Teacher and choreographer Ashley Bowman, redefines the relationship between dance, music and acting. She and Claire Hancock founded the company Artifact Dance Project which uses innovative teaching methods to fuse dance with drama. Artifact Dance Project is a contemporary dance company fusing movement, music and drama in environments that deepen and broaden the human experience.
Choreography is by Ashley Bowman and music is written and performed by Bobby Jo Valentine titled, "Trading In." The dancers are Lauren Renteria, Marquez Johnson, Allison Knuth, Nathanael Myers, Samuel Kraus, Kendra Howell, Samantha McKinney, Lyna Ward, Carole Mueller. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx