MÉLANGE TICKETS NOW ON SALE
$20 TICKETS
The Florence, at The Academy of GHDT,
329 Gradle Drive, Carmel, IN 46032
Saturday November 16, 2024, at 5:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Mélange: concoction, mixture, combination. In this new series of performances, audiences will
experience art coming to life in front of their eyes in an intimate theatrical setting. Each series
will feature a musician (a vocalist or instrumentalist), a dancer (from Gregory Hancock Dance
Theatre), and a visual artist. Together they will create art at The Florence (Carmel’s newest
black-box theatre space), in a collaborative and organic manner. The musician will present a set
of music, while the dancer creates choreography inspired by the music, as the visual artist creates
art inspired by the movement of the dancer and the music of the musician. Audiences will
experience live art in a new manner, bringing groundbreaking and creative art to Central Indiana.
After the overwhelming success of the first season of The Mélange Series, installment, we are
excited to welcome three new artists for the first performance of The Mélange Series this season.
Tessa Gibbons is absolutely thrilled to be a part of The Mélange Series with Gregory Hancock
Dance Theater! Her most recent performance with them was The Music of La Casa Azul at The
Palladium (New York Singer/Ensemble), besides also being part of La Casa Azul’s previous
theatrical iterations in 2015 at The Tarkington and 2019 at The Phoenix. Other recent theatrical
performances include Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman), The Great Gatsby (Jordan Baker), The Wild Party (Ensemble), and Alice in Wonderland (Mad Hatter). Special thanks go to her parents
and friends for all of their constant love and support, and to GHDT for this amazing opportunity.
“Following The Mélange Series, Tessa’s next project is “Next to Normal” at Footlite Musicals in
January, portraying the role of Natalie.”
Dancer, Josie Moody joined Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre during the 2021-2022 season and
is honored to continue her dancing career with GHDT. Josie began her training at The Academy
of Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre during its opening in 2009. She was a member of GHDT’s
pre-professional company, G2, for 6 seasons and interned with GHDT for 3 years as a student.
Josie was humbled to receive the Florence Marie Hancock Memorial Scholarship in 2018 as a
student at the Academy and will forever remember the imprint that Florence left on AGHDT and
GHDT. She has had the privilege to be a part of several original casts in her time at GHDT. Some
of her most memorable repertoire pieces including EXODUS, THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE
HOME, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, GOLEM, ANGELS & DJINN, and DON’T SIT AT
THE CORNER OF THE TABLE. Josie currently teaches dance at AGHDT and Dancers Studio
INC in Columbus, Indiana in a variety of styles and loves to share her passion for dance with her
students.
Visual Artist, Kevin James Wilson is an Artist from Indianapolis.
Kevin attended the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design on a full scholarship. While
there, he drew and presented a portrait to Muhammad Ali for the New Future Foundation and the
International Year of the Child. He was the youngest artist at age 19 ever admitted to the
Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit in New York City and the exhibition was in its 97th
year. During Kevin’s time at Rhode Island School of Design he served on the Admissions
Committee as a student representative for 2 years, Graduation Honors Committee, Chairman of
Entertainment on the Student Board and was the President of the Third World Coalition of
Artists during his Junior year.
Kevin’s work has been shown in his hometown of Indianapolis to Las Vegas including the
murals he created in the world’s largest children’s museum in Indianapolis. In Las Vegas, from
1999 until 2001 his work was mainly shown in Caesars Palace. Upon returning to Indy, his
focus turned to fine arts. Shows such as the prestigious Hoosier Salon, Black Creativity at the
Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Indiana Artist Club exhibitions and The
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields are among some of the juried shows where his artwork
has been accepted. Kevin’s work was also exhibited in Saks Fifth Avenue Gallery for the months
February, March and July in 2021.
As a college professor of graphic design, Kevin taught at International Business College in
Indianapolis. This is a position he held for 25 years. He also taught drawing and airbrush at The
Indianapolis Art Center for 12 years.
Airbrush, acrylics, oils, pastels and electronic graphics have all been mediums where he’s
worked. The return to his real passion, which is drawing, took place in 2016. Kevin’s
Prismacolor pencil drawings have been shown in the Hoosier Salon, The Indianapolis Museum
of Art at Newfields, The Indiana State Fair, The Indiana Artist Club and The Richmond Museum
of Fine Art. In 2016 a painting in the Gallery Forty Two exhibition “A Century of Speed”
earned him the title “World Class.” The Indy 500 presented an exciting opportunity for Kevin as
he is a racing fan to the core. His piece entitled “Pit Stop” was on display at the Speedway for
the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, amongst 32 other artists’ work.
One of Kevin’s most recent accomplishments was induction into the Indiana Artist Club in 2019.
The Indiana Artist Club was established in 1917 by such notables as T.C Steele and Otto Stark.
He was elected President in 2022 of this elite 126-member organization and is currently serving
his third term as President. Kevin is the very first artist of color to hold this position. One of his
goals is to sell his art not just locally but globally.
The Mélange Series at The Florence has been created by GHDT, Executive Artistic Director,
Gregory Glade Hancock and is presented by Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre.
