Megan Flynn and Teresa VanDenend Sorge are dance artists, educators and long-time collaborators recognized for their inventive dance-theater shows described as “must-see storytelling with the body.” Currently based in Cincinnati, VanDenend Sorge is co-director of Synergy Dance Series, and teaches at NKU, Xavier and Miami Valley Ballet Theatre. Flynn is the artistic director of the Megan Flynn Dance Company, and served as resident faculty at the Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy before joining the faculty at UC/CCM in Fall 2026. They began creating together in Philadelphia in 2013 while serving on faculty at Muhlenberg College.

History of Collaborative Work: daCi USA’s 8th Gathering, Dance and Child International (Towson, MD); Hope College’s “StrikeTime” Performance Ensemble (Holland, MI); BOOM:Charlotte (Charlotte, NC); Cincinnati Fringe Festival (Cincinnati, OH); Kennedy Heights Arts Center (Cincinnati, OH); Philadelphia Fringe Festival (Philadelphia, PA), Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA), and Philomusica Chorale (Oreland, PA).

Contact Megan & Teresa here: teresamegandance@gmail.com

Talk on Stage? (2026)

Two embodied monologues by dancers terrified to talk on stage

Eleanor Roosevelt famously said, “Do one thing every day that scares you.” Returning Cincy Fringe dance artists, Megan Flynn and Teresa VanDenend Sorge double dog dare each other to try something new— talking on stage. Longtime collaborators, the pair will bring their (actual) voices to their signature dance storytelling.

Like Moths to a Flame: New Dances (2025)

Like moths to a flame – Do we blow out the match, or light a thousand?

What do 85 year old love letters, your deceased mother’s journals, and a box of matches have in common? Unearthing embers of generational wisdom that spark a new (flight) path forward. Curated by Cincy Fringe returning artists, Megan Flynn & Teresa VanDenend Sorge: Le Spectacle De Merde (‘24), Mothering & Mourning (‘23).

Le Spectacle de Merde (Welcome to our Sh*t Show!) (2024)

Aging. Adulting. Good luck trying not to slip in it!

Instead of “break a leg,” dancers say “Merde!” An evening of experimental, devised dance works that weave together stories of aging, adulting, grieving and growing, while navigating the messiest stages of life alongside our chosen family. Created by Megan Flynn & Teresa VanDenend Sorge, choreographers of Mothering & Mourning (Cincy Fringe 2023).

Mothering & Mourning (2023)

Dances of mothering and mourning, because aren’t we all?

An evening of experimental dance, dedicated to the absurdity of caregiving and the mother-like folks unfazed by the mess. Sandwiched between caring for aging parents and young children; harvesting eggs due to a cancer diagnosis; and birthing creative ideas without an epidural. Mothering and Mourning – aren’t we all?