Portrait of Michelle E Nance

Michelle E Nance

  • Professor at School of Theatre, Dance, & Film, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Scholarly and Creative Works

2025

  • dancer and choreographer, UrbáTerra Bartzelona. June 2023 - 2025.
    Showings:
    • Festival Internationcional de Videodanca. July 31, 2024 - September 1, 2024 RS Galeria Ecarta, Porto Alegre, RS. Brazil.
    • INTERNATIONAL VIDEO DANCE SHOW. May 24, 2024 Casa da Música Francisco Alves Gato, Mafra, Portugal.
    • Brighton Fringe Flicks. May 18, 2024 Lewes Depot, East Sussex, U.K.
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre "Timeless". February 22, 2024 - February 24, 2024 Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
    • Cinedanza Festival. October 20, 2024 Moderna, Italy.
    • Biencortos Festival Internacional. November 12, 2024 - November 15, 2024 Maracaibo, Venezuela.
    • Vesuvius International Film Awards. November 26, 2024 Naples, Italy.
    • Tokyo Documentary Film Festival. December 8, 2024 - December 17, 2024 Tokyo, Japan.
    • Athens International Digital Film Festival. December 12, 2024 Athens, Greece.
    • Filmarte Short FIlm Festival. January 1, 2025 Porto, Portugal.

2024

  • choreographer/dancer, Twilight Tear (reconstructed). March 17, 2022 - 2024.
    Performances:
    • Shay Ishii Dance Company presents "Mending...". June 17, 2022 Bravo Theatre of Balance Studio, Austin, TX.
    • Opening Door Dane Theatre. October 20, 2022 - October 22, 2022 Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
    • Bill Evans Dance and Somatics Institute. July 14, 2024 Ft. Warden State Park, Port Townsend, WA.
  • dancer, WILD-er-ness (film version). June 2018 - 2024.
    Showings:
    • Group Exhibition. December 12, 2019 - December 29, 2019 CON-TEMPORARY Art Observatorium, Lavagna, Italy.
    • IMAMostra Internacional de dança-Imagens Em Movimento. November 18, 2019 - November 23, 2019 Sao Paolo, Brazil.
    • Jeju Drone Film Festival. November 1, 2019 - November 2, 2019 Aerospace Museum Jeju, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
    • Cefalù Film Festival 2019. June 2019 - December 2019 Cefalù, Italy.
    • Corpo e Câmera: Composição Coreográfica na Viodedança. October 12, 2019 - October 27, 2019 SESC Campinas, Brazil.
    • Theorists Festival. October 25, 2019 - October 26, 2019 Mexican American Cultural Center, Austin, TX.
    • The 6th International Meeting on Videodance and Videoperformance. October 17, 2019 - October 20, 2019 Centro del Carmen, Valencia, Spain.
    • IV ZINETIKA FESTIVAL-movement & technology. October 14, 2019 - October 20, 2019 San Sebastian, Bilbao, Pamplona (Spain).
    • MoziMotion Festival. October 5, 2019 - October 13, 2019 Hilversum, Netherlands.
    • The 16th edition of the FIVM2019- Festival VideoMovimiento. September 24, 2019 - September 26, 2019 CineDanza, Bogota, Colombia.
    • Festival Internacional de Video Danza (4ta edicion). September 20, 2019 - September 28, 2019 Guadalajara and Oaxaca, Mexico.
    • Topanga Film Festival. August 16, 2019 - August 18, 2019 Topanga Film Institute, Topanga, CA.
    • Dance Shorts on Film. July 22, 2019 Sussex Dance Network at Depot Cinema, Lewes, UK.
    • Dance Days Chania. July 20, 2019 - July 21, 2019 Crete, Greece.
    • Screen.Dance. Scotland's Festival for Dance on Screen. May 6, 2019 - May 8, 2019 Horse Cross Theatre, Perth, UK.
    • Cine-Corps. March 3, 2019 Theatre National de Bretagne, Rennes, France.
    • Seyr Festival. February 27, 2019 - March 1, 2019 Tehran (Iran).
    • D'Olhar Itinerant Dance and Video Festival. May 24, 2022 - May 28, 2022 Goiânia, Brazil.
    • The Centre for Research in Arts and Creative Exchange (CRACE). December 25, 2021 University of Roehampton, London, England.
    • Latest Visions: International Women’s Day Film Festival. March 3, 2023 - March 12, 2023 Latest TV –Brighton, Northern Visions –Belfast, Sheffield Live! –Sheffield and KMTV –Kent, UK.
    • Latent Spaces at Sala de la Diversidad. April 19, 2023 - May 12, 2023 Havana, Cuba.
    • Gjon Mili International Videoart Festival. November 15, 2024 Korce, Albania.
  • director, Into the Light. September 1, 2024 - October 26, 2024.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre "Leaving the Light On". October 24, 2024 - October 26, 2024 Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
  • choreographer, Don't Dys Me. October 2023 - May 2024.
    Performances:
    • Kaleidoscope: TAHPERD (Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) 100TH Annual Convention. December 1, 2023 Ft. Worth, TX.
    • Stream in Motion 9.0. February 26, 2024 - February 27, 2024 Patti Stickel Harrison Theatre, SAN MARCOS, TX.
    • CIM TEYA School Tour. April 2024 - May 2024 Four regional elementary schools, Kyle, Taylor, and Round Rock, TX.
  • choreographer, Just Passing Through. January 18, 2024 - May 17, 2024.
    Performances:
    • "Tapestry" by Psalm 149 Dance Company. May 17, 2024 - May 18, 2024 Jowers Studio B178, San Marcos, TX.

