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news
New video now online from Oh, Beautiful: My Patriot Act


Recent Events:

Invitation in Weimar! Saturday, June 7th, 10 pm



at Gaswerk Weimar
part of the Rahmenlos Festival, supported by Bauhaus University Weimar

Invitation at Dock 11, Berlin, May 8-11, 2008



Read what the press said about Invitation at Dock 11


WORLDVOTE, An opportunity for non-US citizens to have a voice in the US presidential primaries. This was a great event and received a lot of press. It will reprise in November for the General Presidental Elections.


Recent events in North Carolina:

the US premiere of Invitation on Thursday, January 24th in Durham;

Dance for Peace, a dance action against the Iraq war, January 25th and 26th.



about

Anima Dance, an eight-year-old dance theater company, is based in Berlin, Germany. For more information or to book a performance, contact director Rachel Brooker or join our mailing list.


Rachel Brooker photographed by Stevens H. Clarke

Rachel Brooker founded Anima Dance in 1999 in North Carolina to produce her choreography and the work of other local artists. She has a BA in Dance and Biology from Swarthmore College, and has collaborated with other artists and performed across the US and Europe, most recently performing with Felix Ruckert and Sabine Dahrendorf. She also offers dance and yoga instruction and residencies.

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projects

  • Oh, Beautiful: My Patriot Act
  • WORLDVOTE
  • Dance for Peace
  • Invitation
  • The Murakami Cycle
  • dusttodust (dance film)
  • Whoever finds this, I love you
  • Of Angels
  • Community Showcases
  • The Dream/More than Air: Anima Dance Presents
  • The Mirrorings Project
  • Falling Out My Head (a collaboration with Hannah McClure Chalut)


    • classes and workshops

    Rachel Brooker draws on her experience in a variety of dance and bodywork techniques to create her supportive, transformative teaching technique. She is currently teaching children's dance in English at The Center, Berlin, and offers performance residencies in schools. Rachel also gives individual therapeutic Yoga instruction. Email Rachel for more information, or join our mailing list to be updated on future classes and workshops.


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    photos

    Rachel in costume from Of Angels, Photo by Stevens H. Clarke Rachel in costume from Of Angels, Photo by Stevens H. ClarkePhoto by Stevens H. Clarke

    photos by Stevens H. Clarke

    For more photos, see individual Projects.

    Anima Dance on Film: streaming video

    press

    Articles:

    Invitation:

    Berühren Erlaubt, Berliner Morgenpost, Berlin, 08.05.08

    Invitation, Tip Magazine, Berlin, 10.05.08

    Rachel Brooker's Invitation, Independent Weekly, Durham, NC, 24.02.08


    WORLDVOTE:

    Primary Votes Anyone? Tapmag: magazine for culture, politics and life from a transatlantic perspective, Berlin, 02.02.08

    Super Tuesday an der Spree Berliner Zeitung, Berlin, 05.02.08

    Anspannung vor dem "Super Tuesday"  Tagesspeigel, Berlin, 05.02.08


    Press Releases:

    INVITATION at Dock 11, Berlin--  23.04.08 Deutsch / English

    WORLDVOTE press release--  01.02.08 Deutsch / English

    NC's Own Comes Home! January 2008 press release-- 10.01.08

    Anima Dance Fall 2005 Season press release-- 28.11.05


    contact

    For more information, email Rachel Brooker, or join our mailing list.

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