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Alison Cook Beatty Dance is thrilled to announce Artists in Motion 2025—Alison Cook Beatty Dance and Guest Artists, the 7th Annual Artists in Motion collaborative dance performance series, held this year on November 1st, 2025, 7 PM, at the Ailey Citigroup Theater.

PROGRAM INFORMATION:

Saturday, November 1st, 2025 7 PM
featuring
Alexandria Nunweiler
Alison Cook Beatty Dance
Britt Fishel and Artists
Claire Wagner
DanceKerr & Dancers / Michael Anthony Kerr
Erika Batdorf
Katie Binder
Robyn Movsessian / Saving Grace Dance Ensemble

Artists in Motion 2025

cover photo: Russell Haydn Photography

Guest companies and choreographers include:

Alexandria Nunweiler
Alexandria Nunweiler is a Boston-based choreographer and founder of NunweilerTanz, a project that fuses contemporary dance with comedic theater and performance art. Her work explores the space between humor and vulnerability, weaving truth and spectacle into thought-provoking performances. She holds a BA in Dance from Winthrop University and an MSc in International Business from Hult International Business School.

Gabriel Lorena Photography

Alison Cook Beatty Dance
Alison Cook Beatty Dance presents powerful new and repertory works by Artistic Director Alison Cook-Beatty, whose choreography transforms personal stories and collective histories into emotionally charged movement that connects deeply with audiences.Brief Bio

Paul B. Goode Photography

Britt Fishel and Artists
Britt Whitmoyer Fishel (she/her) is an award-winning choreographer, screendance maker, educator, and scholar based in Philadelphia. She is the founder of Britt Fishel and Artists, a contemporary dance company that blends live performance and dance film to explore themes of feminism, access, and connection. Britt also curates the Opine Dance Film Festival, now in its 11th season, and authored The Screendance Practitioner’s Workbook. Her bold, imaginative work has earned international recognition, including the “Lorenzo il Magnifico” Award for Performance at the Florence Biennale.

John Dixon Photography

Claire Wagner
Claire Wagner brings a fresh choreographic voice that weaves together dynamic movement and emotional honesty. Her work highlights the intersections of vulnerability and strength, offering audiences a powerful reflection of the human experience.

Peter Yesley Photography

DanceKerr & Dancers / Michael Anthony Kerr
Michael Anthony Kerr, MA, Artistic Director of DanceKerr & Dancers, leads a nonprofit company dedicated to diversity, equality, and inclusion through performance and community engagement. At ARTISTS IN MOTION 2025, he presents Liminality, an ensemble work set to an original score by Tom Blatt and inspired by William Blake’s words about the doors between the known and unknown.

Rebecca Marcela Oviatt Photography

Erika Batdorf
Erika Batdorf presents an excerpt from her solo Poetic License, featuring Kathryn—a character inspired by her sister who lived with Multiple Sclerosis. The work explores desire, radical choice, and asks the powerful question: “Would you walk out of your life?”

Myriam Rafia Photography

Katie Binder
Katie Binder is a choreographer and dance educator based in New York State. She earned her MFA in Choreography from Jacksonville University and her BA in Dance from SUNY Potsdam, and previously served as Artistic Director of WellBeing Dance. For Artists in Motion 2025, Katie will premiere Indulge in the Present, a work that highlights dance as a powerful and empowering outlet for both performers and audiences.

Elyse Mertz Photography

Robyn Movsessian / Saving Grace Dance Ensemble
Robyn Movsessian, Artistic Director of Saving Grace Dance Ensemble, is a seasoned choreographer, educator, and performer who has danced with MJT Dance Company, Granite State Ballet, and Boston Liturgical Dance Ensemble. At ARTISTS IN MOTION 2025, her piece Cardinals in the Snow offers a touching reflection on memory and connection, inspired by the cardinal as a symbol of loved ones who remain with us in spirit.

AnnMarie Bergendahl Photography