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Tallahassee, FL-based performing artist and owner of Multifarious Moves LLC, Maria White uses dance improvisation, audience participation, and striptease to create performances and inspire collaborators. She received her MA in Dance and Studio Related Studies from FSU and performed repertory work by Dan Wagoner, Gwen Welliver, and Tim Glenn. Internationally, White has performed in a project commissioned by the Latvian National Opera and choreographed by Aigars Larionvs. She has also participated in workshops for two summers at b12 festival and performed a work by Fleur Darkin at Dock 11 Theater. White has also trained at Tic Tac Art Centre in David Zambrano’s Flying Low and Passing Through workshop and performed in their weekly Crude Saturday performance. She has been in process with Tiffany Rhynard, Chris Cameron, and Farai Malianga collaborating on an interdisciplinary multimedia project exploring the liveness of inter-relational practices within our mediums. White is currently researching the history of striptease in the United States and its connections to performing femininity and gender in contemporary dance. As an artist, Maria has been described as authentic, theatric, and unexpected with her love for improvisation, play, and compassion guiding her way.
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Briefly describe the class(es) you offer:
Dance Techniques (Open to all levels): Improvisation: Guided movement prompts with a central theme, Anne Green Gilbert's Brain Dance, Contact Improvisation. Contemporary: Phrases and combinations of movement concepts with anatomical cues and explanations (ex: dropping body weight, tone modulation, body awareness). Jazz: Phrases and combinations focusing on jazz technique and performance quality. Community Building Through Movement Workshops (Open to all levels): Workshops designed for building community through movement. Workshops can be designed based on community needs in the workplace, an organization, or other environment. Workshops are open to all communities who gather frequently and want to connect more through movement.
Willing to be a guest speaker / workshop presenter in a classroom setting.: Yes
Type of lesson (Private and/or Group): Private, Group
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Gender: I identify as Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian, Eastern European
Commissions
Accepting Commissions?: Yes, open to work
Yes, open to:: Public Art Works, Private/Business Art Works, Both
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Want/need dance entertainment for your events? I can perform! Contact me for more details.
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Invitation Provocateur (formerly Anti-Lap Dance) in-progress invitation for the audience at large and one willing participant to be beguiled and humored through burlesque, improvisation, and dance theater. The work is also a transformation from femme to feral femme and pulls from feelings and sensations of pleasure, power, and instinct. Invitation Provocateur invites you to laugh, clap, and roar! This iteration was improvised by Maria White, and a consenting audience member at Florida State University's School of Dance Alumni Showcase at the 90/20/60 Celebration event.
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