Moveius Contemporary Ballet

Moveius presents a cutting-edge program that brings music and art to life through dance.

Diana Movius (Artistic Director, Founder, & Choreographer) was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is the current Choreographer in Residence at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. She trained with Patricia McBride at the Charlotte Ballet (formerly named North Carolina Dance Theater) and continued her dance studies at Stanford University, where she earned a BA and MA in Anthropology and a minor in Dance. In 2018, she earned her choreographic certification from the International Consortium for the Advancement of Choreography. In Washington, DC, Movius’ work has been presented by Atlas Performing Arts Center, the Kennedy Center, Dance Place, Dance Loft, and others. Her Glacier: A Climate Change Ballet toured nationally to San Francisco (2018) and New York City (2019) as the first ballet to be presented as part of international climate conferences. Glacier and other works by Movius have been critically acclaimed in the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, DanceInforma, Reuters, Observer.com, and other outlets. Movius is the Founder of Dance Loft on 14, the flagship dance center of Moveius Contemporary Ballet, in addition to being a climate policy expert at Climate Advisers.