ABOUT THE RESIDENCY
Maeror is an evening-length piece about grief. How and when do we learn to cope with bereavement? Are we ever truly prepared for it? And if we have yet to experience it, how can we recognize and support those actively grieving amongst us? We seek to explore, to better understand, and to let it move through us.
CREATIVE TEAM
Nicole Vaughn-Diaz—Choreographer and Performer
Thryn Saxon—Dancer
Kendall Teague—Dancer
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Nicole Vaughan-Diaz (she/her) is a choreographer, filmmaker, and performer based in Asheville, NC. Originally from Miami, FL, Vaughan-Diaz earned a BFA in Dance Performance from the University of South FL (2013), where she was granted the BRAVO and Hope Rietschlin scholarship awards for exceptional artistry.
As a performer, Vaughan-Diaz has been an integral member of Kate Weare Company (NYC) from 2013 to the present and was nominated for the prestigious Princess Grace Award for Performance. Additionally, Vaughan-Diaz has had the pleasure of performing works by Doug Varone, Rosie Herrera, Sasha Waltz, Michael Foley, Kate Hilliard, Luke Murphy, and ODC/Dance.
In 2019, Vaughan-Diaz founded NVD Project, and has since presented work at venues including: Judson Memorial Church (NYC), The Public Theater (NYC), Arts on Site (NYC), and more. Vaughan-Diaz’s choreographic work has been hand-selected and presented by The Future Dance Festival (NYC), the North Carolina Dance Festival (Greensboro, NC), and was awarded the Challenge Winner Award (2019) at the 24th Annual DanceNOW Festival of New York City. In 2023, NVD Project was commissioned by the American Dance Festival, as part of the Made in North Carolina series, and was recently awarded a 2024 Choreographic Fellowship at the Trillium Arts residency center in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.