Cultural Authenticity & Movement Consulting

Cultural Authenticity & Movement Consulting is my specialized service for productions and institutions that want their physical storytelling to be as culturally grounded and ethically considered as it is visually striking.

Drawing from more than two decades of work in Afro-diasporic movement, body percussion, Double Dutch, and theatre, I support you in building movement practices that respect lineage, context, and community while still speaking powerfully to contemporary audiences. I look at your script, concept, or curriculum, then advise on where and how culture lives in the body-gesture, rhythm, spatial relationships, and ensemble behavior.

Through Artistic Collaboration Consulting, I sit alongside directors, choreographers, dramaturgs, and designers to align aesthetic choices with cultural intention. This might mean refining a movement style so it is rooted in a specific tradition rather than a vague "influence," or identifying when a moment calls for something newly invented instead of borrowed.

I also offer Movement Style Consulting to help you develop a distinct, project-specific movement vocabulary that acknowledges its sources without appropriation. When you are working with varied casts, venues, or communities, I bring in Movement Adaptation Consulting to adjust choreography and staging for different bodies, ages, and access needs while preserving integrity and impact.

For larger projects, I integrate Movement Integration Consulting, Performance Production Consulting, Creative Project Consulting, and Stage and Screen Production Consulting. Together, these ensure that cultural embodiment is considered not just in the studio, but in scheduling, casting, marketing language, and educational framing.

This service is ideal for:
- Film, television, and theatre projects telling stories from or about the African diaspora.
- Universities and arts organizations designing curricula, residencies, or community-engaged performance.
- Creative teams seeking accountability and rigor around representation.

The result is work that feels lived-in, specific, and responsible-movement that honors the cultures it touches while serving the story you need to tell.