Addison (Addi) Taylor Alvarado is an ambitious, hard-working artist and academic. Addi is deeply passionate about the performing arts and the intersection between performance, law, social justice, social change, dance, physical being, and writing. Being well-versed in various mediums, she plans to keep learning and performing academically and artistically, branching further into journalism.

Taking the initiative to better her community, she makes a difference by joining the Washington Square News team as a staff writer, becoming a cohort representative, and branching out of her comfort zone. Her work focuses majorly on but is not confined to physical movement, personal being, emotional literature, and creative notions of politics woven into the web of thoughts that fuel her artistic and academic creativity.

Why PS @ NYU? 

I chose Performance Studies because I initially wanted to balance academics and performance in my major. I pulled from my passion for teaching and sharing the arts, observing and examining how they affect and alter individuals in many ways. The interdisciplinary nature of performance studies allows for flexibility and inclusion in your studies, the ability to stretch across fields, research the intersection of performance and law, and any imaginable field. I aim to delve into the depths of performance, politics and law, dance studies, social justice, and societal impact, and the department has been all I had hoped for and made it possible for me to achieve more. Not only has the department allowed me to branch out to all my interests and define my performance craft, but it has also given me the diverse skill sets to go into journalism, law, and performance.