NICOLE VON ARX
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NICOLE VON ARX is a Swiss & British dancer and choreographer actively working in Canada, the USA and Switzerland. She is a 2023 NYSCA grant recipient, 2022 Dance Initiative artist in resident, 2022 Leimay Incubator, 2020 Lauréate of a Gland Culture Grant, a 2020 Jacob’s Pillow Choreography Fellow, and 2018 STUFFED artists in residence at Judson Memorial Church. After graduating from the Alvin Ailey School in 2008, her performance career led her to becoming a soloist at the Royal Opera House in London and Chicago Lyric Opera while dancing for Jasmin Vardimon. She’s worked for Carte Blanche - The Norwegian National Company for Contemporary Dance, The Metropolitan Opera, Company XIV, Loni Landon, Romeo Castellucci’s Democracy in America, and Bryan Arias. Nicole recently choreographed the opera Der Freischütz at Wolf Trap Opera in Virginia. She’s been commissioned to create original works for Stanford Live, Whim W’Him, LINK Choreography Festival, Luminato Festival and the Edmonton Opera. She creates under the company name NVA & Guests.    More info at www.nvonarx.com.
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​​photo credit courtesy of NJDTE: Nancy Turano

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