The Mimi Garrard Dance Company is pleased to announce an interview with C.M. Rubin at CMRubinWorld and Planet Classroom, discussing the ways in which Mimi Garrard is redefining dance through digital innovation. Rubin talked with Mimi Garrard about the company’s recent film, Causa Sui, which is available for streaming on Planet Classroom during the month of December.



“Causa Sui fuses psychedelic visuals with expressive dance, creating a mesmerizing audiovisual experience. Dancers Tim Bendernagel and Cynthia Koppe perform to Joao Castro Pinto’s music, seamlessly blending with kaleidoscopic patterns that elevate movement and emotion. With over 90 stage works and award-winning dance videos showcased globally, Mimi Garrard continues to push boundaries through her monthly show on Manhattan Neighborhood Network, redefining modern dance for audiences worldwide.”

– C.M. Rubin



To read the full interview, visit https://www.cmrubinworld.com/the-global-search-for-education-mimi-garrard-redefining-dance-through-digital-innovation/



Watch Causa Sui at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLn03GuCFAQ



About Planet Classroom

The Planet Classroom Network brings together musicians, dancers, video game creators, filmmakers, learning innovators and emerging technologists from all over the world to entertain, educate and engage youth and to provide a rich cultural experience at a time when art and learning institutions everywhere are not accessible. The Planet Classroom Network is by youth for youth. Young people from around the world play a significant role in conceptualizing, creating, and producing the network’s vision and programming. www.planetclassroom.world



About Mimi Garrard

Mimi Garrard was a dancer with Alwin Nikolais. He produced her concerts at the Henry Street Playhouse for ten years, and then she toured under the National Endowment Touring Program for many years. In collaboration with James Seawright, her work was commissioned for CBS Camera Three and WGBH Boston television. She created more than 90 works for the stage that were performed throughout the United States and in South America. She received two grants for choreography from the National Endowment for the Arts.



Most recently Mimi Garrard has begun experimenting in new ways, creating dance for video using digital techniques to transform the dance material. Her work in this area is unique and is gaining increasing attention, being shown internationally on television, in museums and galleries and in international film festivals. She has won 1,401 first place awards in international festivals and won the Distinguished Alumnae Award from Sweet Briar College in 2019.



Mimi is the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Institute of Arts and Letters in Mississippi for her outstanding achievement in dance both for video and for the stage. https://mimigarrarddance.com



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