MEET THE
ARTIST
DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS
KAYLA COLLYMORE & DONNA CRUMP

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KAYLA COLLYMORE, a New Jersey native, graduated (Summa Cum Laude) from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University with a BFA in Dance. Kayla has performed with dance companies around the world including METdance Company (Texas, USA), Hou Ying Dance Theater (Beijing, China) and Brian Brooks Moving Company (New York, USA). Her professional experience ranges into screen dance, artist residencies, and leading master classes. She is an alumna of The School at Jacob’s Pillow and was voted 2017’s “Top 25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine. Kayla has toured internationally with Matthew Bourne’s productions of "Swan Lake" and "Nutcracker!". This summer she made her principal debut in his production of "The Car Man" at the Royal Albert Hall. She was also recently titled June's "Dancer of the Month" in Dancing Times Magazine. When she isn't on tour she is based in Houston, Texas as a free lance performer, dance educator, yoga instructor, movement designer and film director.
DONNA CRUMP is an award-winning choreographer, actress, and native New Orleanian. She holds a BFA in Dance from Tulane University and has also studied and created work in New York, South Africa, and in Brazil with the country’s premier dance company Grupo Corpo. She is a two- time recipient of the Tribute to the Classical Arts Awards for Best Choreography and Outstanding New Work. In 2019, Crump starred in the film "America'' by Garrett Bradley which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), The New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Most recently Donna appears on the front cover of Southwest Contemporary Magazine- Inhale/Exhale Volume 3. She currently an artistic director, movement architect, and performing artist based in “Cozmic Universe”

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Media Features

South West Contemporary Magazine
Vol-3 "Inhale.Exhale" Fall 2021
https://southwestcontemporary.com/kayla-collymore-and-donna-crump/
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