Master Class with Nicole Vaughan-Diaz

NC Dance Festival artist Nicole Vaughan-Diaz will lead a master class based on current repertory material, aimed at deepening our movement through connection to the floor and pelvic awareness. We will speak on artistic expression and performative qualities that best support our movement intentions. *Knee pads are never a bad idea*

Nicole is one of the featured artists in the NC Dance Festival mainstage performance Oct 8.

Intermediate/Advanced dancers 13+. This class may be filmed or photographed for publicity. Please contact Anne at anne@danceproject.org if you do not wish to be photographed.

Nicole Vaughan-Diaz (Asheville) is a choreographer and performer, newly based in Asheville, NC, and is a current member of Kate Weare Company (2013-); performing originating roles as part of the companies Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and Joyce Theater seasons, among many others. Additionally, she has performed works by Sasha Waltz, Kate Hilliard, Luke Murphy, and ODC Theater of San Francisco. In 2013, Vaughan-Diaz graduated cum laude from the University of South Florida, receiving a BFA in dance performance, where she was awarded the BRAVO and Hope Rietschlin scholarship awards for exceptional artistry and performance. Vaughan-Diaz is now devoting time to explore her emergence as a choreographer and filmmaker under the title NVD Project. Her work has premiered at venues, including: Judson Memorial Church (NY), The Public Theater (NY), Arts on Site (NY), and Kauffman Concert Hall at 92NY (NY). In 2019, Vaughan-Diaz was awarded the Challenge Winner Award of the 24th Annual DanceNOW Festival at The Public Theater in New York City, and the development of her work has been supported by Connecticut-based residency The Dragon’s Egg and DanceNOW of NYC.