Matina Phillips

Matina earned her BFA in Dance Performance & Choreography from Elon University. Since 2012, Matina has choreographed in the region, and in 2016, was appointed Artistic Director of the regional modern dance company alight dance theater (ADT). Under ADT, her theatrical and dance education-based work – in collaboration with Associate Artistic Director Eleni Grove – has been produced by a diverse array of organizations including Joe’s Movement Emporium through the NextLOOK grant, Joy of Motion Dance Center, Dance Place, Anacostia Arts Center, The Baltimore Dance Invitational, and Greenbelt Community Center through the Greenbelt Community Foundation. Matina and Eleni were featured in Dance Teacher Magazine in June 2018 regarding their dance education work in connecting movement with literature for Washington, DC public school field trip groups via a partnership with Joy of Motion Dance Center. Additionally, Matina has taught dance in the region for the past fourteen years at various studios and schools, including Joy of Motion Dance Center and Dance Place. She has performed previously with regional dance companies including ReVision dance company, alight dance theater, and Contradiction Dance.