The Mimi Garrard Dance Company has intrigued and delighted audiences across the country and abroad, and has, as the Los Angeles Times put it, “opened eyes, stretched ears, caused laughter, and provoked thoughts.” The company has toured extensively since 1973. It has performed at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, been commissioned for CBS Camera Three and WGBH Boston television productions, as well as presented annual concerts in New York and residency programs for colleges and community centers throughout the United States. On three occasions it has performed as part of an international dance festival, Danza Nueva, in Lima, Peru. The company’s repertory of over 90 works choreographed by Mimi Garrard is one of the largest in the modern dance field. The works have evolved and changed over the years, but they reflect Garrard’s interest in pure movement, theater, and multi-media.
Most recently Mimi Garrard is 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. She has a monthly program on Manhattan Neighborhood Network, and has recently been sponsored by Channel 13 on its Metro Arts Channel. WAMtv (World, Art, and Music), based in Scotland, is currently featuring her videos worldwide.
In addition to the United States her video work has been seen in The Czech Republic, Cyprus, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, The Netherlands, Peru, Russia, and Turkey. In 2006 Transcendental Suite was presented in Amsterdam, Prague, and Naples, where it received a special citation. Mimi Garrard’s videos have also been featured on Net festivals, including Wigged.net and the Seoul Net Festival. In June and July 2006, Mimi Garrard had her first one-woman show at the Instituto Cultural Peruano Americano museum in Lima, Peru. She has created 58 half-hour programs for Manhattan Neighborhood Network. In June 2004 she received a lifetime achievement award from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters for her outstanding achievement in dance, both for her work on stage and her work for video. She is in the Leflore County Hall of Fame in Mississippi and the Stella Adler Conservatory Hall of Fame in New York.
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