TRISK PRESENTS… The Fear Project by NVA & Guests

October 10, 2023
BROOKLYN, NY -- Triskelion Arts is thrilled to present NVA & Guests' NYC Premiere of The Fear Project. Experience a compelling dance theatre stage work, where dancers explore Fear, Conflict, Identity, and Self-Love. Playfulness and darkness intertwine, creating an emotional landscape that spans from sheer happiness to gripping fear. Audience participation blurs the boundaries, engaging viewers mentally and physically, and fostering a deep connection to the themes explored. Composer Benjamin Louis Brody's ethereal music in his album “Floating into Infinity” enhances the journey, seamlessly blending with the dancers' movements. Prepare for a transformative experience as this immersive performance unravels the depths of human emotion.

"Nicole is an artist who listens to her instincts...and fearlessly follows them in her creative process. She is able to create work that takes us on a journey determined to opens our eyes to unexpected discoveries. Her work is complex and effortless, deep and accessible, specific and universal. These are her true and innate gifts, and we are all the better for receiving them." — Eva Stone, Founder/Producer/Curator CHOP SHOP in Seattle, USA.

TICKETS
NOVEMBER 2 & 3
8PM
NOVEMBER 4
2PM & 8PM

EARLY BIRD:
$20 / $16 HEARTS for Queer Trans BIPOC / $30 SUPERFAN
AT-THE-DOOR:
$25/ $30 SUPERFAN

*Our SUPERFAN ticket supports the artist presenting work and subsidizes our $16 tickets for Queer Trans BIPOC. All seating is general admission.

NVA & Guests exists as a platform to produce and share the artistic work of choreographer Nicole von Arx, providing opportunities for the exchange of ideas across cultures and cultivating community on a local and international level. Through a rotating roster of performers representing a diverse array of backgrounds, the company offers a repertory of individualized dance/theatre works that can be seen on large stages as well as in flexible/non-traditional performance spaces. With roots in New York City and Switzerland, NVA & Guests invites audiences across the globe to forge genuine connections with performances that present the company’s unique combination of dynamic physicality and theatrical narrative.

COLLABORATORS

Nicole von Arx (Artistic Director + Choreographer) is a Swiss & British performer and choreographer based in Brooklyn, New York. She is actively working in Canada, the USA and Switzerland. She is a 2023 NYSCA grant recipient, 2022 Dance Initiative artist in residence, 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.

Nicole most recently choreographed the opera Orphée+ at the Edmonton Opera. She’s been commissioned to create original works for Der Freischütz at Wolf Trap Opera, Stanford Live, Whim W’Him, LINK Choreography Festival, and the Luminato Festival. She creates under the name NVA & Guests.

Her performance career led her to become a soloist at the Royal Opera House and Chicago Lyric Opera while dancing for Jasmin Vardimon. She’s worked for Carte Blanche - The Norwegian National Company for Contemporary Dance, Bryan Arias, The Metropolitan Opera, Company XIV, Loni Landon, and Romeo Castellucci.

CAITLIN TAYLOR (Performer) Based in New York City, Caitlin Taylor (She/Her) earned her B.F.A. in Dance at Marymount Manhattan College, and continued on to freelance with many dance ensembles including Loni Landon Dance Projects, NVA & Guests, and HEWMAN. She worked with Alexander Whitley Dance Company from 2017 to 2019, touring across the UK and Europe, and was a part of the creation of Noumena, which premiered at the Royal Opera House. Caitlin performed in Nixon in China by John Fulljames at The Royal Danish Opera and Scottish Opera and has most recently performed at Jacob’s Pillow with Loni Landon Dance Projects. She is excited to share NVA & Guests’ latest work, Stay With Me, with audiences across Europe. Caitlin is also a costume designer, wardrobe coordinator and assistant for several companies and dance schools in the New York City area. @caitlingtaylor

