Ali Dineen

Ali Dineen is a songwriter and composer born and raised in Queens, whose poetic lyrics highlight the intersections between personal experience, larger histories, and systems of power. Ali has performed at the Museum of Art and Design, the New York Botanical Garden, the Caramoor American Roots Music Festival, the American Folk Art Museum, and the Brooklyn Folk Festival, among other wonderful venues, and was awarded the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Residency in 2020. Ali is the music director for local puppet troupe extraordinaire The Boxcutter Collective, arranges music and sings with Reverend Billy & the Stop Shopping Choir, and is part of a duet with the inimitable Feral Foster. Ali will be performing with a small ensemble for this show.