Megan Nicely is a dancer/choreographer and PhD candidate in
Performance Studies at Tisch School of the Arts/NYU. She has
performed in the US, UK, and Europe, most recently at the Edinburgh
International Festival as a butoh dancer in the Handel opera
Admeto, under the direction of Doris Dörrie and Tadashi Endo. Based
in the Bay Area for many years, her group Megan Nicely &
Company has received grants from the San Francisco Arts Commission,
Zellerbach Family Foundation, American Composers Forum, and Theatre
Bay Area. She has published in TDR, Performance Research, Contact
Quarterly, Dancer Magazine, and In Dance, taught in the Performing
Arts and Social Justice program at the University of San Francisco,
served on the board of the Field/SF, worked as a non-profit
bookkeeper for the Magic Theatre, and recently ended a 2-year stint
as Managing Editor for TDR. Her current collaborations involve
dance, video, and live sound.
