Morgan McEwen is the founder and director of MorDance, a female-led ballet company celebrated for creating collaborative works that push the boundaries of classical ballet. Through her career as a dancer at the Richmond Ballet, BalletMet, and the Metropolitan Opera, McEwen discovered she had limited opportunities to pursue her passion as a female choreographer. Driven to create a positive work environment that champions exploration and opportunity for all, Morgan is dedicated to reimagining the ballet artform as a vessel of learning and impactful change. Morgan believes that dance has the capacity to express and negotiate complex contemporary issues through its unique power to transcend language. Her choreography transforms themes of activism and humanity into captivating movement, inspiring audiences to become more civically engaged and socially responsible. McEwen has been heralded by The New York Times as having, “an eye for shaping the arc of a dance as carefully as the transitions and details within it,” Morgan has presented works on stages including Baryshnikov Arts Center, Aaron Davis Hall, and Symphony Space. She received a CUNY Dance Initiative Residency and Kaatsbaan Residency in 2018. McEwen’s work was performed at Battery Dance Festival in 2021 and she was granted a residency with Vineyard Arts Project in 2022.