Intro and Mission Statement
Choreographer/Dancer Claudia Anata Hubiak founded The Anata Project in January of 2011. This project is based on the concept of Anata, or “egolessNESS” in Sanskrit. In Tibetan Buddhism, the word Anata is used in reference to the spacious quality of our mind and body, the way we can naturally experience everything that arises in our life without centralizing inwards. This vision serves as the backbone and founding principle of this dance company.
The goal of The Anata Project is to incorporate mindful action into movement, being fully in the moment, awake and relaxed to enhance the creative process and produce dances and dance films that take a deep look into the genuine and courageous workings of the unguarded mind and heart.
Artist Statement
As a dance-maker, I strive to use movement technique as a physical embodiment of the active and fluid mind. Collaboration with composers and visual artists is a key element of my work. I employ rhythm and breath as the backbone for the movement itself, aiming for an honest sense of vulnerability, the notion that dance is embodying a real human life in all its joy and chaos.
The structure of time gives the dance a pulsing heartbeat that propels the movement forward with a unique life force all its own. My style is based on the integration of physical sensation using elements of precision, impulse and ease to craft the abstraction of the human experience on stage.
My goal as a dance maker is to incorporate mindful action into movement, being fully in the moment, awake and relaxed to enhance the creative process and produce dances and films that take a deep look into the genuine workings of the unguarded mind and heart.
In the studio, I am interested in creating a learning environment where exploration can occur. I am highly collaborative and believe that sensation-based investigation can provide a dancer with invaluable tools for technique, performance and awareness practices. The use of humor and mindfulness is imperative to the process, and I strive to use play in creating a place for my dancers to both be themselves and expand themselves simultaneously.
~ Claudia Anata Hubiak
“True craft…with infectious spirit and a voracious appetite for movement”
-Pamela Pietro, New York University Tisch Department of Dance
“inspired choreography, superb performances…The body/mind connection is one that isn’t done, it isn’t finished. It’s a continual process and notjustmoreidlechatter is a stunning reminder of that surety.”
~Heather Desaulniers, Critical Dance
“Claudia Anata Hubiak’s quietly circular and well-shaped HomeBody seemed pushed along an inexorable trajectory toward individuation that got re-absorbed into a communal identity”.
~ Rita Felciano, San Francisco Guardian
“Hauntingly Glorious”
~Heather Desaulniers, Critical Dance
Before We Turned To Stone - FILM
Before We Turned To Stone portrays the manifestation of mind chatter and how enticing it can be to stay busy, avoid the stillness and believe our thoughts.
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