DIANE TOMASI (she/her) -performs on the ground and in the air, as a dancer and aerialist. She began as a gymnast at the young age of 2, later began to dance, and then was introduced to aerial through an inclusive, abled/disabled body workshop with Blue-Eyed Soul Dance Company in the UK. Diane has performed at Galapagos, Slipper Room, Jacob’s Pillow, The Wild Project, Dance New Amsterdam, The Muse Brooklyn among other places and with Phaedra’s Cabaret, Ko-Ryo Dance Theater as well as in her own work. Diane is a founder of a community of artists called This Body. This Body’s mission is to come together to ease the challenging aspects of creating work in New York City. This Body produces community events such as potlucks, Thai Massage workshops, open level classes and performances. As a queer cis white woman, Diane is interested in bettering herself, building community, challenging internal and external biases and ‘social norms’ through research and then performance.
Diane is currently choreographing, exploring and performing with a movement collective called Gravity. This group explores cultural norms by which society at large may live without ever questioning. Their work explores assumptions that injure us socially: fixed gender roles, heteronormativity, racism, greed, what we perceive as "pretty" or "normal."
The group is interested in the habits and beliefs that they have internalized, including shame, self-consciousness, and judgement. They look to explore how that internalized self-deprecation may influence how they move through the world and in their movement practice.
Gravity digs into what it means to be queer, white and/or cis-women and they are interested in how understanding those identities influences what they create artistically.
She is also working in a project called This Body which brings together artists who are looking for community. This Body hosts a range of events including: community potlucks and workshops, performances, classes in dance, acrobatics and aerial, as well as Thai massage sessions.
The group is interested in the habits and beliefs that they have internalized, including shame, self-consciousness, and judgement. They look to explore how that internalized self-deprecation may influence how they move through the world and in their movement practice.
Gravity digs into what it means to be queer, white and/or cis-women and they are interested in how understanding those identities influences what they create artistically.
She is also working in a project called This Body which brings together artists who are looking for community. This Body hosts a range of events including: community potlucks and workshops, performances, classes in dance, acrobatics and aerial, as well as Thai massage sessions.
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CERTIFICATIONS AND DEGREES:
Simonson Method of Teacher Training, 2013 Thai Massage Adv Studies Sen Theory & Application, 2010 Thai Massage Basic Studies Level I & II, 2009 Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts BA (HONS) Perf Arts (Dance), 2005 Adelphi University, Dance Major (9/98-5/00) WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS: Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED, American Red Cross, 03/31/2018 Creative Aging Training, ESTA’s (Elders Share the Arts), 11/09/17 Introduction to Anti-Bias Teaching, The Human Root, 10/12/17 Understanding & Undoing Racism®,The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, 10/14/16-10/16/16 Remove the Fear, Create the Art, A discussion on Collaborating and Creating with Artists with Disabilities, ALMA, NYC, 04/23/18 |
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