Saturday, May 11, 2013 8:30 pm

The Movement: Improvised Comedy and Dance

Featuring The Baltimore Improv Group and The Collective

The Baltimore Improv Group and The Collective pair up to present an evening of seamlessly woven un-scripted comedy and dance.  The actors of BIG and the dancers of The Collective join forces on stage to create improv scenes based on audience suggestion.  Dancers bend and form their bodies to become the beautiful set and props for wonderfully inventive unscripted scenes.  Improvisers blend in with dancing, creating unbelievable collaborative art using repertoire from The Collective.  As Baltimore’s hub for professional dance, The Collective houses twelve dancers and choreographers who work collaboratively to promote dance as an art form and create new work.  BIG, a Baltimore-based non profit organization, is dedicated to advancing the art of improvised theatre through performance, classes, and outreach.  This show, The Movement, has been performed for 6 years to sold-out audiences in Baltimore at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Theatre Project, and the Creative Alliance.  In 2011, The Movement was featured at the Chicago Improv Festival.

The Gordon Center for Performing Arts
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue  Owings Mills, MD 21117

$15/general admission
$10/students and seniors

Tickets available on-line here or by calling 410-356-SHOW (7469),

Saturday, March 23, 2013
8pm

Sunday, March 24, 2013
3pm

MERGE: The Collective/ClancyWorks Dance Company in Concert

As the culminating event of the Baltimore Dance Invitational week at Baltimore's Theatre Project, The Collective and ClancyWorks Dance Company will present a full-length evening of modern dance showcasing new work from the repertoire of both companies.

The Collective will present original works from Martha Johnston, Adrienne Latanishen, Lynne Price, Emily Tankersley, and Lauren Withhart. The company will also premier a new work composed by guest choreographers, Alex Springer and Xan Burley from alex|xan: the Median Movement from NYC.

ClancyWorks Dance Company is a collective of performing artists directed by Adrienne Clancy. The members of the company have more than 80 years collectively of dance and choreographic experiences. Together they have held major choreographic, performance, and administrative positions in numerous nationally recognized companies, festivals, and universities. The company offers this unique approach to choreography through Clancy’s creative process, which involves architecturally informed partnering work developed from the contributions of a diverse group of dancers. Visit www.clancyworks.org for more information.

Funding for the BDI Workshops/Classes is provided in part by The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Awards. www.bakerartistawards.org

Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

$20/general admission
$15/students, seniors, and artists

Tickets are available at www.theatreproject.org.

Advanced ticket reservations are recommended; limited seating available.

Baltimore Dance Invitational Showcase

In its inaugural year, The Collective will host the Baltimore Dance Invitational Showcase featuring selected artists from the region. Showcasing local talent and intriguing choreography, the performing groups for this showcase are selected through an adjudication process.

The performance will featuring nine select groups that represent dance artists from the greater Baltimore region. Join the performers/artists after the performance for a post-show reception catered by Joe Squared.

Confirmed artists for this year's showcase:

Deep Vision Dance Company, Inc.
Monica Alicia Coates Ellison
Full Circle Dance Company, Jennifer Seye, choreographer
Alvin Mayes collaborating with Adriane Fang
S.J. Ewing & Dancers
DEVIATED THEATRE
Alicia Canterna, Company|E
Shange Dance Productions
Kutia Jawara

Funding for the BDI Showcase is provided in part by The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Awards. www.bakerartistawards.org

Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

$15/general admission
$10/students, seniors, and artists

Tickets are available at www.theatreproject.org.

Advanced ticket reservations are recommended; limited seating available.

Baltimore Dance Invitational Open Workshops/Classes

As a part of a week of dance activity at Baltimore's Theatre Project entitled the Baltimore Dance Invitational, The Collective will offer three workshops/classes that are open for the public and intended for ages 14 and up. The workshops will be offered in different styles and approaches to dance.

Join us on Thursday evening for class at the Theatre Project. Come and take one class or stay for the whole evening! Bring and friend and join us on the dance floor.

6:30-7:30pm -- Contemporary/Modern Technique Class with Torens Johnson
7:30-8:30pm -- Jazz Technique Class with Megan Morse Jans, Dragonfly Dance Experiment
8:30-9:30pm -- Contact Improvisation with Lynne Price and Sonia Synkowski

Funding for the BDI Workshops/Classes is provided in part by The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Awards. www.bakerartistawards.org

The Baltimore Dance Invitational Workshops/Classes are supported in part by Capital Region Educators of Dance Organization (CREDO), State Affiliate of the National Dance Education Organization.

Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Donation-based classes; pay what you can

Suggested donation: $10/class
NDEO/CREDO members: Free

Cash or check only (payable to The Collective)

Open Marley Night presented by The Collective

As a part of the Baltimore Dance Invitational week at Baltimore's Theatre Project, The Collective hosts its annual Open Marley Night showcasing the work or work-in-progress of selected choreographers from the regional area. Similar to an "open mic night", the choreographers will show excerpts of a work, a finished work, or work-in-progress with feedback from the audience facilitated and encouraged.

Join us for a pre-show complimentary wine and cheese reception beginning at 6:30pm. Meet and greet the choreographers/artists who will be a part of this year's event.

Participants for this year's Open Marley Night will be listed here as they are confirmed. Check back often!

Confirmed participants for this year's Open Marley Night:

Rachel Wolfe
Meredith Bove
Dance & Bmore
DEVIATED THEATRE
Glade Dance Collective with Erin Tunbridge
New Era Dance Company, Garry L. Dunn
Swoon
Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble featuring work by Johari Mayfield
Alyson Jacques and Dancers

Funding for Open Marley Night 2013 is provided in part by The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Awards. www.bakerartistawards.org

Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

$5/general admission

Tickets are available at www.theatreproject.org.

Advanced ticket reservations are recommended; limited seating available.

