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Sara Juli has been creating and performing innovative comedic dance-theater for over two decades. In NYC, her work has been performed at Performance Space 122, The Chocolate Factory Theater, New York Live Arts, Danspace Project, Movement Research at Judson Church, 92nd Street YMCA, and Dixon Place, among many others. Nationally, her work has been performed at American Dance Festival, Bates Dance Festival, Napa Valley Opera House, Connecticut College, The Yard, UC Riverside, SPACE, Bates College, Bowdoin College, Artown Reno, IN’s Center for the Performing Arts, Asheville Masonic Temple, The Dance Complex, TEDxDirigo, 3S Artspace, among many others. Her work has toured internationally to The Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, London, Edinburgh, and Russia. Sara had the honor of creating and touring work with the inimitable Claire Porter from 2014-2018. Sara is proud to have been awarded Maine Arts Commission’s Performing Arts Fellowship in 2017.
Sara’s solo, Burnt-Out Wife is a recipient of Maine Arts Commission support, New England Foundation for the Arts Expeditions Planning grant, a New England Dance Fund grant, a NEST touring grant and National Dance Project in 2019-2021. The show was co-commissioned by SPACE Gallery, Portland Ovations, Dixon Place and American Dance Festival.
Sara's newest solo, "Naughty Bits" was commissioned by The Strand Theatre in Rockland, ME and had it's World Premiere in October 2023.
After 15 years in NYC, Sara relocated to Southern Maine, in 2014, with her husband and two children. There she produced Maine Moves, a contemporary dance series presenting Maine-based artists, and has been a curatorial advisor to SPACE's, Moving In Space performance series. She was Chair of Bates Dance Festival’s Advisory Board (2015-2021), and is also an Affiliated Artist of Bates College. Her fundraising consulting practice, Surala Consulting, advises local, regional and national artists and non-profits on strategic fundraising solutions. Sara was awarded the Arts Management Award from Brooklyn Arts Exchange in 2013, and is a frequent administrative mentor and grant panelist for The Boston Foundation’s Next Steps and LAB programs. She graduated with honors from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, with degrees in Dance and Anthropology. www.sarajuli.com and www.suralaconsulting.com @sarajulimoves
Additional Content:
Promo video of Sara Juli's Naughty Bits
"Naughty Bits" Digital Press Kit
"Naughty Bits" Digital Press Kit
"Burnt-Out Wife" Promo Video
"Burnt-Out Wife" Digital Press Kit
"Burnt-Out Wife" Digital Press Kit
"Tense Vagina: an actual diagnosis" Promo Video
"Tense Vagina: an actual diagnosis" Promo Video
Sara Juli's Repertoire Promo Video
Sara Juli's Repertoire Promo Video
Review of "Naughty Bits" in Arts Fuse
Review of "Naughty Bits" in Arts Fuse
Review of "Tense Vagina: an actual diagnosis" in Portland Press Herald
Review of "Tense Vagina: an actual diagnosis" in Portland Press Herald
Fox Five News Covers "The Money Conversation"
Fox Five News Covers "The Money Conversation"
"The Money Conversation" Promo Video
"The Money Conversation" Promo Video
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
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2000
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Artist / Creative (Individual)
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2000
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Theater - StorytellingAdditional Disciplines:
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$200-$500NEST Eligible Artist
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