THE INSTITUTE - NEW YORK
Talk

Moving Histories: Creating Biography Through Dance

Monday, April 20, 2026, 5:30PM EST

19 Washington Square North, 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