There are 17 article(s) tagged Collage Dance Collective:

• May 2022

  • Collage hits national stage with new tour

    Collage Dance Collective hopes to be one of the premier touring ballet companies in the South. And the next step is its first tour, happening now. 

    By Christin Yates May 12, 2022

• April 2022

  • The To-Do List: Spring fashion, weird beers and lots of ballet

    This week, cheer on the Memphis Grizzlies at Fourth Bluff watch parties, catch local music shows on porches throughout Cooper-Young and see Memphis soul singer Talibah Safiya at Crosstown Arts.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry April 21, 2022

  • The To-Do List: Smokey Robinson, Bob Dylan and Isaac Hayes’ dashiki collection

    This week, eat all the things at the Vegan Block Party on Mud Island and celebrate Shelby County Star Trek Day at Black Lodge. Plus, Tennessee Ballet Theater honors photographer Jack Robinson, and Collage Dance Collective honors Brazil.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry April 07, 2022

• February 2022

  • The To-Do List: Quarantine photos, big-band blues and a Souper Party

    This week, Collage Dance Collective is back on stage after a two-year hiatus, artists from the University of Memphis’ student-run record label perform at Crosstown Arts, and prog-metal band Coheed and Cambria is at Graceland.

    By Elle Perry, Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington February 17, 2022

• January 2022

  • About Town: Fight continues against proposed gas station in Binghampton

    The City Council delayed a vote on the convenience store that would be built on Tillman Street between Broad Avenue and Sam Cooper Boulevard in Binghampton. 

    By Julia Baker January 07, 2022

  • Neighborhood leaders oppose proposed gas station in Binghampton

    The City Council will once again be voting on a special use permit for a proposed gas station on Tillman Street between Sam Cooper Boulevard and Broad Avenue during Tuesday’s 10 a.m. City Council meeting. 

    By Julia Baker January 03, 2022

• September 2021

  • The To-Do List: Mid-South Fair, Pink Palace Crafts Fair and more

    Country star Sam Hunt will perform at the Mid-South Fair; Collage Dance Collective’s 11th anniversary gala will be the first at its new home, and the Binghampton dance troupe is also hosting a free community celebration Saturday. 

    By Chris Herrington, Elle Perry September 23, 2021

• August 2021

  • Two Binghampton organizations oppose gas station proposal

    The proposed development would be on the same intersection as Collage Dance Collective and the Binghampton Gateway Center.

    By Omer Yusuf August 05, 2021

• July 2021

  • Memphis nonprofits benefit from MacKenzie Scott donations

    Two Memphis nonprofits — Collage Dance Collective and Memphis Music Initiative — recently received grants from MacKenzie Scott, billionaire philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. 

    By Rob Moore July 25, 2021

• May 2021

  • ArtsMemphis, First Horizon scramble to patch holes in arts budgets

    Collage Dance Collective, which opened its new $11 million studio on Broad Avenue in Binghampton mid-pandemic, received a $150,000 grant for its capital campaign from First Horizon. 

    By Peggy Burch May 18, 2021

• September 2020

  • Binghampton ballet company prepares $11 million move to Tillman Street

    After eight years on Broad Avenue, Collage Dance Collective is relocating to a 22,000-square-foot location on Tillman. This is part of the nonprofit’s vision to grow into the largest Black-owned ballet company in the South.

    By Omer Yusuf September 03, 2020

• February 2020

  • Black-owned dance company could have moved from Binghampton

    Collage Dance Collective's new facility on the intersection of Sam Cooper Boulevard and Tillman Street will be 10 times the size of its current location on Broad Avenue.

    By Omer Yusuf February 29, 2020

  • GPAC at 25 offers ‘dizzying’ lineup of national, international acts

    The Grove at GPAC, an outdoor theater with a food pavilion, will be only the second performing arts center in the country to have a Daktronics video wall capable of simulcasting the performance inside to an outdoor audience.

    By Jill Johnson Piper February 17, 2020

• October 2019

  • Collage Dance Collective grows by leaps and bounds

    Collage Dance Collective kicks off its 10th anniversary season this fall, and those in the company hope to accomplish even more in the years to come. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 10, 2019

  • Collage Dance hopes to build studio at Tillman, Sam Cooper

    Collage Dance Collective, the ballet company that moved to Memphis from New York City in 2007, plans to build new offices and performance space at Tillman and Sam Cooper.

    By Jane Roberts October 09, 2019

• February 2019

  • ArtsMemphis boosts operating support for arts organizations

    ArtsMemphis is increasing its operating grant support for local arts organizations and rolling out a redesigned process that aims to ensure the funding is more accessible and equitably distributed.

    By Elle Perry February 01, 2019

• September 2018

  • Memphis’ Collage Dance Collective showcases female choreographers with FEMME

    Out of the 290 ballets put on by the largest ballet companies nationwide during the 2012-13 season, only 25 were choreographed by women.

    By Elle Perry September 16, 2018