VISION
We seek to explore the link between the traditional indigenous cultures of America and contemporary artistic expressions, thus creating a spectacular new indigenous dance theater.
OBJECTIVES
In service to our vision, we seek to:
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Create and produce innovative dance theatre works of excellence.
Create and produce innovative dance theatre works of excellence.•Collaborate with indigenous artists from a wide variety of fields in creating a unique aesthetic.
Collaborate with indigenous artists from a wide variety of fields in creating a unique aesthetic.•Connect with the widest possible audience, providing patrons with a magical theater experience.
Connect with the widest possible audience, providing patrons with a magical theater experience.•Serve as cultural ambassadors, nationally and internationally.
Serve as cultural ambassadors, nationally and internationally.•Become self-sustaining financially, and create good company jobs.
Become self-sustaining financially, and create good company jobs.•Initiate and sustain cultural exchange programs with global indigenous cultures.
Initiate and sustain cultural exchange programs with global indigenous cultures.•Nourish respectful cultural links among indigenous peoples.
Nourish respectful cultural links among indigenous peoples.•Train and inspire young people in a supportive environment.
Train and inspire young people in a supportive environment.•Give voice to social, environmental, and political issues through art.
Give voice to social, environmental, and political issues through art.ACTIVITIES
•Performance: Earth Dance Theater, a professional dance company.
Performance: Earth Dance Theater, a professional dance company.•Training: summer intensive training workshop on a college campus.
Training: summer intensive training workshop on a college campus.•Research: ethnographic investigation to ground the creative process
Research: ethnographic investigation to ground the creative process