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Monday, October 29, 2012

Where is She Now? Rhea Patterson | INSPIRIT Alumna

INSPIRIT nurtures tomorrow's women in dance performance and choreography. Our blog series Where Is She Now? catches up with some of the fabulous women who have come through the company blossoming into brilliant artists. 

Photo: Matt Murphy
Rhea Patterson 
a Midlothian, Virginia native, received her B.F.A in Modern Dance Performance from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and her M.A. in Arts Administration from Goucher College in Baltimore, MD.

Rhea began her performance career as a concert dancer earning professional accreditation through Urban Bush Women, INSPIRIT, a dance company, NathanTrice Rituals, Dayton Contemporary Dance Second Company, Bermuda Dance Company, Hope Boykin Dance, and Eleone Dance. In 2006, Ms. Patterson made an unexpected transition into musical theater when cast in the first national Broadway tour of Sweet Charity, the Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls and Wicked.




Rhea is currently a permanent cast member of Wicked on Broadway while continuing to work on her solo project in collaboration with cinematographer Michael T. Cano.

Our one-on-one with Rhea
What was your favorite INSPIRIT repertory work to perform?
Becoming. I felt really connected to that work as I was there in every stage of its creation. I can still picture the opening diagonal sequence.

How did INSPIRIT help you get to where you are today?
Having been in the company during its humble beginnings, I realize that limited resources do not have to affect the quality of the work. In fact, it forces you to think and problem solve creatively.

Keep up with Rhea at rheapatterson.com.

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