Nicole von Arx will be creating a new short work for Sam Houston State University in Texas. Performances will take place May 1-3, 2025 at the Gaertner Performing Arts Center. More info and tickets here.
Nicole von Arx has been invited back to Salt Lake City to create a new work for the participants of SALT Dance Company's LINK Festival. Friends in Utah! The show will be at the Rose Wagner Black Box on Wednesday June 4th, 2025. More information about the festival and the performance will be and are shared here.
Join NVA & Guests at APAP in 2025! The company will be presenting excerpts of productions of “Stay With Me” and work-in-progress “Cry Wolf” on Sunday January 12th at 3.50pm and 5.35pm at The Ailey Studios on the 6th floor alongside GALLIM and NW Dance Project. Presenters and curators interested in what we do, please RSVP here.
NVA will be traveling to Rome, Italy to create a new work on the professional training program of D.A.F Dance Arts Faculty. The work will be presented in 2025. More details to be shared soon.
We’re excited to share that NVA will be presenting a new work for Limón2 at The Joyce Theatre in New York City as part of the Limón Dance Company’s 78th season. The performance will take place Friday November 8th at 3.30pm and is by invitation only. If interested in joining, please email us here.
Get a first look at phase one of NVA & Guests' new project “Cry Wolf” (Phase One). These performances offer a sneak peek into a larger concept still in development. You have two chances to see the work on October 2nd at 6.30pm or 8pm.
Don't miss your chance to witness the first phase of this groundbreaking work! More details + Tickets HERE
Following a ‘better than ever’ successful return to live presentation in the fall of 2023, after an almost four year hiatus, we return to the pub, serving as an incubator to support the development of new work. The DN mission is to bring innovative and inspirational dance to the long-time dance fans that we have generated over the past two plus decades, and to the new and non-traditional dance audiences that frequent NYC’s hottest tiny stage. We will continue to present in our traditional festival-like format of placing young, established and mature voices side by side to offer 5 minute or less works, as DANCENOW / NOW. Our 2024 presentation will feature a presentation of all new works, commissioned from 25 artists, offering a four-day run of two different programs of twelve artists each night. The series will be hosted by Deborah Lohse as TruDEE.
Join us Wednesday September 4th at 7pm and Friday September 6th at 7pm.
More info will be available HERE
NVA & Guests has been invited to present an excerpt of their work MONT BLANC as part of the New Victory Dance festival. The evening will be shared with GALLIM and Ladies of Hip Hop.
Join us Thursday July 25th at 7pm.
More info + tickets HERE.
NVA has been commissioned to create a new stage work for the Salt Lake City based dance company SALT2.
NVA has been commissioned to create a new stage work for the Portland based dance company NW Dance Project.
NVA & Guests is hosting another Pop Up workshop with Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern! If you are a professional dance artists in New York City, don’t miss this wonderful opportunity!
As space is limited, we kindly ask you to reserve your spot by signing up here.
Price: Sliding scale $16-23 USD (Venmo or Zelle)
About Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern:
Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern is a choreographer and director who emphasizes humanity in his work. Following seven years creating and performing full time with Pilobolus Dance Theatre, he moved to Belgium where he spent four years as lead performer and choreographic assistant to choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet. Now based in Berlin, Shawn engages as a freelance artist in diverse projects around the world. Fitzgerald has contributed to more than thirty major productions across a wide range of platforms including three Grammy Award nominated dance films and two Academy Award winning major motion pictures. He has performed over one thousand live shows worldwide and his work has been seen on live television, in cinemas, and on screen by millions. His recent choreographic work, Elsewhere, was counted in the Irish Times’ “Best of 2021”, lauded by major print media as, “A radical and timely work” and, “Beautifully choreographed”. His independent films have been featured and awarded in festivals across North America, Europe and Asia. He is thrilled to be commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts Center to create two new dance films set to premiere in 2023. He is currently in Paris creating choreography for a new feature film by Jacques Audiard set to premiere at Cannes Film Festival 2024.
Check out Shawn’s work here: https://vimeo.com/shawnfitzgerald
About the workshop:
Participants can expect to engage in professional level dialogue about generating and exchanging ideas in movement based art making. Class will alternate between physical and intellectual exchanges, operating from a focus on collaborative approach and developing skills of effective storytelling in our medium. With the goal of expanding our current boundaries as creators, we will create, move, investigate human emotion and reflect on issues of current social relevance.
We look forward to having you!
NVA & Guests
Both The School at Jacob’s Pillow and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee have invited NVA to teach masterclasses on 1/25 and 1/27.
NVA & Guests presents an excerpt of MONT BLANC as part of the Dance Managers Collective APAP 2024 showcase at The Ailey Citigroup Theatre on Saturday, January 13th from 8.35-8.55pm
NVA & Guests presents an excerpt of MONT BLANC as part of the Dance Managers Collective APAP 2024 showcase at City Center studios on Saturday, January 13th from 2-2.20pm
Get ready to kick off the new year on Saturday, January 6th from 3.30-4.30pm with NVA & Guests + Winter Workshop dance artists for our in-person studio showing!
The Fear Project premieres November 2nd-4th, 2023. Experience a compelling dance theatre stage work, where dancers embark on a profound exploration of Fear, Conflict, Identity, and Self-Love.
Join Elena Valls while she’s on tour with La Horde of the Ballet National de Marseille for an open Pop-Up Workshop.
NVA & Guests has been awarded a week-long residency at The Westside Theatre in Missoula, Montana. Join us October 6th-8th, as we present our first edition of The Fear Project.
Join Undercurrent for an open Pop-Up Workshop!
Join us at the Making Moves Dance Festival in Queens, NY where NVA & Guests, alongside other dance companies, will present a new 30-minute work called Mont Blanc.
Join Nicole von Arx for NVA & Guests' inaugural open Pop-Up Play Session.
A FULLY SUBSIDIZED peer-to-peer investigative and creation-based workshop for movement artists in the professional field. Directed by Nicole Wolcott
co/motion is a dance + movement intensive designed to bring together a dynamic group of movement artists in boston. our mission is to give dancers, particularly professionals, a space to immerse themselves in great dancing for a week with both opportunities for rigor, as well as space for listening to the body. we explore how we want to show up in community without any tease of a job as a motivator, constantly creating pure connections and authenticity in movement. with our programming, we try to eliminate the idea that anyone wanting to attend must require specific background in their training, but rather emphasize diversity in movement. days 1-5 of the intensive, participants will partake in somatic ballet, contemporary, upside down, and creative process. day 6 of the intensive is dedicated to the ongoing creative process. our creative content director will be on site each day capturing the intensive and providing participants with materials to develop their digital resume. to see works created at previous years at co/motion, click here. scroll down to learn more about co/motion 2023! contact heather at he@hybridmotion.us with any questions.
All applications are due on May 7th, 2023 at 11:59PM EST.
Friends and Family! Join us Friday, June 2nd from 4-5.30pm at NY City Center in studio 4 (on the 4th floor) to watch the company performing an excerpt of their new work alongside the participants from our 2023 NYC Summer Workshop.
Join NVA & Guests May 29 - June 2, 2023 at New York City Center Studios and MMAC for 5 days of technique classes, creative process, professional development, a showing and more! This is an advanced workshop designed for professional dance artists.
Registration opens Sunday February 26th, 2023
SHORTS 2 – DIVERSE POINTS OF VIEW – 60′
Short International & Swiss Dance Films
Current international and Swiss dance filmmaking is revealed in this program in all its complexity and versatility: duets with the camera, completely wordless statements on sexual assault or fleetingness captured in two and a half minutes. The inexhaustible cinematographic possibilities of the synergy of film and dance put the diverse perspectives here on display.
Audiences in Switzerland can watch S O I in several cities from May 12-18. Click “Learn More” below to find out more.
