BIOGRAPHY

Isabelle Nelson is a Distinguished Graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance and upon graduating commenced work with JAVA Dance Company. She toured both nationally and internationally; performing in Festivals throughout NZ and Australia. Working alongside the freelance dance community in works such as ‘WOW’ – Malia Johnston; with ‘BiPeds Productions’ and ‘JAVA,’ provided Isabelle with the opportunity to work with some of NZ’s most established choreographers and performers.

Since moving to Europe she has worked with ‘de KISS moves FUSION dance theatre’, for ‘Hollands Got Talent;’ receiving the vote for ‘Audience’s Favourite.’ She has also collaborated with diverse range of artists and companies throughout her years in Europe such as  ‘Jelena Kostic,’ ‘Curtis & CO.’ ‘Dans Theatre AYA‘ and ZEP Productions (touring NL), ‘Tanzcompagnie Giessen,’ Dutch Nationale Opera which recently was honored “Best Opera Company 2023” by the international jury of the OPER! AWARDS(NL), ‘Isabelle Beernaert,‘ ‘DansMakers Open Podium,’ ‘New Dance Company’ touring to Skopje Festival, Macedonia, ‘ANT Physical Theater,’ and ‘House of Makers.’

Isabelle has also been commissioned to choreograph works for the likes of Jett Rebel, Café Belcampo and Vondelpark Openluchttheater (NL) Tańca Zawirowania (PL), Florence Dance Festival (IT) and Tempo Dance Festival (NZ), Tanzart Ost-West festival (DE) Dansblok (NL) and The ‘Dutch Ministry of Defense’ (DMO) that performed in Hart Van Holland (2019). Isabelle has taught at Henny Jurriëns Stichting, Fontys, Codarts, The International School (AICS) Amsterdam, Amsterdam Dance Centre, Chasse Dance Studios, Tanzzentrale Nurnberg, Dance without Limits (CZ), New Zealand School of Dance, Toi Poneke, LOD Dance Studios, Standouts Dance & Drama (NZ) as well as workshops on behalf of Danstheater AYA. Thanks to the support of ‘SED & Cultuur Ondernemen’ 2018/19, ‘WerktuigPPO’, ‘Fonds Podiumkunsten’, ‘Amsterdam Fund for the Arts’ (2021) the ‘Kulturfactory International Art Residency’ and the ‘IHTS Aubenton Arts Residency’ she has had the ability to further develop her own choreographic work.

BIOGRAPHY

Isabelle Nelson is a Distinguished Graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance and upon graduating commenced work with JAVA Dance Company. She toured both nationally and internationally; performing in Festivals throughout NZ and Australia. Working alongside the freelance dance community in works such as ‘WOW’ – Malia Johnston; with ‘BiPeds Productions’ and ‘JAVA,’ provided Isabelle with the opportunity to work with some of NZ’s most established choreographers and performers.

Since moving to Europe she has worked with ‘de KISS moves FUSION dance theatre’, for ‘Hollands Got Talent;’ receiving the vote for ‘Audience’s Favourite.’ She has also collaborated with diverse range of artists and companies throughout her years in Europe such as  ‘Jelena Kostic,’ ‘Curtis & CO.’ ‘Dans Theatre AYA‘ and ZEP Productions (touring NL), ‘Tanzcompagnie Giessen,’ Dutch Nationale Opera which recently was honored “Best Opera Company 2023” by the international jury of the OPER! AWARDS(NL), ‘Isabelle Beernaert,‘ ‘DansMakers Open Podium,’ ‘New Dance Company’ touring to Skopje Festival, Macedonia, ‘ANT Physical Theater,’ and ‘House of Makers.’

Isabelle has also been commissioned to choreograph works for the likes of Jett Rebel, Café Belcampo and Vondelpark Openluchttheater (NL) Tańca Zawirowania (PL), Florence Dance Festival (IT) and Tempo Dance Festival (NZ), Tanzart Ost-West festival (DE) Dansblok (NL) and The ‘Dutch Ministry of Defense’ (DMO) that performed in Hart Van Holland (2019). Isabelle has taught at Henny Jurriëns Stichting, Fontys, Codarts, The International School (AICS) Amsterdam, Amsterdam Dance Centre, Chasse Dance Studios, Tanzzentrale Nurnberg, Dance without Limits (CZ), New Zealand School of Dance, Toi Poneke, LOD Dance Studios, Standouts Dance & Drama (NZ) as well as workshops on behalf of Danstheater AYA. Thanks to the support of ‘SED & Cultuur Ondernemen’ 2018/19, ‘WerktuigPPO’, ‘Fonds Podiumkunsten’, ‘Amsterdam Fund for the Arts’ (2021) the ‘Kulturfactory International Art Residency’ and the ‘IHTS Aubenton Arts Residency’ she has had the ability to further develop her own choreographic work.

Special thanks to the ‘Dorothy Daniels Dance Scholarship,’ the Wellington Freemasons as well as Roy Savage who supported me to venture into the unknown. “It’s this idea of creating something that was worthwhile,”… Mr Savage