DOROTHY KRISTIN HANNA

REDDOTT (reddeaux) ART NAME dorothykristinhanna.com/ website. (link to left:) The timeline of creation is infinite, but the timeline of one’s life is short and sweet. Diving into art is why I was born. It does not matter, what type of art: just creation is my reason for living. ----------------------------------- In the present moment I am good to go!! THE HOLY BREATH. New feature art film. Below the film is without French subtitles. Still in the works. ............................................................................................................... RESUME 1979 Louisiana Tech University-BFA Painting; Minor: Choreography Birth until now Studies in Understanding the “ Truth in Movement” Honors, Awards and Publications Abbreviations: DFAD created directly from a dream PAC Performing Arts Center RRR Red River Revel Arts Festival TBBT The Black Box Theatre TST The Strand Theater DSN Downtown Saturday Night SRAC Shreveport Regional Arts Council 2023- 2025. Created Feature Length Film. THE HOLY BREATH. premiering at THE ROBINSON FILM CENTER/ no submissions yet 300 paintings hung at Christian Services 25 paintings hung downtown Shreveport Received project assistance grant from NEA and SRAC, for 2,500 for Directors payment. 2022 Created Short Film, "Living with the Mind" 2020 Created Short Film, “A Praying Mantis” 2019 Created Short Film, “U T O P I C”. accepted into Cinema on the Bayou, International French and Cajun Film Festival 2019 Created Short Film, “Ensconced” 2018 Hung 300 paintings from Permanent Collection at Christian Services 2018 A series of four oil paintings accepted into the Alexandria Museum of Art 2018 “STUCK”/ accepted into International Film Festival/ Cinema on the Bayou 2018 A trio show with oil paintings at Louisiana State Museum 2017 Lucy Anna/ accepted into the AVIFF Cannes Catalogue 2016 Lucy Anna/ showed in International Film Festival/ Cinema on the Bayou 2016 Awarded Multi-Disciplinary Fellowship. SRAC 2016 Created NEW, Narrative Short Indie Pop Film; LUCY ANNA (DFAD) 2016 Rendez-vous/ accepted into the AVIFF Cannes Catalogue 2016 Book of Skins/ 29 minute film/ in International Festival/ Cinema on the Bayou 2015 Commissioned to Paint 20 Paintings for the LSU Medical Center in New Orleans. Circle Paintings, 36 by 36 2015 Rendez-Vous/ Short Film/ showed in International Festival/ Cinema on the Bayou 2014 Rendez-Vous/ Short Film/ in Top 20/ LAFilm Prize 2013 Hummingbird/ Short Film/ in Top 20/ LAFilm Prize 2012 Created Short Film, “BEING” #facebook #Arodasi Films/ Facebook 2011 Premiered Experimental Art Film at Robinson Film Center; “Love on the Links” written by Mary Frances Morgan, 1936 2010 Awarded a Project Assistance Grant of $1000 for an experimental art movie titled, “Love on the Links” story by my grandmother, Mary Frances Morgan (author) 2010 Accepted into SRAC Artbreak. Performance and solo painting show in Art Space 2009 Arodasi received registered trademark, Arodasi® (Arodasi defined: Doing soul's work with creations.) 2009 Dance Fellowship Recipient, SRAC 2005 Acceptance into juried show, “Choreographers Showcase.” Louisiana Dance Festival’ 2004 Awarded SRAC Multi-Discipline Artist Regional Fellowship 2004 Guest Speaker, Texarkana College, Healing through Movement 250 people 2003 Parkinson’s Newsletter/ Article on the healing arts/ published 2003 Asked to dance/ presenting solo/ SRAC’s MultiDisciplinary Project March 8th 2003 Present and Teach “How Movement Heals” Holistic Network Conference 2001 Served on “Pain Panel.” Feldenkrais National Conference. San Francisco, 2000 Recipient of SRAC decentralized grant to educate public on “Life of Isadora Duncan” through performance at PAC. Titled, “Isadora’s Story” 1998 Recipient, Decentralized Grant, to present “My View of Isadora Duncan,” work in progress with A Visual Sound and Movement Company. 1998 Awarded SRAC Multi-Discipline Artist Regional Fellowship. June. 1998 Accepted to study with International Touring Discipline from NYC (offer declined) 1997 Received SRAC grant for collaborative installation on Texas Street 1997 Juried into “Multi-Discipline Panel”—(SRAC) 1997 Received grant from SRAC to produce script for “Burnt” (DFAD) 1997 Invited by SRAC to perform at Downtown Saturday Night’s Art Festival 1996-2000 Performed original work at Performing Arts Laboratory in San Diego 1995 Solo accepted at TST for local Dance Spectrum—“Rejection” 1994 Solo accepted at the National Performance Network in New Orleans 1993 Awarded RAP Grant from CAC to produce my dream through video, titled “Dorothy’s Fourth Neon Dream” 1992 Accepted to perform with Marion Soto’s Company from NY at CAC; Miami 1990 Accepted to Louisiana Roster for Dance Artists 1990 Honorable mention for “Waiting”; Video shorts contest in New Orleans 1989- present Acceptance of 5 videos to be aired in New Orleans on Cox’s Cable 1989 Louisiana Video Shorts Festival; honorable mention, “Palette”Community Activities 2oo8 to 2011 Teaching Arodasi® Dance, Children’s Dance and Movement Therapy Yoga and Painting. Renzy Ed. and Art Center 2006 to 2009 Educational Inservice’s For L.S.U’s Occupational Therapy Class, Shreveport Symphony and Fibromyalgia Disciplines on the Feldenkrais Method® 2005 to 2009 Open House for Art Sharing and Meditation; Woman’s Week, YWCA 2005 Inservice, Centenary College for Painting, Sculpture and printmaking students—“Connecting to the self, to understand oneís personal form of expression” 2005 Yoga, Art and Healing Inservice; Mt. Zionís Woman’s Conference 2004 Inservice for a group of Phsycologists, titled, “How does Movement Heal?” 2003 YWCA- Woman’s Week- free classes, Yoga and Cardio-Expressive Dance 2002 “How Movement and Art Heal. Hospital Inservices (2) 2001 “The Spine’s Abilities in a Sitting Position.” Workshop for orthopedic transcriptionists. 2001 “Soft Sculpture.” New work presented at Tower Gallery. 2000 Performed “Enclosed in a Kiss.” Solo for Unitarian Church fundraiser. 1999 Taught for “Mind, Body, and Spirit” seminar. River City Dance Foundation 1999 Taught Feldenkrais for National Fitness Day. Schumpert Medical Center. 1999 Presented free workshop on hand and wrist problems. Women’s Week. 1998 Oriented area dancers into Feldenkrais. Mind/Body Workshop (one day) 1998 Held “Fibromyalgia & Feldenkrais” support group for six weeks. 1997-98 In service / Feldenkrais Method/ stress management/ Schumpert 1997 Performed for Women’s Week, original solo works on the soul 1997 Performed 3 solos, Live Oak Retirement Center 1996 In service for Pulmonary and Kids Clinic at Schumpert Medical Center/ Feldenkrais In service at LSU Hospital on the Feldenkrais Method Presentation at “Mind, Body and Spirit” / Feldenkrais Method for YWCA Women’s Week 1995 In service at Schumpert Hospital/ City Book Store/ Lagniappe Hospital, / Parkinson’s support group/ Caddo Exceptional on the Feldenkrais Method 1995 Member of visual artists panel meetings—SRAC 1993 changed company’s name “A Visual Sound and Movement Company” 1991-1992 Co-chaired dance panel meeting—SRAC/ Served as Artbreak Dance Teacher 1989-1995 Member of dance panel meetings 1982- 1993 Founder “A Theatrical Sound and Movement Co.” directly from a dreamLife’s Work 2011 Premiered Experimental Art Film at Robinson Film Center; The Glen Retirement Village and Live Oaks Retirement; “Love on the Links” written by Mary Frances Morgan, 1936 2010 “Christmas in the Sky’s Beatlemania” 6 dancers 2010 “The Beautiful Beatle Garden” 7 dancers, 83 minutes. Beatles Music, ONLY, 3 shows at ARTSPACE “Whispering Turmoil” Duet. 33 minutes 2009 SRAC Dance Fellowship Recipient 2009 Intense Class Studies of Environmental Responses through Dance 2008 Butoh Influenced Performance/ Arodasi Healing Center/ Dance Therapy Students 2008 “Found Cities” a one hour exploration with live piano and Arodasi Dancers 2007 “Lost Cities” 83 minute piano improvisation. With Arodasi Dance 2006 “Moving Art”/ Neil Young/ 2 hr, 9 dancers Arodasi Dance Performance, Improvisation 2005 “4 corners” solo; Louisiana Dance Festival, juried, “Choreographers Showcase” Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2005 ”Intoxication” 6 Arodasi Dancers and with guest artist Sondra Fraleigh (strong Butoh Influence Dance Piece) DFAD 2005 “Offenbach Cello Duets” an hour of duets for YWCA Woman’s Week 2004 “Wendy’s Whirled”/ feminist view of Peter Pan/ 6 performances; SRAC 2004 “Isadora’s Circle Dance” 6 dancers 2004 “Arodasi Butoh Dreams” A Visual Sound & Movement Studio with 9 dancers 2004 “(In)Appropriate Responses” A Visual Sound & Movement Studio with 9 dancers 2003 “Metaphor for Mind” A Visual Sound & Movement Studio with 7 dancers 2003 “Rushed In(n)(t)eractions” A Visual Sound & Movement Studio with 9 dancers 2002 “Christmas in the Sky” SRAC- performance/improvisation 2002 “Twilight” Improvisational Scores- “relating to healing from Sept 11, 9 dancers; 2 performances; SRAC AVS&MCO;/ solo musicians with solo dancers 2001 “Dorothy Sings.” Solo short video presented in conjunction with Minicine. 