Nomad: A Contemporary Ballet Film

Above: Kristen McGrew, choreographer and artistic director of Nomad Contemporary Ballet; photo by Melissa Bartucci

Last summer, last I attended Nomad’s premiere performance and I have kept in touch with the Company’s photographer, Melissa Bartucci. I ran into Kristen and Melissa last week and they told me about an exciting new project they are involved in: Joshua MacLeod, executive editor of Vesper magazine, is creating a film in collaboration with Nomad Contemporary Ballet. They invited me to a workshop which is part of the creative process for the film.

The workshop ran for three days at MMAC; I went on the final day. Joshua and the magazine’s art director Lalique Martinez were there filming and shooting, along with Melissa who provided me with the images for this article. The work being filmed is Kristen McGrew’s newest choreographic creation, Wind Spirits.

Here are Melissa Bartucci’s images of some the dancers who took part in the workshop or who are members of the Nomad company: