OUR MISSION
Founded in 2016, Modern Marvels Dance Company is a project-based contemporary dance collective that amplifies the creative voices of our dancers in order to develop performance art that is honest, beautiful, and accessible to all audiences.
Our work often reflects our lived experiences, bringing personal stories to light through movement in hopes of promoting individual expression and allowing others to find parts of themselves in our art.
MMDC prioritizes working with dancers of diverse backgrounds,
body shapes and sizes, gender identities, and other unique strengths that are typically underrepresented in the dance community.
Please consider donating to our 2024 fundraising campaign, which focuses solely on compensating Company Members for the time, energy, and resources they're investing in MMDC this year.
COMPANY MEMBERS
Kate O'Hanlon Bruns, Artistic Director
Emma Barnhart
Avery Gingrich
Sierra Taylor
2024 CREATIVE PROCESS
MMDC is currently in the final phases of development for INFJ. This work has been in process since 2018 and is inspired by Kate's long-held interest in integrating movement and psychology. The evening-length performance explores the four components of the INFJ Myers-Briggs personality type: introversion (I), intuition (N), feeling (F), and judging (J). Each trait is embodied through a series of solos, duets, and ensemble pieces that allow audience members to step into the lived experiences of an INFJ and to better understand how INFJs experience themselves, relate to others, and interact with the world around them.
2024 Performance Season
June 23: Delve Dance Chicago Choreographer's Showcase
June 24: Marvelous Monday at Northcenter Town Square
August 16, 17, & 18: INFJ at STL Fringe FEST 2024 (St. Louis, MO)
November 15 & 16: INFJ (Chicago, IL)
INFJ Performance History
September 2018: Premiere, Links Hall (Chicago, IL)
November 2019: Dance Chicago, Athenaeum Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Performance Inquiries: kate.m.ohanlon@gmail.com
Photography by Ren-Picco Freeman