Advanced Contemporary with Nicole von Arx

ADVANCED CONTEMPORARY

Born outside of London and raised in Hong Kong and Switzerland, Nicole von Arx (she/her) is an immigrant choreographer based in Brooklyn. Her works, spanning theatre, dance, opera, and film, are highly emotional and dramatic, inviting viewers to either sit back or actively participate.

Nicole has presented her works at notable venues such as The Joyce Theatre, Stanford Live, The New Victory Theatre, Joe’s Pub, Wolf Trap, Judson Memorial Church, and Théâtre Nuithonie. She has received choreographic commissions from NW Dance Project, Edmonton Opera, Whim W’Him, SALT2, Brooklyn Ballet, and the LINK Choreography Festival.

She is a 2020 recipient of The Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship at Jacob’s Pillow and a 2023 NYSCA grant recipient. Nicole has been an artist in residence at GLUE, Dance Initiative, Leimay Incubator, and a 2020 Lauréate of a Gland Culture Grant.

As a performer, she has worked with Carte Blanche (Norway),…