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MARYLEE HARDENBERGH

Minneapolis,MN

Summary

Hardenbergh has been the Artistic Director of Global Site Performance since 1998. She is a founding member of Global Water Dances, its first Artistic Director and now serves on its international Steering Committee.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

54 Capitols, 54 Dancers

01.2019
  • A simultaneous event of solos dancers, live-streamed, on 50 states’ and 4 territories’ capitol buildings

Riverbody

01.2017
  • A film of 3 dancers wearing body cams filmed at 4 sites along the Mississippi River, resulting in film with 1st and 3rd person cameras

Coldwater ~ Sacredwater

01.2010
  • 4 traditional Native dancers collaborated with 4 traditional Modern dancers at a sacred spring

Green Dance

01.2008
  • A site-specific dance at the Anacostia River: on Earth Day, dancers on banks, boats and suspended off Pennsylvania Bridge

One River Mississippi

01.2006
  • Seven simultaneous, site-specific dances in Itasca, Minneapolis, Quad cities, St
  • Louis, Memphis, New Orleans, Plaquemines

Volga Clock Tower

01.1998
  • For a dance festival, Russian and Americans performed on buildings on the Volga River in the setting sun

Dance for Peace

01.1996
  • 6 Bosnian women from three ethnic groups performed at the bombed-out Parliament Building

Plant Dance

01.1995
  • A tribute to clean water performed at the Seneca Wastewater Treatment Plant, to bring together art & environment

River Dance

01.1993
  • For Jacob’s Pillow, celebrating the Housatonic River, 26 site-specific boats and a drawbridge plus 40 dancers

Sky Dancers

01.1992
  • Commissioned by the Walker Art Center, a dance for three aerial towers with dancers for the Sculpture Garden

Bobcat Dance

01.1992
  • Eight front-end loaders partnered eight dancers for the University’s Art Museum ground-breaking ceremony

Urban Sky Harvest

01.1991
  • A dance with five cherry picker trucks to celebrate fall equinox and full moon at the Farmers Market

Opus on a May Morning

01.1991
  • 18 dancers on the 21st, 23rd, and 25th floor balconies of the Opus Skyscraper at dawn on May Day

Solstice Falls on Friday

01.1985
  • A dance on the mooring cells of the Mississippi River to celebrate the Summer Solstice

Worldwide Duet Dance

02.2022 - Current
  • Performed the 2’20” dance on zoom from all six continents

Earth Day Dance

04.2020 - Current
  • Over 35 dancers around the world performed to original music to celebrate Earth Day & a film was made

Artistic Director

Global Site Performance
01.1998 - Current
  • Company Overview: Hardenbergh has been the Artistic Director of Global Site Performance since 1998
  • She is a founding member of Global Water Dances, its first Artistic Director and now serves on its international Steering Committee
  • Website: http://www.GlobalSitePerformance.org
  • Hardenbergh has been the Artistic Director of Global Site Performance since 1998
  • She is a founding member of Global Water Dances, its first Artistic Director and now serves on its international Steering Committee
  • Website: http://www.GlobalSitePerformance.org

Global Water Dances

01.2011 - 01.2021
  • Over 60 cities on six continents, illuminating water issues globally and locally through dance, connected via the internet

Solstice River

01.1997 - 01.2015
  • Annual dancers, kayakers & boats on the Mississippi River with audience on the Stone Arch Bridge

Dance of the Waves

01.2008 - 01.2010
  • On a Mediterranean beach at sunset with local dancers, fisherman and boats

Mothers Day Dance

01.1999 - 01.2001
  • 40 performers, including 20 actual Mother-daughter pairs of all ages, at St
  • Kate’s
  • Audience participative

Bridge Dancing

01.1994 - 01.1996
  • Performance on the Aerial Lift Bridge, with 31 dancers, kayakers, in-line skaters, & 2 Coast Guard boats to celebrate the harbor

Publications

  • Site Dance: Choreographers and the Lure of Alternative Spaces, University of Florida, 01/01/09
  • Global Water Dances: Embodying Water Solutions, Routledge, 01/01/16

