostreaming. In performance research work, she has performed African American poetry
via the BellNet
videoconferencing system. She has written, produced, and performed solo, autobiographical
stories of such
figures as Dorothy Dandridge and Josephine Baker for on-site and distance
performances. She is listed in Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges.
Ms. Pointer has been regularly seen on the Christian
television station, KPLE, out of Killeen, TX. She has been
seen in UMHB television
commercials. Known as a dynamic and beautiful performer/singer, she has
been an
award-winning dancer and choreographer with lyric and liturgical movement.
She has been active as a presenter
and performer via television, videconferencing,
videostreaming, and webcasting. Ms. Pointer has presented for International NAAAS Conferences in Houston,
TX. (NAAAS is the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates.) At
NAAAS meetings, Christine has performed The Story of Josephine
Baker, which she wrote and produced, and
presented sample techniques for Effective Presentations via Distance Technologies.
Christine has been popular as a performer of African American poetry for the Austin,
Texas television program, Texas Nafas and for the Austin Singers.
In 2003, Christine Pointer received five first place gold medals and one second
place silver medal as a solo artist
in the National Veterans Creative Arts
Competition. She has been is the first veteran in the history of the
Temple VA to receive
multiple awards in several different categories. She was selected and invited by
the
committee in the third and final level of judging to perform as a soloist in the
National Veterans Creative Arts Festival show.
Following a competitions with about 3,000 artistic veterans from over
100 Veterans Affairs locations, the
National Veterans Creative Arts Festival
awarded Christine Pointer with top honors in music, dance, and drama.
The veterans
festival also selected Ms. Pointer to go to Oklahoma City this
fall along with other gold medal winners to perform in a veterans'
production. It is to showcase veterans' talents in art, music, drama and
dance at
the Rose State Performing Arts Theater. This event has
been supported
and sponsored by The Department of Veterans Affairs and the American Legion Auxiliary
to enable veterans to share and express their creative
talents.
With Artists-For-Hire through the Cultural
Activities Center of Temple, Texas, Ms. Pointer has provided
programs to mentor and
educate students in arts of performance communication. Through her workshops
teachers and
students have learned about the performance of poetry, history, autobiography, literature,
storytelling, creative writing and how to present effectively via videoconferencing. Her
programming has been interactive with music, dance, drama, improvisation, skits, audience
participation, and has afforded audiences opportunities to share their talents.
Christine Pointer has been an instructor at Central Texas College, where she has taught Liberal
Arts and
Focus on You, continuing education classes. This program has
been in the community learning center that
offers CEUs and non-credit courses
for learning and personal development.
In March 2004, Ms. Pointer performed for the American Legion Auxiliary
Convention in Washington D.C. ALA groups were there from around the
world. She was invited to dance. Further, she competed in the
2004 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival in Miami. She entered the drama,
music, and dance divisions. She placed in
each one. She earned six
1st place awards and one 2nd place award. She passed two more levels of judging
and
was selected to perform in Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 10-16, in a professional
Veterans' show.
In 2005, National Veterans Creative Arts Festival Christine was honored for the
following: Drama Division - 2nd place for Solo Dramatic Poetry; Creative Writing Division
- 2nd place for Patriotic Poetry; Music Division - 2nd place for Vocal Solo
Jazz/Rhythm & Blues, Vocal Solo Song w/movement and Vocal Group comedy; Dance
Division
- 1st place for Solo Interpretive Movement and 3rd place for Liturgical Dance.
In the summer of 2005,
she was selected as a
veteran performer to go to Denver, Colorado for a week to be in a professional
production. She performed the song "Orange Colored Sky," as well as
participated in other production numbers.
Christine
has been selected by Hype Media Global, Inc. for television segments and to host
four
seminars in the following locations:
Event: “Discover a New You”
Event: “Discover a New You”
Orlando,
Event: “Discover a New You”
Event: “Discover a New You”
West
Palm Beach,
Target Market: Adults 18-54
The seminar series has focused on helping African American women to improve their individual beauty, health, fitness and fashion. They have been challenged to improve their spiritual, emotional and physical well-being and to build self-esteem. Attendees have experienced coaching, a forum, and panel discussions with beauty experts. Nutrition guides, health consultants, and fashion designers have given their expertise and contributions to this event to improve the lifestyles of its participants.
