Arts & Health: Making Space in Creative Practice

People talking at a former Creative Adaptations workshop

Arts & Health: Making Space in Creative Practice

A Two-Part Exploration

This two-part Arts & Health Project offering invites disabled and non-disabled artists, choreographers, dancers, students, faculty, staff and community members to explore accessibility as a central, generative force in creative work; from the earliest spark of an idea through collaboration, rehearsal, and realization.

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February 10, 2026 | Workshop  

Adapting Choreography for Diverse Bodies

with Makenzie Gomez, Creative Adaptations

A musical theatre-informed dance workshop for performers and choreographers, centered on adapting movements for all performers.

This participatory workshop, led by Makenzie Gomez, invites disabled and non-disabled choreographers and dancers into a shared space of curiosity, experimentation, and care. Participants will explore adapting choreography to different mobility needs while honoring both artistic vision and embodied reality. In this vulnerable, skill-building space, they will practice asking for what they need, listening deeply, and discovering how making space can strengthen creative collaboration rather than hinder it.

Location: Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Black Box Theatre, 715 Broadway

Entrance at 1 Washington Place (Zero-step entrance), elevator to the 2nd floor

Time:  6:00-7:30pm

Space is limited for this workshop, please RSVP

Once capacity is reached, a waitlist will be initiated.

WORKSHOP RSVP

February 19, 2026 | Community Conversation

Making Space as a Core Tenet of Arts & Health

With Lily Lipman (Tisch Drama ‘18) and Makenzie Gomez (Creative Adaptations)

Facilitated by LaRaisha Dionne (Tisch Drama ‘08)

This conversation invites the broader Arts & Health community to reflect on access as a foundational principle, not an afterthought.

Together, we will explore how access can shape artistic work from inception through realization—from planning and resourcing to facilitation, space selection, and community engagement.

This gathering is designed as a mixed room, with space for listening, questioning, and collective meaning-making.

The event will be offered in person and via Zoom with live captions.

Location: Dean’s Conference Room (DCR), 12th Floor, 721 Broadway, north & south elevators to the 12th Floor and via Zoom with live captions.

Time: 6:00-7:30pm

CONVERSATION RSVP

  • All attendees must RSVP.

  • If you do not hold a current NYU ID, you must RSVP in order to be pre-cleared by NYU Campus Security to enter NYU buildings. 

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