2023

  • dancer, New Moon - excerpt. August 2023 - October 2023.
    Performances:
    • A Clear Place - Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 19, 2023 - October 21, 2023 Evans Auditorium, San Marcos, TX.
  • choreographer, Spring. February 2023.
    Performances:
    • Four Seasons Reimagined by Merge Dance Co. February 16, 2023 - February 18, 2023 Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.

2022

  • choreographer, Deep. July 2022 - August 4, 2022.
    Performances:
    • Choreographers' Showcase. August 4, 2022 - August 5, 2022 Jowers Studio B178, Texas State University.
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 20, 2022 - October 22, 2022 Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
    • American College Dance Association. March 7, 2023 Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.
    • Austin Dance Festival. March 25, 2023 Rollins Theatre - Long Center, Austin, TX.
  • dancer, Threshhold. August 2022 - October 22, 2022.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 20, 2022 - October 22, 2022 Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
  • dancer/creative collaborator, The Wall. December 2016 - July 2022.
    Showings:
    • AM Egypt Film Festival. August 28, 2017 AM Egypt Film Festival, Cairo, Egypt.
    • Miami Epic Fest. August 25, 2017 Indie Wise Convention, Miami, FL.
    • Cine Club Sandwich Film Festival. August 23, 2017 Cinemateca Luis Bunuel, Puebla, Mexico.
    • Austin Dance Festival "Dance on Film". April 6, 2018 Austin, TX.
    • Festival Guiar Screendance International. October 9, 2018 - October 13, 2018 Rua da Aurora, 175, Pernambuco, Brazil.
    • MoziMotion Festival. October 5, 2019 - October 13, 2019 Hilversum, Netherlands.
    • Jeju Drone Film Festival. November 1, 2019 - November 2, 2019 Aerospace Museum Jeju, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
    • Latinx21 Shorts Film Festival. November 16, 2019 Los Angeles, CA.
    • , IMARP - Mostra Internacional de dança - Imagens em Movimento. November 18, 2019 - November 23, 2019 Sao Paolo, Brazil.
    • Wimberley Film Festival. January 18, 2020 Wimberley Public Library, Wimberley, TX.
    • Forwardian Film Festival. July 15, 2022 - July 31, 2022 online.
  • dancer, Mother's, Mother's, Mother. May 2022 - June 17, 2022.
    Performances:
    • mending.... June 17, 2022 Bravo Theatre of Balance Studio, Austin, TX.
  • dancer, Scenarios. June 2021 - February 26, 2022.
    Performances:
    • Dancing on the Edge of Cinema. September 23, 2021 - September 24, 2021 University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO.
    • Merge Dance Company. February 24, 2022 - February 26, 2022 Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.

2021

  • dancer, WECreate Spaces: In Betweeness. September 2019 - 2021.
    Showings:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre presents Verities. October 17, 2019 - October 19, 2019 Evans Auditiorium, San Marcos,TX.
    • 3rd edition Muestra Video Arte Farenza. May 20, 2021 - May 30, 2021 Teatro Jorge Elicer Gaitan, Bogota, Columbia.
    • 3rd edition Muestra Video Arte Farenza. July 2021 Santiago de Cuba.
    • Denver Film's Premiere Circle Members. June 2, 2021 Denver, CO.
    • The Centre for Research in Arts and Creative Exchange (CRACE). December 25, 2021 University of Roehampton, London, England.
  • dancer, WECreate Spaces: Limerick. September 2019 - 2021.
    Showings:
    • 6th edition of IMARP (Mostra Internacional de Dance Imagens Em Movimento). December 13, 2021 - December 18, 2021 Brazil.
    • Tokyo Documentary Film Festival. December 11, 2021 - December 17, 2021 Japan.
    • COCO Dance Festival. October 30, 2021 - October 31, 2021 Trinidad and Tobago.
    • Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema. September 4, 2021 - September 6, 2021 Museum of Boulder, Boulder, CO.
    • FilmFest by Rogue Dancer, Digital Exhibition. August 20, 2021 - September 15, 2021 North Carolina.
    • Urban Visions_Beyond the Ideal City Festival. April 22, 2021 - April 25, 2021 Bologna, Italy.
  • performer, WECreate Spaces Series. July 30, 2021.
    Performances:
    • XIV Festival Internacional de Danza Contemporánea. July 30, 2021 Lila López- San Luis Potosi, MX.
  • co-Producer, Semilla Fest. March 1, 2021 - June 26, 2021.
    Performances:
    • Semilla Fest. June 25, 2021 - June 26, 2021 City Park, San Marcos, TX.
  • choreographer/dancer, ToMAYto/ToMAHto. May 29, 2021.
    Performances:
    • Austin Dance Festival. May 29, 2021 Pioneer Farms, Austin, TX.
  • director/choreographer, Holding Pattern. August 2020 - March 2021.
    Showings:
    • A Virtual Homecoming - Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 15, 2020 - October 17, 2020 Texas State University, online streaming.
    • LiveSTREAM in Motion. March 1, 2021 - March 2, 2021 Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.

2020

  • dancer/choreographer, Latent Spaces. July 2020.
    Performances:
    • Scythia Biennial Exhibition. July 2020 Sythia Textile: Ivano-Frankivs'k, Ivano-Frankivs'k (Ukraine).
  • Ivano-Frankivs’k Ministry of Culture Arts Initiative. untitled. Ivano-Frankivs’k (Ukraine). Public. July 2020, dance and screeendance.

2019

  • dancer, Fluorescent. October 30, 2019.
  • choreographer, performer, ToMAYto/ToMAHto. October 19, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre presents Verities. October 17, 2019 - October 19, 2019 Evans Auditiorium, San Marcos, TX.
  • Percolate Residency Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. dancer/choreographer/co-director. August 26, 2019 - September 6, 2019.
  • dancer, Stagnation: When is it My Turn, Bitch? March 6, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Austin Dance Festival. March 6, 2019 AustinVentures Studio Theatre, Austin, TX.
  • dancer, creative collaborator, Doll's Eyes. July 21, 2017 - February 19, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. November 30, 2017 - December 1, 2017 Patti Stickel Harrison Theatre - Texas State Universtiy, San Marcos, TX.
    • World Dance Alliance - Americas Conference. February 14, 2019 University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, TX.

