https://nvdproject.com/home-us daily 1.0 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1580583890943-PGUYRVJ59BA9UFE42T54/Foot4.jpg HOME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1580597163423-7XRVNFBU1BHSMOZR6W21/hand3.jpg HOME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581388025704-Y2OY7N4LMP7FURZN6SNF/background.jpg HOME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1690470988916-32KL9MKB73KZZ8IOGOH5/IMG_2556.JPG HOME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581553372527-GJ2MBWDUWSWMH40K1150/alternate.jpg HOME https://nvdproject.com/about-us daily 0.75 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1580688202521-CQFW1PTZDONENEPYZ90N/grey-wall-2117937.jpg ABOUT US https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1584310673779-9T7VSONQJDE1NEVZ6L2O/background.jpg ABOUT US https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1585164059315-U9CDOKJYTWRWN3NL3WUV/potential%2B.jpg ABOUT US https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/907dd8b1-2474-4c56-8c7c-abc684814687/IMG_9164-2.jpg ABOUT US - NVD Project is is a movement-based organization led by artistic director Nicole Vaughan-Diaz, based in Asheville, North Carolina. Through contemporary dance and film, the project creates poignant, visually striking explorations of the human condition. NVD Project tells the stories of us—our shared memories and emotional landscapes made manifest through movement. Grounded in the belief that kinesthetic intelligence is to be honored and refined, the project celebrates the power of movement to open new pathways for empathy, meaningful dialogue, and personal reflection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/ec4167fb-1fc2-4f75-961c-a982c0720bdb/NVD+Headshot1.jpg ABOUT US - Nicole Vaughan-Diaz is a choreographer, performer, and filmmaker based in Asheville, North Carolina. Originally from Miami, Florida, she holds a BFA in Dance Performance from the University of South Florida, where she received the BRAVO and Hope Rietschlin scholarships for exceptional artistry. Her work has been recognized for its rigor, emotional intensity, and precision, marked by a fearless physicality and a poetic attention to detail. As a performer, Vaughan-Diaz has been a core member of the critically acclaimed Kate Weare Company (NYC) since 2013. She has also performed works by Doug Varone, Rosie Herrera, Sasha Waltz, Michael Foley, Kate Hilliard, Luke Murphy, and ODC/Dance, contributing a refined physical intelligence and depth to a wide range of choreographic voices. In 2019, Vaughan-Diaz founded NVD Project, presenting work at venues including Judson Memorial Church, The Public Theater, and Arts on Site in New York City. Her choreography has been hand-selected for The Future Dance Festival (NYC) and the North Carolina Dance Festival, and she received the Challenge Winner Award at the 24th Annual DanceNOW Festival of New York City. Her work has been noted for its compositional mastery and clarity of vision. In 2023, Vaughan-Diaz was commissioned by the American Dance Festival to create a new work for the Made in NC series, which she is currently adapting for film. In 2024, she was named an Artist in Residence at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City and is now preparing for the premiere of her newest work, commissioned by Charlotte Ballet, to be performed in February 2026. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/f3c10a74-0fd6-4e98-b7ee-88dbdebce373/kendall.jpg ABOUT US - Kendall Teague Raised in the mountains of western North Carolina, Teague attended the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, SC. He began his professional career in 2008 as a corps de ballet member of San Francisco Ballet in the Bay Area. He has since performed with North Carolina Dance Theatre, Complexions Contemporary Ballet under Dwight Rhoden, Ballet San Jose, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, ODC/Dance, Kate Weare Company, and Stewart/Owen Dance. Beyond performance, Teague is affiliated with The Patriot Project as a healing movement practitioner, supporting veterans in addressing physical and emotional challenges resulting from their service. He has been a core member of NVD Project since 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/f298c8d3-5412-4628-ae5b-52e0b39997e9/IMG_9642.jpeg ABOUT US - Ryan Rouland-Smith hails from Colorado where he graduated from the Denver School of the Arts. A recipient of the Carpenter Scholarship, Smith graduated cum laude from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in Dance and Choreography. A scholarship recipient at the American Dance Festival, Smith worked with John Jasperse and Reggie Wilson as well as performing in the first reconstruction of Bill T. Jones’ Love Redefined. He is a current member of Kate Weare Company and Company SBB , as well as a guest performer with ODC Theatre in San Francisco. Smith, has been a integral member of NVD Project since its early stages of experimental, risky studio work. He is honored to be a part of this new and exciting process. https://nvdproject.com/upcoming daily 0.75 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1585192373689-SIXEQTGNMDNIDBZKPOLD/p.jpg Upcoming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1585233328079-AR3BDHOFFLHU0HB6XXTK/abstract-art-black-background-blur-1040499%281%29.jpg Upcoming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1585233393944-HOHIYD9XFQ9R3E2C0967/background.jpg Upcoming https://nvdproject.com/works daily 0.75 2025-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581124042519-Z39SMFUZKGKJ2F4WPUHM/texture-wall-floor-stone-8892.jpg Works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1585169407459-CX4485DZ9PH3YUUPTW9G/190907_DanceNow_Nicole_VaughanDiaz_013.jpg Works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/825239f8-a5ef-43b9-8493-8110f8be3bad/IMG_2561.jpg Works - Make it stand out Photo: Nicole Vaughan-Diaz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/6800ef6a-1ef0-4ec0-a38e-541383c1a0c1/NVD8.jpg Works - Make it stand out Photo: Nicole Vaughan-Diaz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581127654675-SI2T4SW078MT1FQOYMGZ/0328C7FA-897A-42C0-B2EF-5CD24D890ED4.jpg