HATCH
DANCE
Helen Hatch
Hatch Dance Founder and Producing Artistic Director
Helen Hatch is a Minneapolis-based performer, choreographer, and director. Recognized as one of MN Monthly’s 10 Artists to Watch in 2012, Helen began her career with Minnesota Dance Theatre, where she performed a diverse range of repertory and created her own choreographic works. In 2018, she formed Hatch Dance, which, under her direction, has produced critically acclaimed performances that combine dance, music, and theater, developed through innovative collaborative processes. Helen is a graduate of the Ailey/ Fordham University BFA program. Throughout her career, Helen has danced repertory by renowned choreographers including Christopher Bruce, Danny Buraczeski, Eliot Feld, Loyce Houlton, José Limón, and Glen Tetley. She has originated roles in works by Adam Barruch, Stefanie Batten Bland, Jon Ferguson, Penelope Freeh, Francesca Harper, Lise Houlton, Helen Pickett, Dominique Serrand, and many others. In addition to performing extensively on freelance projects in MN and nationally, she has performed with The Moving Company and The Minnesota Opera. Her choreography has been presented at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, the 2011 Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Festival, The Southern Theater, throughout Mexico and Guatemala by the Juntos Collective, and commissioned by Minnesota Dance Theatre, Saint Paul Ballet, Aveda, Mareck Dance, and The Cowles Center. In 2022, Helen was selected for the Choreographic Institute Residency at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The following year, she served as an Artist in Residence at Moulin/Belle in Mareuil en Périgord, France. Since 2013, Helen has taught ballet throughout the Twin Cities and is currently a teaching artist at Saint Paul Ballet.
Photo by Shelly Mosman
Artemis Brown
Hatch Dance Associate Artistic Director
Artemis Brown is a non-binary twin cities dancer, actor, and massage therapist whose work involves theatrical devising, performance production, and paratheater technique education. A co-founder of Virginia Twins, a performing member of Commutator Collective, and associate artistic director of Hatch Dance, they direct, choreograph, act, dance, and design in collaboration with a continuously evolving community of performing artists. Through theatrical devising they collaboratively create a spirituality of togetherness. Artemis has devised and performed in 7 original full length performances with Virginia Twins since founding the group in 2017, and Artemis made their debut with Hatch Dance in their 2023 dance-theater performance PARADISE. When off the stage Artemis enjoys board games, camping, and learning about bodywork.
Photo by Bill Cameron