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Updated 10/2/2022

ANIKAYA

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

“AN-I-KAYA” - “gift of the body" “an(n)” - “grace, gift” (Hebrew) “i” (ə) – “of” (Persian) “kaya” - “body” (Sanskrit) The work of ANIKAYA is to transmit grace through the vessel of the body. ANIKAYA’s mission is to break down the perceived boundaries between people, cultures and art forms. Our work has so far extended to the US, Benin, Brazil, Canada, France, India, Italy, Japan, Mali, Burkina Faso, France and Turkey. ANIKAYA weaves together music, dance and storytelling to create works that pull from the full range of the body’s communicative capabilities. We incorporate traditional forms, internalizing them and then allowing them to reemerge as part of a new movement vocabulary. The result is work that is resonant of deep-rooted traditions, without being bound to any particular genre, place or practice. We have traveled wide and studied deeply to bring you these, the gifts of the body. Performances in: Tokyo, Japan Seoul, Korea Cotonou, Benin Bamako, Mali Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Istanbul, Turkey São Paulo, Brazil Tiradentes, Brazil Delhi, India Chennai, India Pondicherry, India Bangalore, India Cochin, India Trissur, India Hyderabad, India​ Rishi Valley, India Ranchi, India Trivandrum, India Florence, Italy Fano, Italy ​Rome, Italy Treviso, Italy​ Modena, Italy​ Catania, Italy Riga, Latvia Mastricht, The Netherlands Locarno, Switzerland​​ New York City, USA Washington, DC, USA Providence, USA Boston, USA Seattle, USA Houston, USA Residencies and Workshops (a selection): Jacob's Pillow Centro de Referência da Dança, São Paulo National Technical Institute for the Deaf Brown University Harvard University Rishi Valley School Kalakshetra Pondicherry University Trissur School of Drama Play Practice Residency, Bangalore Eluciole Circus, Auroville

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Wendy Jehlen
Job Title: Artistic Director/Choreographer
Phone: 617 861-7930
Address:
67 Dane St
Somerville, MA 02143

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

2003

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

2003

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - General

Additional Disciplines:

  • Dance - Modern / Contemporary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Curriculum Development
  • Residency - In School
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Residency - Production / Development
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Residency - Community
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 25

Communities

Populations Engaged:

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

Languages Available:

  • American Sign Language
  • Chinese
  • French
  • Hindi
  • Portuguese

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing

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I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Network of Ensemble Theaters
  • Dance/USA

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Network of Ensemble Theaters
  • Dance/USA

Awards

Awards:

  • Boston University Jewish Cultural Endowment
  • Boston Dance Alliance Rehearsal and Retreat Fellowship
  • National Endowment for the Arts
  • Massachusetts Cultural Council Choreography Fellowship
  • Brother Thomas Fellowship
  • Boston Center for the Arts Choreographic Residency
  • American Institute for Indian Studies
  • Indian Council for Cultural Relations
  • Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art - Building Bridges
  • The Boston Foundation Live Arts Boston
  • Japan Foundation Collaboration Grant
  • Theater Communications Group In the Lab Grant

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

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

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - Foreign Languages

Fee range:

$500 - $5,000

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

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

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - Foreign Languages

Fee range:

$500 - $5,000

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Depends on the nature of the residency/workshop.

Fee Range:

$500 - $25,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

10