Publications
Book chapters
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Courtney R.,M. (2023) Embodied Cultural Knowledge in Practice: An Ethio-Modern Dance Case Study of የቡና ዓለም YeBuna Alem/A Coffee World, in Miller, L. and Syring, D. (eds.) The Routledge Companion to the Anthropology of Performance.
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Courtney M, (2021), Interlude 10: Dancing as a Citizen of the World in Helen Phelan, Graham F. Welch The Artist and Academia, Routledge
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Courtney, M., in Akinleye, A. (ed) (2018) Our Ethiopian connection: embodied Ethiopian culture as a tool in urban- contemporary choreography, in Narratives in Black British Dance, (Palgrave), pp 187-200.
Journals
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Volume 4 (2019) Summer 2019, ISSN: 2577-2821
Hines, B. C. and Courtney, M. (2019) The I Am…Experience: Social Justice Art from Process to Product, in Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Journal (Vol 4, Summer 2019), [online]
Hines, B. C. and Courtney, M. (2019) The I Am…Experience: Social Justice Art from Process to Product, in Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Journal (Vol 4, Summer 2019), [online]
Interviews
RAS and Emily Kent discuss his work with Pilobolus, his time in Ethiopia, the study of Ethnochoreology and his dance making process.
Interview Dr RAS Mikey C - The Culture News.
Check out what some of the Irish World Academy PhD students get up to at the University of Limerick! First up... Ras Mikey Courtney
Q2 News of Billings, Montana interviews Pilobolus performer RAS Mikey Courtney (circa 2003)
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Dr. Ras Mikey C. Word Culture- Cultura de la Palabra podcast- Chapter 14- Love Year Release Album-Chapter 14 #weekly #online #bilingual #podcast @DraEvaSilotBravo Alafia Creative Entertainment Blog Cubanidadinbetween
“The Audacity to Emote” Episode 5 is here! Join Devon Redmond and Dr. Ras Mikey Courtney as they delve into Dr. Ras’s rich history with dance, music, touring, and education. “Movement is life and I’m a Lifist”
Check out the 3rd Episode of #MikmikExpress as we interview RAS MIKEY C the creator of the Ethiopian Modern Dance movement and how he worked about to being involved so intimately with Dance, Ethiopia and the whole Ethiopian Dance movement. In addition to that we also will be featuring music from across the world.
Melaku Ashegeray speaks with doctoral candidate RAS Mikey C about his work as a dancer/choreographer in Ethiopia and abroad.
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choreOgraphy
EMMY AWARD WINNING
ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE (Detroit’s Tribute to The Funk) Original song by Funkadelic was released in 1978 by Warner Bros.
Performed by The Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences Choir ft. King Bethel and Anaiya Hall (2019)
Choir Direction by Angela Kee; Director of Choreography Dr. Ras Mikey C; Also featuring: Chi Amen-Ra (Percussion)' Efe Bes (Percussion), Duminie Deporres (Guitar), Amp Fiddler (Synthesizer), Larry Fratangelo (Percussion) LaShawn D. Gary (Keys & Bass), Eric “Rain Man” Gaston (Drums)
ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE (Detroit’s Tribute to The Funk) Original song by Funkadelic was released in 1978 by Warner Bros.
Performed by The Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences Choir ft. King Bethel and Anaiya Hall (2019)
Choir Direction by Angela Kee; Director of Choreography Dr. Ras Mikey C; Also featuring: Chi Amen-Ra (Percussion)' Efe Bes (Percussion), Duminie Deporres (Guitar), Amp Fiddler (Synthesizer), Larry Fratangelo (Percussion) LaShawn D. Gary (Keys & Bass), Eric “Rain Man” Gaston (Drums)
Wayne State University
As part of Wayne State University's 94th Annual Spring Dance Concert - On the Horizon: A Tribute to Maggie Allesee, Dr. RAS Mikey C will be performing songs from his latest release THIN LINE, along with choreography created in collaboration with the students of WSU Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance. This repertory will be a mini edutainment production that will explore themes of social justice and human equality, while illustrating ways of bridging the gap between concert art and commercial entertainment. THIN LINE is a cinematic soundtrack of the times and Dr. RAS' third project with his producer Kenny Allen. The message asks ‘How Long does it take to get to freedom on this Holiday of Expectation? Knowing there is a Thin Line between use abuse, Still We Breathe.’ Special costuming is designed by HOJ & DJS Lifestyles, and the final song will feature dancers from Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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‘Know More’ is a Social Justice themed Freshman Repertory work created in collaboration with the performers from Wayne State University's Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre & Dance, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Dance, Dr. RAS Mikey C. The work expresses the students' perspectives through their own voice and movements as they exercise their right to continue the conversation on racial inequities in our society. Soundscape editing and music by: Dr RAS Mikey C Video Editing by: Eric Blovits
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Wayne State University Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance Repertory Class Fall 2017, choreography directed by Dr. RAS Mikey Courtney Music by Stephen Marley (feat. Charlie Chaplin), and Ben Harper Film & Edit by: Alesyn Marie McCall
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"We are all Migrants." To move is to live.' 89th Annual Spring Dance Concert 2018, Choreography Directed by RAS Mikey C, Music by: Michael Kiwanuka, Film/Edit: Alesyn McCall, Performed by: Wayne State Universtiy, Maggie Allesee Theatre and Dance Department.
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Sit down with choreographer, Dr. RAS Mikey Courtney, as he explains the meaning behind the movement in this satirical trip through time, "The Colored Museum."
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Ireland
Passenger's at Shannon Airport were treated with a talented Flash Mob by Students from the Irish world Academy of Music and Dance, directed by RAS Mikey C. Check out our website for more info http://www.shannonairport.ie/gns/Pass...
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Ethiopia
Common Threads (Promo) An Ethio-Modern Dance Performance Directed by RAS Mikey C of F.I.V.E. LLC. Common Threads Premiered at the Ethiopian National Theatre in Addis Ababa on July 2, 2016. The production featured professional and non-professional artist from Ethiopia and abroad.
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