Writing

(Published Samples)

Performance Writing

Subverting the “Trauma Porn” Genre: Ita Segev’s Knot in my Name
(Medium)

The Future of Contact Improvisation Part 1 and Part 2
(thINKingDANCE)

Finding Collective Genius Between Earth and Ice
(thINKingDANCE)

Harlem Stage E-Moves Program B with Omari Mizrahi/Les Ballet Afrik, It’s Showtime NYC, and TweetBoogie
(Dance Enthusiast)

Ni’Ja Whitson / The NWA Project’s ‘Oba Queen Baba King Baba
(Dance Enthusiast)

The Bang Group's "Nut/Cracked" at The Flea Theater
(The Dance Enthusiast)

Academic Writing

Template for an Exception: How Archetypes of Genius Mold Choreographers’ Biographical Narratives
(Columbia University Undergraduate Thesis)

Beyond “That’s Not Funny”: Reading Into How We Read a Prison Rape Joke
(The Morningside Review)

Born a Womyn?: Lisa Vogel’s Paradigm for Transgender Exclusion
(The Morningside Review)

Dance Field Advocacy

"Middle Eastern" ≠ "Arab" - Why That Matters (and more)
(Dance/NYC Junior Committee)

(More) Words We Use To Talk About Race - JComm at the Arts Administrators of Color Network Annual Convening
(Dance/NYC Junior Committee)

“Labor of Love?" JComm Weighs In
(Dance/NYC Junior Committee)

Race Forward: Reflections and Open Questions
(Dance/NYC Junior Committee)

Opinions

A Cynical Queer Killjoy's Mixed Feelings on the Rainbow Machine
(The Huffington Post)

"Straight Women Don't Exist!" and Other Terrible Science Reporting
(The Huffington Post)

Why This "Girl in Tights" is Over the "No Homo" Defense of Ballet Boys
(The Huffington Post)