Nora Raine Thompson (she/they) is a dancer, performance writer, teacher, and dramaturg living in Canarsie/Munsee territory in Lenapehoking. She dances, writes, and attempts impossible tasks to experiment with ways of gently dismantling constructions of selfhood.
In their several years in New York City, Nora has choreographed for theater, created and produced solo and collaborative dances, performed in group work, and taught improvisation workshops. Nora has also served in dramaturgical roles for choreographers, including Eiko Otake, Jade Manns, and Mina Nishimura, and more; and provided writing and fundraising support for artists and institutions, including Abrons Arts Center, Danspace Project, Studio Rawls, Aaron Landsman, Chloë Bass, and more.
Nora, along with Chloë Engel, Neva Guido, and Rose Cole-Cohen, runs Practice Space, an ongoing gathering space for sharing improvisational performance practices.
Nora’s writing on performance has been featured in Movement Research Performance Journal, Culturebot, Danspace Project’s Journal, The Brooklyn Rail, and The Drama Review.
Nora received their BA from Wesleyan University and is a PhD candidate in Performance Studies at NYU Tisch.
NORA RAINE THOMPSON 