The DanceWright Project

The DanceWright Project is creating a new paradigm for contemporary dance movement. While retaining much of the ballet vocabulary and combining it with other movement inspirations, dance is placed in the context of natural situation. The music comes from the most enduring examples of popular culture from around the world  blues, new age, 1930s club jazz, electronica, bossa nova, and more. The costuming is street-friendly. With very few exceptions, nothing is worn of stage that wouldn't be appropriate on the street, in the real world.

The result of this approach is a fusion the draws in the non-dance fan and the casual dance watcher, while providing a great deal of substance for the dance aficionado. In making this outreach a priority, Jamie Ray Wright seeks to expand the audience for dance and its image in the general public, while continuing to do the job that the artist is meant to do  provoke conversation about the issues and images of the day.