2018

  • dancer, creative collaborator, WILD-er-ness (multi-media). June 2017 - November 16, 2018.
    Showings:
    • San Souci Fesitval of Dance Cinema. September 22, 2017 - September 23, 2017 Charlotte York Irey Studio-University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
    • Resilient by Merge Dance Company. March 1, 2018 - March 3, 2018 Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
    • Latent Spaces. October 24, 2018 - November 16, 2018 Mitte Art Gallery, San Marcos, TX.
  • dancer, WECreateSpaces: London. June 2018 - October 2018.
    Performances:
    • Avante by Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 18, 2018 - October 20, 2018 Patti Stickel Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
  • director, Latent Spaces-Opening Event. June 2018 - October 24, 2018.
    Performances:
    • Opening of Latent Spaces. October 24, 2018 Mitte Art Gallery, Texas State University.
    • Reviewed by: Nicole Wesley.
  • choreographer, Moxie. March 1, 2018.
    Performances:
    • Resilient by Merge Dance Company. March 1, 2018 - March 3, 2018 Patti Stickel Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
    • Amercan College Dance Festival. March 14, 2018 Lamar University, Beaumont, TX.
  • dancer/creative collaborator, Home-Maker. 2016 - January 10, 2018.
    Showings:
    • Decolonizing Bodies: Engaging Performance Conference. May 24, 2018 Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination, West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados.
    • Festival Guiar Screendance International. October 9, 2018 - October 13, 2018 R. da Aurora, 175 - Boa Vista, Pernambuco, Brazil.
    • Latent Spaces. October 24, 2018 - November 16, 2018 Mitte Art Gallery, San Marcos, TX.

2017

  • soloist, And So She Did... July 27, 2017.
    Performances:
    • The Fluid Body: A Somatic Journey. July 27, 2017 Body-Mind Centering Conference, San Marcos, TX.
  • dancer, Glacier. May 1, 2017 - June 4, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Kathy Dunn Hamrick presents "Glacier". June 1, 2017 - June 4, 2017 Rollins Studio, The Long Center, Austin, TX.
    • (Curated) Reviewed by: Jonelle Seitz.
  • choreographer, People of the Pineapple. April 20, 2017 - April 22, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Merge Dance Concert. April 20, 2017 - April 22, 2017 Patti Strikel Harrsion Theatre, San Marcos, TX.

2016

  • dancer, Life is But a Dream. July 28, 2016 - July 29, 2016.
    Performances:
    • Choreographers' Showcase. July 28, 2016 - July 29, 2016 Jowers studio, San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, O Sons and Daughters. January 22, 2016 - March 27, 2016.
    Performances:
    • Easter Service. March 27, 2016 First Presbyterian Church, San Marcos, TX.
  • iMerge. March 3, 2016 - March 5, 2016.
    Performances:
    • CoCo Dance Festival. March 3, 2016 - March 5, 2016 Patti S. Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.

2015

  • dancer, Only Stars are Perfect. October 28, 2015 - October 31, 2015.
    Performances:
    • CoCo Dance Festival. October 28, 2015 - October 31, 2015 Queens Hall, Port of Spain, Trinidad.
  • Dancestry. September 11, 2015 - September 12, 2015.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. September 11, 2015 - September 12, 2015 Patti S. Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
  • Dancestry. May 22, 2015 - May 23, 2015.
    Performances:
    • Shay Ishii Dance. May 22, 2015 - May 23, 2015 Rollins Studio Theatre (Long Center), Austin, TX.
  • dancer, Center of Effort. April 18, 2015.
    Performances:
    • Austin Dance Festival. April 18, 2015 AustinVentures Studio Theatre, Austin, TX.
  • Choreographer, Shifting…Drifting…Uplifting…. March 5, 2015 - March 7, 2015.
    Performances:
    • INtersections (Invitational). Patti S. Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
  • Co-Artistic Director, INtersections. March 5, 2015 - March 7, 2015.
    Performances:
    • March 5, 2015 - March 7, 2015 Merge Dance Company.
  • Choreographer, WHAM. February 27, 2015 - March 1, 2015.
    Performances:
    • Perpetual Motion (invitational). Texas A&M University, Bryan, TX.
    • INtersections (invitational). March 5, 2015 - March 7, 2015 Patti S. Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
  • Connective Tissue and The Situation Room. January 13, 2015 - February 1, 2015.
    Performances:
    • Austin Frontera Fest (Short and Long Fringe). January 13, 2015 - February 1, 2015 Hyde Park Theatre and Ground Floor Theatre, Austin, TX.
  • Choreographer, Connective Tissue. January 13, 2015.
    Performances:
    • Austin Frontera Festival, Short Fringe (juried) (presented a condensed version, entitled “Connective Teaser”). Hyde Park Theatre, Bryan, TX.
    • Long Fringe (juried). January 29, 2015 - February 1, 2015 Ground Floor Theatre, San Marcos, TX.

2014

  • Artistic Director, Welcome Home. September 13, 2014.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. September 13, 2014
  • Welcome Home. September 12, 2014 - September 13, 2014.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. September 12, 2014 - September 13, 2014 Patti S. Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
  • June 6, 2014 - June 7, 2014.
    Performances:
    • 65th International Choreographers’ Showcase. June 6, 2014 - June 7, 2014 Guatemala City, Guatemala.
  • Choreographer, #SloMo. April 25, 2014 - April 26, 2014.
    Performances:
    • Merge Ahead (invitational). Patti S. Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
  • Co-Artistic Director/Choreographer, Merge Ahead. April 25, 2014 - April 26, 2014.
    Performances:
    • April 25, 2014 - April 26, 2014 Merge Dance Company.
  • dancer, Moving Light. March 28, 2014 - March 29, 2014.
    Performances:
    • Conspirare concert. March 28, 2014 - March 29, 2014 Central Presbyterian Church, Austin, TX.

