Rulan Tangen is an internationally accomplished dance artist and choreographer. Rulan’s work values body as source of knowing , movement as an expression of collective , collaborative eco- somatic and intercultural worldviews, with dance as ritual for transformation. She believes in movement as continuance – from ancient to futuristic – culminating in her vision for her contemporary dance company: Dancing Earth Contemporary Dance Creations. Her work has been invited to 14 countries and she has been awarded the Kennedy Center Citizen Artist for Service, Justice, Freedom Courage, Gratitude; Blade of Grass Fellowship for Socially Engaged Art; Catalyst Initiative from Center for Performance and Social Practice; Arts & Social Change Award from Arts and Healing network; Costo Medal for Education; New Mexico School for the Arts Community Leadership Award; and one of few companies to be awarded both the National Dance Project and National Theater Project Production and Touring awards for different eco-productions.

TEDx talk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOOVohQUrzg