Black by Nature is an outdoor performance exploring Blackness, belonging, and our relationship to the natural world.

Created from Dominic Moore-Dunson’s experiences hiking and working in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, the work brings together contemporary dance, live music, poetry, and storytelling on the trail. Audiences hike alongside four dancers and four musicians as choreographed vignettes unfold throughout the landscape.

Part performance, part outdoor experience, Black by Nature asks who gets to feel at home in nature—and what becomes possible when we allow ourselves to simply be there.

Commissioned by DanceCleveland (2026)