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Marybeth Hraniotis B.A, CTAT, IDMA. received her
BA from the College
of Fine Arts the University of South Florida. Her higher education continued with Certification in The Alexander Technique from ACAT and Isadora Duncan Pedagogy from IDII
Her extensive scientific and metaphysical study into the intricate and
subtle movement and function of the human form and states of being,
has inspired her to create Dance Art utilizing mixed media.
Marybeth studied under and trained from the early - mid 80's in the styles of many notable principal
dancers from major Modern Dance Companies. Such honored
names as Laura Glenn from the The Jose Limon Co., Jim May from the Anna Sokolow Co., Jim Payton from the Humphrey-Weidman Co.{Doris Humphry,Charles Weidman}
and from 1998 to present, Dr. Jeanne Bresciani from Isadora Duncan International Institute. Dr. Bresciani's groundbreaking work on Myth and Image in Dance and leading authority on Duncan, continues to inspire MaryBeth to hone her skills as Educator and Performing Artist. To learn more about IDII and the programs offered, visit www.idii.org
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Marybeth's early exposure in the Alexander Technique
was under the tutelage of Marjory Barstow, at USF, in the early 1980's.
( Barstow was the 1st graduate from
F.M. Alexanders' Teacher Training Course in the 1930's).
"My work has gone through its own metamorphosis."
Since the mid 80's, Marybeth has been working
within the context of myth and metaphor, or Mythopoesis; A dance
form with neoclassical roots that embodies story and archetypes.
Further training at the Isadora Duncan International Institute and The
American Center for the Alexander Technique has provided her with
constant exposure to eminent teachers, both 1st and 2nd Generation to
the Masters, F.M. and Isadora.
Her first dance project was in Black Box Theatre, "Emergence",
created in 1985 as a solo performance combining large flexible sculpture, dance,
sound, light & scent. Inspired by Salvadore Dali's Geopoliticus; Birth of the New Man. Dali was a Surrealist Painter best known for his "Melting Clocks"
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"Much of my purity in teaching is inspired by
those who passed on "the thinking" of Alexander and Isadora
Duncan."
Marybeth is also an international educator who has spoken on Internal
Architecture in both the U.S. and Abroad.
She has continued to develop her ideas on Human Architecture and Integration
and has published a series of works on the subject, presented to the International
teaching community at Oxford,University, England. [Request
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