and community partners. Rulan Tangen's dance journey centers around the founding of DANCING EARTH CREATIONS (DE) in 2004. Some With a vision for inclusion, she cultivates a new generation ofculturaldancers, through creative practices that explore collaboration as an expression of functional diversity. She is the director and choreographer of the internationally acclaimed Dancing Earth Indigenous Contemporary Dance Creations (www.dancingearth.org). was right before Dancing Earth was founded, which was with my battle with cancer. 10. She is the Founding Artistic Director of Dancing Earth, which has been noted in Dance Magazine as "One of the Top 25 To Watch", and selected for the National Dance Project Production and Touring Award, as well as the National Theater Project Production and Touring award. Tangenwho identifies as mixed culturally, including Native, Polynesian, and European heritagesfounded and directs Dancing Earth: Indigenous Contemporary Dance . and those of the artists with whom she co-creates. The ReGeneration project began with recording a weekend spent at Ghost Ranch with the Grand Canyon Trust gathering of elders and activists working to conceive and develop Rulan's choreography . I look at the smooth river rock, On parts of them she did a light the people of color, although our entire organization is BIPOC. He is currently a resident of Hillsborough, NC, where he is pursuing his own creative The care, leadership, embodiment, and connectivity is what makes up the identity of Dancing Earth and these are deeply rooted in relationship-building. author. things out. at least in this country to a semblance of normalcy? Rulan Tangen. contemporary dance Choreographer/Director who founded Dancing Earth Indigenous Contemporary Dance Creations The footprints that wed left from all the work that Some of the dancers had put three years of their opportunities coming from Dancing Earth. essentially glued back together, with gold. But for me its about first just being fully human in our bodies. people going but even more so to keep their creative lives going, to keep them fulfilling The people who had no admin staff to fire or the people who have been honing strategies in? So theres a service thats there. are continually evolving, looking at what seems to be done, over, dead, dried up, There was certainly a difference, a difference that I had Rulan Tangen is known as an Actor and Choreographer. my arms right now, theyre making this twisted shape, and if I was to pantomime branch at a time here and there, but we didnt have a team or a system because I was centering Her contemporary dance practice Theyre dried down to their essence. hive working together that both of those moments occurred during moments of health We are reclaiming spaces beyond what we could have imagined." Tangen is a director and choreographer at San Francisco-based Dancing Earth, which can be described as an "inspirational array of Indigenous contemporary dance artists who work as a collaborative ensemble to embody the unique essence of indigenous identity and perspective by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural rituals." 2) To ask if the funding can be used for a group project, rather than for one artist. I was called to make with the bones did feel like that to me. In 2010, she was invited by Stanford University's Institute of Diversity in the Arts to lead a semester project titled "Race And Environment. part-time staffing, is that Ive really put my feet on the ground and said, We all Rulan Tangen is an internationally accomplished dance artist, choreographer, and director with over three decades of experience in multiple movement genres. Rulan Tangen is an internationally accomplished dance artist and choreographer. the people Ill say, I have; Ive been always putting them in front. relation building, rooted in inclusion of diverse cosmologies from her own experience its so rare, I would call it like the underground time, the time of going into the Of those, I think there were probably eight different expressions that Id love to harrowing experience, she shifted her goals and committed herself to getting a brand-new After many years of teaching dance workshops to Native youth who live on reservations, forming DANCING EARTH has enabled Rulan to realize the heart of her work in a new way. That to remove kinship citations would be to devalue the cultural honor that was the ceremonial purpose of being named, or the kinship connection of being welcomed as family by community members. 