Laura K. Nicoll is a choreographer / performer who splits her time between Maine and Brooklyn, NY. She is a classically trained dancer who often creates outdoor performances, in public space, or non-traditional dance venues as well as short films for social media and the internet at large. Recent experience includes collaborations with theater director / new media designer Reid Farrington (NYC: The Tank, HERE Arts, Abrons Arts Center, 3LD Art & Technology Center), choreographer / dancer Jessica Nicoll (NYC: Estrogenius Festival, CPR’s Spring Movement Festival), and writer / performer Rufus Morgan Kreilkamp Nicoll (Maine: Maine Moves). Residencies + grants include: Harbor Residency at Opera House Arts, Bates Dance Festival, Mertz Gilmore Foundation Late Stage Creative Stipend via Union Street Dance. Laura was a member of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater’s corps de ballet from 2001–2006 where she was also a union representative. She also performed on the Norwegian Dawn, a cruise ship!