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ABOUT MATTER DANCE COMPANY

MATTER DANCE COMPANY Chicago Based Dance Company 
Matter Dance Company believes dance should be created for the audience as well as the dancers. We pride ourselves on our unique perspectives on dance and performance while continuing to strive to be accessible and entertaining! 

MDC has been featured nationally on ABC's The Gong Show and locally in Dance Chicago, Chicago Sketchfest, Around the Coyote Festival, Open House Dance Collective and the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival. Additionally, MDC has choreographed and danced for music videos and worked with companies like Samsung, Farmers Insurance, and City Souls in their local Commercial.
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Matter Dance Company has been named the ”Best Dance Company” by the Chicago Reader (Reader’s Choice) for six years in a row and Barreca was named “Best Choreographer” three times.

Matter Dance is a not-for-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status. 
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MEET THE DIRECTORS


Gail Adduci Gogliotti:
Co-Founder & ​Director

Josh Fletcher:
​Company Manager 
Carisa Barreca: 
Co-Founder & Director

​Niki Wilk Mahon: 
Director 
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Niki Wilk Mahon, Josh Fletcher, Gail Adduci Gogliotti, and Carisa Barreca

​​MEET OUR SQUAD

Events Team
Deirdre Dillon
Hannah Bailey
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Grants/Sponsorships Team
Vanessa Kazmer 

​Michael Nolan


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Education Team
Michelle Chorski
Patrick Justin
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Giving Team
Jessica Bliss-McVay
Sarina Klein



MEET OUR COMPANY

Alexandra Larkin
Katie Kaczynski
Ali Keirn
Kirby Aull
Alia Poulos
Kristi Rice
Lauren Nolan
Josh Fletcher
Danielle Wilder
Mandy Work
Deirdre Dillon
Megan Leahey
Emilie Gill
Michael Nolan
Michelle Chorski

​Grace Pelzer
Mike Ford
​Hannah Bailey
Monica Williams
Hannah Witte
Jade Boardman
Patrick Justin
Jaime Raglow
Sarina Klein
Jessica Bliss-McVay
Stefany Cotton
Taran O'Reilly
Katie Bellamy
Teresa Leahey
Katie Eberhardy
Vanessa Kazmer











"Matter Dance Company is an earnest troupe
 whose founders embrace the goal
of making the art accessible"

- Chicago Tribune

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