Rainey Scarborough is a New York City-based photographer, filmmaker, dance artist, choreographer, and movement director whose work explores the intimate relationship between connection, dance, and visual art. Originally from North Carolina and a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Rainey creates films that merge movement with narrative to capture the profound emotional landscapes that dance can evoke.

Her projects often delve into the intricate ways people connect—whether through movement, emotion, or the spaces they inhabit. By blending choreography with visual storytelling, Rainey’s films illuminate the power of dance to communicate complex, unspoken emotions, exploring themes of intimacy, vulnerability, and transformation.

As the founder of Conjure Arts Collective, Rainey produces and curates collaborative, multi-disciplinary performances that give a platform to emerging artists and push the boundaries of how movement, art, and film intersect. Through her work, Rainey invites audiences to experience dance not just as a physical form, but as a powerful medium for connection and expression in its many forms.

Available for assignments, commissions, performance and exhibition opportunities in the United States and beyond.

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Select Clients & Credits:

Dance Companies: OM Grown Dancers, Dev Dance Theater, Blackbox Dance Theatre

Musicians: Field Medic, Run For Cover Records, Kenny Hoopla, Hiding Places

Brands: Chanel, Nike, Vintage By Caro, Of Earth and Salt, Sisters In Circles

Publications: The Queen City Style, Coulture Magazine

Live Work & Screenings: UNC-Chapel Hill, Shadowbox Studios, American Dance Festival, Index Space, Gold Sounds, Carolina Climbing Museum

Teaching: Threehouse Studios, Studio 104, Ninth Street Dance and others