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Updated 9/3/2020

VEERdance Company

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

VEERdance Company is a contemporary dance group in Western Massachusetts. The core artists work collaboratively to choreograph timely, socially relevant pieces. Blending ballet, contemporary floorwork, hip-hop, martial arts influence, and partnering, the works present aesthetically diverse choreography. 

Founded in 2018, Fern Katz and Verity Nichols joined forces, with the addition of Taylor King soon after. Together, the three have collaborated to create and perform Whorlstill : holds, and most recently, Can You See Me? in collaboration with singer/songwriter, Sandy Bailey. In an upcoming project (2020/2021), Katz and King will endeavor to make a work in collaboration with live musicians and a community cast of dancers. Most importantly, VEERdance Company's core artists value equitable creation processes, collaborations, and well-produced work in rural towns and post-industrial small cities. 

Find Me

Fern Katz
Job Title: Performer, Choreographer, Manager
Phone: 4138225854
Address:
51 O Street
Turners Falls, MA 01376

Additional Content:

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2018

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2018

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - General

Additional Disciplines:

  • Dance - Modern / Contemporary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Community Arts
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Film Showings
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Residency - Other
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 5

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • People with Disabilities
  • Teens

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • State

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision
  • Access accommodations for people who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • West Stockbridge Local Cultural Council Grant Recipient

Awards

Awards:

  • West Stockbridge Local Cultural Council Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Private Studio

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Dance

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Private Studio

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Dance

Touring Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Stage
  • Lighting
  • Sound System
  • Outdoor Performance Space

Fee Range:

$50 - $15,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

2

Maximum Number of Performers:

12