Laura K. Nicoll (she/her/hers) has been working in New York City since 2008. Before that, she was a professional dancer with Pittsburgh Ballet Theater and on a cruise ship. She was born & raised in Maine and still has strong ties there. Laura works independently and in collaboration with individual artists as a performer, choreographer, and filmmaker, often in deep collaboration. In addition to the work represented on this website, she recently directed two short films: We’re Not in Harlem Anymore (2026), and Doc: Race, Revolution, Relativity and The Confessions of a Time Traveling Terrorist (2023).
Laura is currently the Executive Director of Event Marketing at Business Insider. She has also done marketing for The Atlantic Festival, Bates Dance Festival, NYC FREE (Little Island’s inaugural festival), Performance Space 122, and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council / River To River Festival.
See below for select headshots & performance photos & links to select work.
photos (above and below) by Maria Baranova (2022)
teaser trailer for We’re Not in Harlem Anymore (2026)
full short film Doc: Race, Revolution, Relativity and The Confessions of a Time Traveling Terrorist (2023)
photos from various Foxy Films performances:
The Passion Project, BrandoCapote, A Christmas Carol
excerpt of TYSON vs. ALI, directed by Reid Farrington, choreographed by Laura K. Nicoll
excerpt from CasablancaBox, directed by Reid Farrington, written by Sara Farrington, choreographed by Laura K. Nicoll
excerpt from BrandoCapote, directed by Reid Farrington, written by Sara Farrington, choreographed by Laura K. Nicoll
photos below by Alexandra Genova (2019)
photos below by Jonathan Hsu during Bates Dance Festival residency (2018)
