Marcella Lewis

Photo by Elizah Thornberry

Marcella Lewis (she/her) hails from Los Angeles, California where she began her dance training at the Lula Washington Dance Theatre. She then continued her studies at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA). She later received her BFA from the Purchase Conservatory of Dance in 2016, where she was awarded the Adopt-A-Dancer Scholarship. Marcella joined A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in fall 2016, as a dancer, soloist, and company liaison. While with A.I.M, she performed works by Kyle Abraham, Trisha Brown, Doug Varone and Andrea Miller. Marcella was featured with A.I.M in “Dance Magazine” in August 2017 and was a recipient of the 2018 Princess Grace Award in Dance. As a freelance artist, Marcella has performed works by Marjani Forte, Chris Emile, Micaela G. Taylor, Rosana Taverez, Genna Moroni, JA Collective and Jodi Melnick. Marcella has presented her own choreographic works at Dance Theatre Lab, Odyssey Theatre, Highways Performance Space, and Stomping Ground L.A. In 2023, Ms. Lewis performed her own solo installation called “Movement Transference,” as a part of Institute of Contemporary Arts Los Angeles “Infinite Rehearsal.” In May 2024, Marcella was a featured artist in SHOUTOUTLA magazine as a part of “Local Stories.” Marcella is currently a performing artist with TRIBE multidisciplinary visual performances led by Shamel Pitts and is a freelance artist, choreographer and teacher in Los Angeles and New York.