Raven wears a black “NYU TISCH” T-shirt. They stand indoors in front of a wooden door, carrying a tote bag and wearing a lanyard with an ID badge.

It’s Never Too Late

New York City-based dance artist and scholar Raven Malouf-Renning reflects on their journey back to school for an MA in Performance Studies at NYU Tisch School of the Arts at the age of 49.

May 4, 2026  |  Read Article

A performer's hand and arm extend from an out of frame torso. Audience members watch in the background.

Finding the Response

Christine Cali, director of CALI & CO in the Bay Area, and longtime collaborator Farrah McAdam discuss their upcoming piece, "PERFECT.RESPONSE.," a collaboration with musician The Welcome Matt that explores perfectionism and its impacts on the individual and collective body.

November 27, 2023  |  Read Article

On Mess, Failure and Queer Expression

Anthony Alterio, a choreographer and dance professor SUNY Fredonia, discusses his trajectory as well as why he co-founded a summer dance intensive geared toward the queer community called Excessive Realness.

December 19, 2019  |  Read Article

Modern Moves’ Approach to Studying Afro-Diasporic Dance

An Interview with Ananya Jahanara Kabir BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Ananya Jahanara Kabir was the project director and principal investigator of Modern Moves: Kinetic Transnationalism and Afro-Diasporic Rhythm Cultures, a five-year research project (June 2013 – May 2018), funded by a European Research Council Advanced Grant, and located at the Department […]

May 6, 2019  |  Read Article