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Moving Histories: Creating Biography Through Dance

Talk

WHEN Monday, April 20, 2026
6:30-8 PM EST WHERE 19 Washington Square North, New York WHO NYU Abu Dhabi Institute in New York Open to the Public

Can we “write”  history through movement rather than words? What histories and knowledge do our bodies archive and express? In this event, choreographer Meredith Dincolo and historian Tara Zahra explore the artistic process and methodological challenges of researching and creating personal histories through movement.
Speakers
  • Meredith Dincolo, Choreographer, Dance Educator
  • Tara Zahra, Hanna Holborn Gray Professor of History, University of Chicago
In conversation with
  • Jessica Tong, Rehearsal Director, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

In Collaboration with

The Center for Ballet and the Arts

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