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Updated 10/9/2024

Andy Russ

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    RI

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Andy Russ is an interdisciplinary artist, educator and producer, based in Providence, RI. He creates work that moves freely between the genres of dance, theater, music and video, challenging the conventions of performance practice and audience expectation. Through processes of refraction, misappropriation, and serendipity, he playfully exposes the underlying poetry of the everyday, and questions the assumptions not only of our thinking, but also of the bodies and spaces in which we inhabit.

In addition to sharing original performances, Andy is also actively involved in helping others explore the process of creation, leading workshops and residencies with students of all ages and backgrounds.  Like the work itself, the goal is to challenge participants’ expectations of what a performance can be, with a focus on discovering unique connections between form and content.

For over 30 years, Andy has been making and helping others make art. Originally from North Carolina, he spent 10 years in New York City, surfing the downtown dance scene, while acting as Music Supervisor for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. In 2005, he relocated to Rhode Island to take on the role of Artistic Coordinator for cellist Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project. As a designer, he has created soundscores, lighting, and projections for over 100 dance, theatre, film, and radio productions. He is a founding co-director of Motion State Arts, an Adjunct Professor of Dance at Roger Williams University, and most recently a teacher of Integrated Art and Music at the Wolf School. Since 2014, his home for invention is Passive Aggressive Novelty Company.

 

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Andy Russ (he/him)
Job Title: Artistic Director
Phone: 347.217.4237
Address:
232 Jewett Street
Providence, RI 02908

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2014

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2014

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - General

Additional Disciplines:

  • Design - Lighting
  • Design - Sound
  • Media - Animation
  • Media - Audio / Sound
  • Music - Composition
  • Literary Arts - Spoken Word
  • Media - Video
  • Theater - Solo / One-Person Show
  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Curriculum Development
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Residency - Community
  • Residency - In School
  • Residency - Production / Development
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Design Services
  • Consulting - Curatorial Services
  • Film Showings
  • Audio or Video Recording
  • Film Preproduction / Production / Editing Services
  • Theater Technical Production
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 4

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Artists
  • General Public
  • School Groups
  • Teens

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Multi-State Region

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility

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I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • RISCA Project Grant - 2015, 2016
  • AS220 Live Arts Residency

Awards

Awards:

  • RISCA Project Grant - 2015, 2016
  • AS220 Live Arts Residency

Education

Education:

  • BM Technology in Music and Related Arts _ Oberlin Conservatory
  • BA Dance _ Oberlin College

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University

Ages Served:

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

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Dance
  • Media
  • Music
  • Theater

Fee range:

$100 - $5,000

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University

Ages Served:

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

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Dance
  • Media
  • Music
  • Theater

Fee range:

$100 - $5,000

State Arts Agency Roster Artist

  • Rhode Island Education Roster

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • sound system
  • video projector

Fee Range:

$500 - $5,000

State of Residence:

Rhode Island

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

25