1. better. Im a resilient survivor, and I am looking to not be victimized or not self-victimized. Dancing Earth is respectfully based in the Ogha Pooge occupied and unceded Tewa territory known as Santa Fe, NM and Yelamu occupied Ohlone territory known as San Francisco, CA. To dance is to live To live is to dance. suffering if youre like, Oh well, from the struggle you learn, and then things get if you dont tour, you dont have expenses and so you just let the dancers go; theyll behind of humans, of animals. I dont like dance, I dont know what dance is, Im not a dancer. But it gets down FamousFix profile for Rulan Tangen including biography information, wikipedia facts, photos, galleries, news, youtube videos, quotes, posters . You know when you can feel it in your body? to see a way around. As a result, Rulan was given approval to apply on behalf of the project, and also as the project leader. Given that issues of kinship are complex and different with each First Nation, the response to challenges of identity are best addressed by not investing energy in that direction but rather by making a clear choice not to respond to critique, and instead continuing to show with ones life actions and how one is part of community. fall things started to shift where all that had been really given to artists over She had taken these pieces from the desert, these dried Pier Carlo: What lessons from that experience are you planning to continue now that were returning These eight different directions or mini-seasons that came to me: The first one would Rulan Tangen. Artistic & Founding Director, Rulan Tangen Dancing Earth Creations To dance is to live To live is to dance Rulan Tangen TEDxABQ The Human Journey: Rulan Tangen of Dancing Earth By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies. Service, Justice, Freedom, Courage, and Gratitude and is grateful for all that roots Theres a lot I can say about that, but what I can say is I didnt really Anti-Racism; COVID-19; Residency. Emerging from the As Rulan has consistently reached out to those who had adopted or claimed her, as well as to Native American/First Nations/global Indiegnous cultural mentors, elders, and associates for advice regarding matters, their advice consistently has covered these three main points: The work Rulan produces and co-creates with Dancing Earth be doing. A lot of people coming forward to say, How can I help?. This interview has been edited for length A lot of folks have been taking on their Of Bodies of Elements is the vision and creation of Santa Fe-based choreographer Rulan Tangen, in collaboration with the dancers in DANCING EARTH Indigenous Contemporary Dance Creations, and with contributions from choreographer Raoul Trujillo. She is the Founding Artistic Director and Choreographer of DANCING EARTH, noted in Dance Magazine as "One of the Top 25 To Watch," and winner of the National Dance Project Production and Touring Grant, as well as the National Museum of American Indian's Expressive Arts award. Though Rulan had previously referenced herself using the termMtis, which in that era was applicable to mixed heritage also inclusive of French-Scots-Irish,she now understands that in Canada, the term is now reserved for Red River historical Mtis descendants only. Over 20 years ago Rulan met George Burdeau (Blackfeet); George's last name -- Burdeau lined up for touring, maybe the first year where wed had that much work in about Biography. Well, for a long time there wasnt an admin; until the last few years there really and we have big dusty winds which I always get kind of irritated by. so not only are the artists onstage but it could be farmers or elders, or culture and clarity. I will say that theres a caveat and its that maybe the other time where with or without funding for years, their strategies are what other people are turning process. Natalie Benally (Din), first Native Programs Coordinator, at Girls Inc. of Santa Fe. Im not so much on social media, but when I am, Im Dance is its own language of movement, rhythm, gesture, breath. Fletcher Opera Institute: Orlando Paladino Feb 3-7, 2023. Then at a certain point lets call it the I feel thats part of being an older artist, to be able to take relationships and 8. dance movement, really, in an effort to just not only give a little funding to keep opportunities to create, like I said, that dandelion to make creative pathways, My sense of cultural inclusion (as a diasporic mixed woman of color in America) is through personal and extended familial connections. At 15, Tangen moved to New York City from San Francisco with 40 bucks in her pocket and the poise to hone her classical skills with ballet master David Howard. These intentions are driven by her life experiences- not centered on her stories/personal narratives but commitments to the communities in which s she is deeply embedded. Rulan Tangens life of constant movement began with birth in Oxford, England, to an American citizen expat mother who was protesting involvement in the Vietnam war. Ohlone territory of Yelamu, now known as San Francisco; and in New Mexico, occupied, This, however, excludes Rulans compensation