COLLABORATION. CREATION. CONNECTION.
MISSION
Revolve Dance Project (RDP) is a collaborative performing arts nonprofit company dedicated to fostering the intrinsic connection between music and dance.
HISTORY
Revolve Dance Project was founded in 2020 by Artistic Director Kirsten Evans in partnership with Musical Director Cameron MacIntosh. The couple shared a desire to bring dancers and musicians together into a shared creative process, developing working relationships between the artists.
Revolve Dance Project exists to reestablish the inherent connection between music and dance. It's rare for composers and choreographers to work closely throughout the entire creative process, so Revolve provides artists with the time, space, funds, and platform to collaborate in a way that feels energizing and familial.
Since 2020, RDP has connected 50+ artists and commissioned 32 World Premiere collaborative works.
RDP strives to bring world-class performance art to Rhode Island and to impart the somatic experience of live music and dance to as many people as possible.
RDP's mission also includes its Educational Community Programming, which has served 50+ students of all ages and abilities with dance and music masterclasses led by the artists of the project in partnership with Metamorphosis Dance Company in Pawtucket, RI.
“Dance and music are historically, inherently intertwined. Today, choreographers and composers rarely get the opportunity to create work together, but we know that collaboration is crucial for artists to grow. Revolve [Dance Project] exists to facilitate those relationships and give artists a platform to explore their development.”
-RDP Director Kirsten Evans
