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PHOTOS BY ANNA M MAYNARD (2019)
LOCULUS is a dance collective founded in 2015 in Western Massachusetts by Five College Dance alumni. Currently LOCULUS is the creative platform of Olana Flynn and Madison Palffy. LOCULUS has performed throughout the northeast often in collaboration with DIY musicians and artists in non-traditional dance performance spaces. In addition to creating, curating, and producing performance events LOCULUS publishes The Loculus Journal and directs LOCULUS Collective Studios. LOCULUS has published six print journals, three online journals, and produced over 20 events since 2015.
Madison is a dance-maker, performer, multi-disciplinary artist, and educator. She holds an MFA in Dance and Choreography with an emphasis in Somatics and Improvisation from CU Boulder.
Olana is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator. She holds an MFA in Experimental Choreography from University of California, Riverside.
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UPCOMING EVENTS at LOCULUS STUDIOS​​
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NIGHT MOVES​
10/29 - 12/3, 7-8pm
Sliding scale starting at $10 drop-in or $50 for six week session​
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Fall Short Works
November 9, 2024 at 7:30
Sliding Scale $10 - $30, no one turned away for lack of funds​
Featuring works by: Catherine Bresner, Gloom Cake, Joie Gonzalez + Michelle Marroquin, Samantha Grossman, Susan Aziz, Jake Kuhn + Aviva Yarrow, Kate Martel in collaboration with Jenny Sieruta, and Maeve Sternbenz
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Ben Hersey // Matt Krefting + Chris St. George // Hayley Blackstone
December 7, 2024 at 7:30
Sliding Scale $10 - $30, no one turned away for lack of funds
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES by LOCULUS
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Performances TBA Here
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LINKS
Instagram: @lo.culuscollective
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SUPPORT LOCULUS
For the past nine years we have funded our work primarily with small grants, money from performance gigs, and from our personal bank accounts. If you would like to support us, you can make a one-time donation directly by PayPal. If you would prefer to make a tax deductible donation please reach out for a link to donate through our fiscal sponsor, Holyoke Media.
PRESS
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LOCULUS on MISHMASH (September 2024)
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Alumnx Spotlight: LOCULUS in Five College Dance Department Annual Newsletter (August 2024)
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LOCULUS Artist Talk at The ArtSalon (May 2024)
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Loculus Collective at The Northampton Print and Book Fair (October 2016)
'Loculus' Brings Dynamic Performance to Florence by Max Roth (February 2016)
Northampton Print and Book Fair Vendor q+a: Loculus Collective (September 2015)