2013

  • October 7, 2013 - October 11, 2013.
    Performances:
    • International Dance and Theater Festival FINTDAZ. October 7, 2013 - October 11, 2013 Tarapca Region, Chile.
  • Artistic Director/Choreographer, The JUSTICE Project. September 26, 2013 - September 27, 2013.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. September 26, 2013 - September 27, 2013
  • September 26, 2013 - September 27, 2013.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. September 26, 2013 - September 27, 2013 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, She/Her. August 13, 2013.
    Performances:
    • Summer Informance (invitational). August 13, 2013 Austin Community College, Austin, TX.
    • Austin Dance Festival (invitational). April 12, 2014
    • Merge Ahead (invitational). April 25, 2014 - April 26, 2014 Patti S. Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
    • 65th International Choreographers’ Showcase (juried). June 6, 2014 - June 7, 2014 Guatemala City.
  • Production Manager, Choreographers’ Showcase. August 1, 2013 - August 2, 2013.
    Performances:
    • August 1, 2013 - August 2, 2013 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Cedaria. April 19, 2013.
    Performances:
    • San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Songs of Ariel. April 19, 2013.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (Invitational). San Marcos, TX.
  • Merge: Music and Movement. April 19, 2013.
    Performances:
    • April 19, 2013 San Marcos, TX.
  • A Book and Dance Affair. April 6, 2013.
    Performances:
    • April 6, 2013 Austin, TX.
  • March 7, 2013.
    Performances:
    • Sans Souci International Festival of Dance Cinema. March 7, 2013 San Marcos, TX.
  • Faculty Advisor, Odyssey. February 2013.
    Performances:
    • February 2013 Orchesis Dance Company, San Marcos, TX.
  • February 22, 2013 - February 23, 2013.
    Performances:
    • Sans Souci International Festival of Dance Cinema. February 22, 2013 - September 23, 2013 San Antonio, TX.
  • Choreographer/Dancer, The Situation Room. February 6, 2013.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (Invitational). February 6, 2013 San Marcos, TX.
    • Frontera Fest (juried). January 29, 2015 - February 1, 2015 Ground Floor Theatre, Austin, TX.
    • San Souci Festival of Dance Cinema. February 22, 2013 - February 24, 2013 Attic Rep Theatre (juried), San Antonio, TX.
    • Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema (juried). March 7, 2013 Evans Auditorium, San Marcos, TX.
    • A Book and Dance Affair (invitational). April 6, 2013 Austin, TX.
    • Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema (juried). September 20, 2013 - September 21, 2013 Boulder, CO.
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre (invitational). September 26, 2013 - September 27, 2013 San Marcos, TX.
    • "The 7th International Dance and Theater Festival FINTDAZ" (juried). October 7, 2013 - October 11, 2013
    • “65th International Choreographers’ Showcase” (juried). June 6, 2014 - June 7, 2014 Guatemala City, Guatemala.
    • Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema (juried). September 2, 2016 - September 3, 2016 ATLAS Institute, Boulder, CO.
    • “72nd International Choreographers’ Showcase” (juried). August 15, 2016 - August 19, 2016 Emeral Theatre, Edinbugh, Scotland.
  • Interception Between Technology and the Arts. February 6, 2013.
    Performances:
    • Dean’s Seminar honoring Ana Baer. September 6, 2013

2012

  • Nance, M. E., & Johnson, D. (2012). Choosing Music for Choreography. In The Art of Listening: Intuition & Improvisation in Choreography (pp. 111–112, 118–119). Waco, TX: TCTC Publishing.
  • September 27, 2012 - September 28, 2012.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. September 27, 2012 - September 28, 2012 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Elizabeth. September 27, 2012.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre (invitational). September 27, 2012 San Marcos, TX.
  • A Clear Place. July 2012.
    Performances:
    • July 2012 San Marcos, TX.
    • July 2012 Austin, TX.
  • Production Manager/Rehearsal Director/Choreographer, Emerge & See. March 2012.
    Performances:
    • March 2012 Merge Dance Company, San Marcos, TX.
  • Production Manager/Faculty Advisor, Against the Grain. February 2012.
    Performances:
    • February 2012 Orchesis Dance Company, San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Modern Dance 101. February 23, 2012 - February 24, 2012.
    Performances:
    • Emerge & See (invitational). February 23, 2012 - February 24, 2012 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Re-bound (invitational). January 8, 2012.
  • An Afternoon of Site Specific Showings. January 8, 2012.
    Performances:
    • January 8, 2012 San Marcos, TX.