2001 “Dorothy Mows” Solo short video presented in conjunction with Minicine 2000 “Isadora’s” works performed at 4 DSN. 2000 “Isadora’s Story.” Presented life story of Isadora Duncan/ PAC. 2000 Works in Progress:”the Human Body.” 20 performers. 1999 Works In Progress: “the Kiss.” 12 performers. Multi-discipline. “Post Monica Syndrome.” 18 performers. Multi-discipline. 1999 “the Egg.” Live avante garde video. 5 performers. DSN. 1999 Interdisciplinary multi-media production to educate audience on life of Isadora Duncan. Developed using decentralized grant. TBBT. 1998 “Strawberry Surprise,” Fellowship Performance, Tower Gallery. 1998 “Burnt Secrets” (video performance). Installation TBBT. 1997 “Laundry,” UU Church (solo) “Conversations with My Soul” (video), Centenary College, DFAD 1997 “Living in the Avante Garde,” 45 minute structured improvisation DSN 1996 “Black Chase Lounge and My Pink Velvet Pillow” (solo) PAC “Universal Healing Dances” DSN & TBBT “Improvisational Spirit Dances” (to live music and choir) Magnum Methodist Church “Silent Night, Holy Night,” UU Church “The Relationship to the Roller,” RRR 1995 “Rejection,” solo at TST “The Girl with Flat Feet,” UU Church (DFAD) “50 Separate Dances Responding to Emotions,” DSN “Mother, Maiden and Crone,” UU Church, Southwestern Conference Women’s Week, Artists “Velvet 3,” (Debut of My Voice, DFAD) for my 20 year Retrospective in Painting, TBBT 1994 “Breakfast Dances,” Louisiana Tech Gallery, Ruston, LA “Dances to the Psalms,” St. John’s Chapel “Housework,” RRR “Drowning,” (solo) National Performance Network “Pain Line,” Performing Arts Laboratory, San Diego, (DFAD) “Debut of ‘Dorothy’s Fourth Neon Dream’” and “The Cosmic Tree,” Princess Park 1993 “Moon Rituals,” PAC “Dorothy’s Fourth Neon Dream,” video production funded by NEA (DFAD) “Children’s Concert” recital. 40 dance students “Oasis,” Stoner Arts Center “Flower Mode,” UU Church “Insouciance,” RRR 1992 “Reality” & “Three Solos,” TST “Housework,” RRR (DFAD) “Historias” danced with Marion Soto’s Company in Florida) 1991 “Housework,” “Palette,” “Passion,” “Eve,” “Waiting,” video productions (solos) “I Am Living I Have Lived,” PPP (solo) “The Fourth Neon Dream,” PAC (DFAD) 1990 “In Living Color,” “The Dance of the Undecided Pregnant Ballerina,” Princess Park (DFAD) “Freedom,” (solo) Princess Park; “Emission—Ode to Isadora Duncan,” RRR (DFAD) “Rituals,” RRR “Aw Be Bleu,” TST “2000 BC,” Black/White Joint Venture “Slave to Fashion,” Aids Benefit 1989 “Dawdling,” definition—theatrical fun with intimacy—video production five video productions above begin viewing on Cox’s Cable in New Orleans “Halloween,” Artist Transit Gallery “Colors Vs. Time,” Centenary College (DFAD) “Crickets,” “Loosely,” “Waiting,” RRR 1988 “Dawdling on the Beach,” RRR “Brides,” super eight, film production 1987 “The White Square,” Princess Park (89), Stoner Arts Center, Bossier Arts Festival “Turquoise Boxes,” video production “Norman D. France,” film, shot but never edited (ran out of money) “Compulsion,” RRR 1986 “On Flying Pond,” PAC, video production Original Interpretations,” RRR 1985 “Farewell to Squares and Lines on Yellow,” PAC, video production (DFAD) “Spring Lake Ballet,” RRR, Bossier Arts Council, video production Stoner Arts Center, ‘89 at Sam Houston University in a performance organized by Jim Clouser 1984 “Pages from Red Square,” PAC, video production “Everything’s Wet,” video production (DFAD)“The Yellow Square,” Louisiana Tech Little Theater, Ruston, Louisiana 1983 “High School 83,” video production ; “In Response to Birthdays,” RRR “The Red Square,” TSM’s first production at PAC (DFAD) 1982 “A Theatrical Sound and Movement Company” is founded DFAD 1970-80 performed in 12 Nutcrackers / “Giselle” , “ Les Sylphides” 1964-69 Bess McBride’s productions as a Jr. 1960-62 performed yearly at the Municipal Auditorium in Recital
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