Our WINTER SEASON – is the return.
To ourselves. To the work. To each other.
Rise is a homecoming – a selection of works that reclaim joy, tradition, and cultural legacy. In the heart of winter, Collage takes the stage with a powerful program that honors resilience and collective strength, featuring world premieres and Memphis debuts that speak to the richness of Black identity and the beauty of forward motion.
Rise, our trademark performance, also features students of the Collage Dance Conservatory – our dance stars of tomorrow – whose presence affirms the promise of what’s ahead.
The Program
The Cotillion (World Premiere) by Kevin Thomas
Flack (Memphis Premiere) by Kevin Iega Jeff
Rise by Kevin Thomas
Featuring Collage’s dance stars of tomorrow
At the center of the program is The Cotillion, a vibrant new ballet inspired by the enduring legacy of Black cotillions in the American South. Paired with the soul-stirring Flack, set to the music of Roberta Flack, and Thomas’s neoclassical work Rise, set to Dr. King’s Mountaintop speech, the program moves between ritual and resistance, celebration and conviction.
With young dancers from our Conservatory joining the stage, Rise becomes more than a performance…it becomes a passing of the torch.
Presale access for Members only begins Friday, November 21st.
Tickets for the general public begins Friday, December 5th.
Rise is a homecoming – a selection of works that reclaim joy, tradition, and cultural legacy. In the heart of winter, Collage takes the stage with a powerful program that honors resilience and collective strength, featuring world premieres and Memphis debuts that speak to the richness of Black identity and the beauty of forward motion.
Rise, our trademark performance, also features students of the Collage Dance Conservatory – our dance stars of tomorrow – whose presence affirms the promise of what’s ahead.
The Program
The Cotillion (World Premiere) by Kevin Thomas
Flack (Memphis Premiere) by Kevin Iega Jeff
Rise by Kevin Thomas
Featuring Collage’s dance stars of tomorrow
At the center of the program is The Cotillion, a vibrant new ballet inspired by the enduring legacy of Black cotillions in the American South. Paired with the soul-stirring Flack, set to the music of Roberta Flack, and Thomas’s neoclassical work Rise, set to Dr. King’s Mountaintop speech, the program moves between ritual and resistance, celebration and conviction.
With young dancers from our Conservatory joining the stage, Rise becomes more than a performance…it becomes a passing of the torch.
Presale access for Members only begins Friday, November 21st.
Tickets for the general public begins Friday, December 5th.
VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB:
Read Their Eyes Were Watching God and dive deep into the chapters of this acclaimed American classic, and inspiration for the ballet of the same name, during our virtual book club moderated by Ann Perry Wallace, Writer, Actor, and Producer of a one woman show: Live Rich Die Poor, A Zora Neale Hurston Story.
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POST-SHOW ARTIST TALKBACK:
Ticketholders for the performance on Saturday, February 1st are also invited to remain in the theater for a 30-minute post-performance talkback featuring choreographers, dancers, guest performers and artistic leadership.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST
4:40 – 5:10 PM
Learn more about this bold production, meet the team, plus get your questions asked live!
This performance is roughly two hours long with an intermission midway through the program.
To reach the Parking Garage for the Cannon Center: Navigate to 266 N. Front St.
To introduce this ballet experience to a student planning to attend the performance, please download and share our STUDY GUIDE.
Four bold, unforgettable ballets. Three showtimes. One weekend to experience it all live.
Four bold, unforgettable ballets. Three showtimes. One weekend to experience it all live.
