by Hana Le | Feb 18, 2026 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Kevin Thomas, artistic director of Collage Dance, feels driven to create movement about subjects to which he is culturally connected. Inspired by Southern Black cotillion culture, his The Cotillion will make its world premiere this month in the company’s signature...
by Shaté L. Hayes | Apr 24, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
April 29 and 30, Memphis-based Collage Dance Collective is set to premiere Their Eyes Were Watching God, a new ballet reimagining Zora Neale Hurston’s iconic 1937 novel of the same title. Choreographed by Collage artistic director Kevin Thomas and acclaimed...
by Shaté L. Hayes | Jul 15, 2020 | Career, Company Life, Instagram
With scores from Tchaikovsky to Aretha Franklin and dancers from French Guiana to Brazil, Collage Dance Collective is as rich in variety and culture as its local community. Establishing roots in Memphis, Tennessee, known for its blues and civil rights history, was an...
by Amy Brandt | Apr 3, 2019 | News, Videos, Viral Videos
Today, April 4, marks the 51st anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. It’s a date heavy with meaning and symbolism for Kevin Thomas and Marcellus Harper, the founding directors of Memphis-based Collage Dance Collective....