About

Marsae Lynette is an interdisciplinary artist, activist, and scholar pursuing a PhD in Performance Studies at Northwestern University.  Her research and creative practice center on Afro-diasporic and Indigenous ecological performance practices through the lens of ritual, cultural memory, environmental justice, and the choreopoem form. Marsae also earned an MFA in dance from the University of Michigan.

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As an interdisciplinary creator, Marsae’s choreography and movement cinema have been featured in academic conferences, festivals, and theaters, including Hastings Street at the Detroit Music Hall, Magnolia Ballet at Williamston Theatre, and Reflect. Black. Times in IABD’s Time Keepers Magazine. Her dance films, including SpellING and Catch A Train, explore themes of ancestry, time, and resistance. She has choreographed and taught for institutions such as Interlochen Center for the Arts. She is the current graduate assistant for the Black Arts Consortium in Chicago, a member of the NU Abolitionist Lab, and founding member of the Aarcc Coalition.  Marsae is a Kresge Gilda Snowden Award recipient, Rackham Merit Fellowship, 2024 Saltwater Road Artist Residence, and Fulbright semifinalist. A committed advocate for social change, Marsae’s work bridges performance, pedagogy, and activism to cultivate ecological empathy, empower marginalized communities, and inspire collective action for a sustainable and just future; making “the revolution irresistible” - word to Bambara.