Open Rehearsal for MERGE

As a part of the Baltimore Dance Invitational week at Baltimore's Theatre Project, The Collective will open the doors of the theatre for a sneak peak of the work presented at MERGE. You are invited to come and watch some of the "behind the scenes" work leading up to the weekend engagement of MERGE at Baltimore's Theatre Project.

Stop by the theatre for part of all of the evening rehearsal. No reservation required. The Collective will welcome you to the theatre and ask that you make yourself comfortable as the dancers, choreographers, directors, and technicians prepare for the MERGE.

Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

FREE, no reservation required.

Saturday, March 2, 2013
7pm

Dancing for a Common Ground

Common Ground Dance Company presents Dancing For a Common Ground, its Seventh Annual Benefit Concert, hosted this year by the Anne Arundel Community College Dance Company on March 2nd and 3rd, 2013. Regional dance companies and performing groups will gather with Common Ground in the two-day event to support the Clarksville-based Mid-Atlantic Burn Camp.

Common Ground Dance Company will present works by choreographers Melinda Blomquist, Kakuti Lin, Anne O'Brien, Renée Newberry, and Jill Vasbinder Morrison. Professional companies from the Baltimore area including The Collective, Trajectory Dance Project  and Deep Vision Dance Company will join Common Ground for the Saturday evening performance at 7 pm. Audience members are invited to join the dancers following the Saturday performance for a reception and silent auction.

Pascal Center for the Performing Arts
Anne Arundel Community College
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012-1895

$15/Adults; $10/Seniors & Students (in advance) at commongrounddance.org

$20/Adults, $10/ Seniors & Students (at the door)

Vauxhall: Postmodern Vaudeville for Baltimore

Producer Catharine Robertson, Baltimore Improv Group, has created a modern take on the old-fashioned variety show format especially catered to Baltimoreans. The Collective will share the bill with many talented local artists including Aaron Heinkin, Stoop Storytelling, and the Lee Harvey Keitel Band as each group speaks to the theme: Liars.

Read more about the show here.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
6:30pm

B'more Dance Mixer II

The Theatre Project will host the second annual B’more Dance Mixer II on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 at 45 West Preston Street in Baltimore.  Cocktails @ 5:30pm; Performances @ 6:30pm.  The mixer will bring together seven professional dance companies from Baltimore in order to showcase the professional artists in an inviting, social atmosphere.  The event is free and open to the public.  The mixer concept will allow audience members to mingle with the artists prior to the show and then provide written feedback at the conclusion of each company’s performance.  Each audience member will receive a complimentary drink ticket in exchange for their email contact to be released to all participating companies.  

B’more Dance Mixer II will feature performances from Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Campbell Dance Experience, The Collective, Deep Vision Dance Company, Full Circle Dance Company, VTDance, and withart.dance.projects.   

The Dance Mixer returns to Baltimore’s Theatre Project for 2013 following a full house performance for the first mixer in November 2011. In an effort to promote and support local dance, the Theatre Project will generously host the B’more Dance Mixer II as a sample of the local talent and to preview the 2012-2013 performance season for professional dance companies in Baltimore.  The companies represented will present work that reflects the spirit and style of their repertoire.

Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Free, donations accepted

Reserve your complimentary ticket in advance to guarantee a spot. www.theatreproject.org or call 410.539.3091

1st Annual Maryland Dance Alliance

MAHPERD (Maryland Assocation for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance) will be sponsoring the first annual Maryland Dance Alliance event to join together all of the public high school dance programs with the non-public and independent programs in order to highlight the outstanding programs in fine arts dance throughout the state.

The Collective will be performing for the students at the Maryland Dance Alliance as a kick-off to their day of classes and performances at CCBC Essex. This event is not open to the public.

CCBC Essex
7201 Rossville Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21237

This event is not open to the public.

The Movement presented by Free Fall Baltimore

An evening of unscripted theater, high-energy dance & upbeat comedy, guaranteed to entertain audiences of all ages. The Baltimore Improv Group and The Collective create their own sets, props & environments with their bodies – and character, plots & dialog with their minds. The dancers and the improvisers respond and perform to the music provided by the audience through their mp3 players.

In their fifth year collaborating together, The Collective and BIG have created a seemless integration of dance and improv using excerpts of repertoire from The Collective's SHORTS along side impromptu responses from the actors. This show is always a fun, full evening of laughs.

We deeply appreciate the support of our donors and media sponsors who make Free Fall Baltimore possible.  Special thanks goes to Susquehanna Bank, The Abell Foundation,  Joseph & Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Fund and the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support provided by American Trading and Production Corporation and the Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation.

Our media partners are The Baltimore Sun, The Urbanite, The Jewish Times, Style Magazine, City Paper, The Afro-American Newspaper, The Daily Record, Peabody Magazine, Maryland Public Television, WBAL, WJZ, Fox 45, CW Baltimore, WMAR, My 24, 92Q, Magic 95.9, Spirit 1400, WOLB, WEAA, WYPR, WWMX, and Citypeek. www.freefallbaltimore.com

Baltimore Museum of Art
Meyerhoff Auditorium
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218

Free, ticket reservations required.

We are no longer accepting advanced reservations. There will be limited ticket availability at the door. The box office will open at 7:00pm.

Saturday, September 15, 2012
2-5pm

AKIMBO Baltimore

The Collective joins 60+ dancers, musicians, and artists for a site-specific dance festival in the Station North Arts District. www.akimbobaltimore.com

This first annual site-specific event guides audiences throughout the Station North district to view and participate in unique site-specific performances and installations.

AKIMBO features over 15 baltimore-based professional dance companies and movement artists from traditional to experimental, plus musicians and visual artists. That's OVER 60 individual artists and performers presenting original work all in one day! 

The journey includes businesses on North Avenue and Charles, a dance parade down East Lanvale, on a winding path through Cork Factory, and over to Area 405 and Gallery City Arts. 

