MEET THE FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR!
MAKAYLA MONÉT PETERSON
Makayla Monét Peterson is a dancer, choreographer, scholar, teaching artist, and Founder & Artistic Director of Monét Movement Productions: The Collective. She is a 2020 Temple University graduate with a BFA in Dance. A 2019 Temple University Diamond Research Scholars Grant recipient, Makayla has presented research at national and international conferences. Her scholastic achievements earned her the Temple University Boyer College of Music and Dance Rose Vernick Scholar Award. Choreographic presentations include Mare Nostrum Elements Emerging Choreographer Series, COCO Dance Festival, Collective Thread Dance Festival, Making Moves Dance Festival and more! Makayla currently dances with Enya-Kalia Creations and OKRA Dance Company. Artistically, Makayla seeks create a space for artists to connect, share the unique voice of herself, her dancers, the communities she belongs to/represents, and become a pillar within the dance community.
CURRENT DANCE ARTISTS
MAKAYLA ANDERSON | ANIKA BAPTISTE | RU CABRALIS | ASHLEY FIELDS | JANYAH HARTE | KAELYN HUNTE | BELLINI JOHN |
REYANNA MEYERS | NERISSA McCOLLIN | MALEYAH PETERSON | CAMISHA PRINCE | KADIJAH SUTTON | SERENA THOMAS |TATIANA TURNAGE
WORDS SPOKEN ARTISTIC COLLABORATORS
MAKAYLA ANDERSON | CHRISTIAN ALFARO | JERMAINE S. CARROLL | AVA-CELESTE DUJON | ASHLEY FIELDS | TYLER LEWIS | JEVON SURALIE II
OTHER PRODUCTION COLLABORATORS
TREVON COERBELL | TYRI COERBELL | SARAI FRAZIER | JAMES PITTS JR. | KAYLA WAITE
FUZION ARTISTIC COLLABORATORS (Poets Provided Through Collaboration with Brown Sugar Lit)
DONDI DANCY | KAMILAH VALENTIN DIAZ | MICHELAN LE’MONIER | SHANILLE MARTIN | AMANDA ROSAS | SHANIA REYES |MARIAH THOMAS
FUZION RIDDIM SECTION
KELVIN CUMMINGS | CLARENCE PETERSON
The Collective Directory is a living catalog of Collective Artists, their ventures, and many talents. As a company formed during COVID, MMPTC is endlessly inspired by the power of connection. The Collective Directory is a material commitment to serving the broader artistic community and allows Monét Movement Productions: The Collective to cement itself as a conduit for cultivating artistry and community.