Nichole Canuso brings 15 years experience teaching in a range of settings including High Schools, Universities and Community Centers. Courses range from Improvisation work, Technique Classes and Workshops to Generating and Developing movement vocabulary.  Canuso has been commissioned to create new works for students at Bryn Mawr College, Drexel University, and Temple University.

In addition to performance, members of NCDC are available for a variety of educational and audience building sessions. To set up any of the following, please contact Cristina Vasilis, Company Manager at cristina [at] nicholecanusodance [dot] org.

Short biography of workshops, repertoire, and new choreographies taught by director, Nichole Canuso:

Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2010: Students incorporated – alongside NCDC ensemble - into the performances of Wandering Alice.
Temple University (PA) 2010: Ensemble Course, creating new work for the students
BrynMawr College (PA) 2007/2008: Ensemble Course, creating new work for the dance students
Drexel University (PA) 2007: New Work created on the Dance Ensemble
Dance Theatre Camp 2007: Free Workshop “Performance of Choice” for professional dancers and actors
Austin (TX) 2006:  Contact Improvisation for all levels
Lawrenceville High School (NJ) 2006-2008: Dance As Art; Dance Technique; Dance Composition; Dance Improvisation; Set New work on the students.
University of the Arts 2000-2001: Movement for Actors

Options include:

• Q & A after the performance: A forum to build understanding between live performers and the audience.
• Lecture demonstrations: An opportunity to engage students outside of dance or music studies. Through video or live lecture demonstrations, we actively engage with students or community members interested in the issues we perform about.
• Workshop taught by Artistic Director Nichole Canuso: Dancers as well as community members will work to refine individual technique with poetic, actual, and imagined tools, honing improvisations and leading to powerful, clear dancing. Dancers (or non-dancers) must be interested in investigating their own motivations for dancing.
• Workshop with musician Michael Kiley: As an experienced, professional musician, sound designer and music teacher, Michael Kiley is able to facilitate discussions on a wide-range of topics, including music composition, improvisation, recording, promotion, organization, performance, collaboration, and music technology. Dialogues can be beneficial for students interested in pursuing careers in music-related fields, but also can be enriching for those students simply seeking a better understanding of the process of making music.
• Dance/Music Workshop with Nichole Canuso and Michael Kiley: This is a workshop that explores the relationship of dance and choreography with music and composition. Does the music drive the choreography or does the choreography inspire the music? Nichole and Michael have been collaborating for many years and are still asking those questions. Through this workshop dancers/choreographers and musicians can begin to find the answers for themselves.