as she often donates her time withextended work hours, exceeding40-70 hours over the years. I had said to myself over and over [laughing], I dont want to have to learn that In 2018, birth certificates from Rulans patriarchal line confirmed a conflict with the surname spelling, with Burdo and Bordeau instead coming from Irish sources. Dancer/choreographer Rulan Tangen was thriving in an international career as a performer and dancer when in 2004 she survived a bout with Stage 4 cancer. (2020 update: In acknowledgement that this is not the same as ancestral bloodline, moving forward these personal relationships will be upheld privately and culturally.). She has recruited and nurtured a new generation of Indigenous contemporary dancers and holds the belief that "to dance is to live, to live is to dance". Rulan: I think one thing that has been very different about Dancing Earth is that we Dancing Earth has thus inspired subsequent generations of cultural artists to expressecological themesin vital contemporary and experimental forms. Popular; Airing Today; On TV; . When outside research into her genealogy in 2018 raised questions about having Mtis Though Geraldine Ziegler has since passed, Rulan has continued to honor and acknowledge her Hunka Lakota family relations, and the Lakota lifeway teaching of Mitakuye Oyasin (we are all related). William "Bill" Evans. wasnt that much admin support. art form that Ive seen and admired which is something broken that gets put back together, I was working many, many hours. Im near but good Im definitely seeing that now. 13. so happy about. She is a recipient of the Costo Medal for Education, Research and Service by UC Riversides Chair of Native Affairs, and an honoree of the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation for their first dance Fellowship for Artistic Innovation. still doing that. You their purpose on this planet and to serve our communities. She creates discourse on how climate change is a symptom of injustice and people not respecting all forms of life. year and not really being able to stand strong in my vision or creativity because When presented with this evidence, both Mr. Burdeau and Ms. Mumford decided to proactively assert kinship versus bloodline, with Mumford asking for her words to be shared with the funder. Rulan Tangen's work explores movement as an evolving language of global Indigenous relation building, rooted in inclusion of diverse cosmologies from her own experience and those of the artists with whom she Creates. FULL STATEMENT. Artistic Director Rulan Tangen is an Indigenous 1 contemporary dance Choreographer/Director who founded Dancing Earth Indigenous Contemporary Dance Creations 2 in 2004. I mean certainly any person or community or culture whos gone through Explore books by Rulan Tangen with our selection at Waterstones.com. yucca pods, these dried horsetail. In this interview with Pier Carlo Talenti, Rulan describes how she and her company to you or heres the dance of branch, youd see this twisted shape. named Marion Claire Wasserman. Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over 25. art pieces or they were remade into art pieces by a friend which I was dancing Through careful consultation, the artists are advised about the most appropriate themes for widespread sharing, including diversity as well as sacred land and water for the health and wellness of all people and the planet. it can also be beautiful and something of essence. Here are protocols used by Dancing Earth and Rulan when considering applying for any funding opportunities. . Through its workshops and dances, It feels necessary at this time to bring to light details that I had previously preferred to discuss in person. the deeper question is the role of artists in society, especially when the whole thing ecosystem thats very diverse because to survive in the desert a million living if I looked at it, it was a pyramid structure where the people on the bottom were Rulan Tangen choreographed the piece, performed by Anne Pesata, which is inspired by Pesata's lived experiences as a Jicarilla Apache woman and fifth generation basket weaver. I think what she found with the bones, When a branch falls from a tree, the water has dried out and it takes this like Interview with Rulan Tangen (Dancing Earth) and Leland Chapin (Los Colores Studio), conducted by Jennifer Cayer as a part of the 6th Encuentro of the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, celebrated in June of 2007 in Buenos Aires, Argentina under the title CORPOLTICAS en las Amricas: Formaciones de Raza, Clase y Gnero / Body Politics in the Americas: Formations of Race . Choose a question below to begin exploring the interview: Pier Carlo Talenti: Im curious to hear specifically from you how you experienced the year 2020. gosh, I think artists can be weed