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Living the artist’s life in New York City. I am the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Treehouse Shakers, a non-profit dance and theater company, which I co-founded 29 years ago. I am also a writer, director, actor, storyteller, tree hugger and mother. Creativity is my everyday roadmap. www.treehouseshakers.com

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The Interview:: Hatched: Life on The Farm

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February 19, 2013

The Shifting Landscape of Theater for Young Audiences: Searching for (and Creating) New Maps

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January 27, 2013

Teen Bullying: A Crisis for the Whole World

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October 16, 2012

Words of Advice For a Young Performer

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September 26, 2012

Ode to the Early Days

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August 14, 2012

Vegetarian Lasagna: The Role of A Choreographer

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Syncopated Music: The Role of An Artistic Director

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The Role of A Company Member: Sarah Young

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Generosity: The Daily Act

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The Nest, the Egg, and the Chick That Hatched

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Mara McEwin: Originally from Wyoming, Mara co-founded Treehouse Shakers. She has written, directed, and sometimes acted in Treehouse Shakers' 20 original dance-plays, 9 of which are on a rotating tour. In 1999, Mara co-created Niñopalooza, an all day rock concert for kids, and Niño Nada, a festival of children’s theatrical work acclaimed by the New York Times. Awarded “Best Storyteller of New York” by the NY Press, Mara has performed throughout the U.S. and is the featured teller for F.I.T’s Toy Design Depart, and has been a teller for Baby Gap, Miramax, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Turtle Pond Publications, Chocolate Sauce Publishing, The Tribeca Film Festival, to name a few. She is the writer, voice-over artist and story consultant for Activity Works, an interactive educational web series for classrooms across the U.S. Mara was the subject for a qualitative dissertation on the inclusion of storytelling in the classroom by Dr. Barb O’Neill. Some favorite acting credits include; Bloomsday on Broadway, featured on NPR and The Sandpiper at Symphony Space. She has performed with MTC, Playwrights Theater, Eugene O’Neill by-the-Sea-Festival, Provincetown Playhouse, among many others.

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