MorDance Premieres Unwritten, an Evening-Length Ballet Exploring the U.S. Constitution as a Living Document
Performances in Westchester County and New York City at New York Live Arts
Westchester County, NY / New York, NY — [April 22, 2026] — MorDance, a nationally recognized, women-led contemporary ballet company, will premiere Unwritten, a new evening-length work by founder and Artistic Director Morgan McEwen, this May. The production will debut in Westchester County (May 14–16) before traveling to New York City for performances at New York Live Arts (May 29–30).
Founded in 2014 by choreographer and former professional ballerina Morgan McEwen, MorDance creates original work that reimagines ballet as a vehicle for civic engagement, cultural dialogue, and artistic inquiry. Praised by The New York Times and CriticalDance, the company is known for choreography that pairs strong formal craft with contemporary urgency, using movement to explore environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and underrepresented narratives.
Unwritten explores the United States Constitution as a living document, asking whose voices have been included, excluded, and contested in the shaping of American democracy. Through physically driven ensemble work and a movement language that shifts between tension, rupture, and collective force, the piece examines the distance between the ideals embedded in the nation’s founding documents and the lived realities of the people governed by them.
Rather than offering a fixed historical retelling, Unwritten approaches the Constitution as an evolving site of power, omission, and possibility. The ballet considers amendment not only as a legal process, but as a metaphor for civic struggle, resistance, and the ongoing work of representation.
“Unwritten is about engaging with the Constitution not as something fixed, but as something continuously shaped—by who is included, who is excluded, and who pushes to redefine it,” said McEwen. “I’m interested in the tension between the ideals a system claims to hold and the lived realities it produces, and how movement can make that tension visible, physical, and immediate.”
Performance Information
May 14–16, 2026 - MorDance Center for the Arts - 145 Palisade St, Dobbs Ferry, NY
May 29–30, 2026 - New York Live Arts - 219 West 19th Street, New York, NY
About MorDance
MorDance is a nationally recognized, women-led contemporary ballet company founded in New York City in 2014 by choreographer and Artistic Director Morgan McEwen. In 2024, the company relocated to Westchester County and is now based in Dobbs Ferry, NY. MorDance creates original works that reimagine ballet as a platform for civic engagement, cultural dialogue, and artistic inquiry. The company is known for choreography that pairs strong formal craft with contemporary urgency, exploring environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and underrepresented narratives.
Media Contact
Mary-Louise Hildebrandt marylouis@mordance.org
Morgan McEwen morgan@mordance.org