Ray Terrill Dance Group

LOCATION: Saint Paul, Minnesota

SYNOPSIS: Light and shadow, two halves of a whole. Forces that impact life.
Light … radiance, sanctity, love, justice, spirit.
Shadow … temporality, limitations, persistent change.
For each force to be understood, shadow needs light, as light needs shadow.
Conscious meaning is found in the contrast.

Five dances explore light and shadow to focus on the emotional expression that connects us and the potential for positive creative consequence.

Dances on the program:

Lost & Found
Interplay | still & moving
Remembrance | You Were Loved
Artifact
Shining Point

The dance experience that needs no translation.

GENRE: Dance

CONTENT RATING: F - Family Friendly (PG)

ARTIST BIO: Ray Terrill Dance Group has been performing in and around the Twin Cities since Ray relocated in 1994. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, he has extensive experience as performer, choreographer, teacher, presenter and arts program administrator. He started his professional modern dance career as a member of Repertory Dancers Northwest until relocating to Portland Oregon. There he eventually became co-artistic director of Oregon Dance Consort where he choreographed numerous original works for the company and several guest artist commissions with various producing organizations. In addition, he served as Executive Director of the Dance Coalition of Oregon. After moving to the Twin Cities, Ray spent five seasons as a member of the Christopher Watson Dance Company while establishing the Ray Terrill Dance Group. Proficient in classical modern dance technique he has evolved a choreographic aesthetic described by critics as uniquely spiritual and lyrical on one hand while irreverent and quirky on the other. His work is generally described as the dance experience that needs no translation.

Inspired by wide-ranging music styles he frequently explores provocative subject matter and complex emotion. Even so, he mines his material to expose the universal human experience. In more recent work he has incorporated video, animation, and text as a backdrop to extend his choreographic ideas. Numerous government, foundation and corporate arts funding agencies have generously supported his choreography and his dances have been presented in several performing venues including On the Boards, Portland Center for the Performing Arts, International Firehouse Cultural Center, Echo Theater, Festival of Physical Comedy, Walker Art Center, Weisman Art Museum, Lakeville Performing Arts, Art on the Edge, Dances at the Lake Festivals, and numerous Chicago, Denver and Minnesota Fringe Festivals.

WEBSITE: https://www.rayterrilldancegroup.com/