Dancers: Aryanna Allen, Leo Briggs, Meg Gourley, Amber Kirchner, Britanie Leland, Mercy Matthews, Emma Morris, Jacquelyn (Jacque) Pritz, Virginia Spinks, Alfredo Takori

Premiered: September 2023

subzero was Collins’ first evening-length work which premiered at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. The work investigated concepts related to numbness and emotional passivity through a rigorously physical vocabulary.

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Dancers: Aryanna Allen, Atarius Armstrong, Julianna Feracota, Kathryn Gutierrez, Charray Helton, Leah Kelly, Jenn Klammer, Amber Kirchner, Julio Medina, Kaleb Mitchell, Jacquelyn (Jacque) Pritz, Alfredo Takori

“sciath” is an Old Irish word meaning shield or protection. This work was created for ALA Dance.

Presented: Dance/USA National Conference, Atlanta, GA (June 15, 2023)

Premiered: Magnolia by ALA Dance (February 4 & 5, 2023)

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Dancer/Choreographer: Patsy Collins

This brief solo exploration fully indulges in the development of unique movement vocabulary, through an intimate and vulnerable offering.

Premiered: Fall for Fall (October 28, 2022)

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Dancers: Aryanna Allen, Amber Kirchner, Britanie Leland, Emma Morris, Virginia Spinks, Alfredo Takori, Jada Willis

This work investigates concepts related to the fight or flight response physically manifested in the body, embodied both as a group entity and individuals.

Premiered: Dance Canvas (March 25 & 26 2022)

Presented: MAD Festival (June 10 & 11 ,2022), ArtsATL UnGala (September 24, 2022)

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Dancers: Charlotte Angermeier, Lauryn Adams

The intention of this work is to explore how individuals can be both a reflection of someone else’s identity and fully present in their own, often at the same time. The entities the dancers represent weave in and out of this duality, utilizing moments of harmony and conflict.

Premiered: EMERGING Choreographer’s Showcase, March 2022

Dancers: Aryanna Allen, Julianna Feracota, Amber Kirchner, Emma Morris, Virginia Spinks, Alfredo Takori, Diarra Webb, Jada Willis

Premiered: Fall for Fall Dance Festival, Sept 2021

Presented: Why We Are: an Uprising Dance Company Showcase (July 9, 2022)

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Dancers: Amber Kirchner & Alfredo Takori

Premiered: Dance Canvas Palette Program, Feb 2020

Shown: Georgia Tech Skyline Series, April 2021 | Emory University Alumni Weekend, March 2020

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Dancers: Atarius Armstrong, Meg Gourley, Amber Kirchner, Catherine Messina, Jada Willis

fumarole investigates how we find peace in our lives of quarantine. The work is musically driven and utilizes dynamic choreography that pours in and out of the floor, building tension

Premiered: Spring for Spring Dance Festival, June 2021

Funding for this work was provided in part by the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs

Dancers: Patsy Collins, Thalia Nunez, Emilio Zurita Ontiveros, Ahauve Orusa, Fred Thomson, & Nate Snyder

The work is an embodied movement exploration of how communities generate empathy. The work uses the research of MIT Lecturer Dr. Otto Scharmer and "Theory U", through which he reflects on how we can build stronger communities. He investigates how we can shift from an "ego-system to eco-system awareness", which my dancers and I researched through movement and improvisational scores.

Premiered: Arts Activation at 54 Columns, September 2019

Grant Support from Old Fourth Ward Neighbors Association