ORH Dance brings the excitement of a new modern dance company founded on the principles of passion, excellence, and professionalism to the Charlottesville area.
Olivia Rivard Hill, company founder and director, sees a dance landscape open with possibilities and opportunity.
About the Artistic Director: Olivia Rivard Hill is a choreographer, dancer and movement specialist. Since re-locating to the Charlottesville area in 2017 she has become a part of the dance community and moved towards a vision of establishing a Modern Dance company. She has created project based dance works as a Resident Artist of McGuffey Arts Center, served on faculty at Charlottesville Ballet (2017-20), UVA Lifetime Physical Activity Dept (2017-18) and Artistic Director (2020-2024) at Cumulus Dance, founding The Move Studio (2019). Her work has fueled collaborations with musicians, choreographers, conceptual artists in Charlottesville, uplifting the art of dance to the wider community.
With this inaugural season in 2025-2026, ORH Dance will present four public performances, employ 6 dancers, and engage performance spaces, designers, technicians, and choreographers.
Every donation, no matter the size, helps us build a more sustainable, artist-centered future in dance. Your tax deductible donation directly supports:
Fair pay for professional dancers and choreographers
Rehearsal and performance space rental
Costumes and production design
Community outreach and audience engagement
Company Management
As with all performing arts organizations, ticket sale revenue covers only a part of operating expenses. Your support is crucial to financial success.
Make this movement a reality! Join in the vision to establish a new modern dance company for Charlottesville.
Donor appreciation: Meet & greet with dancers after the performance + Attend a rehearsal + Early access to tickets + Postcard from the dancers of ORHDance + Your name listed in program.
Your donation will support the rehearsal stipend for one company dancer for the entire season.
Donor appreciation: Dinner with the dancer and company director + Meet & greet with dancers after the performance + Attend a rehearsal + Early access to tickets + Postcard from the dancers of ORHDance + Your name listed in program.
SEASON SPONSOR: BE THE DREAM
Donate $3,000.00 or more
Amount is fully tax-deductible.
ORH Dance-Alanna Mahon PhotographySupport the vision of ORHDance to become a thriving, equitable arts organization and help us dream big! This type of donation can open doors to more shows, bigger venues, collaborations with more guest artists, choreographers, musicians.
Donor Appreciation: Season Sponsor recognition from the stage at each performance, an evening dinner with the company, two comp tickets to each performance + Meet & greet with dancers after a performance + Attend a rehearsal + Early access to tickets + Postcard from the dancers of ORHDance + Your name listed in program.
