Makeda Thomas New York/Trinidad dancer, choreographer and Artistic Director of Makeda Thomas/Roots Wings & Movement; holds a B.A. in Dance and English from Hofstra University. Her choreography has been commissioned by 651 ARTS, received awards from the United States Embassy, Puffin Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, Bossak-Heilbron Charitable Foundation, Arts International, Yellow Fox Foundation and the National AIDS Council of Moçambique. Thomas work has been presented at HARLEM Stage/Aaron Davis Hall, Dance Theater Workshop, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Chicago Women's Performance Arts Festival, Maputo's Teatro Africa, Caribbean Contemporary Arts and as a Cultural Envoy for the U.S. Department of State. Thomas work entitled “Fresh Water” is a work about family, legacy and continuity; tradition and heritage; about the fragility of life and the fragility of culture; created in the midst of Makeda Thomas returning home to Trinidad after 20 years living abroad. Fresh Water will be previewed at Choreographic Sketches on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at BRICstudio.
