Ronnie Terrell Thomas (he/him) is an interdisciplinary artist pushing the boundaries of performance and storytelling. A native of Dorchester, MA, and a Boston Arts Academy alum (‘04), his work spans theater, dance, circus arts, visual arts, poetry, photography, and film.
As a dancer, Ronnie has performed with Teatrul De Balet Sibiu (Romania), José Mateo Ballet Theatre, Niles Ford Urban Dance Collective, Hybrid Movement Company, Tony Williams Urban Nutcracker, NYC Tranzformerz Breakdance Crew, Vance Garrett Productions, and Rudy Benda Productions. He performed the soloist role of Von Rothbart in Swan Lake with Teatrul De Balet Sibiu under the choreography of Andrei Litvinov and took on the lead role of Dracula with North Atlantic Ballet Theatre. His commitment to social justice is reflected in his work with Beheard.World, touring the Great Migration Trail.
His film work includes the recent “To Do Nothing”, a collaboration with Adrienne Hawkins and Joe Gonzalez, and his latest project, “Malcolm X,” featured in the Roxbury Film Festival, produced in partnership with Castle of Our Skins, Boston Arts Academy, Adrienne Hawkins, Joe Gonzalez, and composer Akili Jamal James.
Ronnie has trained at Dance Theatre of Harlem, Boston Conservatory, LINES Ballet, International Ballet Academy, Circus Warehouse, and Company One Theatre.