Lunar Retreat Premiere Sept 9th-22nd, 2026
Lunar Retreat will premiere at the Pearlstein Gallery as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Sept 6th-22nd, 2026. Lunar Retreat
(At)Tend : reflections on The Garden at the Swedish Performing Arts Biennale by matt lambert
Attend: To Be Present Tend: To apply oneself to the care of/ watch over Tender: (adj) demanding careful and sensitive handling (verb) To present for…
Being / With: a Gratitude, a Love Letter, From One Half of a Duet by Nicki Pombier
As an oral historian, memory is my material and interviewing is my craft. I ask someone to tell me of themselves and then I listen,…
Oral History
We started our oral history training with a two-day workshop in Philadelphia, using a discrete set of principles and practices as an orientation to the…
body of text
Body of Text is a learning and research project funded by a Discovery Grant from the Pew Center for Arts And Heritage. The project was conceived to move us…
Body of Text
NOVEMBER WORKSHOP We began working with oral historian Suzanne Snider. Suzanne instructed the dancers methods of conducting interviews, and the philosophy of oral…
The Hunt for the Red October Lobster 2016
The 2016 Hunt for the Red October Lobster Saturday, October 15, 2016 Hunt begins at 5:30pm. Join NCDC for the Hunt for the Red October Lobster…
the exponential value of creative exchange
Thanks to the BiLateral Exchange I spent three weeks in Budapest, Hungary from September 17th – October 8th, 2015. This was a…
the exponential value of creative exchange
Thanks to the BiLateral Exchange I spent three weeks in Budapest, Hungary from September 17th – October 8th, 2015. This was a true gift for…
The Hunt for the Red October Lobster
The Hunt for the Red October Lobster Saturday, October 24, 2015 Hunt begins at 5:30pm. Join NCDC for the Hunt for the Red October Lobster Hunt…
video interview with Nichole for NEA Arts Magazine
The NEA interviewed Nichole for it’s “The Art of Failure” issue of the NEA Arts Magazine about her relationship to failure and creative risk taking – a beautiful…
Residency at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC)
In early October, I was in residence at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC) in Tallahassee, Florida. I was invited to lead choreographic…
Red October Lobster Hunt
Join NCDC and Edventures for the Hunt for the Red October Lobster Hunt on Saturday, October 18th! This is a fun bar hop, a Claw…
Interview with FringeArts
FringeArts recently interviewed me about the process of creating Midway Avenue, which premieres next week. Read interview here
new solo work in SCUBA
Nichole Canuso will be showing new work in Philadelphia, as well as touring to Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Seattle. Nichole will be performing a 15…
Committing to the 24 Preludes – belated notes from London
Early on in the London rehearsal phase I decided to work with the commitment of using the 24 preludes in their entirety. In order. (whether…
First rehearsal – Marlybone Gardens
I started the process by meeting up with Rahel VonMoos and Matteo Fargion. I performed the 30 minute draft of the solo I’ve been working…
Return to London and return to solo
I’m back in London. When I came for the initial workshops with Wendy Houstoun it was Spring 2011. I didn’t know what I was…
Why do I make dances?
Why do I make dances? For a long time I couldn’t answer this. I just do. It’s who I am. I tried to stop…
Notes from Wendy’s April Visit
WENDY APRIL VISIT NOTES (warning this one is long…) What is a mentorship? It can take so many forms. Wendy and I have been…
Why Mother why now?
as in…why am I looking at the Mother-child relationship in my process right now… I am a mother. My memories of my mother when she…
The dance of process
Am I investigating process or am I making a dance? Is this research process leading to a dance accidentally or intentionally? Is the dance…