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A resident of Boise, Kay is a choreographer, teacher and performer and has presented her work in New York, Texas, Europe and throughout the United States. Her curiosity about each dancer’s unique physical potential is reflected in every dance she creates and every class she teaches. Ms. Braden holds n MFA degree in dance from the University of Utah and has served on the faculties of The University of Texas at Austin and Austin Community College. She has taught for Interlochen Arts Academy, Balance Dance Company, Technique in Taos, National Choreography Conference, the Idaho Dance Teachers’ Association and St. Mary’s Hall in San Antonio. Braden has been a recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and has been funded by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the Idaho Commission on the Arts.
Describe a transformation process that has occurred in your own practice as an artist or in a past residency as a teaching artist. In my early training at the undergraduate level, by beginning to explore Modern Dance as a creative source of discipline & joy, I felt I had discovered a profound sense of awareness through dance. This was life changing for me. When have you been able to recognize learning taking place? It shows in a student's bearing, their eyes and their expression, long before they talk about it. This is why we teach. What excites your imagination and in turn how does your work excite imagination for your audience? By working with the individual traits of each dancer - their movement qualities, styles and abilities - I hope to engage an audience in an imaginative view through dance. What characteristics mark a successful collaboration for you? Collaboration is successful to me when I feel I have shared material and energy from another source. This leads to a deeper understanding of my own work and approach. The characteristics of success are ongoing and felt in later work. How do you foster creativity, both in your work and as a teaching artist? I foster creativity by providing an environment that leads to problem solving, exploration and self-awareness. Three key understandings of this discipline are:
Choreography, techniques, concepts of dance, space, time, dynamics, line, rhythm, levels Subject areas outside of the fine arts that relate to potential residency work- i.e. possible connections to the curriculum might include: Almost any subject can relate to the creative arts- i.e., writing is a means of expression. These ideas can be translated through movement and the process of choreography. Imagery is a source of ideas. References:
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 Discipline: Dance Phone: (208)375-0625 Cell: (208) 608-6619 Email: KFBratcd@aol.com Website: na ICA Artists by Disciplines Dance Kay Braden Joy Esplin LiAnne Hunt Norma Pintar Rachel Swenson Paul Zmolek Theater/Storytelling Joy Steiner Teresa Clark Language Arts Malia Collins Carol Muzik Judy Sobeloff Visual Arts Deana Attebery Tom Bennick Judith Brand Sue Rooke Lizette Fife Helen Grainger Wilson Bernie Jestrabek-Hart Terrie Kralik Jeanne Leffingwell Amy Nack Mike Shipman Jennifer Williams Linda Wolfe Video/Media Arts Peppershock Media |
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