MADDY WRIGHT (Performer) Maddy (She/Her)- originally from Toronto, Canada - is a New York City based professional dance artist. After graduating from Point Park University in 2016, she transitioned to New York where she first performed in the premiere production of Sonya Tayeh’s you’ll still call me by name, that was remounted for a commission at Jacob’s Pillow in 2018. Over the course of her professional career, Madeline has collaborated with and performed the works of choreographers like Peter Chu, Cindy Salgado, Loni Landon, Mary Grace McNally, Spenser Theberge and Jennifer Freeman to name a few. Madeline’s most recent performance credits include the production of Stay With Me by NVA & Guests, a remount of Solace of Surrender (a collaboration between Loni Landon and harpist Mary Lattimore) at Jacob’s Pillow, and the premiere of Akira Uchida’s And On… at Fire Island Dance Festival - all of which were presented this spring and summer. Madeline’s latest project was the completion of a performance residency at New Victory Theater in Times Square with artists Akira Uchida (dancer and choreographer) and Joshua Strmic (drummer and percussionist) for the premiere of their first creation together Full Stop. Start Again. @madster7

GABRIELLA SIBEKO (Performer) Originating from Montreal, Canada, Gabriella Sibeko (she/her) is a freelance dance artist, performer, educator, choreographer and alumna of The Ailey School Scholarship and Certificate program. Her artistry has been shaped profoundly by the choreographers she has worked with including Dolly Sfeir, Omar Román De Jesús, Al Blackstone, Jakob Karr, Akira Uchida, Ellenore Scott, and Jon Rua to name a few. Combining her love for concert, commercial and theatrical work, Gabriella has had the privilege of dancing for a range of dance companies including Hivewild, Boca Tuya, Stewart/Owen Dance, MICHIYAYA, Abarukas, and BARE Dance and is represented by New York’s Clear Talent Agency. As a passionate dance educator and choreographer, Gabriella teaches and sets choreographic work throughout North America and is a faculty member of Luminous Tour Dance Convention. She is thrilled to be joining NVA & Guests for their upcoming season. @gabriellasibeko

Annie Morgan (Performer/Understudy) hails from Birmingham, Alabama and studied at Point Park University’s Conservatory of Dance. After graduating, Annie performed for GroundWorks DanceTheater for four seasons, and was named “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine. Recent credits include Valerie Chiang's short film, "You Gotta Dance for It," Joelle Santiago's "another route demands,” Brian Golden’s “Smile and Wave,” WHITE WAVE Dance, backup dancing for comedian Hannibal Buress and Impractical Jokers, and performing as an immersive character in Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s “Casa Bonita.” Annie is currently a Community Actionist for Gibney Dance’s Hands Are for Holding community programming. @anniemoe95

Sasha West (Performer/Understudy) began her dance training in Atlanta, Georgia and was accepted as a conservatory student at Atlanta Ballet. Sasha continued her dance education at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and performed in works by Sidra Bell and the Trisha Brown Dance Company. She also participated in summer intensives such as Gallim Dance Intensive and the Arts Umbrella ISDI. Since graduating, she has been a guest artist with David Dorfman Dance and is an assistant teaching artist at the Mark Morris Dance Center. Sasha is very excited to be working with NVA & Guests for the Fall/Winter 2023/24 season. @itsashawest

BENJAMIN LOUIS BRODY (Composer) Benjamin Louis Brody is a composer and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for creating empathic compositions for TV, film and live concert settings. AnEarful describes his music as "...consistently gorgeous and full of invention and adventure." Benjamin's eclectic background and sonically unique palette has led him to meaningful relationships with musicians, filmmakers and storytellers from around the world. His music can be heard on media outlets such as Emmy Award-winning episodes of VICE News, HBO, SHOWTIME, BBC Radio3, and NPR. @benji_lou

Triskelion Arts, lovingly referred to as Trisk, is a nonprofit organization and live performance venue, offering NYC-based dance and movement artists high-quality, sustainable opportunities to create and present work. Trisk partners with artists creating trailblazing work that broadens the cultural dialogue and elevates its community’s many voices and perspectives. Trisk is a home for artists and audiences to connect, to make art happen, to make magic. Trisk presents artists practicing, crafting, mining, experimenting, speaking up, and speaking out. 

Trisk Presents is made possible with generous support from the Howard Gilman Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, the Harkness Foundation For Dance, NYC City Council Discretionary Funding, and NYS State Assembly Discretionary Funding.

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