Works Photo: Emily Olson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581127826652-EOR0EZKRR27APYMV7N8X/A82E42BF-1803-4A39-9301-EB7D03020CA9.JPG Works Photo: Yi-Chun Wu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581127947250-R0B360H3FEIQ8MI56NO4/5AFDCABC-CDC8-4068-953B-403836677A64.JPG Works Photo: Kyle Netzeband https://nvdproject.com/contactus daily 0.75 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1690400627628-NY0ON2W4RNJR8TF5UND6/MadeInNC-083.jpg Contact Us https://nvdproject.com/pheromone daily 0.75 2020-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581195771837-95G1F0F286FL7ANL9JMI/texture-wall-floor-stone-8892.jpg pheromone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581197200393-AWSWIBGFMOMOAVNZKYTN/6578D4A7-099E-48EB-BFBA-83136BFFD85E.jpg pheromone - PHEROMONE AN EXCERPT FROM MAEROR Pheromone explores the subtlety and extremes of magnetism between two individuals and their ability to discern the practical and emotional advantage of having one another in each other’s lives. With the passing of time and the experiences that come with it, our preferences concerning the company we find ourselves in shift and become something of an attempt to reground or re-balance our emotional deficiencies. Pheromone is the acceptance of knowing that not all who enter our lives, will stay, but their presence still as critical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581197346114-LA8R8ZRV8FOF3YPKSCG4/texture-wall-floor-stone-8892.jpg pheromone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581197073678-BR34R5569W2XM4QAVTI6/FE90B8FD-D5D3-4877-B363-3B848307FB44.jpg pheromone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581197048980-231VW1GHGUGF2EJU5NZO/96A5AE8C-1478-48D2-A3B1-7BC4A02AFA17.jpg pheromone https://nvdproject.com/a-portrait-of-them daily 0.75 2024-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581136050433-71FR3BQESW1HK3KTA2MA/texture-wall-floor-stone-8892.jpg a portrait of them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581135873998-I4PIKT5S8927RZ69CM7C/image-asset.jpeg a portrait of them - a portrait of them AN EXCERPT FROM MAEROR This short duet traces the story of a couple attempting to work through the many impacts of grief. As one partner attempts to regain their sense of self following the weight of a loss, the other senses disconnection and forms distance. As one reaches in, the other pulls away, and we are left to witness the natural misconnections that may take place when a member of a pair is stricken with bereavement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581211719256-GHPHS4W5ZD3GKO8LGFWR/texture-wall-floor-stone-8892.jpg a portrait of them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581137300452-9YQC10CZO4YMBT3UR5DB/190907_DanceNow_Nicole_VaughanDiaz_006.jpg a portrait of them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581137022339-QHPRU7XRAHIPJ29YZ9PC/190907_DanceNow_Nicole_VaughanDiaz_022.jpg a portrait of them https://nvdproject.com/maeror daily 0.75 2020-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581128722440-9CBDA1L2WDJ9CCP672SQ/texture-wall-floor-stone-8892.jpg maeror https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581127351626-L0ADRE80RGDN90NM7ELC/99C1F88E-8984-4594-B8DC-8382198226AA.JPG maeror - maeror A WORK IN PROCESS (Process postponed due to COVID 19) Set in an intimate space, maeror, is an evening-length insight to the human mind, following the loss of a loved one. The Latin word for 'grief', maeror, illustrates how a person in mourning might exploit their relationships, as a means to rediscover a sense of normalcy —consciously or otherwise. Whether through varying displays of affection, dependency, isolation, indignation, avoidance, sexuality, and/or manipulation... the human psyche will find a way to grapple with its wounds. What might a grieving person look like, and do they all look the same? How and when do we learn to cope with the passing of those we hold closest? And when, if ever, have we been mentored as to how to support those grieving around us? There is no solution to the nature of mortality; yet, it seems human kind has missed an opportunity to examine the universal truth of losing people, and the profound ripple of realities that are inevitably born in its wake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581211550568-KQJYVVKD68CNZU7JMKXG/texture-wall-floor-stone-8892.jpg maeror https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581131297558-KSRF03LNY3FEKRKUPBW7/4C9D5961-1DA8-4133-88DE-BFA421DF0415.jpg maeror https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1581132165864-FYRABSRJYQ1BFD61K2UF/7CC174B2-DF4F-4F41-B137-5FDA70C74B8C.JPG maeror https://nvdproject.com/newsletter daily 0.75 2022-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1584324689037-ZBC5NV8KRVE50AVMOSEV/p.jpg Stay Connected - JOIN US. We would love to stay in touch. https://nvdproject.com/space-between-us daily 0.75 2023-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/aa2eccc7-f3cd-48bb-b6ed-1661fd142be0/texture-wall-floor-stone-8892.jpg Space Between Us - WORLD PREMIERE: American Dance Festival JUNE 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/3fb8e84e-f78c-475e-88df-f23e19c89822/MadeInNC-120.jpg Space Between Us - The Space Between Us comes to you as an exploration of human connection and our instincts to withstand conflict as a means of preserving togetherness. When hardship arises and walking away sometimes feels like the easier option, what is it that keeps people coming back to the table? Our emotional endurance inherent to the human condition is perhaps a skill of survival, yet also one of great strength and admiration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/eace91bd-d60b-45f2-a7e6-17e46a6d0eea/texture-wall-floor-stone-8892.jpg Space Between Us - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1690401113188-0H2UZGPJDYVKF08689R7/MadeInNC-062.jpg Space Between Us - Photo by: Ben McKeown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e35ad5524fc0a1ce059d3eb/1690401197670-ECFZY1SXNI1P1NGLOK2I/MadeInNC-082.jpg Space Between Us - Photo by: Ben McKeown