Dallas Aksoy

Biography

Dallas K Aksoy (née Heaton), presumed to be the first of her name, is passionate about many things. Professional bio writing is not one of those things. Creating beauty in the world, however, is something that she adores.

Professionally, Dallas does this through a combination of theatrical production, collaborative pianism, and classroom teaching. The majority of these endeavors happen in Logan, Utah, through her appointment at Utah State University as the Opera Theatre Director and regular work with Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre as a music director and collaborative pianist. While Dallas possesses a great appreciation for mathematics and scientific inquiry, she has been drawn to the arts since she was young and is profoundly grateful that life has afforded her many opportunities to spend her time thus engaged. She wishes to acknowledge the many individuals that have been instrumental in this and that have helped her refine her ability to edify, strengthen, soothe, inspire, and connect with others through the arts. Dallas endeavors to show her gratitude for this by holding herself to the highest standards of excellence, sharing what she can with those around her, and by providing opportunities to those whose lives have not given them the same. For more specificity, the reader is gently referred to the link to Ms. Aksoy's professional Curriculum Vitae above.

Personally, Dallas's interests are more expansive and include loving her partner, children, and dogs, learning, animals, cheese, knitting, plants, gaming, traveling, languages (most recently focusing on Turkish), and more. She values critical thinking, honesty, efficiency, responsibility, and hard work, holds herself to the highest standard, and intends to leave her surroundings better than she found them.

Excellentia, Integritas et Amor