MODArts: Move to Change
A Works In Progress Sharing Of 2025 Residency Artists
Free and Open to the Public
For the last four weeks, MODArts Dance Collective has been facilitating their Move to Change Residency with support from Hi-ARTS.
Join them on November 1 for an intimate showing will highlight each artist's creative process in a work-in-progress solo, culminating the tenure of a four Saturday residency.
2025 Move to Change Artists
Meena Chen (they/them)
Danae Williams (she/they)
Laura White (she/her)
Kim Lopez Diaz (she/her)
Jordan McKnight (she/her)
Nailah Roberts (she/her)
Rachel Orji (she/her)
Nathalie Reynoso (she/her)
Sara Smith (she/her).
Development support for the Move to Change Residency is provided by Hi-ARTS.
About Move to Change
The Move to Change Residency is an extension of MADC's annual Move to Change Dance Festival. This free residency is an equitable space for BIPOC dancers and choreographers ages 18+ to foster a culture of belonging where all BIPOC artists are supported and are given resources, access to studio space, and time to focus on their creative process in a communal setting consisting of:
Mindfulness - guided meditation, guided breathing exercises, and guided visualization exercises
Mobility - low-impact exercises that assist in the ability to move joints & use muscles easily and comfortably
Modern technique class - highlights the fundamentals of Horton Modern through a center warm up and across the floor work with options for everyone in the space
Composition Exploration - guided prompts to spark self-exploration and investigation through movement in personal creative processes
Round table discussion with writing prompts - communal connection that focuses on feelings and emotions with self through journaling prompts and conversation amongst the artists and the facilitator
“Using auto-ethnography to inspire movement and text, this work will examine the ways in which the duality of femininity and masculinity, intergenerational movement aesthetics, innate movement patterns, generational and community values, and Hip-Hop culture have all influenced my identity and the women from my community during that era.”
About MODArts
MODArts Dance Collective (MADC) is a Harlem based nonprofit multicultural professional dance company where artists of color strive to show up as their authentic selves inside & out of the studio; cultivates platforms for BIPOC dancers, choreographers, and cinematographers to share their lived experiences to assist in amplifying their reach & impact; and provides open spaces to support Black & Brown communities to heal, grow, & thrive.
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