sometimes. Inter-tribal and International Indigenous collaborating community and artists, as well as recent emerging female leaders include: Anne Pesata (Abaachi), BA in Environmental Policy with a minor in Peace and Conflict Studies, who subsequently worked as a Community Health Representative with the Jicarilla Community Health & Fitness Center, andspearheading a variety of different programs to serve her community. It is used intentionally, as the term Native American or American Indian signifies original peoples of the United States and can involve specific treaty rights and Sovereign Nation status. period of time where there was a lot going on that was invisible to the eye, whether Her approach is: 1) To contact the funding agencies directly and ask for details of their definition of cultural eligibility (these might include: Enrolled/not enrolled, US States both mainland and island, US territories beyond US continental borders, Canada, Americas, mixed heritage, people living on original homelands, global Indigenous peoples), to understand if any or all of the below criteria would allow Rulan or Dancing Earth to be considered. that water shape. So even though we werent actively producing programs, we were learning I dont want to put a name We don't have a biography for Rulan Tangen. comes to me with an opportunity, Ive always been like, Oh, can I try to bring others After years of teaching dance workshops to reservation youth, she strove to create hope and opportunity for aspiring performers, theater artists and technicians, who also serve as culture carriers, art educators, and leaders. There was a shell. down ants come together, and they work to harvest that. seeing how people who come from marginalized, under-resourced backgrounds are standing Her choreography has been commissioned by venues including the Heard Museum AZ, Society for Dance Historians conferences in Canada and USA, Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics NY, Teatro Nunes in Brasil, Centro Cultural de Recoleto of Buenos Aires Argentino, in New Mexico for Santa Fe Art Institute, Native Roots and Rhythms Festival, Santa Fe Dance Festival, Native Cinema Showcase at the Center for Contemporary Arts, in California for the Idyllwild Arts Program, Festival, Aqua Caliente Cultural Museum CA; in Canada for the International Aboriginal Choreographers Workshop, McMichaels Gallery, Peterborough Art Gallery, Living Rituals World Indigenous Dance Festival, Toronto Harbourfront's Roots Remix, and Planet IndigenUs Festival; and including films Apocalypto (director Mel Gibson) and The New World (director Terrence Malick). Until 2016 Pier Carlo Talenti was the director of new play development at Center Theatre So who better The company artists, tech crew, collaborators, volunteers, interns, and staff include people who are Indigenous to the Americas, enrolled Native Americans, non-enrolled Native Americans, Native and Global Indigenous heritage peoples. Rulan: Yes, for sure. and other Native languages whenever possible. to adapt and adjust to, but I had time on many days to take a walk outside, even though These may also include people who are separated from their respective cultures, languages, and communities through many forces beyond their control or by generational choices, and global Indigenous diasporic peoples such as of the Pacific, sub-arctic circle, and Afro-Native peoples. last a real, real long time. What I did with some of those bones, I remade them into Can you be in your body and move? | 35 Years in 2020; Contact; People; Opportunities; Fiscal Sponsorship; Accessibility; Critical Resources. FESTIVAL San Francisco The Mission Jen Chien She has been a contributor to All Things Considered, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, BBC/PRI's The World, Making Contact, SF Public Press, East Bay Express, New America Media, and KPFA in Berkeley, where she took part in the First Voice . Theres tons of activity that I cant even SCC Campus Map. crises, one which was very personal for you and the other one being a pandemic. 3. implodes and collapses. Rulan's work values movement as integral as functional ritual for transformation , and as expression of energetic connection with all forms of life on earth. Its all brown. a managing director who is paid much more and I havent been able to shift to Rulan: Thats still emergent, yeah. Rulan's work values movement as an expression of indigenous worldview, including the honoring of matriarchal leadership, dance as functional ritual for transformation and healing, the process of decolonizing the body, and the animistic energetic connection with all forms of life on earth. In that reflection time I think youll be hearing from a lot of artists, especially common mundane part of this story is that we all were completely out of work, I think lead me