Director, School of Dance

• Jul 2022 - Present

Collaborating Member and Founder

• Jan 2016 - Present

Performance and visual art production and curation Performance and visual art production and curation

Director

• Jan 2017 - Sep 2022

Theatre of Movement is a visionary performing and visual art collective that creates original, provocative, and meaningful artworks informed by research into Black American and Caribbean histories and imagery. We are a performing and visual arts collective led by the artistic vision of Duane Cyrus. Our mission is to offer socially relevant performances, community engagement, workshops, and cultural events that incorporate dance, theatre, music, photography, and film. We work to re-vision the perception of blackness in history with the goal of impacting present day interactions––towards a more equitable future. Theatre of Movement is committed to accessing and engaging audiences with a message that a more truthful vision and representation of blackness in art is a necessary part of our world. We develop and support informed, empowered, and capable artists. All the artists involved in Theatre of Movement practice professional development, and entrepreneurship skills-building in addition to in-depth study and delivery of their chosen art form. Theatre of Movement members also cultivate their strengths as mentors and teachers to pass the legacy of American culture on to the next generation. Our vision is to deliver performing and visual art on a global level that helps to create a world where the image of blackness is more equitable represented in all its diversity. To build a strong appreciation, better understanding, and value for diversity in the arts and American culture. We Need Your Support! There are considerable costs attached to making the socially relevant work we develop. We need your help to make our work continue to be appreciated by audiences around the world. Would you or someone you know be able to help make relevant art a reality? Visit our fiscal sponsor, New York Live Arts to make a tax deductible donation now: https://newyorklivearts.secure.force.com/donate/?dfId=a0ni0000000hE2AAAU

Professor

• Aug 2005 - Sep 2022

Director

• 1992 - Aug 2014

Performer/Presenter

• 2010 - 2010

Artist

• 2005 - 2007

Guest

• 2005 - 2006

Performer

• 1989 - 1996

1989-90 under Alvin Ailey 1993-96 under Judith Jamison 1989-90 under Alvin Ailey 1993-96 under Judith Jamison