Ananda Mayi Moss made her stage debut as a “noodle” in her first jazz dance recital at 6 years of age. After these momentous beginnings, she attended the Cambridge School of Weston in Massachusetts where she studied choreography, ballet, modern dance, butoh, and contact improvisation under the direction of Martha Armstrong Gray. She interned during this time as both an Administrative Assistant for the Boston based company Dance Collective, and also as Jeremy Alleger’s Aide at the Boston chapter of Dance Umbrella where she assisted in bringing in a variety of performers such as Aiko and Komo, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, and Mark Morris (to name a few). As a member of the Cambridge School’s dance company, she had the opportunity to take her works on tour throughout the New England area as well as the Netherlands.
As a dance major at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville New York, Ananda studied choreography, Alexander, Cunningham, and Limon techniques under the tutelage of Viola Farber and William Adair. Since moving to Texas, she first worked with Renee Morris Larson before joining the Ballet East Dance Theater as a performer. Ananda has choreographed over 15 original pieces including Anima Mundi, No Strings Attached, Waking the Witch, Hush, Chairful Disposition, After the Rape, Balancing Act, and a full-length multi-media production entitled “Lillian Begets”. Ananda currently holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Texas in Austin and works as a Program Director for LifeWorks.
Inside Out (Ananda Moss’ debut piece for Ballet East) explores the underbelly of espionage as it dives head first into a world of covert action. The piece examines personal responsibility as it relates to the power of infiltration and spiritual introspection. Ananda Mayi approaches choreography from a Jungian perspective, honoring the interconnectedness of audience, performer, and choreographer by tapping into the participants’ “collective unconscious”. Her works provoke and challenge, aiming to upset conventional norms with an invitation to indulge in the rebelliously creative.