Ditch Productions: Sound Image Movement Assembly

Biography

Jeanann Dara encompasses the world of performance as a performer, improviser, composer, producer, director, collaborator, and multimedia artist. May 19th The Black Sea Symphony in Romania performed her original work for chamber orchestra and solo electric 5-string violin performed live by Ms. Dara, as well as a performance of her multimedia work at the Constanta Art Museum on May 9th. She quickly returned to New York to produce an installation at Studio B in collaboration with The Bicycle Film Festival. Recent performances include an original production titled “ Purely Tainted” at The Puffin Room (NYC), a program with Israeli composer Ari Ben Shabetai, composer & experimental DJ (NYC), and a performance installation at the Casa Paganini in Genova, Italy. Jeanann also finished a short for director Jarred King and has collaborated with John Cameron Mitchell for his latest feature, “Shortbus”, and worked with Latin composer Angelo Milli for “La Mujer de Mi Hermano”.

Ms. Dara’s solo performances include the 2007 Gezzmatazz Festival in Genova, Italy, soloist at the Accadamia Chigiania Siena, Italy under direction of Yuri Bashmet, and solo performances in Linz Austria under direction of Thomas Riebl. Ms. Dara has also collaborated and worked with some of the most influential jazz players of our time including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Brad Meldhau. Competing and winning numerous competitions including the Preparatory String Institute, Texas Music Festival, and the International viola conference propelled playing at some of the most prestigious halls in the world including the Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia), Utah’s Zion National Park (Utah), Stude Hall and Jones Hall (Houston, Texas) Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fischer Hall, (NYC) and The Hollywood Bowl (L.A.).

Ms. Dara graduated from Juilliard in 2004 with a degree in violin/viola performance under the instruction of Karen Tuttle and Kim Kashkashian, as well as holding the position as Teaching Assistant. She is now working towards her Masters Degree at New York University in multimedia composition/arts administration where she has received the Jack Kreselman Award for performer/composer. Ms. Dara also holds the position as co-artistic director and founder, of Ditch Productions, a multimedia performance art collective with collaboration of all mediums and she is taking this empowering group to the finals for The Concert Artists Guild Competition at Symphony Space October 2007.