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Updated 8/18/2014

Karen Montanaro

  • Maine

    ME

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Karen Montanaro presents a unique fusion of mime and dance in her one-woman show "Tanzspiel." A master mime, ballet dancer and improviser, Karen transcends these art forms to speak the universal language of movement. Her agility, strength and control are elegant and electifying for audiences of all ages. Over the past 15 years, Karen has designed and refined an in-school residency entitled, "Imagination in Action" (K - 5th grade) and "Physical Eloquence" (6th - 12th grade). This residency explores a variety of ways that physical movement may be used in the classroom to enhance learning. www.mimedance.com

"What do you get when you cross Marcel Marceau with Anna Pavlova? Answer: Karen Montanaro." The Aragon Herald, SPAIN

"Karen Montanaro has brought the fusion of pantomime and dance to its highest level of expressiveness." Main Echo, GERMANY

Find Me

Karen Montanaro
Phone: 207-655-2350
Address:
5 Riggs Rd.
Casco, ME 04015

Additional Content:

  • Tanzspiel Teaser

    Tanzspiel (German for dance-play) is a one-woman tour-de-force celebrating the expressive potential of the human body. Karen Montanaro blends the arts of mime and dance to create theater with rare physical and emotional power.

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Corporation

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Corporation

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - General

Additional Disciplines:

  • Theater - Storytelling

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • People with Disabilities
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • 2OO6 Rebel Blend Grant Recipient (Coffee by Design)2001 Winner of Choreography Competition (Dance Portland)2008 Individual Artist Fellowship Aware (Maine Arts Commission)

Awards

Awards:

  • 2OO6 Rebel Blend Grant Recipient (Coffee by Design)2001 Winner of Choreography Competition (Dance Portland)2008 Individual Artist Fellowship Aware (Maine Arts Commission)

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Ages Served:

  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - Mathematics

Teaching Artist

Ages Served:

  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - Mathematics

Touring Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • > clean stage or performance space, 15' x 20' minimum> Marley floor (may be rented from local dance company or school)> good lightening> electrical outlets> volunteer to run sound/lightsFMI (888) 761- 9098

Fee Range:

$500 - $1,500

State of Residence:

Maine

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

1