Thea Little  

Born and bred in NYC, is a Brooklyn-based performer, choreographer, musician, composer, and director. She performs solo works that are influenced by performance art and music, and she choreographs collaborative group dance-theater works. She has presented her music compositions and choreography throughout the United States, Belgium, Austria, France, and England. Thea has been composing music since she was 5 years old and she has made music for her own choreography as well as for Joya Powell: Movement of the People Dance Company, Gerard and Kelly, Karen Harvey Dances, and LEIMAY. In 2005 Thea was Music Director to Shen Wei Dance Arts during the making of the internationally acclaimed Map for the Lincoln Center Festival, set to Steven Reich’s The Desert Music a very intricate and layered 43-minute score. For four years since 2013, Thea has Co-Directed and co-Produced a multi-disciplinary, collaborative residency in the Berkshires called IMAR.