Nicole L Olson
THE ELEGY OF MAMAH
Work is inspired by Mary (Mamah) Borthwick Cheney, FLW's mistress. He built Taliesin in Wisconsin for the two of them.
Nicole L Olson, artistic director of NicoleOlson|MovementChaos, has presented work in such venues as the Kennedy Center and TBA Festival in Portland. Her choreography has been seen in Phoenix Theatre’s “Evita” and “Once”. Alternative spaces is her focus; creating for Phoenix Art Museum, SMOCA, and galleries throughout Phoenix, and five evening length pieces for internationally-awarded Canal Convergence 2018 and 2019, presented by Scottsdale Public Art. Olson was awarded the Mayor’s Arts Award in 2016, along with Phoenix New Times’ “Best Dancer, 2016” and “Best Collaboration, 2018”. Nicole was awarded 1st Runner-Up for Artlink’s Annual Juried Exhibition ’20.
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Costume Design by Marlina Ramos Kessler