Hello! I’m Angela. Founding Director of avec Productions, Inc.

After earning my Bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston’s Department of Theatre and Dance, I relocated to Chicago in 2017 to join the company at Joel Hall Dancers & Center.

My life in Chicago expanded my understanding of how members of the LGBTQIA+, Black, Latin, Asian and Indigenous communities were positioned in American dance history.

How I chose to position myself and what relationship I had with dance led me to explore professional roles in the arts in other parts of the country.

As Special Events Coordinator for Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and later as Donor Relations Manager for American Ballet Theatre, the responsibility I carried working inside the flawed industry of the performing arts drove me out of what started to feel like “big dance.”

Attempting to reconnect to what dance meant to me (community, a practice of showing up, the celebration of diversity and shared joy), I started avec Productions, Inc. a few months before moving out of Brooklyn and back to...

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Moore County

Let’s share more dance floors with one another.

Our vision is to offer opportunities for budding small businesses and independent creative thinkers to work together to create a more tolerant, collaborative and inclusive Moore County community.

We can’t wait to dance with you.

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Connecting Community with Beginner Dance

Local Dancers, Accessible Classes

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avec unites performing artists with community members through inclusive, collaborative and impactful artistic experiences.

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J'ai tellement hâte de danser avec toi.

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Board Members

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    Ebony Renée Devereaux

    Senior Vice President

    Ebony Renée Devereaux is a multidisciplinary artist and nonprofit arts professional based in New York City. She has nearly a decade of experience in development, fundraising operations, database management, and organizational strategy, with institutions including American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and the Judd Foundation.

    Ebony is also the Founder, CEO & Artistic Director of Soirée Social Club, an arts and culture community dedicated to honoring the legacy and ongoing contributions of Black artists within the fine and classical performing arts. Her work is rooted in strengthening arts organizations, expanding cultural access, and creating meaningful opportunities for artists and audiences to connect.

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    Bailey McFaden

    Vice President

    Bailey McFaden is freelance company manager and Dance Media Publications’ Events Coordinator based currently out of New York City. She received her masters degree in International Arts Management from HEC Montréal, SMU Dallas, and SDA Bocconi in 2021 and holds a B.A. in Arts Management and Dance with a minor in Spanish from the College of Charleston. Bailey has extensive experience working with artists and cultural organizations in New York City, Denver, Raleigh, Charleston, Atlanta, Montréal, Dublin, London, and Rome. Bailey’s deepest passions in life include traveling, dancing, performing, and advising artists and arts organizations as they pursue their unique voices in the field.