Dance Resume:
A Sampling of Classes Offered:
The Art of Expressive Performance: Dance is more than physical steps and athletic bravado. The art of dance is transformative, bringing to audiences an emotional journey. “Expressive Movement Processing” is a technique to learn both an ease in performance and a new approach to choreographing movements that are as emotionally evocative as they are physically intense.
Anatomy & Kinesiology for Dance Technique: To succeed in a career in dance these days, dancers must have great technique and have an inherent understanding of the line of ballet. Often, however, dancers who have not trained in ballet lack a basic understanding of what that means. Broken into easy-to-understand terms, Ray applies anatomy and kinesiology to the technique class, allowing dancers to understand technique from the inside out, and thus improve in any form of dance, at radically fast rates.
Non-Gender Partnering: To pursue a degree or career in dance, even female dancers will be expected to be able to partner other dancers. Although one must be strong, it is not brute strength that creates a brilliant partner. With an understanding of physics and gravity, any dancer can become a masterful partner, lifting others with ease, and learning to be lifted without fear or hesitation.
Contemporary Dance Technique: Trained as a modern dancer, Ray has created a technique that, while based in modern, incorporates the line of ballet and blends the aesthetics of contemporary European modern dance. Movement initiation from the core, rather than distal instigation marks a significant departure into a renewed exploration of dance technique.
Contemporary Composition: Conveying choreographic skill without conveying aesthetic bias. Trends in Modern Dance and Contemporary Ballet are explored. Theme and variation is used to develop all-original movement vocabulary, while establishing an understanding of one’s sub-conscious movement motivations.
Expressive Movement Processing: Utilizing processes from dance therapy, authentic movement and improvisation Ray has created a form that helps choreographers unleash creative blocks, as well as developing mastery in the language of expressive movement. This class develops necessary movement skills for all actors and dancers.
Contemporary Trends in Modern Dance and Ballet: This class provides students with a guided International “tour” of the world of contemporary choreographers and dance companies.
MANAGEMENT/TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1990-present Moving Arts Dance, www.movingartsdance.org
Artistic Director, Choreographer, Tours and Bookings, concert production and Educational Outreach Director.
TOURS INCLUDE:
6 countries:
• Belarus (Brest, Gomel 2x, Grodno 2x, Minsk 2x, Vitbsk, 2x),
• Poland (2x, Gdynia),
• Germany (Hanover),
• France (Paris),
• Scotland, (Edinburgh)
10 USA States:
• Arizona (Scottsdale 2x and Glendale),
• California (Antioch 2x, Huntington Beach, Monterey 4x, Mountainview 2x, Oakland 3x, Palm Dessert,
San Francisco many x, San Jose 2x, Walnut Creek many x),
• Hawaii (Maui, Hana),
• Kentucky (3x, Louisville),
• Michigan (Holland),
• Mississippi (Cleveland, 2x),
• Missouri (St. Louis, 3x),
• Nevada (Las Vegas),
• New York (New York)
• Utah (Provo)
2007-2008 Sister Catherine Julie Cunningham SCHOLAR, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, CA.
2001-2007 DIRECTOR, SOLAD Dance Center: www.soladdancecenter.com,
March 2007 DIRECTOR, MASTER TEACHER, Moving Arts Dance Residency at Hope College, Holland, MI
Jan. 2005 DIRECTOR, Moving Arts Dance Residency Phase Two at Scottsdale College, AZ
Nov. 2004 DIRECTOR, MASTER TEACHER, Moving Arts Dance Residency at Scottsdale College and Glendale Community College, AZ
Summer 2004
& 2005, DIRECTOR, MASTER TEACHER, Moving Arts Dance Residency at Delta
State University, Cleveland, MI.
Apr. 2004 & Apr. 2005 “Moving Arts’ Bay Area Dance Marathon”, SOLAD Dance Center, PRODUCER, Hosted 30 dance companies in annual 12-hour performances; “Cornerstone Event” for Bay Area Celebrates National Dance Week.
Fall 2003 DIRECTOR, MASTER TEACHER, Moving Arts Dance Residency, Hana and Maui, Hawaii
Spring 2003
& 2004 DIRECTOR, MASTER TEACHER, Moving Arts Dance Residency, Grodno,
Gomel, Vitbsk, Minsk, Belarus
Summer 2002 GUEST FACULTY, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. Summer Residency in modern technique, choreography and improvisation in addition to coordinating a semester-end performance.
1993-2000 CHAIR, FACULTY, Dance Program, Walnut Creek Civic Arts Education Program. Taught modern, choreography, improvisation. Coordinated all dance faculty, scheduling and curriculum development, plus coordination and production of “Classy Revue” a showcase for the entire performing arts of CAE and an annual modern dance performance of my choreography students.