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Area 405
405 East Oliver Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

FREE

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Saturday, July 21, 2012
4pm

The Collective/Deep Vision Dance Company at Artscape: Pop Art in Action

The Collective has paired up with Deep Vision Dance Company under the direction of Nicole Martinell to present a mixed program of excerpts from The Collective's SHORTS and Deep Vision Dance Company's Heady Collectables.

The performance will also feature video footage of The Collective and Deep Vision Dance Company "popping up" and dancing at Artscape 2012. Pop-up performances are scheduled at 11am, noon, 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm in Pearlstone Park at Preston and Cathedral Streets.

The Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

FREE, visit www.artscape.org for a complete listing of all of the scheduled events/performances at this year's Artscape

For more information about the theatre, please visit www.theatreproject.org or call 410.752.8558.

Saturday, June 2, 2012
2 pm and
8 pm

The Collective: Prime

In our 13th performance season in Baltimore, The Collective will once again come together to premier new work in our annual concert presentation. This season's concert will include new work from company members Lauren Withhart, Melissa Talleda, and Caitlin Moler with guest choreography from DC-based artist Tzveta Kassabova. The concert will include an encore performance of Jenny Seye's Complex Figures as well as Sisters choreographed by guest artist Adrienne Clancy.

Prime will feature seven works laced together with seven short solos built on the seven deadly sins. Themes of greed, lust, pride, sloth, gluttony, wrath, and envy appear throughout the concert work as the dancers portray life with and without sin.

Named one of the "25 to watch" by Dance Magazine, guest choreographer Tzveta Kassabova has restaged her powerful work, The Opposite of Killing, for this prime event. Kassabova's choreography has been shown at at CSPAC(MD), Dance Place(DC), Kennedy Center(DC), Test!0 (Croatia), NBU(Bulgaria), Judson Church(NYC), Dixon Place(NYC), Mulberry Street Theater(NYC), and Artomatic. She also has received Metro DC Dance Awards (2008/2011), the Prince George’s Arts Council grant (2009/2012) and Maryland State Arts Council Award (2010/2011).

This concert will also premier our sixth annual Community Project with choreography from Lauren Withhart. Participants in The Community Project 2012 will perform an original work tailored to the group.

The Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218

$15/general admission
$10/students, seniors
$8/BMA members

Tickets are no longer available on-line. Tickets will be available at the door. Box office will open one hour prior to the performance. Cash and checks only at the door.

Saturday, May 12, 2012
6-8 pm

Preview Night hosted by The Collective

The Collective will host a social event/concert preview/fundraising event in preparation for our annual concert on June 2nd. Your ticket will provide you will provide you with complimentary beverages (wine and beer), hor'dorves, and preview performances from the company. As a part of the light reception, there will be a silent auction showcasing local Baltimore businesses.

Please mark your calendars and plan on joining us for a lovely evening of dancing, socializing, and supporting local art-making in Baltimore as we open our studio doors to you for a "sneak-peak" of our new work.

The Bryn Mawr School
109 West Melrose Ave
Baltimore, MD 21210

$25/general admission + reception + silent auction

Saturday, April 28, 2012
8 pm

Saturday, April 29, 2012
3 pm

ClancyWorks Dance Company/The Collective: "10 Years in the Making"

This evening-length concert, part of the 10th anniversary season of ClancyWorks, is a clear continuation of the mission of the company.  This concert highlights the 10 year history  of ClancyWorks’ collaborating with Baltimore organizations to use dance as a catalyst for social change.  This concert will feature students from residencies at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology and Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts, a performance by The Collective, a Baltimore-based dance company, and some of Clancy’s original works that span the 10-year existence of the company.

The Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

$20/general admission
$15/seniors, teachers, and artists
$10/students

Tickets are available at www.theatreproject.org or by calling 410.752.8558.

Friday, January 27, 2012
8:00pm

Saturday, January 28, 2012
8:00pm

The Collective presents SHORTS

The Collective will present a collection of new work and repertoire aimed at making a maximum impact in the shortest amount of time. The work is limited to five minutes or less for each piece and presented by five or less dancers. Designed with the MTV generation in mind, SHORTS includes a wide array of dance styles in an experimental, short format.

Choreographers for SHORTS include: Sarah Anne Austin, Sara Few, Jessica Fultz, Martha Johnston, Adrienne Latanishen, Cait Moler, Marilyn Mullen, Melisa Talleda, Jenny Seye, Sonia Synkowski, Emily Tankersley, and Lauren Withhart

The Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

$15/general admission
$12/students and seniors

Tickets are available at www.theatreproject.org or by calling 410.752.8558.

Sunday, January 29, 2012
2:00pm

Open Marley Night hosted by The Collective

The Collective will host its annual Open Marley Night showcasing local dance companies and independent artists. As a venue for feedback and experimentation, presenting artists will perform a work or work-in-progress with feedback from the audience encouraged and facilitated. There will be a complimentary wine and cheese reception following the performances.

To submit work for Open Marley Night 2012, complete the registration form below and return it to The Collective by January 8, 2012.

Open_Marley_Registration_Form

Confirmed artists for this year's Open Marley will be listed on this page -- check back often!

List of confirmed artists:
Dance & B'more (CJay Philip)
Everlea Patricia Bryant
Lynne Price
Seth Johnson
Seasons Dance Factory (Thomas Phenix)
University of Baltimore Contemporary Dance Company (Lindsey Golden)
New Era Dance Company (Garry Dunn)
New Street Dance Group (Shannon Dooling)
Deep Vision Dance Company (Nicole A. Martinell)
Full Circle Dance Company (Travis Gaitling)
Andary Dance (Nathan Andary)
Antonio Beverly
Memorable Structure (Gabriel)

The Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

$5/general admission

Tickets are available at www.theatreproject.org or by calling 410.752.8558.