2011

  • Assistant Production Manager, Choreographers’ Showcase. November 2011.
    Performances:
    • November 2011 San Marcos, TX.
  • Production Manager. November 2011.
    Performances:
    • November 2011 Gina Gibney Dance, San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Woven. November 9, 2011.
    Performances:
    • Works-in-Progress (invitational). November 9, 2011 JumpStart Dance, San Antonio, TX.
    • Emerge & See (invitational). February 23, 2012 - February 24, 2012 San Marcos, TX.
    • Kathy Dunn Hamrick Book and Dance Affair (invitational). March 24, 2012 Austin, TX.
  • Production Manager, Choreographer’s Showcase. July 2011.
    Performances:
    • July 2011 San Marcos, TX.
  • June 30, 2011 - July 1, 2011.
    Performances:
    • Big Range Dance Festival. June 30, 2011 - July 1, 2011 New York, NY.
  • Choreographer, Dance Wars. June 30, 2011.
    Performances:
    • Big Range Dance Festival (juried). June 30, 2011 Austin, TX.
  • Assistant Production Manager, Choreographer’s Showcase. April 2011.
    Performances:
    • April 2011 Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company, San Marcos, TX.
  • Assistant Production Manager, Side Show. March 2011.
    Performances:
    • March 2011 San Marcos, TX.
  • Production Manager/Rehearsal Director, Merge & Emerge. March 2011.
    Performances:
    • March 2011 San Marcos, TX.
  • Assistant Production Manager/Choreographer, Dancers In Flight. February 2011.
    Performances:
    • February 2011 Orchesis Dance Company, San Marcos, TX.
  • University of Colorado Residency, University of Colorado-Boulder. January 1, 2011 - February 1, 2011.
  • Nance, A. L., & Nance, M. E. (2011). Virtual Collaboration in the Teaching of Interior Design and Dance:  An Investigation in Interdisciplinary Student Projects via Digital Technology. Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, 3(3), 153–164.

2010

  • Assistant Production Manager, Choreographers’ Showcase. November 2010.
    Performances:
    • November 2010 San Marcos, TX.
  • Assistant Production Manager/Choreographer. October 2010.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 2010 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Letting Go. September 23, 2010.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (Invitational). September 23, 2010 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Ping. July 10, 2010.
    Performances:
    • Kathy Dunn Hamrick Book and Dance Affair (invitational). September 23, 2010 Austin, TX.
    • Intimate Evening of Dance (commissioned). August 5, 2010 San Marcos, TX.
  • Assistant Production Manager, Choreographer’s Showcase. April 2010.
    Performances:
    • April 2010 San Marcos, TX.
  • Assistant Production Manager, Side Show. March 2010.
    Performances:
    • March 2010 San Marcos, TX.
  • Assistant Production Manager/Choreographer, Dancers In Flight. February 2010.
    Performances:
    • February 2010 Orchesis Dance Company, San Marcos, TX.
  • January 10, 2010.
    Performances:
    • Erick Hawkins Centennial Celebration. January 10, 2010 New York, NY.

2009

  • Assistant Production Manager, Choreographer’s Showcase. November 2009.
    Performances:
    • November 2009 San Marcos, TX.
  • Assistant Production Manager/Choreographer/Performer. October 2009.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 2009 San Marcos, TX.
  • October 29, 2009 - October 30, 2009.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 29, 2009 - October 30, 2009 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Body Memory. October 29, 2009.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). October 29, 2009 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Chagrin d'Amour. October 29, 2009.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). October 29, 2009 San Marcos, TX.
  • Assistant Production Manager, Side Show. March 2009.
    Performances:
    • March 2009 San Marcos, TX.
  • Production Manager/Choreographer, Dancers In Flight. February 2009.
    Performances:
    • February 2009 Orchesis Dance Company, San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Party of Twelve. February 12, 2009 - February 13, 2009.
    Performances:
    • Dancers In Flight. February 12, 2009 - February 13, 2009 San Marcos, TX.

2008

  • Production Manager, Choreographer’s Showcase. November 2008.
    Performances:
    • November 2008 San Marcos, TX.
  • Production Manager/Choreographer/Performer. October 2008.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 2008 San Marcos, TX.
  • October 23, 2008 - October 24, 2008.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 23, 2008 - October 24, 2008 San Marcos, TX.
  • Production Manager, Choreographer’s Showcase. July 2008 - August 2008.
    Performances:
    • July 2008 - August 2008 San Marcos, TX.
  • 42nd International Choreographers’ Showcase. August 5, 2008 - August 9, 2008.
    Performances:
    • Edinburgh International Fringe Festival. August 5, 2008 - August 9, 2008
  • Informance. July 2, 2008.
    Performances:
    • July 2, 2008 Austin Community College, Austin, TX.
  • Choreographer, Remember to Forget. June 9, 2008 - June 11, 2008.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). June 9, 2008 - June 11, 2008 Austin, TX.
    • ODDT (invitational). October 23, 2008 - October 24, 2008 San Marcos, TX.
    • Big Range Dance Festival (invitational). May 22, 2009 - May 23, 2009 Austin, TX.
    • Kathy Dunn Hamrick Book and Dance Affair (invitational). July 18, 2009 Austin, TX.
  • June 6, 2008 - June 11, 2008.
    Performances:
    • Big Range Dance Festival. June 6, 2008 - June 11, 2008 Austin, TX.
  • Remember to Forget, Austin, TX. June 1, 2008.
  • Production Coordinator, Choreographer’s Showcase. April 2008.
    Performances:
    • April 2008 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, White Mourning in Black. April 12, 2008.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). April 12, 2008 Queens, NY.
    • August 5, 2008 - August 9, 2008 Edinburgh, Scotland (juried).
    • October 7, 2013 - October 11, 2013 Iquique, Chile (juried).
    • 65th International Choreographers’ Showcase (juried). June 6, 2014 - June 7, 2014 Guatemala City, Guatemala.
  • Green Space Blooms. April 12, 2008.
    Performances:
    • April 12, 2008 Queens, NY.
  • Production Coordinator, Dancers In Flight. February 2008.
    Performances:
    • February 2008 Orchesis Dance Company, San Marcos, TX.
  • A Soul Laid Bare. February 21, 2008 - February 24, 2008.
    Performances:
    • February 21, 2008 - February 24, 2008 Austin, TX.

