Early Era Collective’s mission is to present multi-form art featuring diverse perspectives for diverse audiences. We are truly a collective, collaborating with dancers from contemporary, hip-hop, tap, and ballet backgrounds, as well as spoken word artists, filmmakers, actors, and any other art forms we'd like to tackle. Each production carries a social justice message folded into its artistry, emphasizing personal stories over politics.

Early Era was founded in Fall 2018, and became a 501(c)3 organization in March 2019. Concepts and direction are provided by Stephanie Patrick. Awards and honors for Early Era Collective include:

-Managing Artistic Director received the 2019 nomination for the Austin Chronicle’s Best Choreographer/Dancer
-Dance film They Go Wild was featured in three national and international film festivals in 2019