One of "Ten Rising Talents to Watch for in the Arts"
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Welcome to my website...a place to share all that I love.
As a dancer, choreographer and educator I currently share my time between my home in Vancouver, BC and my love of the Andes in Peru; with global adventures around the world. Dance, community and culture is what inspires me the most and these elements are woven throughout each of the projects that I am involved with.
Artist Statement: As a choreographer I am interested in exploring themes connected to land, place, identity and the thread that weaves our lives intricately with the lives and stories of our Ancestors and of future generations. I am intensly curious about the stories that we carry within our DNA, within our bones, our flesh, our ways of being in the world. I strive to create work that has meaning and that allows both the artist and the viewer to expand while becoming more than they thought they/we were. I value ceremony, the practice of being present, of honouring protocol and the shared experience that transcends the perceived limitations of time and space. (2012)
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Creativity has the power to transform and inspire us beyond our wildest dreams. To uplift, to challenge, to question, to expand. That is what I believe in. That is what I know to be true.
-Starrwind Muranko-
VISION & VALUES:
- To engage in meaningful, thought-provoking work that utilizes the power of dance, theatre and storytelling as a powerful means of self-discovery and expression.
- To view art and creativity as an integral part of the human experience and to share this with others through inspiring and elevating projects around the world.
- To engage people of all ages in the exploration of movement, dance and personal stories through a sharing of culture and community that transcends time and space.
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| Gathering Light Dancing on the Edge 2010 Photo Credit: Chris Randle |
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- To support Indigenous Peoples from
around the world in the living expression of their cultures through
dance, music, storytelling, ritual and ceremony.
- To live each day passionately
engaged in what I love doing the most while creating a more beautiful
and just world for future generations to come.
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| Spider Woman (Matriarchs of the Earth) Talking Stick Festival 2009 |
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"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it!
Boldness has genius, magic and power in it."
-W.H. Murray of the Scottish Himalayan Expedition-
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