October 2004

Look for Rulan in the upcoming Terence Malick film,"The New World", in which she can be seen blowing sage smoke onto Colin Farrell, dancing amongst trees, and speaking Algonquin as the character Two Moons.In addition, Dancing Earth artists Raoul Trujillo and Kalani Queypo have principal roles in the film. Quetzal Guerrero, Anthony Ch Wl Tas Collins, Alejandro Meraz, Lawrence Santiago and Brian Frejo are featured as core warriors along with Oneida dancer April Doxtater."The New World is an epic adventure set amid the encounter of European and Native American cultures during the founding of the Jamestown Settlement in 1607. Inspired by the legend of John Smith (Colin Farrell) and Pocahontas, acclaimed filmmaker Terrence Malick transforms this classic story into a sweeping exploration of love, loss and discovery, both a celebration and an elegy of the America that was_and the America that was yet to come. Against a historically accurate Virginia backdrop, Malick has set a dramatized tale of two strong-willed characters-a passionate and noble young native woman and an ambitious soldier of fortune-torn between the undeniable requirements of their civic duty and the inescapable demands of the human heart."Also in October, was the benefit performance for "Journeys Through Knowledge" in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Dancing Earth Comes To Life.As a cancer survivor, Ms. Tangen developed a non-profit organization entitled Dancing Earth Creations, to illuminate global indigenous arts and culture, with the belief that there is inherent healing that is relevant on individual, community, and environmental levels. It is embodied by her newest personal project, a vision of Indigenous dance both ancient and futuristic: DANCING EARTH, on which she works collectively with life-long collaborators to create poetic and powerful movement rituals.