MODArts Dance Collective's (MADC) Collective Thread provides a voice and a platform for artistic self-impression to those women identifying artists of underrepresented ethnic groups within the medium of dance.

The presenting artists for Friday, March 28 are (in program order): Saharla Vetsch, Andrea Vazquez Aguirre/Another River Interdisciplinary Ensemble, Makayla Peterson/Monét Movement Productions: The Collective, Serene Puri/Kalaa Kendra Performing Arts, Li Chiao-Ping/Li Chiao-Ping Dance, Quetzali Hart, Maxine Montilus/MV Dance Project, Rathi Varma, and Leah Tubbs / MODArts Dance Collective (MADC).

The presenting artists for Saturday, March 29 are (in program order): Ashlyn Williams/Purpose Performing Arts Collective, Kaleigh Ogunniyi, He Linli, Audrey Madison/ MoJazz Dance, Yarumi Gonzalez, Jacquelyn Batten, Samadrita Bhattacharyya and Meghma Banerjee/Souls of India, and Leah Tubbs/MODArts Dance Collective (MADC).

The 2025 CREATE | SHARE | INSPIRE Legacy Award recipient is Dianne McIntyre, an artistic pioneer, with an impressive career spanning four decades with choreography for dance, theatre, television and film. The CREATE | SHARE | INSPIRE Legacy Award, established in 2021, celebrates an artist who exemplifies community and is a gatekeeper in the dance field.

MADC’s Collective Thread Dance Festival and Residency are made possible in part with funding from the West Harlem Development Corporation (WHDC) Community Benefits Grant, the New York State Council on the Arts, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.