1988-1990 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DIRECTOR OF DANCE, University of the Pacific.
1986-2000 GUEST LECTURER, UC Los Angeles, UC Santa Barbara, Arizona State University, Loyola Marymont College, Santa Monica College, CS Hayward, Diablo Valley College Master classes, residencies and workshops on varying topics from “Nutrition for Dancers” to “Advanced Choreography”
1987 FACULTY, Santa Monica College: Introduction to Dance/Movement Therapy.
1986-87 TEACHING ASSISTANTS’ CONSULTANTSHIPS, University of California, Los Angeles Coordinated and mentored Teaching Assistants
1985-86 TEACHING ASSISTANT, University of California, Los Angeles, Kinesiology, Choreography and Video Production
April 1984 GUEST INSTRUCTOR, Arizona State University. Technique
1980-1984 FACULTY, DIRECTOR OF DANCE, Yavapai Community College Taught a variety of classes including Technique, Choreography, Improvisation and Concert Production.
1983 TEACHING ASSISTANT, Cabrillo College Summer Dance Workshop: Technique and Choreography.
1982 GUEST LECTURER, Cornish Institute of the Arts
1984-1988 DIRECTOR: "The Anandha Ray Collective" / Los Angeles.
1981-1984 DIRECTOR,"ARC Dance Theater Inc" / Arizona
Founder, Director, Choreographer, Booking Agent, Press
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE:
1990 - 2003 "Moving Arts Dance" , national and international tours
1997, 1998 "Collage" Cindy Newland, performances in “Women of the Bible”, San Francisco Bay Area
1994, 95 "DanceArt Company" Clare Whistler and Duncan MacFarland, San Francisco Bay Area
1991 "Oracle" Rhonda Martyn San Francisco Bay Area
1984-1988 "The Anandha Ray Collective" / Arizona & Los Angeles
1986 "Clarence Teeters and Company", New York, New York
1981-1984 "ARC Dance Theater Inc" / Arizona
1980-84 "A Ludwig Co." / Arizona
EDUCATION
MA, 1988 (Dance/Choreography with a double major in Kinesiology) UCLA
MA, 1987 (Dance/Movement Therapy) University of California in Los Angeles
BAE, 1980 (Dance Education) Arizona State University
DTR, 1987 (Dance Therapy Registry) American Dance Therapy Association
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2008 User Advisory Council, VoiceOfDance.com, World Wide Web
2000- 2004 Member, Isadora Duncan Dance Awards Committee, SF Bay Area
2000 - 2004 Member/Coordinator, National Dance Week Committee, Bay Area
1988-present Professional Member, Dance Therapy Registry, American Dance Therapy Assoc.
1988-1992 Board Member, Northern California, American Dance Therapy Association
1987 Adjudicator, UCLA Selection Committee for the American College Dance Festival
1984 Arizona Arts Commission roster for Artists in Education
1980-1982 Board Member, Arizona Dance Alliance
HONORS, AWARDS:
2007 “Producer’s Choice” “Audience Choice” awards sjDANCEco Choreo-Project, San Jose, CA
2006 “First Place” Choreography Award, Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival, Palm Desert, CA
2005 Selected as one of 25 Visionary Women “Leading the Arts in the East Bay Area” by Diablo Magazine
2004 Inducted into the Contra Costa County Women's Hall of Fame for contributions in dance
2004 Received a US Senate Citation for contributions in dance
2004 Invited judge, Serge Diaghilev Festival of Choreographic Art, Gdynia, Poland.
2003 Inducted as a member of the Kentucky Order of Honorary Colonels
2003 Moving Arts Dance selected as “Best of the East Bay Area, Best Dance Studio” - Diablo Magazine
2002 Moving Arts Dance selected as “Best of the East Bay Area, Best Dance Troupe” - Diablo Magazine
2000 Selection as one of 21 Visionaries for the 21st Century -Diablo Magazine
1999, 2000 Selection of Moving Arts Dance, top ten performances of the year, Contra Costa Times
1999 American Dance Festival Association's Outstanding Achievement Award
1988 "Graduate Woman of the Year" UCLA Dance Department
1987 Choreography Award American College Dance Festival’s Honorary Gala Concert in Eugene, Oregon
1986 National Choreography Award, National College Dance Festival Gala Concert in Washington DC
1986 Choreography Award American College Dance Festival’s Honorary Gala Concert Seattle, Washington
1986 Dean's scholarship, UCLA
1984-1988 4-year Fellowship recipient, UCLA
1983 Choreographer Award, honorary presentation by the Martha Graham Company
1980 Award for Excellence in Choreography, ASU
1976-1980 4-year honorary scholarship, Mortar Board member, ASU
CHOREOGRAPHY WITH MOVING ARTS DANCE (1995 – PRESENT)
Runes, World Premiere Belmont, CA 2008. Music by Anton Patzner and Judgement Day.
