NoTime Productions

10/24/2019

Final announcement.. we open TOMORROW!


Krista Morton holds a BA in dance performance, trained under the faculty of Georgian Court University. While in college, Krista received dance education and performance opportunities from recognized choreographers, such as Randy James, Alex Bielgelson, Sidra Bell, Stephanie Batten Bland, Daniel Gwirtzman, and others. In addition, she trained, daily, under the mentorship of Silvana Cardell, Steven Vaughn, Erin Boncek, William Robinson, Michaela Mann, and Nora Gibson. In the winter of 2017, Krista attended 10 Hairy Legs Company Intensive, on full scholarship, where she trained, rigorously with the company, finishing the intensive with a public performance. Krista has also danced in The Redef Movement, a professional street dance company, under the direction of John Barrella, as well as Open Category Dance Company, under the direction of Steven Vaughn. As a lifelong mover, modern dancer, dance instructor, and yoga instructor (RYT 200), she has felt the pressures of body expectations and aesthetics in a personal way. Researching the principles of Body Mind Centering work, going through yoga teacher training, and cultivating a love and interest in Bartenieff Fundamentals, Krista’s shifted her perspective on what it means to be truly connected, mind, body, and spirit, while in the dance studio. The balance and authenticity of intuitive movement led Krista to pursue somatic work, within the dance field. In July of 2019, Krista founded SomaSonder Dance Project L.L.C., a dance company that builds repertoire on principles of somatic approaches of movement. Dance to Krista, is an experience that engages both the physical and emotional body. The company’s mission is to use dance to unite communities together, and empower anyone to experience the dance they intrinsically hold within themselves. Krista explores choreographic possibilities through research methods of authentic and organic movement, in order to develop the company’s repertoire, and community somatics curriculum. Krista is a certified holistic health coach, certified under the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and is currently earning her Masters degree in Holis

10/23/2019

Dani Cole is a NYC-based movement artist with 277 Dance Project, founder of the activist collective Mobilized Voices/M O B I V, and serves as the Curatorial Associate at Gibney. She was in process with Bill T. Jones as a community artist for his new work in January 2019. Dani has performed in works by Michael Thomas (Alvin Ailey), Alessio Silvestrin (Frankfurt Ballet), jill sigman/thinkdance, and Jessica DiMauro. Dani trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and was a member of the inaugural Body Politic cohort facilitated by Jill Sigman.

As an improviser and choreographer, Dani is interested in body politics and the interdisciplinary, researching the intersections of choreographic frameworks and socio-political structures that are ripe with potentiality – her solo and group works have been shared at the 92nd St. Y, TADA! Theater, Actor’s Fund Arts Center, Bridge for Dance, Access Theatre, Emelin Theatre, and Marymount Manhattan College. Her recent dance piece, don’t go back. where? received the Alpha Chi award for “most outstanding researched work.”

Currently, Dani is a commissioned choreographer at the Steffi Nossen School of Dance. In 2019, Dani was a recipient of a Choreographic Residency at Mana Contemporary, a leading art-in-process museum, in partnership with Gibney and held a choreographic residency at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance in 2018. She has traveled to South Africa to meet with fellow student activists in advocacy for the decolonization of education and is an ambassador for the Foundation for Holocaust Education Projects. As a certified yoga instructor and somatic practitioner, Dani conducts self-created workshops encouraging all bodies to unlock innovation through improvisation and to move consciously with others. Catch her most recent workshops at Mana Contemporary through December 2019! B.A. in Dance Studies + Human Rights, Marymount Manhattan College.

Ryan DeFranzo is a composer, pianist, and performer based in NYC. He has performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, the Liederkranz Foundation, and Kosciusko Foundation. He is a pianist working with various dance companies and educational programs in NYC.

10/21/2019

Charly Santagado is a dancer and choreographer originally from Orlando, Florida, living in Metuchen, New Jersey and working in NYC. She graduated with highest honors from Rutgers University and founded a contemporary dance company with her sister, Eriel Santagado, in 2017 called ~mignolo dance~ (mignolodance.com). She has performed at the Orlando Fringe Festival, in Peridance’s BLUEPRINT Intensive and Choreographic Development Project, at Axis Connect Intensive, and with Monteleone Dance Collective, Kaitlyn Halpern and Dancers, Haven Movement Company, Olivia Dwyer Dance Projects, Maiya Redding, and Daniel Rose Projects. She also regularly performs in her own work, which has been presented at numerous venues around the tristate area including Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, GK Arts Center, City Center Studios, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Paul Taylor Studios, Peridance, Triskelion Arts, Suzanne Roberts Theater, HERE Arts Center, and Baruch Performing Arts Center. She studied with Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company in Ga’aton Israel from 2018-2019, was part of the 2019 Dance Canvas Choreographic Initiative, was selected for coLAB Arts’ 2019 new choreography commission, and was project leader at Earthdance’s 2019 EMERGE Collaborative Residency. She actively collaborates with Arts by the People.
Her composition will be performed by Kelsey Flanders who grew up in Orlando, FL, and began training at Raskin Dance Studio at three years old. At seven, Kelsey auditioned for the In Motion Dance Project competitive dance team and was with the company from 2009-2018. She has directed rehearsals and been on faculty for In Motion while also teaching private lessons to young dancers around Orlando. Kelsey is trained in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Acrobatics, Contemporary and Hip Hop. She has danced alongside Mariah Carey in the ABC Christmas Spectacular, in Disney Event Group’s “Alice in Wonderland”, and as a principle dancer in a PARTY CITY’s Halloween commercial. She played the role of Fiona in Shrek the Musical with the Young Actors Company at Osceola Arts in 2019. Kelsey moved to Metuchen, NJ this year to join Charly Santagado’s professional contemporary dance company, ~mignol