New York City! Join NVA & Guests at Arts On Site to celebrate what we’ve done and where we’re going.
In a night of film, dance, and drinks, you’ll be the first to experience excerpts of our new evening-length work, premiering in NYC in Fall 2023. We are also excited to share the NY premiere of our latest dance film, S O I, filmed in the Swiss Alps last summer. We’ll round out our evening with a discussion about our process and plans from Artistic Director Nicole von Arx, and continue the conversation over refreshments.
Proceeds from ticket purchases will go directly to the artists and support the future NVA & Guests. Space is limited so we recommend reserving your spot in advance!
To purchase a ticket, please make a minimum donation of $35 to NVA & Guests and choose between the following times on the next page:
MONDAY 4/24 at 6:30pm or 8:30pm
TUESDAY 4/25 at 6:30pm or 8:30pm
If you donate $50, you will receive an NVA & Guests t-shirt in addition to a ticket to the performance. If you donate $100, you will receive an NVA & Guests t-shirt and an invitation to our in-person open rehearsal on April 17th from 5-6pm, in addition to a ticket to the performance. If you donate $250 or more, you will receive all of the aforementioned perks and we will contact you about ways you can further experience NVA & Guests and be part of our continued growth!
Can't make it? Please consider a donation to NVA & Guests by selecting “Can’t Attend But Will Donate”. If you donate a minimum of $10, you will be sent a link to S O I, the film being shown at our event, to view on your own for a limited time.
NVA & Guests creates interdisciplinary and evocative movement-based live performances and films that forge genuine connections among the spectator, stage, and screen. With playful narration, ambiguous characters, dynamic physicality, and a touch of humor, Artistic Director Nicole von Arx draws upon her background in contemporary and immersive dance/theatre scenes as she invites audiences to actively participate while remaining present in their bodies and minds.
Photo Credits: SOI film by NVA & Guests, stills by Julien Roserens
January 28, 31 & February 3, 2023 at the JUBILEE AUDITORIUM
A journey into the unknown depths of the underworld in search of Orphée’s beloved Eurydice is the premise to this riveting opera performed around the world for centuries.
Christoph Willibald Gluck and Hector Berlioz’s beautiful compositions are on full display with the Edmonton Opera’s production featuring South Korean countertenor Siman Chung and daring visual effects never before seen with the Edmonton Opera.
Featuring the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
Directed by Joel Ivany
Choreography by Nicole von Arx
Conducted by SANDRA HORST
Join NVA & Guests January 2-6, 2023 in New York City at CPR - Center of Performance Research for 5 days of technique classes, creative process, professional development, and more! This is an advanced workshop designed for professional dance artists.
Registration opens November 11th, 2022
Resuming November 8th, 2022 : Tuesdays noon-1.45pm and Thursdays noon-1.45pm at Gibney in New York.
Nicole von Arx offers an advance level dynamic contemporary class that incorporates elements of floor work, yoga, improvisation, and her latest choreography research. She encourages you to embrace the physical and emotional effort, and explore the extent of your body and mind’s capacity. Her warm-up is a series of challenging exercises focusing on isolating, strengthening, aligning, and balancing the body. This will lead to improvisation tasks emphasizing sensation, timing, and space. The class culminates in a complex phrase work allowing dancers to discover Nicole’s movement vocabulary and musicality. This is an advanced class!
Nicole's class and work are influenced by the choreographers she has worked with, such as Jasmin Vardimon, Bryan Arias, and Loni Landon. Looking forward to dancing with you!
NVA & Guests will have its European and Swiss premiere of the work Stay With Me at the Théâtre de Grand Champ on November 2nd at 20h and November 3rd at 20h.
Tickets will be on sale in August.
NVA & Guests will be presenting an excerpt of the work Stay With Me at the festival InciDanse in Fribourg Switzerland. Our performance will take place Friday, October 21, 2022, at 18h30, and Saturday, October 22, 2022, at 20h30.
