[Adta] looking for video/article/book suggestions x dance/choreography based on personal issues

[Moving The Self]

Anandha Ray is such a coreographer.  See her work at:

http://www.movingartsdance.org/people/anandha_ray.htm
http://www.movingartsdance.org/expressive_movement_processing.shtml

Her Sarah's Doll House dance is a powerful example of her work.  I am  
sure she'll be happy to talk with you about her coreographic process

Anandha Ray is the founder and artistic director of Moving Arts Dance  
Collective.  She has choreographed over 50 works, receiving national  
awards and grants, and has had her choreography presented in honorary  
concerts across the nation.  She was one of five choreographers  
showcased in performances sponsored by the Martha Graham Company, her  
choreography has been commissioned /performed by RDT of Utah, several  
universities and colleges, and in festival performances across the  
United States and in Europe.  She has performed the choreography of  
several leading choreographers including Tandy Beal, Bill Evans,  
Doris Humphrey, Margaret Jenkins, Cliff Keuter, Alwin Nikolais, and  
Anna Sokolow. Ms. Ray has developed an award-winning choreographic  
process called Expressive Movement Processing, based on a synthesis  
of processes from authentic movement and choreography. Ms. Ray has  
been Assistant Professor and Director of Dance at UOP, Director of  
the Dance Division at Yavapai College, dance faculty at Santa Monica  
College, and guest faculty at universities, colleges, and festivals.  
She has a BA in Dance Education from ASU (with honors), two MA  
degrees from UCLA (Choreography /Kinesiology, and Dance /Movement  
Therapy), and holds the Dance Therapy Registry from the American  
Dance Therapy Association. She has performed with Moving Arts Dance  
Collective, ARK III Dance, The Anandha Ray Collective, the UCLA  
touring Company, A Ludwig Company, Clarence Teeters and Dancers,  
ASU's touring Company, and festival and workshop performances across  
the nation and in Europe.  Ms. Ray has appeared in television shows  
and commercials nationally and in France.


Patrizia Pallaro



On Jan 18, 2007, at 8:31 PM, Coote wrote:

> I am looking for suggestions for videos, articles, or books (or any  
> other relevant materials) that explore creating dance/choreography  
> based on personal issues.  I'm interested in things that look at  
> the process of exploring issues and creating dance as well as those  
> that might depict the product of working with such.
>
> Thanks so much,
> Annabelle
>
> Annabelle Coote
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