to maybe the eighth lesson except for me because as a founder you put in Jan Erkert. I do feel like artists are the visionaries because artists Rulan Tangen's dance journey centers around the founding of DANCING EARTH CREATIONS (DE) in 2004. Movies. Awards, Aboriginal Achievement Awards, Robert Mirabal's "Music from a Painted Cave" PBS television special and subsequent 80 city tour, and assistant to the Directors of 'Bones: Aboriginal Dance Opera'. Dancing Earth Founder and Artistic Director Rulan Tangens mixed ancestral heritage is Kampampangan and Pangasinan from Luzon Island, known colonially as part of Pacific archipelago of the Philippines, and Norweigian/Irish lineage, while she lives in the partition of Turtle Island which is often referred to as the U.S. For over four decades, Tangen has been invited into, and extended invitations for, collaborative work with global Indigenous artists and intergenerational community members locally and globally. Some of their work includes Apocalypto. I take that role to heart, Did you seek and accept help [during the pandemic] in a way you hadnt before? Expressive Arts Award of the National Museum of the American Indian, which allowed the company to share performance and engagement with local Native communities in rural Montana, Arizona, and South Dakota. Rulan's international dance career who are involved, or letter confirming relationship of applicant(s) to a specific community. Were How that plays out now, even though there is some A dreamvisioner and creatrix, her work values movement as an expression of plurality ofancestral and futuristicworldviews, interpreted through dance as functional ritual for transformation and healing, and the energetic connection with all forms of lifeon earth. When you We have a full Biography, Photos, Theatre Credits, and more! So many folks came forward: Lift up, prop it back up, heres what you should This Lakota ancient ceremony means that Rulan carries the honor and responsibility to be recognized as a Hunka Lakota relative to Geraldines family, with the understanding that this does not confer membership status in the Lakota Nation. also. also. Dancing Earth is a mixed-heritage company that creates contemporary dance deeply rooted We can talk about whatever we want, but until were Rulan has maintained long ties to Canada (cited as birthplace of her paternal grandmother), and is where she continues to facilitate collaborative projects as a choreographer. connection with all relations human and beyond. Classic - THE NAMING solo, fot. Her work explores movement as an evolving language of global Indigenous and inter-cultural But in Re-Generation, Dancing Earth's newest eco-cultural work in progress, these few words are spoken aloud in the native languages of the four dancers who are co-creating it: Rulan Tangen, company director, her former student Anne Pesata, break dancer Shane Montoya, and teacher and choreographer Trey Pickett. 11 Rulan Tangen pictures. But Id say that pause, like you said, because The right of each cultural community to self-determine kinship terms, self-determinations that are diverse and can change over time, and that this is not appropriate for external monitoring. Rulan has been awarded the 2016 A Blade of Grass Fellowship for Socially Engaged Art , 2016-17 Santa Fe Art Institute's Water themed artists residency, 2016 Catalyst Initiative from Center for Performance and Social Practice , 2015 Arts & Social Change Award from Arts and Healing network, Costo Medal for Education, Research and Service by UC Riverside's Chair of Native Affairs, the first Dance Fellowship for Artistic Innovation by the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation , New Mexico School for the Arts Community Leadership Award and was honored as a top ten finalist across all disciplines for Nathan Cummings Fellowship for Social Change .Rulan's work values movement as an expression of indigenous worldview, including the honoring of matriarchal leadership, dance as functional ritual for transformation and healing, the process of decolonizing the body, and the animistic energetic connection with all forms of life on earth. Dancing Earth serves Indigenous communities by co-creating dance productions of environmental, social or cultural themes, and under the guidance of Native and Indigenous elders. Principle participants were Native community members from the rural Four Corners region. relationship toward each other. Theyve now gained skills and confidence, In 2010, she was invited by Stanford University to lead an inter-departmental semester project titled "Race And Environment." theres a heightened sensibility, theres a heightened refinement of intention that support, even for a moment, when they become even better leaders than they were before. 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