MEET THE FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR!
MAKAYLA MONÉT PETERSON
Makayla Monét Peterson is a dancer, choreographer, scholar, teaching artist, and culture agent. A Temple University BFA alumna, she founded Monét Movement Productions: The Collective (MMPTC) in 2020, a platform where artistry meets activism. Makayla has received residencies and creative support from New Dance Alliance, Downtown Brooklyn, COCO Dance Festival (Featured Choreographer), Gibney Dance’s Black Diaspora Initiative and the Upsurge Dance Festival Wynn Mentorship Award. Most recently, MMPTC was named a 2026-27 CUNY Dance Initiative Artist. Her creative and scholarly work explores themes of ancestral memory, embodied resistance, and diasporic identity, shaped by her Trinidadian heritage. Her research and creative work have been presented at the Global Caribbean Dance Conference, Caribbean Studies Association Conference, Collegium for African Diaspora Dance, National Dance Education Conference and more. Choreographic highlights include COCO Dance Festival, Collective Thread Dance Festival, Mare Nostrum Elements Emerging Choreographer Series, Performance Mix Festival #39 and more! Additionally, Makayla leads arts and cultural programming across New York City public schools as a Department of Education vendor, creating space for empowerment, storytelling, and artistic exchange. Master class workshops have been taught at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, SUNY Erie, Temple University, and University of Mount Saint Vincent. Makayla seeks to build a platform at the intersection of arts and culture that amplifies identity, movement and community.
DANCE ARTISTS
MAKAYLA ANDERSON | RU CABRALIS | ASHLEY FIELDS | JANYAH HARTE | KAELYN HUNTE | BELLINI JOHN | NERISSA McCOLLIN | JASMYN MURRAY | MALEYAH PETERSON | CAMISHA PRINCE | KADIJAH SUTTON | SERENA THOMAS | TATIANA TURNAGE
FUZION RIDDIM SECTION
KELVIN CUMMINGS | CLARENCE PETERSON
FUZION ARTISTIC COLLABORATORS - 2024 (Poets Provided Through Collaboration with Brown Sugar Lit)
DONDI DANCY | KAMILAH VALENTIN DIAZ | MICHELAN LE’MONIER | SHANILLE MARTIN | AMANDA ROSAS | SHANIA REYES |MARIAH THOMAS
WORDS SPOKEN ARTISTIC COLLABORATORS - 2023
MAKAYLA ANDERSON | CHRISTIAN ALFARO | JERMAINE S. CARROLL | AVA-CELESTE DUJON | ASHLEY FIELDS | TYLER LEWIS | JEVON SURALIE II
OTHER PRODUCTION COLLABORATORS
JERMAINE S. CARROLL/HIGHER VISIONS PRODUCTIONS | TREVON COERBELL | TYRI COERBELL | SARAI FRAZIER | JAMES PITTS JR. | KAYLA WAITE
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.