Momentum Stage is a Doris Duke Foundation Grantee!

Remember a few months ago when we were a finalist for the new Doris Duke Foundation’s Performing Arts and Technology Lab Cohort and Grant…

… and we are a winner!

We are excited to develop Totentanz, a new use of pose estimation and facial recognition technologies to decrease AI theft and training that occurs without choreographer and dancer consent. The project is led by Pedram Nimreezi (AI and technology), me (Dance), and Ed Talavera (Film). Learn more about the project here.

All the Folks that Need to Share my Silver Palm- Part 2

It is such a lovely honor to receive a Silver Palm, because it come from my colleagues! Congratulations to everyone making art in South Florida (it is not the easiest sometimes….), and especially to the other honorees listed here!

But I would be remiss if I didn’t thank the folks involved in these productions I am being honored for. My work only works when it supports the story and the actors can confidently embody it.

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All the Folks that Need to Share my Silver Palm- Part 1

I am so honored to have the South Florida Theatre Community offer me a Silver Palm for my Intimacy work over the last year. I am very grateful for the way the community has embraced this work.

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A New Piece on Psychological Safety in Dance

Since 2019, Halie Bahr, Cat Kamrath Monson, and I have been meeting and talking about ways we were/are changing our pedagogy to foster consent, autonomy, and psychological safety in western concert dance class. And that work finally has a home!

Psychological Safety in the Western Concert Dance Technique Class. Video essay and transcript with Halie Bahr and Cat Kamrath Monson. Published in Conversations a Journal of the Dance Studies Association. Fall 2024.

Reviews for "Have You Seen Boomer" at LakeHouseRanchdotPNG

It’s not often my work gets mentioned in reviews. It’s even more rare to have substantial comments on it appear. So I feel really excited that the 3 reviews published for the absurdist “Have You Boomer?” kicking of LakeHouseRanchdotPNG’s third season have not only included my name, but some great commentary as well.

Miami Herald

When the Lights Go Out (a Miami events website)

South Florida Theatre Magazine

The show closes Sept. 1, so get your tickets now!

I am so grateful to Karina Batchelor-Gomez for being a clear and generous collaborator and Brandon Urrutia for having me back at the Ranch.

And of course, Richard K. Weber and Bianca Utset, for making me look good while you do all the hard work of telling this story in such nuanced, embodied ways. Thank you.

Reporting Resources for if you Experience Unsafe Working Conditions as a Performer

Actors' Equity Workplace Safety Resources for Harassment, Bullying, Abuse or other unsafe work environments: 

AGMA

SAG-AFTRA reporting and resources website

New Project is a Doris Duke Foundation Finalist for the Performing Arts Technologies Lab Grant

A new project, created by me (Nicole Perry), AI Engineer Pedram Nimreezi, and Filmmaker Ed Talavera, has been selected as a Doris Duke Foundation Finalist for the Performing Arts Technologies Lab grant!

About our Project:

It is the goal of Totentanz to increase ownership and creative agency of choreographers and dancers, while at the same time increasing access to dance performances.

This project proposes to protect the creator(s), performance(s), and the performer(s), by providing tools and a platform for storing and sharing videos of choreographers who do not wish to have their works available for AI training.

This powerful combination of technological access and protection allows choreographers to promote their work, and reach audiences worldwide, while at the same time upholding their creative agency and protecting their intellectual property.

While being a finalist is not a guarantee of funding, it’s still pretty cool. It means the nation’s biggest arts funder thought that our idea was really worthwhile. In fact, they received 745 applications and only 40 are finalists! Stay tuned for news from me, and Momentum Stage, who is acting as our fiscal sponsor and nonprofit partner, in September when final decisions are made!

Live Arts 23-24 Season Wrap

This week I have production meetings for 3 shows in organizations 24-25 theatre seasons, so it seems like a good time to wrap 23-24!
-3 shows as an ID (one was both dance and intimacy) that played out of state
-15 professional productions creating dance, intimacy, and/or violence
- 6 shows in educational settings with intimacy or dance by me
And 24-25 is off to a strong start!

SAG Registry Status

I recently achieved SAG-AGTRA pre-registry status as an Intimacy Coordinator.

What does this mean?

Pretty much nothing. I will continue to do the work I get in Florida, with the occasional travel offers. My rates aren’t changing. I’m not moving. I’m just on a website.

I have some real issues with the registry, as I think it is incredibly inequitable for folks who live in small markets, and has the potential to create more inequality in terms of access and income, if the program stays as it is. I’ve spoken to several folks at SAG, several times, about ways I would like to see this program change to become more equitable and sustainable. But for now, we are where we are.

And much as I wanted to be certified as a way to honor myself for the time and money spent on training, I want to be on this list as a way to honor myself for the work I put, not just on training, but on making connections, doing a good job, and creating a reputation I am proud of.

So, both things are true. I am very glad to be on the Intimacy Coordinator pre-registry for SAG-AFTRA, and I wish the program was better.