Freshworks: Anya Collins
KST Presents
Fugue
Friday & Saturday, May 2* – 3*, 2025 | *with discussion
7:30pm – 9:00pm (including discussion)
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $15 – $30
Inspired by a deep love for Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music, Freshworks artist and choreographer Anya Collins reimagines the classical “fugue”—a musical form where musical phrases chase and build on each other—through a modern lens. Fugue explores the relationship between music, societal structures, and the way attention is manipulated in today’s world.
The interplay of music and dance uses fugue’s fragmented structure as a metaphor to embody the struggle between focus and distraction, reflecting how modern life often pulls us away from our true selves. In this performance in progress, Anya also addresses the historical connection between Baroque music and the exploitation of enslaved people, drawing a parallel to present-day issues of forced labor.
Photo Credit: Joy Holder
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Friday & Saturday, April 4* – 5*, 2025 | *with discussion
7:30pm – 9:00pm (including discussion)
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $15 – $30
- ABOUT THE ARTIST
Anya Collins is an emerging choreographer from Pittsburgh, PA, and Miami, FL. They attended New World School of the Arts High School and New York University Tisch School of the Arts. During their time at NYU, Anya crafted a repertoire of 11 student works across diverse mediums, ranging from solo pieces to collaborative endeavors for both film and stage.