Mission Statement
The 46 Minutes Collective is a non-hierarchical performance collective founded in 2022 by artists committed to nurturing and producing boldly original, interdisciplinary time-based work. We aim to bolster emerging artists in their pursuit to push the limits of form, challenge the purity of medium, and foster collaborative processes. Our works exist in the in-between and the surreal; they tap on the fourth wall in a quest to make art that is accessible and creatively adventurous.
Meet the Team
Hannah Littman (They/Them/Theirs)
Hannah Littman (they/them) is a New York-based choreographer, producer, and performer who creates interdisciplinary, genre-bending dance-theater work that aims to be accessible and equitable in its process. Hannah has presented their choreography at IndyFringe Theater Festival, BAAD!, and ESTIA Day Fest. Additionally, they recently graduated from Jacob’s Pillow’s Curriculum in Motion® Institute in which they researched methods of accessible dance teaching practice. Beyond their performance work, Hannah is a co-founder and lead producer of the 46 Minutes Collective: a dance-theater collective focused on collaborative, physical, ego-free creation.
Avi Klipfel (They/Them/Theirs)
Avi Klipfel (they/them) is a dramaturg specializing in new work development, dance-theater, and Shakespeare. They are particularly interested in consensual audience participation, verbatim text, and the bounds of theater and dance mediums. They are a founding member and company manager of The 46 Minutes Collective. Recent work includes New Dramatists Playtime (stage manager), The DECAGON Project at IndyFringe Festival (dramaturg, production manager), Twelfth Night in Riverside Park (dramaturg), and Kill The Beast at The Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival (director).They have worked with The Public Theater, New Dramatists, One Year Lease Theater Company, The Hangar Theater, The Gamm Theater, and more.
Elliot Hoke (He/Him/His)
Elliot Hoke (he/him/his) is a actor, director, dancer, writer, video and audio editor, and probably some other things he’s forgetting right now. Based in New York by way of Bethlehem, PA, Elliot was a member of the 2021 Hangar Theatre Lab Company and One Year Lease’s 2022 Apprentice Company. He earned his BA in Drama and Media Studies from Vassar College where he was part of the Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre and Shakespeare Troupe. While at Vassar he wrote, directed, and edited his Senior Thesis in Media Studies the original audio drama, True Crime Frankenstein. He's most recently performed in Kill the Beast by D.A. Mindell for the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival and in The DECAGON Project for the IndyFringe Theatre Festival. Excited by adaptation, multi- and transmedia works, and collaborative ensembles, Elliot also loves collecting comics, walking dogs, being subscribed to too many podcasts, and giving 110% to everything he’s a part of.
Sloane Burling (He/They)
An actor, dancer, and choreographer, as well as a hobby-level practitioner of a multitude of different media. Now based in New York City, Sloane’s dance training began at Monroe Dance Academy in small-town Connecticut, and from there, they went on to earn their BA in Drama and Psychology from Vassar College, where they were a member of Vassar Repertory Dance Theater. During their time in school, they presented their thesis in Drama, acting in Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses,” and also performed in Hannah Littman’s “we found each other in the rubble” and “A DECAGON.” Though famously a person of rotating hobbies, Sloane finds consistent joy in exploring the many little worlds inside his head, expanding his ever-growing collection of board games, and maintaining his streak on the New York Times Crossword (to varying levels of success).
Gabby Kimbrough (She/Her/Hers)
A playwright, actor, and dramaturg from Los Angeles and is now based in Brooklyn. She started practicing theater as a child with Amazing Grace Conservatory, eventually earning her BA in Drama with a minor in Race and Ethnicity in Literature from Vassar College. At Vassar, Gabby was a member of Woodshed Theater ensemble and the president of Future Waitstaff of America. Her senior year, Gabby won the Marylin Swarzt Seven prize for her play True Crime and presented her senior thesis in playwriting, The God Damn Rapture. Recently, Gabby was a dramaturgy fellow at the New Harmony Project’s 2022 Writer’s Conference and is currently the Associate Head of Playwriting for CreateHER, an educational program through SheNYC Arts. Gabby loves to crochet, rewatch sitcoms, and create very long specific playlists. She would also like to note that since these pictures, she has made a drastic hair change.