2007

  • Production Manager, Choreographer’s Showcase. November 2007.
    Performances:
    • November 2007 San Marcos, TX.
  • Production Manager/Choreographer/Performer. October 2007.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 2007 San Marcos, TX.
  • October 25, 2007 - October 26, 2007.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 25, 2007 - October 26, 2007 San Marcos, TX.
  • September 27, 2007.
    Performances:
    • World Dance Showcase. September 27, 2007 Price Center, San Marcos, TX.
  • September 11, 2007 - September 12, 2007.
    Performances:
    • The 38th International Choreographers’ Showcase. September 11, 2007 - September 12, 2007 Paris, France.
  • September 8, 2007.
    Performances:
    • 21st World Congress on Dance Research. September 8, 2007 Athens, Greece.
  • Scape. August 31, 2007 - September 1, 2007.
    Performances:
    • August 31, 2007 - September 1, 2007 Austin, TX.
  • Production Manager, Choreographer’s Showcase. August 2007.
    Performances:
    • August 2007 San Marcos, TX.
  • July 13, 2007 - July 14, 2007.
    Performances:
    • The Brazos Contemporary Dance Festival. July 13, 2007 - July 14, 2007 Bryan, TX.
  • Choreographer, Fondue au Chocolat. July 9, 2007.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). July 9, 2007 Austin, TX.
    • July 13, 2007 - July 14, 2007 Bryan, TX (juried).
    • September 11, 2007 - September 12, 2007 Paris, France (juried).
    • October 25, 2007 - October 26, 2007 San Marcos, TX (invitational).
  • A Book and Dance Affair with Kathy Dunn Hamrick. July 9, 2007.
    Performances:
    • July 9, 2007 Austin, TX.
  • Promising Artists of the 21st Century. May 18, 2007.
    Performances:
    • May 18, 2007 San Jose, Costa Rica.
  • Production Manager, Choreographer’s Showcase. April 2007.
    Performances:
    • April 2007 San Marcos, TX.
  • Production Manager/Choreographer, Dancers In Flight. February 2007.
    Performances:
    • February 2007 Orchesis Dance Company, San Marcos, TX.

2006

  • Production Manager, Choreographer’s Showcase. November 2006.
    Performances:
    • November 2006 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Self Portraits. November 16, 2006.
    Performances:
    • Choreographers’ Showcase. November 16, 2006 San Marcos, TX.
  • October 2006.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 2006 San Marcos, TX.
  • Nance, M. E. (2006). Heads from Tails: The Alexander Technique applied to the Erick Hawkins Approach to Modern Dance. EXCHANGE: The Journal of Alexander Technique International, 14, 8–19.
  • Production Manager/Performer. October 2006.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. October 2006 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Coming Unblocked. September 29, 2006.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). September 29, 2006 San Jose, Costa Rica.
  • Production Manager, Choreographer’s Showcase. April 2006.
    Performances:
    • April 2006 San Marcos, TX.
  • Production Manager/Choreographer, Dancers In Flight. April 2006.
    Performances:
    • April 2006 Orchesis Dance Company, San Marcos, TX.
  • Greenhill School Residency, Addison, TX. April 1, 2006.
  • Production Manager. February 2006.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. February 2006 San Marcos, TX.
  • Oh Mother. February 11, 2006 - February 19, 2006.
    Performances:
    • February 11, 2006 - February 19, 2006 Austin, TX.
  • The Music of Jae-Eun Park and the Artwork of Heesook Kim. February 10, 2006.
    Performances:
    • February 10, 2006 Austin, TX.

2005

  • Choreographer, Accumulation: From 2 to 3. November 21, 2005.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (commissioned). November 21, 2005 San Marcos, TX.
    • September 29, 2006 San Jose, Costa Rica (invitational).
    • February 10, 2006 Flatbed Gallery, Austin, TX.
    • February 11, 2006 - February 19, 2006 Austin, TX (invitational).
  • The Music of Jae-Eun Park. November 21, 2005.
    Performances:
    • November 21, 2005 San Marcos, TX.
  • Production Manager/Choreographer, Choreographer’s Showcase. November 17, 2005 - November 18, 2005.
    Performances:
    • November 17, 2005 - November 18, 2005 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Three Booths Down From the Bearded Lady. November 17, 2005.
    Performances:
    • Choreographers’ Showcase. November 17, 2005 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Mitos Brasileiros. November 14, 2005.
    Performances:
    • Premiere. November 17, 2005 San Marcos, TX.
  • "Accumulation: From 2 to 3". "Accumulation: From 2 to 3". San Marcos, TX. Higher Education. November 1, 2005, Dance.
  • Issues, Volume 2. May 2005.
    Performances:
    • REALMdanceproject. May 2005 Austin, TX.
  • Assistant Production Manager/Choreographer/Performer, Issues, Volume 2. May 5, 2005 - May 8, 2005.
    Performances:
    • May 5, 2005 - May 8, 2005 RealmDanceProject, Austin, TX.
  • Choreographer, Basketball. May 5, 2005.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). May 5, 2005 Austin, TX.
  • Production Manager, Choreographer’s Showcase. April 21, 2005 - April 22, 2005.
    Performances:
    • April 21, 2005 - April 22, 2005 San Marcos, TX.
  • Production Manager/Choreographer, Dancers In Flight. April 7, 2005 - April 8, 2005.
    Performances:
    • April 7, 2005 - April 8, 2005 Orchesis Dance Company, San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Soft Surrender. April 7, 2005.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). April 7, 2005 San Marcos, TX.
    • Dance for the Planet (invitational). April 23, 2005 Dallas, TX.
    • April 26, 2005 Addison, TX, (invitational).
  • Greenhill School Residency, Addison, TX. April 1, 2005.
  • Transformation. February 2005.
    Performances:
    • Texas State Common Experience. February 2005 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Transformation. February 27, 2005.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). February 27, 2005 San Marcos, TX.
  • "Transformation". "Transformation". San Marcos, TX. Private. February 1, 2005, Dance.

