Since founding her company in 2003, Makeda Thomas's dance works have expressed a wide-ranging creativity. The work is informed by extensive travel, research and profound artistic and social inquiry. A commitment to creating dances through cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural collaboration has led to artistic homes in New York, Port of Spain, and Mozambique where Makeda Thomas also creates dances as Resident Choreographer of Companhia Nacional. Roots & Wings Movement! applies this revolutionary cross-regional process to freedom for the individual dancer and a radical mode of company existence. Makeda Thomas/Roots & Wings Movement! has performed and researched throughout the United States, South Africa, Mozambique, the Netherlands, and Trinidad.  New York City performances include Harlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall, BRIC Arts|Media|Bklyn, Dance Theater Workshop, and Brooklyn Academy of Music. In 2005, the company incorporated as MGMT Arts, Inc., with a mission to support the creation, production, teaching and researching of the arts and, culture as intrinsic to community. Makeda Thomas/Roots & Wings Movement! has continued to disclose the process of collaboration through open studios, as a contributing writer on GreatDance.com, and the Roots & Wings Movement! blog. The company is now proudly celebrating its 5th Anniversary season - with CD Forum for Arts & Ideas recently commissioning the 2009 U.S.Premiere of FreshWater. Keep updated by joining the mailing list! *Photo by Stephen Schreiber

"...achieves the rare successful blending
of humanistic feeling and meaning with
sophisticated visual style."
       -  Eva Yaa Asantewaa






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