In 2006 Christine has graduated from broadcasting school and is currently working on a master's degree in public administration at Nova Southeastern University. Further, she has performed voice-over work with D.E. Visuals and won the following awards with the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival:
Drama Division, 1st Place , Get Here, Solo Interpretive Performance;
Music Division, 3rd
Place , Misty ,Vocal Solo Jazz Rhythm & Blues;
Dance Division,
Creative Writing Division , 1st Place, Get Here, Monologue/Dialogue
She has been invited to sing again at the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival 2006. She is to sing "All I Ask of You," from the Phantom of the Opera. This production is to be televised in South Dakota.
Christine delivers education programming on Entertainment Edge, http://www.snsproductions.org/index.html.
Update- Fall 07
Christine has continued to perform with the Nova Singers. They
performed at Carnegie Hall last year
with other choirs and are preparing for
their holiday concert series. She has been working for her County
in Florida and
on her master's degree in Public Administration. She performed in St. Louis,
MO, in the
2007 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival. This production was
aired through PBS on KNCT-TV on November 10th. It also aired at various PBS
stations and times across the nation. The group that
Christine performed with in
St. Louis was invited to attend a conference as honored guests to go on a
cruise to Nassau, Bahamas to talk about the benefits of creative arts therapies
(in music, art, dance,
creative writing & drama). Christine has been performing
since 2003 with many talented veterans from around the world.
Update Fall 08
Since 2003,
Christine has been performing with the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival
in
professional productions with veterans across the nation. Many of these
veterans have numerous
challenges, yet they grace the stage each year sharing
their amazing talents with the world through
creative arts, which is therapeutic
for them.
This year Ms. Pointer performed for the NVCAF 2008 stage show at the Riverside
Convention Center, Ontario, CA. Bo Derek and John Corbett were the mistress and
master of ceremony. Christine did an interpretive dance in the show to "I
Pledge My Allegiance," by the Gaither Vocal Band, as well as sang in production
numbers with the choir and ensemble. She was Queen Cleopatra in the opening of
the show for the Hollywood scene. She wore an elaborate gold and black costume
with headdress, cape, neck piece and
snake bracelet. The show is to be aired on
PBS.
This Nov. she
heads for Orlando with one of her veteran performance partners from their group
"Voices From Home." They are to to put on a 45-minute show for one of their
sponsors (American Legion
Auxiliary) of the NVCAF.
Jan. 28, 2012-
My masters degree in Public Administration was conferred March 2011. …Now, I have to work on … finding funds to obtain my doctorate… I plan to go after a doctorate in educational leadership and curriculum and instruction… I will be speaking at the South Florida Writer's Association Mango Writers Conference in Miami, FL, February 4th. I will be speaking about the African American Experience through African American poetry which I will perform with dramatic delivery, creative arts, body movement, and audience participation; preparing for the 2012 National Veterans Creative Arts Competition; a member of Crossroads Toastmasters Club, and will be performing at a classical poetry writer's special event in Coral Gables at Books n Books, March 24th. I enjoy singing gospel music with two of my sisters, Eva Brown-Peck and Evangelist Colleen Johnson, aka The Brown Sisters. I'm still singing with the Nova Singers, ambassadors of music for Nova Southeastern University. This dynamic, classically based group of music lovers performs a variety of music in classical, jazz, folk, gospel, spiritual, inspirational, patriotic, ethnic, etc.
I've had a great educational experience at UMHB in the performance studies program that others dream about. I feel so fortunate to have been a part of your program double majoring in performance studies communication and mass communication/journalism with a drama minor. I draw from this knowledge and experience continually. It applies to so many areas of my life and the things I do today.
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