Photo by Harry Pocius
Anna Brown Massey
Community Room Artist in Residence
July/August
Anna Brown Massey will research earth-based movement theories, put them into practice in the garden, and engage with the public through interactive dance events.
Through this research, she asks, “How can dance in community resonate with the urgency of climate change? What is humane approach to nature? How can we move in ways that affirm our interrelated ecology?”
Anna creates movement that invites participation. During this residency she will develop methods for building social “new” folk dances. She will consider how movement can be local: rooted where we are and yet drawn from our disparate ancestries.
Community Room Artist in Residence
July/August
Anna Brown Massey will research earth-based movement theories, put them into practice in the garden, and engage with the public through interactive dance events.
Through this research, she asks, “How can dance in community resonate with the urgency of climate change? What is humane approach to nature? How can we move in ways that affirm our interrelated ecology?”
Anna creates movement that invites participation. During this residency she will develop methods for building social “new” folk dances. She will consider how movement can be local: rooted where we are and yet drawn from our disparate ancestries.
Photo by Jess Cavender
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About the Artist:
Anna Brown Massey draws from a background in North Atlantic percussive and Scottish dances to bring rhythmic attention to choreographic forms. She works intimately with sound, and frequently enlist text in conversation with movement. Her research manifests in outside installations, multi-media immersions, and dances on stages. Anna danced with over 25 companies in New York City, and teaches diverse methods of action, composition, and entrepreneurship. She has received numerous grants and residencies, including from the Times Square Alliance, the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, The Work Office, and Marble House Project. Anna co-founded NACHMO and the Columbus Dance Alliance. She is a Research Fellow for Livable Futures. Anna holds an MFA in Dance from the Ohio State University. She currently lives on Kumeyaay land. |
