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Updated 9/5/2024

Sara Juli

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    ME

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

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

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Sara Juli (She/her/hers)
Job Title: Artistic Director
Address:
Falmouth, ME 04105

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2000

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2000

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Theater - Storytelling

Additional Disciplines:

  • Dance - General
  • Media - General
  • Theater - General
  • Theater - Devised / Artist-Led
  • Theater - Improv
  • Dance - Modern / Contemporary
  • Theater - Solo / One-Person Show
  • Theater - Storytelling
  • Theater - Variety / Vaudeville
  • Music - Solo / Recital
  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Arts and Health
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Artist Representation / Artist Management
  • Consulting - Organizational Capacity
  • Portfolio Review
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 20

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Businesses
  • Elders
  • General Public
  • Incarcerated (or Formerly Incarcerated) individuals
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • Nonprofits
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

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

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Advisory Board Member of The Field in NYC
  • Advisory Board Chair of Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston, Maine (2014-2021)
  • Faculty at Bates Dance Festival (2015, 2016, 2018)
  • Curatorial Advisor, SPACE Gallery
  • Founder/Director of Maine Moves Dance Series
  • Adjunct teaching "Business of the Arts" at Williams College (January 2024)
  • Adjunct teaching "Business of the Arts" at SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY( January-May 2022)

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Advisory Board Member of The Field in NYC
  • Advisory Board Chair of Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston, Maine (2014-2021)
  • Faculty at Bates Dance Festival (2015, 2016, 2018)
  • Curatorial Advisor, SPACE Gallery
  • Founder/Director of Maine Moves Dance Series
  • Adjunct teaching "Business of the Arts" at Williams College (January 2024)
  • Adjunct teaching "Business of the Arts" at SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY( January-May 2022)

Awards

Awards:

  • Best of Dance in 2003, by Indy Weekly as part of American Dance Festival.
  • Maine Arts Commission Fellowship, 2017
  • NEFA National Dance Project Award, 2019-2023

Education

Education:

  • BA in Dance and Anthropology from Skidmore College

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Designated Arts Community:

  • New England Cohort Member - New England Dance Fund Grantee/Alum Network
  • New England Cohort Member - RDDI: New England Now Artist Cohort

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Dance

Fee range:

$200-$500

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Dance

Fee range:

$200-$500

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Light Plot, space to perform, sound system. My work is made for touring.

Fee Range:

$4,000 - $12,000

State of Residence:

Maine

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

2