Nichole Canuso is a choreographer and performer working with movement, film, spatial design, and words. A dedicated improviser, Canuso’s career is grounded in ensemble processes that invite the bodies and memories of the audience into the heart of the projects. Her work's passion is creating moments of connection across distances of geography, perspective, and emotion, and the intimacy of simple exchanges. The branching paths of collaboration bring her into contact with artists, activists, and community members of all kinds. They facilitate, perform, dialogue, and grow together. Her evolution through new training and perspectives is nourished by her roots in inquiry and collaboration. She believes both in the power of the local, and in the ethical obligation to reach beyond the familiar towards what challenges her.

Canuso founded a nonprofit performance company as a home for these endeavors in 2004. Her path is fueled by residencies, fellowships, and project presentations that allow her to interact with national and international audiences, expanding her understanding of and connections with communities globally. These include residencies at MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography, Millay Arts, and the Bogliasco Center; a 2017 Pew Fellowship and a 2021 NEXUS/New York Stage & Film Fellowship; and project presentations at New York Live Arts, American Repertory Theater, Los Angeles Performance Practice as well as across Hungary, Mexico, Poland, Sweden, Italy, Japan, Scotland, and the Czech Republic.