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The Unburdening
Southern Utah University Faculty Dance Concert , 2023

Dancers: Olivia Willden and Ashley Thormahlen, Elley White and Ashley Thormahlen. (double cast)
Photographer: Asher Swan
Costumes: Matthew Pederson
Lighting Designer/projections: Kolby Clark
Technical Director: Kyle Cook

Some stills from my MFA graduate film: Fragmentary Evidence; Detritus

Dancers:
Darby Epperson
Grace Parker Horrocks

Jacob Byrd
Kate Coleman
Gabriella Dominguez
William McAfee
Mariko McCully
Alucard Mendoza
Sydney Richardson
David Underwood III

Music Composed by Kyle DeTarnowsky
Director of Photography and Editor: Sam Chavez 
Edited by Sam Chavez
Lighting: Michael Sheck
Additional crew: Sylvie Gosse, Ahmed Selim
Directed, Choreographed, and Conceived by Nancy Dobbs Owen
in Discussion, Collaboration, and Experimentation with the dancers

Young Dancers:
Cillian Harms
Sydney N. Kaye
Emma Norovsambuu
Alisa Rainin
Penelope Yera

Deepest gratitude to:
Anna Cheselka Dance Center
Degas Dance Center and Anacia Weiskittel
Judith Dobbs,
Gale Jackson, JuPong Lin, Sharon Siskin
Paula Thomson
Shot on location at the Performing Arts Center Annex in Van Nuy, CA
Covid 19 Protocols were followed for this shoot.



Photos from The No Dominion Shoot, Nov. 2020

So many gorgeous shots from our No Dominion video shoot. The brilliant photographer is Charlene LeFever. The gorgeous dancers are Darby Epperson and Ryan Ruiz. The lighting is by Adam West. (The video is on my media page, definitely check it out!

Marina Del Rey Symphony Orchestra
Burton Chase Park, July 25, 2019
George Gershwin's An American In Paris
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Craig Safan's Sirens
Conductor: Frank Fetta, Choreographer: Nancy Dobbs Owen

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JM Rodriguez, Sarah Gomez, Darby Epperson, Jacob Byrd, Aria Alekzander, Spencer Ramirez, Kate Coleman, Michael Tomlin III, L.T.(Luis) Martinez, Eryn Orsburn
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Clockwise from left: Michael Tomlin III, Aria Alekzander, Spencer Ramirez, Darby Epperson, Jacob Byrd, Sarah Gomez, JM Rodriguez, Eryn Orsburn, L.T. (Luis) Martinez, Kate Coleman
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The Company in Sirens, music by Craig Safan
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Kate Coleman and Michael Tomlin III
All press photos: Heidi-Marie Photography
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Michael Tomlin III
Dress Rehearsal Photos
GingerSole Photography
Sirens (click on the thumbnail for the entire photo)
Lead Couple: Kate Coleman and Michael Tomlin III
Ensemble: Darby Epperson, Sarah Gomez, Eryn Orsburn
Jacob Byrd, JM Rodriguez, Spencer Ramirez

An American In Paris: (click on the thumbnail for the entire photo)
Lead Couple: Spencer Ramirez and Aria Alekzander 
Ensemble: Kate Coleman, Darby Epperson, Sarah Gomez, Eryn Orsburn, Michael Tomlin III, Jacob Bryd, JM Rodriguez, L.T. Martinez

Hollywood Fringe Festival, 2019: 
Rewind, A New 90s Pop Musical
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David Sasik, Megan Beard, Suzanne Slade, Natalie Miller, Thomas Adoue Polk, Chris Kerrigan, Nelson Hayne
Rewind, A New 80s Pop Musical:
Written and Produced by Sam and Geoffrey Rose
Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019 at the Actors' Company Live Art Theatre
Directed and Choreographed by Nancy Dobbs Owen
Assistant Director/Stage Manager: Darby Epperson
Cast: David Sasik, Megan Beard, Suzanne Slade, Natalie Miller, Thomas Adoue Polk, Chris Kerrigan, Nelson Hayne

INKFEST 2019
2 Cents Theatre Group at the Hudson Theater
Inhale/Exhale by Amy Dellagiarino
....a woman at the end of her rope and a guardian angel who sucks at his job.....what could go wrong?
Starring Krista Conti and Aedryun Wulf
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Marina Del Rey Symphony Ballet: Bernstein at 100
3 Dance Episodes from On The Town
West Side Story Suites

Conducted by Frank Fetta, Choreography by Nancy Dobbs Owen
Burton Chase Park, Marina Del Rey
July 26, 2018

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The Company: Antoine Lee, Eryn Orsburn, Darby Epperson, Jacob Byrd, Kate Coleman, Zach Bez, Timmy Lewis, Megan Merry
Publicity Photos shot by Heidi Marie and Timmy Lewis. 
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Performance Shots!
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Production Stills from Bodies: Place Called Us, A Music Video for Gun Control
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Alexanndra Woodley and Dancers
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Gillian Leach, Jason Vu and Dancers
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Agnes Aurelie Anglade, Eryn Orsburn, Michelle Acosta Thompson
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Alex Mackey

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Reuben Uy and Sierra Marcks in Welcome to the White Room. Photo: Darrett Sanders
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Welcome To The White Room Theatre of Note, August 2017
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Alexanndra Woodley
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Alexanndra Woodley
These beautiful production stills are from our April 14, 2018 shoot for Bodies, Place For Us, A Music Video for Gun Control. Featuring Alex Mackey and starring 22 dancers, the video takes us through a girl's experience after a school shooting.  Though a serious and heartbreaking piece of work, there are moments of levity and a real sense of hope at the end.  Directed by Reena Dutt, choreographed by me, and produced by Danielle Phelan, Ginn Thomas and Puppett, with Executive Production by Penelope Wong, under the auspices of Cinefemme and We Make Movies.

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Sierra Marcks and Chris Gardner in Welcome to the White Room. Photo: Darrett Sanders
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Carousel
AMDA College and Conservatory of Dance
Spring 2017 BFA Musical
Directed by Oahn Nguyen
Musical Direction by Richard Berent
Choreography: Nancy Dobbs Owen


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Julia Sanford in Patty Cassidy's "Whatever Will Happen To Daisy?"
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Julia Sanford in Patty Cassidy's "Whatever Will Happen To Daisy?"

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Stephanie Morgan, Eleen Hsu-Wentlandt and Sylvie Gosse
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Marc and Sylvie
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Eleen, Sylvie, Marc Francoeur, Terri Turco and Sylvie
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Marc Francoeur
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Though I was officially the choreographer, I doubled much of the harder dancing so those are my legs in the short tutu....

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The ensemble of "Enron" at The Production Company. Directed by August Viverito
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The Chaminade Players in Pippin. Directed by Yvette Lawrence Bishop with Musical Direction by Dan Redfeld, Acobatics by Tarrylee Silke and choreography by me. This high school does professional quality shows every single time. So so good.
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Where's Charly??? 42nd Street Moon's production starring Keith Pinto

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Loved working with POP on this anime Mikado!
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Jaqueline Wright's surreal drama at Theatre of Note. Directed by Adrian Alex Cruz.
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One of my all time favorite shows.
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PictureThe Company
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Assassins, produced by Sight Unseen Theatre, and directed by Cindy Marie Jenkins, started my choreography career in Los Angeles. I was in a show with the Musical Director, Andy Mitton and he asked if I wanted to audition. Without thinking, I said, "No.... but I would love to choreograph it..."  I have not looked back.

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