Photograph of Patrick on stage. He has short hair and closed eyes, and is wearing Carhart overalls.

Patrick Mueller

Patrick Mueller (Artistic Director) grew up in Lakewood, Colorado. He studied dance and performance art at Pomona College (Claremont, CA), Ohio State University, and Hollins University & American Dance Festival. He currently lives three blocks from his childhood home, with his wife Kristine and their amazing child Levi.

Patrick has performed internationally with dance companies in the U.S. and Europe, including Ben J. Riepe Kompanie (DE), Mancopy Danse (DK), Troika Ranch Dance-Theatre (NY), and Wild Heart Dance (CO). In 2016 he originated a role in Sweet & Lucky, DCPA Off-Center's immersive opus by Third Rail Projects (NY). In 2017 he served as choreographer for DCPA Off-Center's immersive production of the musical The Wild Party.

Patrick has taught dance technique and theory at Naropa University, Red Rocks Community College, Colorado Conservatory of Dance, and at various other studios, schools, and festivals.

As artistic director of Control Group, Patrick serves as Lead Vision-Holder for most company projects, and regularly performs and designs lights and physical environments.

 

Caroline Sharkey

Caroline Sharkey (Associate Director) is a freelance artist, dancer, and choreographer. Caroline is originally from Northwest Arkansas, which sits on the unceded native lands of the Osage, Caddo, Quapaw, and Sioux peoples. She attended Interlochen Arts Academy to further her formal dance training. Upon graduation, she received the Fine Artist award in dance. She has since spent time at the Alonzo King LINES BFA program and the Hubbard Street Professional Program under the direction of Alexandra Wells. Caroline has worked closely with artists such as Rena Butler, Peter Chu, Ryan Mason, Troy Ogilvie, Bobbi Jean Smith, and Johannes Wieland among others. Caroline has served as rehearsal director for works by Mark Morris and Joshua Manculich. Caroline is a recipient of the 2020 Artists 360 grant.

Find out more at carolinesharkey.com.


 
Portrait photograph of Kristine looking directly into the camera. She has a big smile and there is sunlight coming from behind her curly hair.

Kristine Whittle

Kristine Whittle (Founding Associate Director) lives in Lakewood, CO with her husband Patrick and 7 year old son Levi. She divides her time between parenting, dancing, gardening, massage therapy, and teaching yoga.

Kristine holds a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from Arizona State University. She has worked in the dance companies of Ann Ludwig (Phoenix, AZ), Barbara Grubel (NY, NY), Aura Fischbeck (SF, CA), and KC Chun/Fresh Blood (Denver, CO). She is a member of Wild Heart Dance (Boulder), and works regularly with Tara Rynders Dance (Denver).

She is a founding member of Control Group Productions, and served multiple central roles through the organization’s opening years. She returned in 2020 to support the organization through this challenging period and co-lead research and development of Control Group’s Treeline series.

 
Portrait photograph of Daniel smiling softly and looking directly at the camera. Her brown hair looks to be blowing in the wind behind her.

Danielle Dugas

Danielle Dugas has performed and taught throughout the US and abroad for the past 28 years. She holds a BFA in Contemporary Dance from North Carolina School of the Arts, and a Pilates certification from the Pilates Center Boulder. Danielle has performed with Ivy Baldwin, Dixie Fun Lee, and Elizabeth Haselwood in New York; Kim Olson, Cara Reeser, and others in Denver; and in collaborative and solo projects in Spain, Germany, and the U.S. She has taught Meditative Movement and Pilates internationally. A Colorado-transplanted Louisianian, she is also an avid outdoorswoman and single mother of two teenagers.