Dannie Snyder, Founder & President of LIV creations LLC, describes herself as an interdisciplinary artivist (artist + activist). The video at the bottom of this page is her demo reel, which will give you a little taste of all of her talents and a little insight into her philosophy as a polymath. Although she has experience in screen/playwriting, cinematography, and editing, she is now focusing mostly on producing, directing and management within the realm of film, theatre, as well as radio (check out her new podcast on artivism called Re – Flect / Calibrate). Within the realm of music, she performs with many different bands (visit DannieSnyder.com) and occasionally performs her poetry at conferences/festivals (follow her on Instagram to stay updated)! Alongside making art, she is a community organizer and educator, teaching a variety of professional development courses, particularly on how to use art for personal/social change (check out one of the nonprofits she works for: Artly World).
Snyder recently finished her Master’s at The University of Munich, Germany’s most renowned university and self-published her thesis Artivism of Returning Citizens (available on Amazon). She studied at the American Institute, part of the Humanities department, which is one of the highest ranking Humanities departments in the world. During her studies, she examined the role of live performing arts in North American culture versus European culture in the 20th and 21st Centuries with a special interest in the role of art in political movements. Her goal is to further explore both the ways in which we can reinvigorate the role of theatre, music, and dance as, once again, defining elements of civilization – particularly through increasing experimental collaboration – as well as to empower protest through the use of interactive art. LIV creations supported one of her productions at the University of Munich, which explored these ideas/questions: odEulogy.
