perfomers

Noellie Bordelet

Noellie Bordelet is a native of Paris, France and moved to LA in 2004. She studied dance at the Studio Harmonic School in Paris. She received training from choreographers and teachers Corinne Lanselle, Bea Buffin, Domi nique Lesdema,  & Bruno Collinet.  The emphasis of her studies were: the relaxed and natural weight of the body, contact and connection with the floor, the kinesphere, the quality of movement, anatomical awareness, musicality, and an allowance for the natural execution of the bodies ranges of motion, virtuosity, and subtlety.  After receiving her diploma ( D.E.) she collaborated with above choreographers and performed in theaters such asTheatre de Paris, L’Oplympia, Cafe de la danse, Theatre Mogador, and at others venues throughout France.  In 2005, she joined Oni Dance and was nominated 2005 & 2006 for the Lester Horton Award best female performer for her work in Oni Dance’s Bandits and La Hora de Salir.  She also worked with Victoria Marks, Lionel Popkin, Laura Gorenstein Miller’s Helios Dance Theater, and Stephanie Nugent. www.noelliebordelet.com

Nguyen Nguyen

Nguyen Nguyen was born in Vietnam and came to the United States at the age of 7. He received a Regents Scholarship to attend UCLA and graduated with a B.S. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Nguyen received his teaching certification as a District Intern and taught for the Los Angeles Unified School District. He holds a cleared credential for secondary Biological/Chemical Science. Nguyen is currently a member of Maria Gillespie’s Oni Dance as well as Holly Johnston’s Ledges and Bones dance project, and has also performed with Collage Dance Theater. He has worked and collaborated with local artists Taisha Paggett, Shyamala Moorty, Nicole Smith and Eva Aymami. His own works has been presented at Highways Performance Space, Ananotomy Riot, Diavalo Space, Citrus College Dance Festival, Santa Monica’s “Music and Dance by the Pier”, "Dancers For Life" at Landis Performing Arts Center, and the American College Dance Festivals. Nguyen is on dance faculty at Santa Monica College where he teaches contemporary movement.

Carlos Rodriguez

Carlos Rodriguez, a native of El Salvador, was raised in California from the age of ten, and started his dance training at age 17. He studied at Santa Ana College and the ADF School in North Carolina. While there he performed works by David Dorfman, Donald McKayle, Gail Gilbert, and Andrea Woods. Carlos has also performed works by Heather Gillette as an American College Dance Festival Gala Finalist. Other credits include performances with Dance Touring Ensemble (Orange County), Notoriety Inc., Pasadena City Ballet, Collage Dance Theatre, Ptero Dance Theater, APAP and Dancers Responding to AIDS in NYC, and Fusion Dance Theatre. Currently he is a member of Oni Dance and Regina Klenjoski Dance Co., where he is a teacher for RKDC’s residency and is a guest choreographer for SAC. Carlos was recently nominated for the best male performer award by the Beverly Hills Outlook.

Kevin Williamson

Kevin Williamson - graduated from UCLA with a BA in World Arts & Cultures in 2004. He has studied and performed with progressive ensembles TanzAtelierWien in Vienna and David Gordon's Pick Up Performance Co. in New York.  He performed in the world premiere of Julie Taymor's "Grendel" for the LA Opera, choreographed by Angelin Preljocaj and most recently in "Don Giovanni" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. He is a company member of Maria Gillespie's Oni Dance in LA that was nominated for best company performance at the Lestor Horton Awards for "La Hora de Salir" and who most recently performed at the Ford Amphitheatre and Joyce Soho in NYC.  Kevin is also a member of LA Contemporary Dance Company performing at the Reverb Festival at Alvin Ailey in NYC, the Los Angeles Dance Invitational at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, and Diavolo Performance Space.  He co-directed their first evening length work "pinky swear" with artistic director Kate Hutter.  His goal is to continue his research in real-time composition and the fragility of structured improvisation in performance. He is a guest artist for the cirque-vaudeville ensemble Lucent Dossier.  Other credits include performances for the AIDS Benefit Food for Thought at Danspace and ABS-CBN Television at the Rose Bowl and choreography for the Highways Festival of Work in Santa Monica and the Winter Music Conference in Miami. Commercial projects include TV/Video works directed by Fatima Robinson, John Landis, and Michael Rooney for MTV, PBS, and NBC.

Yiwen Chen

Yiwen Chen, a native of Taipei, Taiwan, moved to Los Angeles in 2006. She began her dance training at Tainan Woman’s College of Art & Technology, where she studied history of Chinese dance and western dance, modern dance, Chinese ethnic dance, anatomy, kinesiology, pedagogy etc. while there she performed in Ren Wu dance theatre and had taught Chinese ethnic dance in Tainan County GueiRen Elementary School for three years. Since moving to Los Angeles, she has worked with Shana Menaker, Jenny Backhaus, and joined Oni Dance in 2008.

Holly Johnston | Guest Artist and Collaborator

Holly Johnston is the artistic director and choreographer for Ledges and Bones Dance Project. She is recognized for being “…a fearless investigator of the human condition”- LA Times. Holly’s choreography has been presented throughout Los Angeles, San Francisco and Arizona. Several colleges and universities have commissioned Johnston’s choreography. Holly holds a BA in Dance from Loyola Marymount University and has taught for numerous universities among them, UCLA, CalArts, CSU Long Beach, and Loyola Marymount University. She has taught her high-velocity idiosyncratic physicality in Master Classes throughout Southern California. Holly also toured nationally and internationally with TONGUE Contemporary Dance during her eight years as rehearsal director, master teacher, and principle dancer. She has been nominated for five Lester Horton Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Performance and Costume Design. She is currently working with Ledges and Bones, String Theory Productions, Rosanna Gamson/World Wide, Victoria Marks and Oni Dance.

 Past Peformers:

Shelley Wilcox, Johnny Tu, Diana Mehoudar, Natalie Bowers, Lillian Bitkoff, Damon Patrick Rago, Holly Rothschild, Chris Stanley, Todd McQuade, Alesia Young, Miyo, Monica Gillette, and Robbie Shaw.