Accomplishments

  • Artist Initiative Grant for Choreography, Minnesota State Arts Board, 01/01/16
  • Artist Initiative Grant for Choreography, Minnesota State Arts Board, 01/01/14
  • Arts & Healing Network 2014 National Award, 01/01/14
  • Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant for Solstice River XVI, 01/01/12
  • Portland Regional Arts and Culture Council grant for Rain or Shine, 01/01/09
  • Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant for Coldwater Springs Dance, 01/01/09
  • Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant for Solstice River X11, 01/01/08
  • McKnight Foundation planning grant for One River Mississippi, 01/01/03
  • City of Minneapolis Office of Cultural Affairs grant for site-specific performance, 01/01/02
  • McKnight Choreographer’s Fellowship, 01/01/00
  • Partnership 2000 commission for collaboration with Israeli artists, 01/01/00
  • Women of Substance Series commission for Mother’s Day Dance, 01/01/99
  • Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival to mount the Housatonic River Dance, 01/01/93
  • McKnight Choreographer’s Fellowship, 01/01/92
  • Walker Art Center’s commission for Sculpture Garden Opening, 01/01/92
  • Minnesota Dance Alliance Dancer Pool funded by the Jerome Foundation, 01/01/89
  • City of St. Paul: Riverfront Commission award to mount Barge Dance, 01/01/88
  • Minnesota Dance Alliance for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum McKnight Choreographer’s Fellowship, 01/01/88

Performances

  • Worldwide Duet Dance, 02/02/22, Performed by 180 dancers (90 duets) on zoom from all six continents.
  • Global Water Dances, 01/01/11, Over 60 cities on six continents, illuminating water issues globally and locally through dance.
  • Equinox: Moment of Balance, 01/01/20, Simultaneous dancers on 5 continents in 21 countries.
  • Earth Day Dance, 04/22/20, Over 35 dancers around the world performed to celebrate Earth Day.
  • 54 Capitols, 54 Dancers, 01/01/19, A simultaneous event of solo dancers, live-streamed, on 50 states’ and 4 territories’ capitol buildings.
  • Riverbody, 01/01/17, A film of 3 dancers filmed at 4 sites along the Mississippi River.
  • Solstice River, 01/01/15, Annual dancers, kayakers & boats on the Mississippi River with audience on the Stone Arch Bridge.
  • Coldwater ~ Sacredwater, 01/01/10, Collaboration of traditional Native dancers and Modern dancers at a sacred spring.
  • Dance of the Waves, 01/01/10, On a Mediterranean beach at sunset with local dancers, fisherman and boats.
  • Green Dance, 01/01/08, A site-specific dance at the Anacostia River on Earth Day.
  • One River Mississippi, 01/01/06, Seven simultaneous, site-specific dances in various cities along the Mississippi River.
  • Mothers Day Dance, 01/01/01, 40 performers, including 20 actual mother-daughter pairs, at St. Kate’s.
  • Volga Clock Tower, 01/01/98, Performed on buildings on the Volga River in the setting sun.
  • Bridge Dancing, 01/01/96, Performance on the Aerial Lift Bridge, with 31 dancers and kayakers.
  • Dance for Peace, 01/01/96, Performed at the bombed-out Parliament Building by 6 Bosnian women.
  • Plant Dance, 01/01/95, A tribute to clean water performed at the Seneca Wastewater Treatment Plant.
  • River Dance, 01/01/93, Celebrating the Housatonic River with site-specific boats and dancers.
  • Sky Dancers, 01/01/92, Commissioned by the Walker Art Center for a dance for three aerial towers.
  • Bobcat Dance, 01/01/92, A dance for the University’s Art Museum ground-breaking ceremony.
  • Urban Sky Harvest, 01/01/91, A dance with cherry picker trucks to celebrate fall equinox.
  • Opus on a May Morning, 01/01/91, 18 dancers on the balconies of the Opus Skyscraper at dawn on May Day.
  • Solstice Falls on Friday, 01/01/85, A dance on the mooring cells of the Mississippi River to celebrate the Summer Solstice.

Timeline

Worldwide Duet Dance

02.2022 - Current

Earth Day Dance

04.2020 - Current

54 Capitols, 54 Dancers

01.2019

Riverbody

01.2017

Global Water Dances

01.2011 - 01.2021

Coldwater ~ Sacredwater

01.2010

Green Dance

01.2008

Dance of the Waves

01.2008 - 01.2010

One River Mississippi

01.2006

Mothers Day Dance

01.1999 - 01.2001

Volga Clock Tower

01.1998

Artistic Director

Global Site Performance
01.1998 - Current

Solstice River

01.1997 - 01.2015

Dance for Peace

01.1996

Plant Dance

01.1995

Bridge Dancing

01.1994 - 01.1996

River Dance

01.1993

Sky Dancers

01.1992

Bobcat Dance

01.1992

Urban Sky Harvest

01.1991

Opus on a May Morning

01.1991

Solstice Falls on Friday

01.1985

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