Get to Know Kalamazoo's Newest Modern Dance Company
Our Mission
Movement Reservoir was founded by Lachan Niedbala to provide a creative outlet for artists and increase the Kalamazoo community’s opportunity to experience dance. Movement Reservoir strives to create a place for artists to express their artistic voices through dance while challenging themselves to grow in an uplifting environment. Additionally, it provides the Kalamazoo area (and beyond) with more opportunities to experience dance from various artists throughout the Midwest.
Our Story
Every Performing Arts Company has a great story that paved the way to its establishment. Movement Reservoir came from Lachan's passion for creating meaningful work and fostering an environment for dancers to feel accepted where they are while striving to grow in the capacity they desire without judgment. This company is intended to create more opportunities for individuals to cultivate their dance careers and pursue their individual goals in their dancing. Movement Reservoir values authenticity, collaboration, individual growth, and resilience.
Since 2016, the founder of Movement Reservoir, Lachan, has been choreographing and working with dancers to provide audiences across the United States with opportunities to see dance. In 2020, Lachan began working on her first concert, Rooted Movement, which was produced in 2021. Perspectives Dance Concert followed in 2022 and Movement Reservoir's first company concert, Connected Bodies, followed in 2023. Movement Reservoir plans to continue providing various concerts that have a lasting impact on audiences.
Movement Reservoir aspires to provide high-quality dance opportunities to the Kalamazoo area for all people. We believe that dance is meant for all people regardless of experience, age, body type, race, gender, religion, etc. In the years to come, we aspire to provide classes, outreach events, and more performances to the Kalamazoo area and beyond.