DancersJulie Brannen (Apprentice)
Julie Brannen hails from Port St Lucie, Florida and is brand new to the Windy City. She received her BFA in Dance Performance with a Minor in Leadership from the University of Florida. While at UF, she performed works by Jose Limon, Kraig Patterson, Gerri Houlihan, and Shapiro and Smith. She is currently attending Columbia College Chicago's Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling Graduate Program. She is excited to start her professional dance career with The Dance COLEctive and thanks her family and friends for their wonderful support!
Our MissionThe Dance COLEctive aspires to challenge assumptions about how dance is presented, through the use of cutting-edge choreography, innovative collaborations, and inspired creative site-specific-works.
Company Members
- Margi Cole
- Kaitlin Bishop
- Molly Grimm-Leasure
- Maggie Koller
- Olivia May
- Shannon McGuire
- Alaina Murray
- Katie Petrunich
- Melissa Pillarella
- Julie Brannen (Apprentice)
- Madelyn Doyle (Apprentice)
Funders- Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development
- The Alphawood Foundation
- The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
- Chicago Seminar for Dance and Performance
- City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
- The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
- Illinois Arts Council
- Chicago Wallace Audience Engagement Network
- National Endowment for the Arts
- The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Photos By William Frederking Unless Otherwise Noted
