Marguerite Hemmings

Marguerite is a Jamaican-American artist who specializes in emergent, improvisational and social movement styles and technologies. They research the subversive role of dance and music throughout the African Diaspora and channel this research through performance, body, text, social/public media, and moving image.

Hemmings’ work is also embedded in alternative pedagogy and social practice having worked with various universities, afterschool programs, and community centers. They have received grants and fellowships from many organizations such as Urban Bush Women’s Choreographic Center Initiative and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts to further their research.