MOLLY&NOLA
MOLLY&NOLA is Molly Ross and Nola Sporn Smith. We met as students in the dance department at the University of Michigan in 2010, and began making work in NYC as MOLLY&NOLA in 2017. Our work has been presented by Movement Research at the Judson Church; New Dance Alliance’s Performance Mix Festival; Center for Performance Research’s Fall Movement Festival; Pioneers Go East Collective; and at a variety of galleries, music venues and DIY spaces around the city (Trans Pecos; The Glove; Chaos Computer; Assembly Room Gallery; SECRET DUNGEON, and more). We have been in residence at Keshet Center for the Arts (Albuquerque, NM) and New Dance Alliance’s LiftOff program (NYC).
Photo by Maria Baranova
Molly is a performer and choreographer based in Brooklyn. Her solo work has been presented at PAGEANT, Essex Flowers, and FourOneOne in NYC, and has been supported by New Dance Alliance’s Satellite Residency and the Lakeside Inn Artist Residency Program. She loves dancing with Jo McKendry, Austin Selden, and Nola.
Nola is a dance & theater artist from Brooklyn, NY. Nola was nominated for a 2019 “Bessie” Outstanding Performer Award for her work with Stacy Grossfield. In addition to collaborating with Molly and dancing for Stacy, Nola has recently worked with Nicole Mannarino, cakeface, Eryka Dellenbach, and Donna Uchizono Company. She can also be found performing alongside musicians Paco Cathcart/The Cradle (NYC); Dead Tooth (NYC); and Betsy Soukup (Detroit, MI). Nola is a caretaker of The Woods, an affordable rehearsal space and venue for artists located in Ridgewood, Queens.