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Meet Matthew

Matthew Sommers is an Austin based dance artist. Matthew holds a BFA in Modern Dance from the University of South Florida, where he had the opportunity to work with choreographers Joshua L. Peugh, Marc Brew, Bliss Kohlmyer, and Alex Jones, among others.

 

After moving to Austin, Matthew has gotten to work with many awesome companies including Spaces of Fontana, KDH Dance, and BLiPSWiTCH, as well as many awesome projects with lots of local artists. Matthew also makes his own work, which has graciously been shown around Texas and the country at different festivals including St Louis Dance Festival, Austin Dance Festival, and 254 Dance Fest.

 

Matthew loves to entertain people, whether through comedy or tenderness. He also just really likes to dance with the best people which luckily includes Spaces of Fontana.

3 Fun Facts

  1. I have a Canadian citizenship.
     

  2. I won a rollerblading race when I was 15
     

  3. I have a 10 year old chihuahua named jasper

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Why do you love dancing with Spaces of Fontana?

"I have loved performing with spaces of Fontana because everything Evelyn does pushes me both physically and emotionally.

 

The movement is always fun and challenging while also pushing me to really think about the story and meaning behind it." - Matthew

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favorite piece?

Masculus, it’s super fun to do and feels very powerful when we get to perform it.

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I see hope in...

"...the future of art. Seeing so many people creating what feels so uniquely them and telling new stories gives me hope that even in crazy times art still survives."
- Matthew
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