Meet Marlies Yearby

Marlies Yearby is a creative artist that has worked as a choreographer/director for the past 20 years. She founded her company Movin' Spirits Dance Theater in 1988 for the creation of new multimedia works built collaboratively with writers, composers, visual artists, and multi-media artists. Ms. Yearby's work actively addresses the human condition. Over the past 8 years Identity has been a recurring examination with works like writer Laurie Carlos’ Feather’s At The Flame Next Dance an examination of the mixing of blood between the African and the Native American people, composer Craig Harris’ Brown Butterfly a celebration of Muhammad Ali and the turbulent 60’s, and her current work “The Beautiful” and examination on the power of media on identity. Ms. Yearby has been awarded the BAX Ten award for instituting change in our creative community and a mentorship award from Def Dance Jam. Amongst her awards for creation of new work includes a Tony Nomination, and Drama League Award for RENT the musical, and Helen Hayes Nomination for Oedipus Plays at the Washington Shakespeare Theater. She has received a National Endowment For the Arts Fellowship, New York Foundation for The Arts Fellowship, Van Lier Minority fellowship and the National Choreographers College Initiative. Ms. Yearby is committed to building bridges of understanding amongst diverse communities globally.

Definition of (Woom' en)

(Woom' en)n is a multi-media, multifaceted project envisioned to empower women through the celebration of the everyday women as extraordinary. Conceived by internationally acclaimed director/choreographer Marlies Yearby in collaboration with noted composer/musician Nioka Workman and award winning video artist Michelle Halsell, (Woom' en)n is a full-bodied dialogue. With community outreach programs, interviews, performances, and an interactive virtual community, (Woom' en)n brings together participants of diverse generations, traditions, and cultures, to examine the origins of Identity revealing each ones authentic self. (Woom' en)n moves beyond social definitions.

Purpose of (Woom' en) Moves

(Woom'en)n Moves is borne out of the development of (Woom'en)n a multi-media multi-faceted project that examines the origins of women’s identity in search of a more authentic self. Through interviews, workshops, and performances I have had the privilege of interacting with over 200 women.

(Woom'en)n Moves grew out of the need expressed by participants wishing for away to continue the experience of awareness built through the project and remain connected to a growing community of women who are in and active place of transformation. The title (Woom'en)n Moves takes the phonetic spelling of women as a way to reference definition and “Moves” to activate the idea of the definition of women as something that in itself is active. The current definition still has words like servitude, to bare, and unselfish, that keeps the idea of women stagnant. (Woom'en)n Moves becomes a place of reexamination, invention, networking, creativity, useful independence, creative commerce, and self definition. (Woom'en)n Moves embraces the concept of the experience of living and becoming woman as borne in each woman’s own unique voice, while drawing from the sharing of Women to Woman. With this new addition of the project (Woom'en)n Moves is more than and exercise of art but a way to creatively address living and community building. In this way (Woom'en)nMoves is empowering.

**(Woom'en)n the “e” should be upside down. Any ideas of how to flip the “e” so it is user friendly in all of computer land? If so please post your ideas your assistance is appreciated.

How can I participate, How does this affect me, How can I help

How can I participate?
Share openly your experiences as a woman, your history becomes a mirror for other women in witnessing their own lives. Share resources this way you build abundance in your own life. We at
(Woom'en)n Moves believe that passing on the fruits of your own knowledge is the foundation of building a thriving community. Write down your dreams this action puts into action the wonderful synergy of believing in your passions. Actively participating in (Woom'en)n Moves is one of the first steps you can make in expanding your inner circle to energize your living experience with new possibilities.


How does this affect me?

(Woom'en)n Moves gives you a place to express your thoughts publicly and get feedback on ideas and dreams through the Parlor Room. Enjoy bi-weekly audio messages with inspirational thoughts, and how to affirmations on transforming your life. Help yourselves by helping others. Join our Creative Commerce efforts by supporting the (Woom'en)n Moves Store www.cafepress.com/woomenmoves each purchase supports free and low cost empowerment workshops for women while providing the featured women a return on each purchase made. This is our way of supporting the dreams of women at all levels of living.

How can I help?

You can help make (Woom'en)n Moves a success by actively participating in all that it has to offer. Please spread the word to your community of women. In this way the mission of building a community of aware women diverse in age, race, and experience, is empowered. Join us in Celebrating our Authentic Self!

And Please Tell A Friend!
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(Woom'en)n In Performance

Purchase tickets now for (Woom’ en)n In Performance.
(Woom'en)n In Performance
Sunday March 20th, 2005
BAX 421 5th Ave.,
Brooklyn NY
TIme 4 Pm
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1- 718 832-0018
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Support us in our efforts to empower women!
Shop at The Store! (Woom'en)n Moves Store We have taken images of women from our workshops, performances and interviews and transformed them into their own pieces of art. In addition to supporting the work of (Woom' en)n your purchases supports our featured women and their unique artistry. Our store takes payment through Pay Pal a secure site

You can make donations for (Woom' en)n Moves to Movin Spirits Dance Theater Inc. All donations are tax deductible to the greatest extent of the law.
Currently all donations can be mailed via check or money order to:

Movin' Spirits Dance Theater
63 Greene St Suite 506
New York, NY 10012

We are in the process of setting up online payments for donations. Then we will be able to accept credit cards! we will keep you posted

Dancing To the Rhythm of Your Own Heart Beat

Dancing To the Rhythm of Your Own Heart Beat, a month-long series, involving audio messages, simple tasks, and a virtual support group. Thc messages are built on the task based workshop system created by Marlies Yearby.

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