MAKEDA THOMAS is a dance artist, artistic director, curator, and scholar from Trinidad & Tobago where she founded The Dance & Performance Institute in 2010. She performed globally as a company member of Urban Bush Women, Ronald K. Brown’s EVIDENCE, and RHPM. Her work in dance theatre, film, Carnival, site-specific performance, and installation has been presented internationally, with awards from Creative Capital, 651 ARTS, the National Endowment for the Arts, and many others.
