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PRE-PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS:
IMMERSED
A Dance Workshop hosted by Iris Company
Fall 2019
A full day workshop consisting of company repertoire, technique classes, and conditioning geared towards pre-professional dancers.
More info HERE.
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COMMERCIALS & MUSIC VIDEOS
CHOREOGRAPHER/DANCER
COMMERCIALS & MUSIC VIDEOS
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CONTACT
CONTACT
current and upcoming EVENTS
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Matter + Light | Echo Immersion
October 2026
B. Dunn Movement has officially transitioned into Matter + Light, a creative house that better encapsulates the disciplines and breadth of work that B. Dunn Movement produced before.
Artistic Director: Brigette Dunn-Korpela
Associate Choreographer: Joan Fricke
We are so fortunate to be in collaboration with Image Cauldron/WET Studios. Our partnership with WET culminates October 2026. Please visit our fundraiser page to support and learn more about how this work has developed, as well as our new site matterandlight.org.
recent and past EVENTS 2023/24
Yet Still: ChoCoLA Festival 2024 | Stomping Ground LA October 2024
Fall '24 with Orlando Agawin | Raquel Allegra August 2024
Artistic Associate | B. Dunn Movement August 2024
WIP LA 009 | B. Dunn Movement June 2024
*Night Lights Denver – "Somnambulists" | Elizabeth Leister June 2024 *Pictured
Santa Fe Springs Art Festival: Joan's student performs, representing LAMusArt | LAMusArt April 2024
FÊTE 10: Celebrating 10 Years of Acts of Matter | Acts of Matter April 2024
New Commercial and Print Representation | DDO Artists Agency March 2024
Director of Worship Experience | Bethel Glendale March 2024
Alice's Wonderland | South Coast Repertory | Asst. Choreographer to B. Dunn Movement February 2024
Sowing Seeds: ChoCoLA Festival 2023 | LA Dance Project October 2023
BDA Summer Intensive | Burbank Dance Academy August 2023
Art of Dance | LAMusArt July 21 & 22, 2023
FEEL THE SAME by Ian Asher May 2023
Spring Forward | Pasadena Dance Theater May 6, 2023
Peace4Kids 25th Anniversary: Site Specific Performance | Heidi Duckler Dance April 22, 2023
LUMINEX 2.0 2022: Sleep Mode | Elizabeth Leister AR viewable @ South Park Commons September 2022-September 2023
press QUOTES
"Joan was the performer to watch. She had a powerful stage presence and ability to surrender to the moment and to be fully engulfed in the music and movement."
–A. Ordaz Dance | Agave Americana | LA Dance Chronicle
"Stunning performance...[Joan's] rendition of Tennessee Waltz is a joy."
–Carlon | FLEX | LA Dance Chronicle
"[Joan's] singing performance sunk deep as it made me relive...heartbreak."
–Acts of Matter | Love Letter | Spot LA
"One special moment was when Joan's light breathy voice sang [Patsy Cline's] 'Crazy,' so moving so unpretentious."
–Acts of Matter | Love Letter | LA Dance Chronicle
"Joan's very descriptive telling of Emmet Till's young battered face while lying in an open casket is especially unsettling. The choreography is strong and the movement rigorous."
–B. Dunn Movement | Add Water & Stir | LA Dance Chronicle
"This is a piece that I didn't know I needed until I saw it...nothing short of breathtaking."
–Iris Company | The Other Side | No Proscenium
Photo from Night Lights Denver