Bmore Dance: An Autumn Mixer

Join seven local dance companies for a free performance and a complimentary cocktail hour at the Baltimore Theatre Project in an effort to promote professional dance and sample the local talent in Baltimore. Attendees will receive one complimentary drink ticket in exchange for their email contact to be released to the performaning companies. Cocktails @ 6:30pm; Performances @ 7pm.

Scheduled to perform at the mixer:
The Collective
Full Circle Dance Company
VTDance
Deep Vision Dance Company
Effervescent Collective
withart.dance.projects
Dance and Bmore

The Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

FREE, click here to make a reservation.

The Movement presented by Free Fall Baltimore

The Collective and The Baltimore Improv Group team up to entertain you with NEW scenes, NEW ideas, NEW inspiration, and LOTS of laughs. The Collective creates both the scenery and the props in addition to their award winning dance, with BIG improvisers creating the dialogue based on audience suggestion.  This show will showcase the epitome of performance collaboration with expert movement, physicality, situations and comedy.  Bring your IPOD and help to DJ the show this year.

Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218

PLEASE NOTE: AT THIS TIME, ALL RESERVATIONS HAVE BEEN CLAIMED FOR THIS PERFORMANCE.
However, as there are usually no-shows on the night of the performance, we encourage you to come early to the venue and put your name on the wait list in order get a seat.

Friday, October 21, 2011
7:30pm

Saturday, October 22, 2011
2:00pm
7:30pm

Inertia

This annual show is a captivating collection of works from the students, faculty and alumni of Towson University. The Collective will perform Complex Figures, choreographed by Towson alum and Collective member Jenny Seye.

Towson University
Center for the Arts
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21286

$15/general admission
$5/students and seniors
Free/children 12 and under

Limited seating available. Call 410.704.2787 for tickets.  

Yes, Virginia Dance!

The Collective will perform in this adjudicated national showcase of dance presented by K Dance. The performance showcases the selected work representing different parts of the country. In its 13th year, the festival has grown into a National Contemporary Dance Invitational. This concert brings together a large number of talented professional artists for a single, fully produced concert of contemporary dance.

Featuring in this year's program:
Hedwig Dances, Chicago
The Seldoms, Chicago
Kate Jordan Dance Projects, Washington, DC
ClancyWorks Dance Company, Silver Spring, MD
Full Circle Dance Company, Baltimore, MD
Martha Connerton/Kinetic Works, Charlotte, NC
The Collective, Baltimore, MD

Grace Street Theatre
Virginia Commonweath University
934 West Grace Street
Richmond, VA 23284

Friday,
August 26, 2011
8:00pm

aLIVE!
featuring live music from Baltimore's own rock duo, The Water and DJ Relax

The Collective, presents a lively show with music by The Water and fresh dancing from the sixteen-member company.  The dancers of The Collective will perform and improvise movement inspired by the instrumental indie rock sound of The Water and the house mixes of DJ Relax.  Be a part of this dance/music collaboration as the space is brought to life through the music and movements of the performers.

With movements representing butoh to breakdancing, The Collective will perform and improvise in a non-traditional performance format that allows the audience to view dance in a new, immersive way. Join us for a one-night only presentation and experience aLIVE! for yourself!

Creative Alliance at the Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224

Tickets are available by calling Creative Alliance at 410.276.1651 or online at www.creativealliance.org.

$15/adults
$12/students, seniors, and CA members

Annual GSAI Professional Dance Showcase

The Collective, along with other local professional dance companies, will perform at the Professsional Dance Showcase as a part of Goucher's Summer Arts Institute. The concert will be held in Kraushaar Auditorium at 8:00pm for over 90 students attending the Goucher Summer Arts Institute and is open to the general public.

Scheduled to perform this year:
The Collective
Full Circle Dance Company
Deep Vision Dance Company
Jeffrey Gunshol and Mat Heggem

Goucher College
Kraushaar Auditorium
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
Baltimore, MD 21204

$15/general admission
$10/students and seniors with ID

Tickest are available at the door or by contacting Angelica Daniele, Concert Coordinator, at angelicavictoriadaniele@gm​ail.com

Open Marley Night hosted by The Collective

Open Marley Night, an annual event for The Collective, is an informal performance event where choreographers/ dance companies are invited to share work and receive immediate feedback from the audience. This event is open to companies and choreographers from all different styles of dance. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions and provide feedback to the choreographers after viewing each piece. There will be a complimentary wine and cheese reception following the performance.

To present work at Open Marley Night, please fill out and return the registration form by May 1, 2011. There is no registration fee. Presenters will be confirmed via email.

Open_Marley_Registration_Form_2011

Confirmed Artists for The Year's Open Marley Night:

Lauren Withhart (The Collective)
Emily Tankersley (The Collective)
CJay Philip (Dance and Bmore)
Kathleen Glynn (coEXISTdance)
Franki Trout and Brittany Rollins
Ivory Rich/Gabriel (Memorable Structure)
Chelsea Genser
Timothy Phelps (Full Circle Dance Company)
Monica Alicia Coates Ellison
Thomas Phenix (Seasons Dance Factory)

The Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

$5/general admission

Tickets will be available at the door or by calling 443-257-3844.

Sunday,
May 15, 2011
4:00pm -- 6:00pm

DanceBaltimore Member Showcase

The Collective joins other local artists/organizations for a showcase performance of work from local Baltimoreans and members of DanceBaltimore.

Scheduled to appear at the Member Showcase: The Collective, PoeticXpressions Dance Company, Full Circle Dance Company, Shange Dance Productions, Itinerant Dance Theater, Guardian, Tapsicore, and more

Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218

$12/advance
$15/at the door

Tickets are available at www.dancebaltimore.org

Sunday,
April 24, 2011
7:00pm

coitus at WAXworks

Lauren Withhart's coitus will perform on a mixed bill of choreography featuring work from Cirque This, SuriCo., (Alex)andra Taylor Dance, Zehnder Dance, Lauren Withhart, Gallo Dancers, and Katrina De Wees.

Triskelion Arts
118 North 11th Street
3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11211

$10/general admission

The Collective and The Baltimore Improv Group: The Movement

About The Movement:
The soundtrack for the show is taken from audience MP3 players. There is improvised scenes, and improvised dance. For the improv scenes, the dancers turn themselves into the set and props for the improvisers.

The show has run twice a year for 4 years as part of Baltimore's Free Fall Baltimore project. The show was conceived of and is directed by Prescott Gaylord.

The Movement is Heather Moyer, Fred Lohr, James MacGarvey, Mike Harris, Christina Enoch, Bridget Cavaiola from the Baltimore Improv Group and Martha Johnston, Cait Moler, Marilyn Mullen, Lauren Withhart from The Collective.

Chicago Improv Festival
Athenaeum Theatre
Studio 3
2936 N. Southport Ave.
Chicago, IL

$15/general admission

Tickets can be bought at the Athenaeum box office, on the phone thru Ticketmaster (800.982.2787), or online: A-Studio 3, 4/29, 8:30pm

The Collective: stripped down

The Collective presents a full-length concert of premier work for this season. Choreographers for this year's concert include Lynne Price, Adrienne Latanishen, Lauren Withhart, Jenny Seye, Melissa Talleda, and Emily Tankersley. Guest choreography presented by Nathan Andary of Andary Dance.

The work exposes the vulnerability of human relationships and female sensuality with dance that is stripped down to the bare essentials. This year's annual concert is intended for mature audiences.

The Collective welcomes Deep Vision Dance Company to the bill this year. Under the artistic direction of Nicole Martinell, Deep Vision Dance Company presents Flirt and Fizzle at the concert .

Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218

$15/general admission
$10/students and seniors
$8/BMA members

Tickets are no longer available on-line. Tickets WILL be available at the door. Cash and checks only at the door.

Doors open at 1:30pm and 7:30pm. Shows at 2pm and 8pm.

Dancing for a Common Ground

Common Ground Dance Company, along with partners in dance from around our region, celebrates the art of dance in hosting their 5th annual benefit concert.

A portion of the proceeds from this concert
are designated through Hearts with Haiti to help support
Resurrection Dance Theater, the Haitian boys' dance performance troupe, part of St. Joseph's Home for Boys in Port-au-Prince.

Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts
8100 Wise Ave
Dundalk, MD 21222

Tickets will be available at the door.

Friday,
October 22, 2010
7:30pm

Saturday,
October 23, 2010
2:00pm and 7:30pm

Inertia hosted by Towson University's Department of Dance

This year's Choregrapher's Series Performance will feature work by faculty, alumni, and students of Towson University. The Collective will present Go,stop, go. Repeat, choreographed by Emily Tankersley and danced by Sara Few, Cait Moler, and Jenny Seye -- all alumni of Towson University.

Towson University
Center for the Arts
Dance Studio Theatre 1003
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252

$15/general admission
$5/students and seniors
Free/children 12 and under

Get Loose and Laugh presented by Free Fall Baltimore

The Collective and The Baltimore Improv Group team up once again to entertain you with NEW scenes, NEW ideas, NEW inspiration, and LOTS of laughs. The Collective offers both the scenes and the props with BIG improvises based on audience suggestion. Bring your IPOD and help to DJ the show this year!

Visit www.freefallbaltimore.com for more information about all of the FREE events offered in October.

Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218

FREE, ticket required

We are no longer accepting advance ticket reservations.

A limited number of tickets will be released on the day of the show on a first come, first served basis. The ticket box office will open at 7:15pm for the limited ticket release.

Dance Celebration hosted by Full Circle Dance Company

In honor of their tenth anniversary performance season, Full Circle Dance Company will host an afternoon of performances by local companies and artists with a silent auction. The Collective will perform DEERPARKalways
AQUAFINAwastingDASANIwaterEVIAN, choreographed by Camille Lattimore, as a part of this celebration event.

The Dance Celebration will include performances as well as dance demonstrations for the public. The event is intented to kick off Full Circle's anniversary season as well as promote local dance in Baltimore.

Morton Street Dance Center
3600 Clipper Mill Road
Suite 108
Baltimore, MD 21211

FREE, no ticket required

For more information, please visit Full Circle Dance Company's website by clicking here

POP ART presented by The Collective

Baltimore’s Best Dance Company will bring pop culture to the stage with high energy dancing that fuses The Collective’s modern dance roots with elements of hip hop, swing, capoeira, and salsa.  The Collective will bring on the nine-member local popping crew, The Regulators, to share their talent in street dancing, namely popping.  The clever choreographers of The Collective will delicately balance the images and music of pop culture with the art of dance to create POP ART – a delicious summer treat!

Choreographers for POP ART include:

Go, stop, go. Repeat. -- Emily Tankersley
Mobtown Cacophony -- Lynne Price
Grit Teeth -- Cait Moler
Curiouser and Curiouser -- Adrienne Latanishen
DEERPARKalwaysAQUAFINAwastingDASANIwaterEVIAN -- Camille Lattimore

...and many more!

Creative Alliance at the Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224

$15/general admission
$12/students, seniors, and CA members

Tickets are available by calling The Creative Alliance at 410.276.1651 or at www.creativealliance.org

Check out the event details here:
POP ART at the Creative Alliance

The Men's Dance at Artscape

The Collective will present two works in an encore presentation of The Men's Dance at Artscape this year. Work by Algernon Campbell and Michael Thomas will be presented. This performance is sponsored by DanceBaltimore (www.dancebaltimore.org).

The Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

FREE

Visit www.artscape.org for a list of all the FREE performances offered at Artscape 2010.

Sunday,
July 18, 2010
7:30pm

Professional Dance Company Showcase at Goucher College

Hosted by and presented in conjunction with the Goucher Summer Arts Institute, the Professional Dance Company Showcase will feature performances by The Collective, Full Circle Dance Company, The Moving Company, Vincent Thomas of VTDance, DanceRINK, and Common Ground Dance Company. Come and support professional dance in Baltimore!

See the website below for information about the Goucher Summer Arts Institute: http://www.goucher.edu/summerarts

Goucher College
Kraushaar Auditorium
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
Baltimore, MD 21204

$15/general admission
$10/students and seniors

Tickets will be available for purchase at the door one hour prior to curtain.

All inquiries regarding the
performance, and ticket reservations, should be directed to Angelica Daniele, Concert Coordinator at avdaniele@aol.com.

OPEN AUDITION

The Collective will hold its annual open audition looking for male/female dancers for the 2010-2011 performance season. Interested dancers must have a strong background in modern dance and be available on Sundays and Tuesday evenings.

Registration is not neccesary for the audition. Dancers should come prepared for a modern technique class and excerpts from The Collective's current repertoire. Please bring a current resume and headshot or photo (if available).

Expressions in Motion
756 Washington Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21230

FREE, no audition fee

Sunday,
May 16, 2010
2:00 pm

Open Marley Night hosted by The Collective

Open Marley Night, an annual event for The Collective, is an informal performance event where choreographers/dance companies are invited to share work and receive immediate feedback from the audience. This event is open to companies and choreographers from all different styles of dance. There will be a wine and cheese reception following the performance.

Below is a link to the registration form. If you would like to submit a piece for this year's Open Marley Night, please complete the form and return to The Collective by April 24th. There is no submission fee.

Open_Marley_Registration_Form

List of confirmed artists for Open Marley Night 2010:
Lynne Price (The Collective)
Adrienne Latanishen (The Collective)
Camille Lattimore (The Collective)
Hope Byers (Full Circle Dance Company)
Jenny Seye
Melissa Talleda
Chelsea Genser
Charlie Abel (Loose Assembly)
Gabriel (Memorable Structures)
Maria Vitery
James Brasic (Zauberfuchs)
Timothy Phelps (Full Circle Dance Company)
Tzveta Kassabova
Amanda Fair (PoeticXpressions Dance Company)

The Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

$5/general admission

Tickets will be available at the door or by calling 443-257-3844.

The Men's Dance
Presented by DanceBaltimore

DanceBaltimore will be present a concert of work celebrating male dancers and choreographers in the Baltimore region. The Collective will be presenting work choreographed by Algernon Campbell and Michael Thomas.

The Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Tickets are available at
www.dancebaltimore.org and will also be available at the door.

$12/advance
$15/at the door

SPRING FLING with the Baltimore Improv Group

It's that time again - the Baltimore Improv Group again takes the stage with The Collective for another hilarious and fun night combining modern dance and improv comedy.

The Collective’s dancers, solo and en masse, morph into everything from characters to hams to sculpture gardens to flocks of geese as part of BIG’s comedy. If you’re wondering where the energy of B’more’s performance renaissance can lead, go no further! Bring your I-Pod! One chosen from the audience is played with the nervy Collective dancers improv’ing a danced response.

Creative Alliance at the Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224

$12/general admission
$10/students, seniors, and CA members

Tickets are available by calling The Creative Alliance at 410.276.1651 or at www.creativealliance.org

The Collective in Concert: American Modernism

The Collective will present a full length concert of work reflecting on the Baltimore Museum of Art's spring exhibit entitled "Paul Cezanne and American Modernism." The Collective will present work that draws from the methods, the paintings, and the understanding of art making that molded the genre of modern art. Featuring choreography by Cait Moler, Jessica Fultz, Emily Tankersley, Lauren Withhart, and Sonia Synkowski with guest choreography by Nancy Romita and Michael Thomas

This performance will feature The Collective's 4th annual Community Project choreographed by Martha Reyner.

Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218-3898

$15/general admission
$10/students and seniors
$8/BMA Members
$8/Non-Members with exhibition ticket (redeem at ticket table located in the auditorium lobby on the second floor of the BMA)

Tickets will be available
at the door on the day of the performance (cash and check only). You can also reserve tickets by calling 443-257-3844.

The Collective presents SHORTS

An evening of dance presented in the form of shorter works with smaller casts, featuring choreography by Adrienne Latanishen, Camille Lattimore, Lynne Price, Sonia Synkowski, Melissa Talleda, Emily Tankersley, and Lauren Withhart

Creative Alliance at the Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224

$15/general admission
$12/students, seniors, and CA members

Tickets are available by calling The Creative Alliance at 410.276.1651

Saturday,
December 5, 2009
5:30pm

merri(MOVE)ment

As a part of the Artdromeda Festival in Pigtown, Expressions in Motion will host a FREE informal dance concert, featuring the dancers and companies who call EXM their home. Come and enjoy an eclectic evening of dance. Be sure to visit the area businesses and support the Baltimore artists who have their work displayed. Stick around for the after party at 8pm at EXM!

Expressions in Motion
756 Washington Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21230

FREE

Sound in Motion II

A collaborative concert between composers from the Baltimore Composer's Forum and professional choreographers from the Baltimore area

Featuring choreography from Collective members Lynne Price, Melissa Talleda, and Lauren Withhart

Free Fall Baltimore is made possible by a grant from Mayor Sheila Dixon and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts.  Special thanks to Free Fall Baltimore media sponsors: The Baltimore Sun, The Urbanite,  Maryland Public Television, WBAL-TV, WJZ-TV, WMAR-TV, WUTB-TV, WBFF- TV, CW-Baltimore, WYPR-FM, 92Q-FM, Magic 95.9-FM, WWIN-AM, WOLB-AM.

To find out more about Free Fall Baltimore and all of the free events in October, please visit www.freefallbaltimore.com.

Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218-3898

Seating is first come, first served. No ticket reservations are neccesary.

Nancy Romita: 25 Years of "Moving It"

Nancy Wanich Romita is celebrating her 25th year with Towson University as her artistic home. This performance is a retrospective of her unique blend of humor and humanism through dance. Each dance work will be performed by alumni and area dance companies including Full Circle Dance Company, The Collective, Kinetics and the newly reformed Moving Company. All proceeds benefit the Towson University Dance Department Endowment.

Center for the Arts Dance Studio Theatre
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252

$15 (4:00pm performance)
$30 (7:00pm performance and post-performance reception)

Tickets are available through the TU Box Office by calling 410.704.2787

Saturday,
October 10, 2009
2:00pm and 8:00pm

Sunday, October 11, 2009
2:00pm

Inertia '09

This performance is a collection of works from students, faculty and alumni of Towson University. The Department of Dance is proud to present choreographers and dancers who will perform cutting-edge works with a different show each weekend.

Center for the Arts Dance Studio Theatre
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252

$15/general admission
$5/students and seniors
(Children 12 and under are free)

Get Loose and Laugh: Take 3
Featuring our favorite improvisors, GUS, from the Baltimore Improv Group and The Collective for an evening of comedy and dance

Free Fall Baltimore is made possible by a grant from Mayor Sheila Dixon and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts.  Special thanks to Free Fall Baltimore media sponsors: The Baltimore Sun, The Urbanite,  Maryland Public Television, WBAL-TV, WJZ-TV, WMAR-TV, WUTB-TV, WBFF- TV, CW-Baltimore, WYPR-FM, 92Q-FM, Magic 95.9-FM, WWIN-AM, WOLB-AM.

To find out more about Free Fall Baltimore and all of the free events in October, please visit www.freefallbaltimore.com.

Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218-3898

FREE, ticket reservations required

To make your ticket reservation for this year's Get Loose and Laugh event, click here:

Click Here to reserve tickets

Weird Science: The Collective, Baltimore Improv Group, & Chris and Tami of Austin, TX

Join us for an evening of modern dance, improvised comedy, and freestyle rap all in one show!

Tickets are available at the door

Creative Alliance at the Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224

$12/general admission
$10/students and members

Street Parking

Sunday,
July 12, 2009
7:00pm

Upper Chesapeake Summer Center for the Arts
Performance/Workshop

Washington College
Chestertown, MD 21620

Saturday,
May 30, 2009
8:00pm

Open Marley Night: Hosted by The Collective

Featuring works and works in progress by local choreographers and dance companies of all styles, feedback from the audience is encouraged and facilitated

Scheduled to show work at this year's Open Marley Night:
Kristin Fieseler (Annex Dance Company) Sarah Levitt
Heather Doyle
Lauren Withhart
Cindi L'Abbe
Stephanie Maddock (The Collective)
Cait Moler (The Collective)
Jessica Fultz
Charlie Abel (Abel Dancers)
Leigh Dalton
Travis Gatling (Full Circle Dance Company)
Dana Martin (The Moving Company)
Amanda Fair (Poetic Xpressions Dance Company)
Kristyn Wink (Indepedent Dance Company)
Lynne Price
The Corps

Thanks to all of our presenters! DVDs will be mailed shortly!

Experimental Movement Concepts
3618 Falls Road
Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21211

FREE, donations accepted

There will be a wine/cheese reception following the informal performance.

Saturday,
March 14, 2009
2:00pm and 8:00pm

The Grass is Always Greener...
The Collective in Concert: Featuring work by Jennifer Ousse-Seye, Sonia Synkowski, Emily Tankerley, and Lauren Withhart

Premiering The Community Project 2009 "Go Green!" choreographed by Jessica Fultz

Guest Choreography by Adrienne Clancy, artistic director of ClancyWorks Dance Company

Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218-3898

Tickets are $15/adults and $10/students and seniors.

TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE ONLINE BUT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.

Contact us at 443.257.3844 or collective@collective-dance.com

*Tickets will be available for purchase at The BMA ONE HOUR PRIOR TO SHOW TIME. No credit cards accepted at the door.

Thursday, January 15, 2009
7:30pm

Friday, Janaury 16, 2009 8:00pm

Singing the Body Electric: A Choreography Showcase featuring work by Reggie Cole, Cindi L'Abbe, Sonia Synkowski, and Stacey Tytler

Featuring Collective dancers: Jessica Fultz, Jennifer Ousse-Seye, Martha Reyner, and Lauren Withhart

Visit www.myspace.com/bodyelectric09 for more info.

Creative Alliance at the Patterson 3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224

$12/adults; $10/students and members (Thursday's Performance)

$15/adults; $12/students and members (Friday's Performance)

Reserve your tickets by calling 410.276.1651

Free Fall Baltimore www.freefallbaltimore.com

Sound and Motion: A Presentation of Original Works by Local Composers and Choreographers
Composers & choreographers partner based on shared visions and ideas to collaborate on new works premiered at this concert.

Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218-3898

FREE
Seating is first come, first serve.

Get Loose and Laugh: Take 2 presented by:
Free Fall Baltimore
The Collective
The Baltimore Improv Group

Free Fall Baltimore is made possible by a grant from Mayor Sheila Dixon and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts.  Special thanksto Free Fall Baltimore media sponsors: The Baltimore Sun, The Urbanite, Maryland Public Television, WBAL-TV, WJZ-TV, WMAR-TV,WUTV, WBFF- TV, CW-Baltimore, WYPR-FM, 92Q-FM, Magic 95.9-FM, WWIN-AM, WOLB-AM.

Chesapeake Arts Center
194 Hammonds Lane
Brooklyn Park, MD

Tickets are $20/adults and $12/students and senior

Tickets are available at the door or by contacting The Collective

Lyric Opera House Stage
FREE admission

Experimental Movement Concepts
3618 Falls Road
Suite 200

FREE admission, donations accepted

Variations on Power
The Collective & THINK! Dance Company

Event Information
Media Release

Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Tickets:
$10 General Admission
$8 Students/Seniors


Buy Online
Or contact us at 443.257.3844 or collective@collective-dance.com

*Tickets purchased online will be available for pick-up at
Will-Call at Theatre Project one hour prior to show time.  

Saturday, April 5, 2008
2:00pm
8:00pm

Moving Through Transitions
The Collective's Annual Concert

Premiering the Community Project 2008 and choreography by Jessica Fultz,
Sara Few, Jennifer Ousse-Seye, and Lauren Withhart

Featuring a guest performance by CrossCurrents Dance Company.

Media Release

Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218-3898

Tickets:
$15 General Admission
$10 Students/Seniors


Tickets purchased online will be available for pick-up at
Will-Call at the BMA one hour prior to show time.

College of Notre Dame

Between the Numbers
Sponsored by The Collective
Choreography by Sonia Synkowski and Stacey Tytler
Music by Shane Bordeau and Lee Synkowski

In this premiere, Synkowski and Tytler examine the nuanced moments in life between the defining years. The performance will feature Collective dancers, as well as guest artists, with original music as the soundtrack for intricately woven dance.

Creative Alliance at the Patterson
3134 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224

Tickets: $15 general admission
$12 seniors and students

Call 410-276-1651 or visit missiontix.com

Dancing for a Common Ground
Benefit Concert, featuring Common Ground.

The Collective will join Common Ground and other local dance companies for this benefit concert. All proceeds will go to benefit the Reema Samaha Memorial Fund. Reema was a dancer killed in the Virgina Tech shooting.

For more information, visit www.commongrounddance.org.

Chesapeake Center for the Arts
194 Hammonds Lane
Brooklyn Park, MD 21225

Get Loose and Laugh

The Collective and
The Baltimore Improv Group
co-present this evening of unscripted theatre and dance.

This event is part of Free Fall Baltimore 2007, a month of FREE arts events in Baltimore. For more information on Free Fall Baltimore, please visit www.freefallbatlitmore.org. Free Fall Baltimore is made possible by a grant from Mayor Sheila Dixon and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts. Special thanks to Free Fall Baltimore media sponsors: Maryland Public Television, WBAL-TV,
92Q-FM, Magic 95.9-FM and
The Baltimore Sun.

The Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218

Tickets:
FREE admission
To reserve your FREE passes, please call 410.257.3844 or
Reserve your FREE passes Online NOW.

Kennedy Center Millenium Stage
Washington, DC

WATCH LIVE!

The Grandmother Project
VTDance

The Collective once again joins VTDance and other local artistics to perform this fabulous Project. Look for another performance of this piece in June as well!

Publick Playhouse
Cheverly, MD

Open Marley Night

The Collective wil host this informal showing of works by local artists and dance companies. The performance will be followed by an open discussion with the audience and a wine and cheese reception.

If you're intereted in presenting a piece at Open Marley Night, please click here for more information.
Registration Form

Experimental Movement Concepts
3618 Falls Road, Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21211
410-935-5543

FREE Admission

Equinox Dance Company
Annual Concert

The Collective is thrilled to participate in Equinox Dance Company's Annual Spring Concert as guest Artists. Visit their website for more information.
Equinox Dance Company

Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218-3898

TICKETS:
$15 General Admission
$10 Students, Seniors & Professional Artists

BUY ONLINE!
Or contact us at 410-935-5543 or email collective@collective-dance.com

Towson University Alumni Concert
The Collective will join Kinetics and Ballet Theatre of Maryland for this wonderful performance.

Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252

TICKETS:
$25 each
410-704-2787
www.tutigertracks.com

Langsdale Auditiorium
Univesity of Baltimore campus

Artscape

The Collective will perform at this Annual Baltimore tradition. The performance is indoors at Langsdale Auditorium - a great way to beat the heat while taking-in some great dancing!

Langsdale Auditorium

Free Admission

"Dancing for Dancers"
The Edward Stewart Memorial Scholarship Fund

Last year The Collective won the honored choreographic award at this wonderful event. We will once again perform as part of this fabulous dance concert.

Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
801 Chase Street
Annapolis, MD

Tickets: $24 Adults
$17 Seniors & Students
$20 Groups of 20 or more

410-263-5544

Common Ground

The Collective will appear as guest artists in the Common Ground Annual Dance Concert

Open Marley Night

The Collective wil host this informal showing of works by local artists and dance companies. The performance will be followed by an open discussion with the audience and a wine and cheese reception.

If you are interested in presenting a piece, click here for more information.
Registration Form

Experimental Movement Concepts
3618 Falls Road
Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21211
410-935-5543

Free admission. Donations welcome.

the collective:
defined

Click here for more information

Click here to see photos from this concert taken by Matt Roth

Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218-3898

Tickets:
$15 General Admission
$10 Students, Seniors & Professional Artists

For tickets, contact us at 410-366-2626 or email collective@collective-dance.com

Saturday, January 7, 2006
8:00pm

Sunday, January 8, 2006
4:00pm

Dance Place
Washington, DC

The Collective will once again join Vincent Thomas and VTDance for an exciting concert in DC.

November 12, 2005

Frankford Arts Festival

St. Mark's Church
Philadelphia, PA

Annapolis, MD

The Collective were the proud winners of the choreography award at this concert.

The Collective will join other local dance companies and artists for this one-of-a-kind dance concert at the Hippodrome.

For more information visit www.dancebaltimore.org.

New York City
Julia Richmand Education Complex Theater
317 E. 67th Street (near 2nd Avenue)

The Collective will make their NYC debut as they perform as part of the SUNY Brockport Alumni Concert.