There are 27 article(s) tagged Collage Dance Collective:

• June 2024

  • Collage Dance bringing ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ ballet back

    The Memphis-based company begins its 2024-2025 season with the return of its free Memphis Dance Festival Saturday, Sept. 21 — which is also National Dance Day. 

    By Elle Perry June 05, 2024

• September 2023

  • Flamenco Memphis looks to spread the word about the art form

    Noelia Garcia Carmona and Roy Brewer are bringing fun, festivities and fellowship to Memphis in the form of flamenco.

    By BJ Gibbs September 30, 2023

  • The To-Do List: Ballet, balloons, brews and Tabitha Brown

    This week, Mempho brings Americana star Jason Isbell, Al Kapone plays a free show at the Shell and the Cooper-Young Festival is back.

    By Bianca Phillips, Kelsey Bowen, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington September 14, 2023

  • Collage to co-host international Black dance conference in Memphis

    Black professional dancers, choreographers and directors from around the world will converge on Memphis in January.

    By Elle Perry September 14, 2023

  • For the first time, two of the largest US ballet companies are in Memphis

    The study notes that the list is not based on “aesthetics;” it is an objective one based on a company’s “economic contribution to the ballet sector.”

    By Elle Perry September 04, 2023

• April 2023

  • The To-Do List: Bouncy houses, books, ballet and Ms. Jackson (if you’re nasty)

    This week, the Tennessee Triennial highlights Memphis artists, jookers battle in the Ravine and MEMFix returns with a festival in Alcy-Ball.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen April 27, 2023

• February 2023

  • Collage Dance’s ‘Rise’ returns with notable ballerina

    “As artists, we’re sometimes cultural ambassadors, and we can say with our bodies what people can’t always say with words,” Ashley Murphy-Wilson said. 

    By Christin Yates February 02, 2023

  • The To-Do List: Black lit, Black art and ‘Works of Heart’

    This week, Hattiloo Theatre and Crosstown Arts share coming-of-age stories on the stage and screen. And Tennessee Shakespeare Company shares a classic love story switcheroo. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Jasmine McCraven February 02, 2023

• September 2022

  • Collage hosts free dance festival

    For the second year, the organization is hosting an afternoon of free dance performances, musical acts, Memphis food trucks and dance-oriented vendors. 

    By Jasmine McCraven September 29, 2022

• July 2022

  • New festival targets aspiring, established filmmakers

    A Memphis-based film editor has created a festival that is Black, education-based and sheds light on roles in the entertainment industry that aren’t just actor or director. 

    By Elle Perry July 27, 2022

  • Memphis organization named ‘Southern Cultural Treasure’

    A Memphis-based organization will receive up to $300,000 in general operating grants — distributed over three years — and a project grant of up to $7,500.

    By Jasmine McCraven July 07, 2022

• 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