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I now work at The Old Globe, but my time with a Hillcrest performance troupe was my sole creative outlet for a long time.
Print It’s not unusual for dancers to perform movement to scripted text, but “Towards Belonging” takes the rare step of allowing its multiethnic dancers to script and audio record their own journeys of finding space for themselves in White America. Hearing the dancers speaking over video of themselves dancing provides a visceral connection between their words and the intense emotions their experience creates. In the case of “Towards Belonging,” director and choreographer Anjanette Maraya Ramey’s dance steps transmit frustration, fury, sadness, pain and — gradually — self-accep...
Print Revealing personal stories can connect people to a common humanity, and recognizing another’s point of view is critical to overcoming prejudice. That’s why choreographer Anjanette Maraya-Ramey, artistic director and founder of Maraya Performing Arts, created “Towards Belonging,” a film that in May celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. “Towards Belonging” brings to life the experiences of the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) community through dance, music, art and poetry. The voices of the dancers — woven into the soundtrack — express...