Range of Motion Arts
is a collaboration between dance and integrated arts specialists Patricia Harms and Christine Jacques. We work with diverse populations—regardless of level of experience, ability, or age—to explore and support personal and professional development and overall wellness. Recognizing that the arts are vital to a healthy society, Range of Motion Arts integrates dance-making, mixed-media, and music as vehicles for creative exploration. Our innovative programs are based on the concept that an expanded capacity for movement and self-expression enhances important life skills. Every ‘body’ has something to say; Range of Motion Arts provides opportunities to clarify and strengthen your voice and increase effectiveness, both personally and professionally. Our major goals are to improve health and foster critical thinking, communication, teamwork, adaptability, innovation, and leadership.
What We Offer
- Custom-designed Integrated Arts Workshops and Retreats for personal & professional development in education, corporate & healthcare settings
- Artists-in-Residence Programs
- Classes in Adaptive Dance, Creative Dance, Ballet & Contemporary Modern Dance
- Choreography & Performance Bookings
THE ARTISTS
Patricia Harms, Co-Director, Range of Motion Arts, has a BFA in dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She is a Registered Dance Educator, and has two New Hampshire teaching endorsements, Dance and Theatre. In 1990 Patricia conceived Triad Dance Ensemble and co-directed, choreographed, and performed with the company through 1996. She has been an artist-in-residence in the public schools, and currently directs the Dance Program at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire. She developed courses, including Unified Dance for students with special needs and Concert Dance Company, a course that immerses students in all aspects of producing a concert; creating choreography, learning a peer’s choreography, costuming, lighting design, and publicity. For twelve years she participated in Bates Dance Festival’s intensive professional training program. There she worked with internationally recognized leaders in the field of dance, expanding her knowledge in a range of dance forms, as well as exploring innovative approaches to choreography and pedagogy. Patricia enjoys collaborating with like-minded visual artists, musicians, and fellow choreographers. She has created work with Carol Dilley, Director of Dance at Bates College and she continues to create and perform duet works with Co-Director of Range of Motion Arts Christine Jacques. She remains active in the New England dance community, sharing her love of dance in a variety of settings.
Christine Jacques, Co-Director, Range of Motion Arts, has an extensive background as a performing artist, dance educator, choreographer, and arts facilitator. She was a full scholarship recipient at the University of Utah, training in their prestigious ballet program and later furthering her studies in modern dance. She has participated in the Utah Choreographer’s Project, the American Dance Festival West and Bates Dance Festival. She toured both regionally and nationally with Indianapolis Ballet Theatre, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet West and modern dance company Dance Kaleidoscope, performing roles in ballets from the classical to neo-classical, as well as a wide range of modern and contemporary works. Highlights of her performing career include the principal role in Val Caniporoli’s White Mourning, Desdemona in Jose Limon’s Moor’s Pavane, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, and Christine in A Chorus Line. Since moving back to her native New Hampshire Christine has taught creative dance, ballet and modern dance throughout the seacoast area, including five years serving as Assistant Director of Ballet Theatre Workshop in Portsmouth, where she co-choreographed the Nutcracker and collaborated on original ballets for the Music Hall’s family series. She has been a guest choreographer at Berwick Academy, Philip’s Exeter Academy and Pinkerton Academy. In 2003 Christine founded/directed Elysium Dance Project, where she developed dance and yoga programming in a non-competitive, inclusive environment. An interest in expressive arts therapy evolved out of her personal journey both as an artist and as a survivor of sexual abuse and assault. In 2010 she completed her BS in Movement Therapy with a workshop series for teens entitled The Human Landscape Project, integrating dance and collage-making. Most recently she worked as a dance/integrated arts specialist for individuals with disabilities, creating adaptive approaches that combined expressive mediums, including visual art, handcrafted arts, music/drumming and dance. Alongside developing her own choreographic voice she enjoys collaborating with other artists and continues to create nd performs work with Patricia Harms, Co-Director of Range Of Motion Arts.