For Your Own Good, World Premiere Belmont, CA 2008. Music by Anton Patzner and Judgement Day.
One Out, All In, World Premiere Concord, CA 2007. Subsequent performances Belmont, CA 2008.
Giselle, a haunting, modern version of the ballet, Directed and Choreographed by Anandha Ray. Additional choreography by Michael Lowe. World Premiere Concord, CA 2007. Music by Adolphe Adams with sound effects mastered in by Anandha Ray.
Quest, World Premiere Walnut Creek, CA 2007. Subsequent Performances Concord, CA 2007.
Pulse, World Premiere Concord, CA 2007. Subsequent Performances Belmont, CA 2008. Music by Anton Patzner and Judgement Day.
The Presence of Absence, Duet, World Premiere Los Angeles Choreography Festival, LA, 2007. Subsequent Performance Concord, CA. Sound collage by Anandha Ray.
No Place to Rest, Award Winning (Sacramento CA) Three suites. World Premiere Oakland, CA 2007. Subsequent Performances Antioch, CA 2007; Concord, CA 2007, Belmont, CA 2008. Sound collage by Anandha Ray.
Picture This, World Premiere Holland, MI 2007. Sound collage by Anandha Ray.
Echoes, World Premiere Walnut Creek, CA 2007; Holland, MI 2007.
Departing Darkness, World Premiere Walnut Creek, CA 2007. Subsequent Performances Antioch, CA 2007; Concord, CA 2007.
Tandem: Moving Arts Dance with Carlos Reyes, an evening of dance and live music, World Premiere Walnut Creek, CA 2005. Subsequent Performances Scotsdale, AZ, 2006; Antioch, CA 2006; Concord, CA 2007. Live music by Carlos Reyes and The Electronic Symphony
Falling Afterward, Solo plus group, World Premiere The Mission Theater, SF, 2006. Subsequent Performances Holland, MI, 2007; Walnut Creek, CA 2007, Belmont, CA 2008. Sound collage by Anandha Ray.
Girls Club, Group, World Premiere Walnut Creek, CA 2007. Subsequent Performances Antioch, CA 2007; Walnut Creek, CA 2007. Body Percussion.
Smak, Quintet, World Premiere Walnut Creek, CA 2006. Subsequent Performances Antioch, CA 2007; Walnut Creek, CA 2006. Body Percussion.
Summer’s End, Award Winning (Under the Stars Choreography Festival) Solo with live music, World Premiere Walnut Creek, CA 2006. Subsequent Performances Palm Desert, CA 2006; Walnut Creek, CA 2006. Music of Carlos Reyes.
Amethyst Dreams, Trio incorporating live musician (Carlos Reyes). World Premiere Walnut Creek, CA, 2006 (Stars to the Rescue, standing ovation). Subsequent Performances Scottsdale, AZ; 2006, Roseville, CA, 2006; San Ramon, CA 2006; St. Louis, MO, 2007 (standing ovation from 5,000 audience members). Music of Carol Reyes (live -solo and with full band).
Back to Wonderland: The MAD Hatter Performance and Tea Party, evening length full ballet, performed 2-4 times at each venue. Written, Directed and Choreographed by Anandha Ray. Additional choreography by Michael Lowe, jenny McAllister, Dudley Brook. World Premiere Walnut Creek, CA 2005. Subsequent Performances San Francisco, CA 2006, Antioch, CA 2006; Concord, CA 2007. Sound collage by Anandha Ray.
Tandem: Moving Arts Dance with Craig Chaquico, an evening of dance and live music, World Premiere St. Louis, MO 2005. Subsequent Performances (selections) Walnut Creek, CA 2008. Live music by Craig Chaquico and his band.
Night Visions A Delightfully Dark Evening of Haunting Performances, 45-minute performances offered several times a night, for several nights during the Halloween season, Written, Directed and Choreographed by Anandha Ray. World Premiere performances Walnut Creek, CA 2005. Subsequent Performances Walnut Creek, CA 2006; Sound collage by Anandha Ray.
Island of Tears, Group, World Premiere Las Vegas, NV, 2006. Subsequent Performances Huntington Beach, CA 2006; San Francisco, CA 2007; Oakland, CA 2007; Walnut Creek, CA 2007. Music of Vladimir Zenovich, Belarusian Folk Choir “Gramnitsy”.