10/19/2019

Kelsey Saulnier is a freelance dance artist from the Boston area and holds a BFA in dance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Kelsey has studied under the direction of Leslie Frye-Maietta, Paul Dennis, Jennifer Nugent, Paul Matteson, Chris Aiken, Angie Hauser, Shayla-Vie Jenkins, David Dorfman and more. She has been featured in works by Korhan Basaran, Bill T. Jones, Bebe Miller, Pilobolus Dance Theater, and Kinsun Chan among others, and has worked as a dancer at Boston Moving Arts Productions under the direction of Jenna Pollack, Prometheus Dance under the direction of Korhan Basaran, and Boston Dance Theater. In 2018, her solo Small Memory was one of thirty dances across the country selected for inclusion into the American College Dance Association National Festival in Washington, DC. She has presented original works at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 92nd Street Y, Onstage Dance Company, Montclair State University, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the School for Contemporary Dance and Thought, Jennifer Muller/The Works, Green Street Studios, Arts on Site, and SMUSH Gallery.

10/17/2019

Maverick Hiu is thrilled to be premiering his work Search for Peace here at Re-NOV-ate. This is also the premiere of his company Maverick Hiu Dance Theatre. He is from Las Vegas, Nevada and has performed works by Earl Mosley such as Oh My Love, Our Better Angels and I See You. In addition to choreography and dance he is an actor and singer. Regionally he has appeared in Newsies (Finch), Chicago (Fred Casely/Ensemble), Mamma Mia! (Eddie/Ensemble) and more at Theatre by the Sea. In 2020 you can find him in the National Tour of An American in Paris in the ensemble and as the Jerry understudy. He will be receiving a BFA in Musical Theatre and a Minor in Dance from Montclair State University this January.

10/16/2019

Hope Kenmore is a senior at Marymount Manhattan College, earning her BFA in Dance and BA in Biology. At re-NOV-ate, she will be premiering her third piece created for Marymount’s Dancers at Work series. While at Marymount, she has performed works by Kyle Abraham, Anthony Morigerato, and Catherine Cabeen among others, and is currently a member of the MMC Dance Company. She has also trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance where she performed works by Ohad Naharin, Tom Weinberger, and Alessio Silvestrin. Originally from Buffalo, she is now based in New York and promises to offer a unique creative voice through melding her interest in the natural sciences with her passion for interdisciplinary collaborations.

10/15/2019

Next in the line of introductions...

Mia Martelli is a Brooklyn-based dancer/artist. She has performed work by Julia Burrer, Jordan Demetrius Lloyd, Chloe London, and for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Her choreography has been presented at Center for Performance Research (Brooklyn), Green Space Studio (Queens), and research conferences throughout the country. As a performer, choreographer, and amateur craft-er, Mia prioritizes earnestness, eclecticism, and vividity of mood. She studied Dance and Gender Studies at The College at Brockport.

10/14/2019

Introducing our first re-NOV-ate creator-

Raised in the South Bronx, Kar'mel Antonyo Wade Small started his dance journey with American and International Ballroom for ten years. With this experience, he went on to begin his formal training at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. Now— as a graduate of SUNY Purchase College with a BFA in Dance Performance and Composition— he aspires to continue being a versatile artist that speaks with the influence from his Afro-Latino background for his community. Piloting his own dance initiative, KAWS the Movement Collective, he desires to showcase an involvement with those interested to fuse acrobatic, ballroom, contact, and improvisational styles of movement, as well as other mediums of art. Kar’mel has been featured in HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness, and is a Community Actionist with Gibney Dance. Kar'mel has performed works by Damani Pompey, Beatrice Capote, Kayla Farrish, Michelle Thompson Ulerich, Ryan Yamauchi, Fukiko Takase, Sidra Bell, Roderick George, Nathan Trice, Kimberly Bartosik, Jerome Robbins, Eleo Pomare, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Kevin Wynn, and Ohad Naharin.

10/08/2019

10/07/2019

We have officially sent out our acceptance letters for the October 2019 re-NOV-ate collection. We are so excited to bring on this amazing group of artists!
Stay tuned for announcements...

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