2004

  • Production Manager/Choreographer, Choreographer’s Showcase. November 18, 2004 - November 22, 2004.
    Performances:
    • November 18, 2004 - November 22, 2004 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Where Have You Been All My Life? November 18, 2004.
    Performances:
    • Choreographers’ Showcase. November 18, 2004 San Marcos, TX.
  • September 24, 2004 - September 25, 2004.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. September 24, 2004 - September 25, 2004 San Marcos, TX.
  • Dinner Party. July 2004 - August 2004.
    Performances:
    • REALMdanceproject. July 23, 2004 - July 25, 2004 Austin, TX.
    • REALMdanceproject. August 25, 2004 - August 29, 2004 New York, NY.
  • Assistant Production Manager/Choreographer/Performer. August 25, 2004 - August 29, 2004.
    Performances:
    • New York International Fringe Festival. August 25, 2004 - August 29, 2004 New York, NY.
  • Assistant Production Manager/Choreographer/Performer, Dinner Party. July 23, 2004 - July 25, 2004.
    Performances:
    • July 23, 2004 - July 25, 2004 RealmDanceProject, Austin, TX.
  • Choreographer, Slow Dance. July 23, 2004.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). July 23, 2004 Austin, TX.
    • August 25, 2004 - August 29, 2004 New York, NY (invitational).
    • April 2006 Addison, TX (invitational).
    • May 18, 2007 San Jose, Costa Rica (invitational).
  • Choreographer, Not Just Another Chair Dance. July 23, 2004.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). July 23, 2004 Austin, TX.
    • August 25, 2004 - August 29, 2004 New York, NY (invitational).
    • September 25, 2004 - September 29, 2004 San Marcos, TX (invitational).
    • ACDFA. March 10, 2005 Edmond, OK (juried).
    • April 7, 2005 - April 8, 2005 San Marcos, TX (invitational).
    • Dance for the Planet (invitational). April 23, 2005 Dallas, TX.
    • April 26, 2005 Addison, TX, (invitational).
    • February 10, 2011 - February 11, 2011 San Marcos, TX (invitational).
  • Moon Stories. June 24, 2004 - June 27, 2004.
  • Production Manager, Dancers In Flight. April 2004.
    Performances:
    • April 2004 Orchesis Dance Company, San Marcos, TX.
  • February 2004.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. February 2004 San Marcos, TX.
  • Production Manager/Choreographer/Performer. February 12, 2004 - February 13, 2004.
    Performances:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre. February 12, 2004 - February 13, 2004 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Come Carry Me. February 12, 2004.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). February 12, 2004 San Marcos, TX.
    • February 25, 2004 Huntsville, TX (Juried).
  • Choreographer, Storytelling Again. February 12, 2004.
    Performances:
    • Dancers In Flight (invitational). February 12, 2004 San Marcos, TX.

2003

  • Choreographer, Storytelling Too. November 21, 2003.
    Performances:
    • Choreographers’ Showcase. November 21, 2003 San Marcos, TX.
  • Choreographer, Storytelling. April 2003.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). April 2003 Farmer’s Branch, TX.
    • April 2003 Dallas, TX (juried).

2002

  • December 2002.
    Performances:
    • Barefoot Brigade. December 2002 Dallas, TX.
  • Choreographer, Lemon Serenade. November 2002.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). November 2002 Farmer’s Branch, TX.
  • October 2002.
    Performances:
    • Erick Hawkins Legacy Forum. October 2002 Hunter College, New York, NY.
  • Choreographer, Again Beginning. September 2002.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). September 2002 Addison, TX.
  • September 2002.
    Performances:
    • 3/A Modern Dance Company. September 2002 Addison Conference and Theater Center, Addison, TX.
  • Choreographer, Break Down. August 2002.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (invitational). August 2002 Minneapolis, MN.
    • December 2002 Dallas, TX (juried).
  • August 2002.
    Performances:
    • Minnesota Fringe Festival with Interstate Dance Collective. August 2002 Minneapolis, MN.
  • Production Manager/Artistic Director/Choreographer/Performer, Merge Left. August 3, 2002 - August 11, 2002.
    Performances:
    • August 3, 2002 - August 11, 2002 Interstate Dance Collective, Minneapolis, MN.

2001

  • October 2001.
    Performances:
    • October 2001 Trilogy Lounge, Boulder, CO.
  • WIPE. September 2001.
  • FLOW (MFA Thesis Concert). September 2001.
    Performances:
    • September 2001 Boulder, CO.
  • Choreographer, Twilight Tear. September 21, 2001 - September 23, 2001.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (juried). September 21, 2001 - September 23, 2001 Boulder, CO.
    • September 2002 Addison, TX (invitational).
    • October 2002 Hunter College, New York, NY (juried).
  • Choreographer, Part Lullaby, Part Afternoon Delight. September 21, 2001 - September 23, 2001.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (juried). September 21, 2001 - September 23, 2001 Boulder, CO.
  • Choreographer, Rush….Surge….Swell. September 21, 2001 - September 23, 2001.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (juried). September 21, 2001 - September 23, 2001 Boulder, CO.
    • August 2, 2002 - August 8, 2002 Minneapolis, MN (invitational).
    • May 18, 2007 San Jose, Costa Rica (invitational).
    • July 13, 2007 - July 14, 2007 Bryan, TX (juried).
  • Production Manager/Artistic Director/Choreographer/Performer, Flow. September 21, 2001 - September 23, 2001.
    Performances:
    • September 21, 2001 - September 23, 2001 Boulder, CO.
  • Shhhh…the Kitty is Sleeping. May 2001.
  • Kris McConnell/Sarah Hauss/Scott Kunce, MFA Concert. March 2001.
    Performances:
    • March 2001 Boulder, CO.

