In Conversation with History Holders of the American Dance Therapy Association: Judith Bunney

In this series of 15 videos, Dr. Jacelyn Biondo is joined in conversation by 16 first-generation dance therapists who have studied directly with the foundational practitioners and theorists of the professional field of dance therapy. In each conversation, these women share their stories and wisdom in their own words, passing their knowledge on to future generations. This archival video series was made possible by funding from the Marian Chace Foundation.
Judith Richardson Bunney, MA, BC-DMT is a Charter Member and Past President of ADTA. She trained and worked with Marian Chace at Chestnut Lodge from 1957-1963. Currently on the faculties of the 92nd Y Harkness Dance Center, NYC, and National Dance Therapy Centre, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Montreal. She has also taught in the Netherlands, China, Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic as well as universities in Washington, DC. She served as Training Officer at St Elizabeth’s Hospital for 23 years and was a founding member of NCAATA. After writing a grant for it, she served as co-producer of the seminal film: Dance Therapy: The Power of Movement. She was appointed to the President’s Commission on Mental Health Panel on the Role of the Arts and presented ADTA testimony to the US Senate Select Committee on Aging. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award from ADTA in 2011 and delivered the Marian Chace Foundation Lecture in 2012. She works with artists and writers dealing with creative blocks and workshops focused on grief and loss. She earned a US Coast Guard Captain’s license for ocean sailing, spending vacations sailing in oceans around the world including Antarctica. In Santa Fe, she has appeared in five movies and presented testimony at the NM Legislature on the environment representing the Sierra Club.

[@e.connorkelly477]

So much wisdom here so much resonance, thank you Judith! Your were the first ADTA president I knew and I was in awe of you!!! 1979 conference outside of Philly! I am still in awe of you!

[@elissawhite8270]

Judith -- so wonderful. Thanks.

[@e.connorkelly477]

AND she addressed the circle issue YES

[@claudiaeng693]

Jacelyn, Thank you THANK YOU for doing this interview. At the end, so nice to see Judith in action again.