Mélange Dance Theatre

Mélange Dance Company strives to present original and impactful dance productions that educate, entertain, and inspire, portraying unifying narratives that are historical and timeless. Through each meticulously composed work, we aim to reflect on our past, examine our present, and manifest an equal, just, and inclusive future for all beings. It is our mission to provide fulfilling experiences for our professional dancers and community members as we move forward with tangible action.

Mélange Dance Company was founded in 2014 drawing inspiration from the beauty and strength in diversity of our dancers' various cultures, backgrounds, identities, abilities, and techniques. We are a New Orleans-based nonprofit presenting unique productions that are rich, diverse, and thought provoking. The content of our shows is original and meticulously constructed to reflect the research and thought that goes into the creation of our work. Our unique productions have become known to be all encompassing in our portrayal of poignant themes. The narratives evolve with thoughtful shifts in tone and emotion for an overall engaging experience and are often supported by film, set design, and time period costuming to make the whole vision seamlessly come to life. It is our mission to present meaningful, and accessible contemporary dance productions that can transcend barriers and inspire us all to act for a better world.

Testimonials

Our Artistic Director and Mélange have been nominated for fourteen Big Easy Awards, winning the 2018 Big Easy Award for Outstanding Choreography Evening Length. The NOLA Dance Reader described us as "a wealth of well-trained, well-rehearsed dancers with confidence and great physical facility" and declared our first show, The UpStairs Lounge, "valuable,…timely and relevant". Audience members have said: "a truly magical performance", "I've never been so moved by dance", and "Thank you for taking on this story and subject. Please continue to share your work with the world. It's needed.".