Collage Dance Collective 's Fundraiser
Help Collage LEAP into the future!
Celebrate Leap Year with a gift of just $29.
We are no longer accepting donations on this campaign, but there are other ways for you to support us today!
Hi Everyone,
My name is Thierry Blannchard, originally from Brazil, but living in Memphis since last year as a professional dancer with Collage Dance Collective. I started dancing when I was just a 9-year-old boy in Brazil, trying to keep my dream alive with a lot of prejudice, and now being here and seeing everything the institution does for children, the community and art is deeply inspiring. This institution has a powerful mission, strong values and overall, beautiful dreams that keep the purpose alive and lead the organization towards an even brighter future. I hope we can rise together with your support!!
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Every four years, February gets an extra day. Some people say it's to help balance the calendar with Earth's orbit around the Sun, but here at Collage Dance we know that it is just an opportunity to take a giant LEAP towards our vision of a world-class ballet company and school.
Like most performing arts organizations, Collage relies on donations from individual supporters to provide its world-class programming. Your support can help propel Collage to become the leading international Black ballet company while remaining deeply rooted in the Memphis community.
Will you join me this Leap Day and donate a gift of $29 to support their mission to inspire the growth of ballet?
Thank you!
About Collage:
For 14 years, Collage Dance has worked to inspire the growth and diversity of ballet. Collage Dance is one of the only professional ballet companies in the world with a roster of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) dancers and the Collage Dance Conservatory trains more children of color in a classical art form than any other non-profit in the area.
The organization has grown tremendously since 2009, is now one of the largest 50 ballet companies in the United States and was recently named a Southern Cultural Treasure by SouthArts and the Ford Foundation.
The Collage Dance Conservatory welcomes students of all backgrounds and races and is proactive in its efforts to engage students of color in an effort to address the racial inequity in classical ballet.