THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Shannon quinn: Artistic director

Shannon Quinn recently graduated with her MFA in Dance from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in May 2018. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Dance with K-12 certification from Winthrop University. Shannon has danced with Carla & Company, a resident company of Dance Place under the direction of Founding Director Carla Perlo. In 2011, Carla retired from Carla & Company passing down the legacy of the company to Shannon. It was renamed ReVision dance company and Shannon serves as its Artistic Director. ReVision continues to be a resident contemporary company at Dance Place. In 2015, ReVision was awarded a highly competitive Sister Cities Grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities to travel to Pretoria, South Africa for a week-long residency at the Tiqwa School and Tshwane University of Technology. Since 2015, Shannon has traveled to Pretoria three times, collaborating with South African company Usuthu Arts Productions. She also continues to be a guest artist at the Tiqwa School and Tshwane University of Technology. As part of her Masters in Fine Arts studies, Shannon has studied and researched community development which is a key component of her artistic process. Specifically, Shannon and ReVision have made a commitment to working with children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities teaching classes at The Arc, in many DC and Baltimore locations, and River Terrace Education Campus. These are a few of the community partners Shannon works with both onstage and off.