Nicole von Arx
Artistic Director and Choreographer at NVA & Guests
- Role
- Artistic Director and Choreographer at Nva & Guests
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nicole von Arx
Born outside of London and raised in Hong Kong and Switzerland, Nicole von Arx 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, Sam Houston State University, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, DAF International, 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 & 2025 NYSCA grant recipient, 2025 Danse Mirage Foundation grant recipient, a 20••••25 and 20••••26 CUNY Dance Initiative residency recipient, and a 2025 finalist of the Princess Grace Award for Choreography. Nicole has been an artist in residence at The Westside Theatre, Dance Initiative, Leimay Incubator, and a 2020 Lauréate of a Gland Culture Grant. As a performer, she has worked with Carte Blanche, Bryan Arias, The Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Chicago Lyric Opera, Company XIV, Loni Landon, and Romeo Castellucci. Since 2014, she has been creating under the name NVA & Guests.
Experience
Artistic Director and Choreographer
Aug 2014 — Present
The mission of NVA & Guests is to create evocative, interdisciplinary movement-based live performances and films that forge genuine connections among the spectator, stage, and screen. With playful narration, ambiguous characters, dynamic physicality, and a touch of humor, Artistic Director Nicole von Arx draws upon her background in contemporary and immersive dance/theatre scenes to create individualized environments for anyone engaged in the performance space. The resulting work invites audiences and collaborators alike to actively participate in the theatergoing experience while remaining present in their bodies and minds.
Education
Ecole MOSER
High School
2008
The Ailey School
Certificate in Dance, Dance
2008 — 2011
Skills
- Improvisation
- Contemporary Dance
- Choreography
- Teaching
- Modern Dance
- Ballet
- Art
- Entertainment
- Acting
- Dance Education
- Dance
- Performing Arts
- Theatre
- Arts Administration
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