Choreographer, dancer and Dance Canvas Government Creative Director Angela Harris’ 11 Good Issues

In 2008, Angela Harris conceived and based Dance Canvas, a nonprofit group devoted to offering important alternatives to rising choreographers within the Atlanta dance scene. Harris is the kind of one that sees an issue and units out to unravel it, so, when she noticed the shortage of profession improvement and youth dance applications in Atlanta, she made it her mission to be part of the answer.

Her efforts have paid off tenfold as greater than 800 younger professionals have since discovered employment by way of the Dance Canvas Choreographer Profession Growth Initiative, and 1000’s of dance patrons have been launched to new expertise in Atlanta. As an award-winning chief, she has solid essential partnerships with organizations such because the Atlanta Ballet, Nationwide Black Arts Pageant, Kennesaw State College and the Mayor’s Workplace of Cultural Affairs, simply to call a number of.

Right here, in no explicit order, are her 11 good issues. 

1. My Dance Canvas workers: We’re a small however mighty group! I couldn’t do the work I do and not using a stellar group of people that dream as massive as I do.
2. Dance college students from throughout metro Atlanta: I educate throughout . . . and seeing younger artists develop of their creativity and technical expertise makes me so proud. From Spelman, Emory, Terminus, Academy of Ballet, Brenau, DeKalb Faculty of the Arts . . . my college students hold me shifting!
3. Fall colours: My absolute favourite time in Atlanta is when the leaves change colours, and it looks like I’m driving by way of a portray.
4. Atlanta’s many artwork galleries and museums: After I get free time, I take myself on solo artwork journeys to galleries and museums in Atlanta. There are such a lot of to select from, however my go-tos lately have been ZuCot Gallery, SCAD FASH and the Excessive Museum of Artwork. Oooh . . . I can’t wait to see the brand new André Leon Talley exhibit at SCAD FASH!
5. Choreographing within the dance studio: There may be nothing like creating artwork! The studio is my blissful place. 
6. The Atlanta Falcons: My husband and I are season ticket holders, and fall is certainly for the FALCONS . . . RISE UP! There may be nothing just like the star-studded, concert-filled, high-energy soccer video games at Mercedes Benz Stadium. You could simply catch me on the jumbotron one among lately! 
7. Touring with my husband: We each work continuous, however we are able to work remotely, so we go to enjoyable locations to work and recharge on the identical time. The previous couple months have been particularly unbelievable and culturally stimulating with two journeys to Africa — Ghana and South Africa.
8. Rehearsing Nutcracker on the DeKalb Faculty of the Arts: ’Tis the season, y’all! I begin having visions of sugar plum fairies in August after we maintain auditions, and fall is jam-packed with Nutcracker rehearsals, that are all the time rewarding.
9. The Midtown/Downtown Atlanta skyline at evening: Driving into the town on I-85 at evening is simply attractive . . . the town seems to be like it’s glowing!
10. Aurora Theatre: This theater is my dwelling away from dwelling — not solely as a result of I had my first skilled appearing job there nearly 20 years in the past of their manufacturing of Chicago, but in addition as a result of their exhibits are incredible! 
11. Dance Canvas’ new motto, “Atlanta is a Dance Metropolis” — As a result of it’s! Go, see and help Atlanta dance performances. There may be a lot nice work taking place right here!