terri sarris is a media maker and educator. inspired by interests and education in media production and dance/choreography, her creative work weaves together dance and media in a variety of forms. through theatrical performances combining staged dance and projected media (the collaborative multi-media performance "slavemoth" and the award-winning evening length performance "loose threads,"), installations, and screen works that include dance as the subject, sarris continues to explore the intersections of motion, embodiment, and digital arts.

sarris is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including grants from the michigan council for the arts, the office of the vice president for research, and an "annie" award from the washtenaw arts council.

terri sarris teaches multi-camera studio production, single camera digital video, and film in the Film and Video Program at the University of Michigan. she has created courses and interdisciplinary collaborations with the u.m. department of theater and dance. along with department of dance professor peter sparling, sarris was chosen for the u.m. faculty interdisciplinary associates program in winter of 2002 to develop their collaborative course in "videodance." sarris and sparling, along with charles reynolds of the u.m. libraries, have produced dance on camera festivals in ann arbor, showcasing internationally acclaimed screen dance.

sarris is a member of the music quartet "little bang theory," which plays film music and original compositions on toys. her found object assemblages can be seen at biddle gallery in wyandotte, michigan.