2000

  • Choreographer, Figure 8. May 2000.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (juried). May 2000 Boulder, CO.
  • May 2000.
    Performances:
    • May 2000 Montrose Senior Center, Montrose, CO.
  • Choreographers’ Showcase. April 2000.
    Performances:
    • April 2000 Boulder, CO.
  • Gala Performance. March 2000.
    Performances:
    • American College Dance Festival. March 2000 Wichita, KS.

1999

  • Choreographer, Three Plus One. December 1999.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (juried). December 1999 Boulder, CO.
  • Choreographer, Beethovemania. November 1999.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (juried). May 2000 Boulder, CO.
    • March 2000 Wichita, KS, (juried).
    • September 21, 2001 - September 23, 2001 Boulder, CO (juried).
    • September 2002 Addison, TX (invitational).
  • Choreographer, Michelle. November 1999.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (juried). November 1999 Boulder, CO.
  • Betsy Maloney/Meg Hill, MFA Concert. September 1999.
    Performances:
    • September 1999 Boulder, CO.
  • July 1999.
    Performances:
    • July 1999 David Dorfman Dance, Boulder, CO.
  • May 1999.
    Performances:
    • Boulder Creek Festival. May 1999 Boulder, CO.
  • Choreographer, Interminglings. April 1999.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (juried). April 1999 Boulder, CO.
    • March 2000 Wichita, KS, (juried).
    • September 21, 2001 - September 23, 2001 Boulder, CO (juried).
  • Choreographers’ Showcase. April 1999.
    Performances:
    • April 1999 Boulder, CO.
  • March 1999.
    Performances:
    • Faculty Dance Concert. March 1999 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
  • Recreation of “Classic Kite Tails”. February 1999.
    Performances:
    • February 1999 San Marcos, TX.
  • Chris Britain, MFA Concert. February 1999.
    Performances:
    • February 1999 Boulder, CO.

1998

  • 1997 - 1998.
    Performances:
    • 1997 - 1998 Erick Hawkins Dance Company, New York, NY.
  • 1995 - 1998.
    Performances:
    • 1995 - 1998 Valerie Green/Dance Entropy, New York, NY.
  • Choreographer, Two Dancers and a Trumpet. November 1998.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (juried). December 1998 Boulder, CO.
  • November 1998.
    Performances:
    • Student Dance Concert. November 1998 Boulder, CO.
  • June 1998.
    Performances:
    • The Wellspring Project. June 1998 New York, NY.
  • May 1998.
    Performances:
    • May 1998 Yael Shteiner & Dancers, New York, NY.

1997

  • Choreographer, Crux. December 1997.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (juried). December 1997 New York, NY (juried).
  • December 1997.
    Performances:
    • December 1997 The Field, New York, NY.
  • October 1997.
    Performances:
    • Broome Corner Choreographic Platform. October 1997 New York, NY.
  • June 1997.
    Performances:
    • June 1997 Trish Doherty/Off the Vertical Motion Company, Brooklyn, NY.

1996

  • December 1996.
    Performances:
    • Opera Manhattan. December 1996 Lincoln Center, New York, NY.
  • February 1996.
    Performances:
    • February 1996 Maryse Jacobs/Blue Wing Dance Company, New York, NY.

1994

  • Choreographer, Axis. December 1994.
    Performances:
    • Premiere (juried). December 1994 San Marcos, TX.
    • American college Dance Festival (juried). April 1995 San Marcos, TX.
  • dancer and choreographer, HinterTerra. April 2022 - Present.
    Showings:
    • Latent Spaces Reframed – Malta. December 10, 2022 - January 15, 2023 Space C, Spazju Kreattiv, Valetta, Malta.
    • Lift-Off Filmaker Sessions. March 27, 2023 @LiftOffGlobalNetwork, Pinewood Studios in the UK.
    • XVII Intrnational Video Dance Festival DVDanza Habana Movimiento y Cuidad. April 21, 2023 - April 23, 2023 Havana, Cuba.
    • Dance Days Chania. July 27, 2023 - July 29, 2023 Chania, Greece.
    • FilmFest by Rogue Dancer. June 1, 2023 Raleigh, NC, USA.
    • The Huntington Beach Cultural Film Fest. August 25, 2023 - August 27, 2023 USA.
    • Festival de Video Danza Cuerpo Digital. September 25, 2023 - October 1, 2023 Cochabamba, Colombia.
    • Festival del Cinema di Cefalú. September 1, 2023 Palermo, Italia.
    • Land Art Moving Biennale 2023/24. September 4, 2023 - September 17, 2023 Agueda, Portugal.
    • 3rd Women in Dance International Dance Film Fest. October 14, 2023 - October 15, 2023 Yokohama, Japan.
    • Cinematica Videodance Competition. October 29, 2023 Ancona, Italy.
    • Women in Dance International Dance Film Fest, online screening. November 19, 2023 Los Angeles, CA.
    • Tokyo Documentary Film Festival. December 9, 2023 - December 22, 2023 Tokyo, Japan.
    • Athens Video Dance Project. December 18, 2023 - December 19, 2023 Athens, Greece.
    • Festival Internacional de Dança Vídeo & Tecnologia da Unicamp. June 20, 2024 - July 5, 2024 Casa do Lago, Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil.
    • 10th Annual School of Performing Arts Conference. March 22, 2024 University of Malta, Valletta, Malta.
    • Women in Dance Leadership Conference. October 17, 2024 - October 19, 2024 Brockus Dance Project, Los Angeles, CA.
  • dancer/co-choreographer, TerraMontes. May 2024 - Present.
    Showings:
    • Opening Door Dance Theatre "Leaving the Light On". October 24, 2024 - October 26, 2024 Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.