ORIGIN STORY

Another World Is Possible, founded by professional dancer ᏄᏫᏓᏱ Maura García in 2026, is a testament to the transformative power of art. What started as a dream to have a supportive ᏔᎷᏣ talutsa, or basket, for Maura’s creative output has expanded to embrace collaboratively produced work including choreography, community art and performance projects, dance films, live dance performances, multimedia productions, tours, workshops, residencies, masterclasses, and other artistic ventures. Another World Is Possible amplifies the voices of Indigenous and POC people, whose existence has been silenced by colonialism. The collective offers a platform for these rich narratives to be heard, celebrated and shared with audiences and communities throughout the globe. By activating these stories and traditional cultural lifeways, Another World is Possible creates spaces of joy, pleasure, and healing.

ABOUT MAURA GARCIA

ᏄᏫᏓᏱ Maura García (non-enrolled Cherokee/Mattamuskeet) is an award-winning Dancer specializing in Performance, Dance-making and Facilitation. Recognized as a 2025 Finalist for the Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists program, Maura inspires people to liberate themselves through vibrant performances that channel the sensual rhythms of the natural world. She has toured throughout the United States, Canada and Australia, sharing her dance in theaters, nightclubs, museums, Urban Indian Organizations, universities, private events, and site-specific outdoor performances. Maura's artistic vision is to heal by making more space for joy in the world.

As a performer, Maura has danced at renowned theaters such as The Dance Centre in Vancouver, BC, the Edlis Neeson at MCA Chicago, the Jenny Belzberg at Banff, AB and La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York. She specializes in contemporary dance, multiple Caribbean and Indigenous rhythm-based styles, and sensual expression. Among the list of artists she has danced for are:

  • “Wampum” show with Elisa Harkins (Muscogee/Cherokee Nation), Chicago, IL and Norman, OK 

  • Thomas E.S. Kelly (Minjungbal-Yugambeh/Wiradjuri/Nivanuatu), Banff, AB, CANADA

  • “Spirit Coalescent” production by The Delbert Anderson Trio, Farmington, NM

  • Raven Spirit Dance Company, Vancouver, BC, CANADA

  • Ashe Myuba Dance company directed by Oscar Rousseaux Pons, Washington, DC

As a dance-maker, Maura collaborates with Indigenous and POC artists to create multi-media dance performances, featuring storytelling through movement, original music scores, and new and ancient technologies. Named to the 2025 Creative Capital Short List and awarded a 2024 MAP Fund grant, creations take the form of site-responsive commissions, touring theater work, and longer-term community arts projects. Their narrative driven work has been presented throughout North America, notably at:

As a facilitator, Maura offers dance and movement-based workshops, master classes, residencies, and personalized movement sessions helping people connect more deeply with themselves, other humans and the earth around them. Through dance, story and original choreography participants explore movement as a vehicle for understanding the world. She has taught master classes and residencies in innumerable settings, including:

  • Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC

  • Duke University, Durham, NC

  • Multicultural Arts Victoria in Naarm, Melbourne, VIC, AUSTRALIA

  • Ikidowin Youth Theater Ensemble, Minneapolis, MN

  • Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS

  • Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC.

Originally from the forests of Occaneechi Saponi territory in the North Carolina foothills, Maura believes that every interaction with a living being is an opportunity to positively affect the world. As she travels throughout the world, she continues to seek out opportunities that will allow her to dance, connect and create with others.

Photo credit to Jenny Wheat

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