Beyond the Picket Fence, Award Winning (San Jose CA) Duet, World Premiere St. Louis, MO, 2005. Subsequent Performances Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland 2006; New York, NY 2007; Oakland, CA 2007; Berkeley, CA2006; Honolulu, HI 2007; Mountain View, CA 2007; San Francisco, CA2007; and in San Jose, CA 2007 where it won “Audience Choice” and “Producers Choice” at the sjDANCEco ChoreoProject.
Ghosts of Tintagel, World Premiere, Louisville, KY, 2005. Subsequent performances Walnut Creek, CA 2005; Walnut Creek, CA 2006; Belmont, CA 2008. To the music of Carlos Reyes (live and recorded).
Dream Catcher, World Premiere St. Louis, MO 2005. Subsequent performances Edinburgh Fringe Festival., 2006 Original score by Craig Chaquico
Shakti, World Premiere Paris, France, 2004. Sound collage by Anandha Ray.
All Dressed Up and No Where To Go, Quartet, World Premiere Walnut Creek, CA 2004. Gdansk, Poland and throughout Belarus 2004. Music of Rod Piaza.
From Heaven, Duet, World Premiere Louisville, KY, 2002, Subsequent performances: Yerba Buena in San Francisco, 2003, Bologna Performing Arts Center, Delta University, Cleveland, MS, 2003, The Cowell Theater in San Francisco 2005, Edinburgh Festival in Scotland 2006, Gdansk, Poland and throughout Belarus 2003 & 2004.
Invitacion, Duet, World Premiere 2001, previewed at The Chronicle Pavilion at Concord, to an audience of 5,000; premiered at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 2001. Original score by Sarah Michael.
Whispers of Glass, Duet, previewed at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, August 2000, premiered at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts August 2000. Original score by Thomas Gus.
The Yearning, Group, previewed at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, August 2000, premiered at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts August 2000. Original score by Thomas Gus.
The Watchers, Group, premiered at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts 1999. Original score by Michael Mortilla.
Bus Stop, Group, premiered at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, August, 1999. Performed to popular piano tunes by Gregory Tibolough.
Temporal Landscapes, Group, premiered at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, August 1998. Revised premiere at the Chronicle Pavilion at Concord, July 3rd, 2002. Subsequent Performances Oakland, CA 2007, Walnut Creek, CA 2007. Original score by Sarah Michael.
Rite of Fall, Group, premiered at the Chronicle Pavilion at Concord to 5,000 audience members 1998. Original score written and performed live by the San Jose Taiko.
Light's Edge, Group, premiered with the Diablo Symphony at the Concord Pavilion Independence Celebration to 5,000 audience members July 2, 1998. Performed with original score by Sarah Michael.
Alliance: Elements of All, Group, premiered at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts to 600 audience members, June 27, 1998. Original score by Rogerio Botter Maio.
Sarah's Doll House, Duet, World Premiere UCLA 1988. Subsequent performances Walnut Creek, CA 1990. Revised premiered at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, 1998. Original score by Sarah Michael, based on a score by Sandra Christensen 1986. Subsequent performances The Wave Festival San Francisco, 2000, Walnut Creek, CA 2003 and toured internationally to Belarus, Paris and Poland, 2003 & 2004.
MAYDAY! MAYDAY!, Award Winning (Eugene, OR, Washington DC) Duet, World Premiere 1986; won “Choreography Award” at the American College Dance Festival and the National College Dance Festival. Subsequent performances Walnut Creek, CA 1990, San Francisco, CA, 1994. Revised to Quartet, revised premiere at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, 1996. Subsequent performances Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA 1999; Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA. Original score by David Karagianis with videography by Peter Filice.
The Several in the Darkness, Quartet, premiered at the Summerfest/dance festival in San Francisco receiving standing ovations from sold out audiences, 1997. Subsequent performances Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA 1999; Original score by Sarah Michael
Between Heaven and Earth, Trio, premiered at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the and televised, May, 1997. Original score by Shaya Clearwater and Scott Singer.
Together We Stand Alone, Award Winning (Albuquerque, NM) Quintet, World Premiere UCLA 1988. Subsequent Performances Stockton, CA 1989, Albuquerque, NM 1989. Revised premiered at the New Performance Gallery in San Francisco, 1997. Original score by Sandra Christensen 1987.
When the Soul is Near, Varying sections (Duet to Group), an evening length work in 4 suites, premiered at Theater Artaud receiving standing ovations from sold out audiences, May 2-5 1996. Original scores by Shaya Clearwater, Scott Huckabay, and Scott Singer.
Weaving Mystic, Group, premiered at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts to 300 audience members, June 7, 1995. Original score by Joe Venegoni.
