Ms. Natica Angilly serves as president of Artists Embassy International, with the mission statement “to further understanding and good will through the universal language of the arts toward peace”. Working to create events and exchanges to continue fulfillment toward the goals of AEI, Natica serves as artistic director, choreographer, and co-founder of the Natica and Richard Angilly Poetic Dance Theater Company. The company is honored to have received many awards, are known as pioneers in the expansion arts field of poetic collaboration and continue as the only known company (founded in 1984) to give entire dedication to creation, performance, promotion, and expansion of poetry and dance as a unified art form.
Natica, Richard and her company of poetic dance ambassadors seek to nurture new environments for poetic exchanges, expression, and collaborative works. Natica and Richard founded the annual Dancing Poetry Festival, held at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, now celebrating its 21st anniversary. The festival (the first and still the only one of its kind) showcases poets, poetry, and poetry together with dance, in cultural exchanges and poetic performances.
Natica is a working member and volunteer of UPLI since 1981, and for her dedication, interest and work in poetry as motivation for dance, Natica was named “Spirit of Poetry” at San Francisco City Hall for National Poetry Month in 1986 by UPLI president, Dr. Benjamin Yuzon. Members of the National Poetry Month organizing committee, City Hall representatives, San Francisco Poetry Film Festival board of directors and delegates from many poetry organizations shared in the award ceremonies.
Named as “Spirit of Poetry”, “World Muse”, Arch Angel of Dance, World Teacher of Excellence, NAUW’s award winner for publication of the year, Mother of Poetic Dance, by various poetry organizations, Natica delights in continuing opportunities to help organize, facilitate and support events for poetic expression.
Natica is also vice president of the Alameda/Diablo Chapter of National League of American Pen Women, serving in active membership for more than 25 years, awards chair for the Bay Area Annual Poets Dinner, honorary member of the Ina Coolbrith Circle (considered to be the oldest poetry group in California), and a charter member of Alameda Island Poets. Her visual art works and unique poetic props are seen in galleries, museums, libraries, and were seen at San Francisco City Hall for National Poetry Month.
Books/Booklets by Natica Angilly (all containing poetry):
More information about Natica at www.dancingpoetry.com.
