Nebula Dance Lab presents
HUMANITY
Humanity, inspired by the short story “The Child’s Story” by Charles Dickens. An exploration of living one’s truth, being present, and celebrating our differences. Join us on this magical journey through New York City and the splendid characters upon which we meet. Open your minds to be entertained and inspired.
Guest Company Performances
(pre-show)
SB Dance Arts, Senior Company
Headlock by Imogen Heap
Choreography by Chloé Roberts
Selah
Palermo! (excerpt)
Choreography by Meredith Ventura
Music by Georges Bizet, Percy Faith, Jon Hopkins, ANNA, Los Panchos, Perez Prado
Performed by Brenna Chumacero, Vietor Davis, Corinne Dummel, Darya Hessami, Ashley Kohler, Hailey Maynard, Monique Nadeau, Rachyl Pines, Alexis Robards, Bella Schwartz, Madeline Stiner, Avery Trask
HUMANITY
Grand Central
Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin
Full Company
Manhattan
Ella Fitzgerald
Full Company
Subway
Live subway sounds NYC
Dr. Rachyl Pines
Little Italy
À Pizza - Aurelio Fierro
Full Company
Subway
Live subway sounds NYC
Dr. Rachyl Pines
Financial District
A Beautiful Mine - RJD2
Full Company
Aerial
New York - Rufus du Sol
Full Company
Chelsea Art Gallery
Jasper's Song - Flume
Nathan Burdine-Ortega, Ashley Kohler-Reynolds, Monique Nadeau
Broadway
On Broadway - George Benson
Valentina Guedez-Delgado, Callie Rosenbaum, Chloe Mollis-McBride
Central Park
The Man I Love - George Gershwin, Frank Braley
Dr. Rachyl Pines, Nathan Burdine-Ortega
Grand Central II
Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin
Full Company
Meet the Company
Choreographer
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Dr. Chloé Grace Roberts (she/her) is a New York City-based dancer, educator, and choreographer. She is the resident choreographer for Nebula Dance Lab, and the associate artistic director for the New York City branch of Selah Dance Collective. She was a 2021 Franco-American Fulbright Scholar, is a certified Luigi Technique teacher, and holds a PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Roberts also teaches classes in contemporary, jazz, and theatre jazz styles at Steps on Broadway in New York City.
Roberts has choreographed and performed internationally for the past 15 years in both dance and theater productions. Company work includes Urbanity Dance Company, Selah Dance Collective, Nebula Dance Company, The Prague Shakespeare Company, and Reject Dance Theatre. Dr. Roberts recently co-produced an evening-length performance titled “Sound and Smoke” at Gibney Dance with Meredith Ventura and dancers from throughout the United States for Selah Dance Collective.
Recent work includes The Today Show, Chicago (Liz/Go-to-Hell Kitty), American Psycho (Choreographer), Grease (Cha-Cha), How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (Choreographer), Marilyn Exposed (ensemble), and High Society (Mavis). A sought-after choreographer for both competition and concert stages, Dr. Roberts travels nationally and internationally as a dance educator and adjudicator. She is a judge and member of Impact Dance Adjudicators, as well as a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association. She is represented by Lakey Wolff at Lakey Wolff & Co in NYC.
Founder/President & Artistic Director
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Named as one of the Top Women in Business by the Pacific Coast Business Times, and 2021 recipient of the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award, Arts & Entertainment, by Women’s Economic Ventures, has an eclectic background performing extensively in the United States as a dancer/ actress/singer on stage and in film/TV.
Devyn has performed with the James Sewell Ballet, Straw Hat Players, The Pittsburgh Playhouse, Cabrillo Music Theater, Buena Vida Productions, Universal Pictures, American Entertainment, Moorhead State University, Cabrillo Music Theater, Skits Outreach Company, and more.
With her prior dance company, Universal Dance based in LA, she performed at over 200 events in two years; performing in the US/Internationally. As a choreographer, Devyn has had the opportunity to work with the Pittsburgh Playhouse, Pittsburgh Playhouse Junior, Straw Hat Players, and Fargo Elementary School choreographing for the Theater. Since moving to Santa Barbara in 2003, Devyn has dedicated her energy to modern dance, working with Motion Theater Dance Company, Sonne Blauma Danscz Theater, and independent choreographers: Marcos Duran, Heather Shea, and Nicole Helton “As We Are”.
Her new work “Release” was debuted in 2008 & 2009 in collaboration with the Fusion Dance Company’s show Intertwine and Daughter of Zion Dance Company’s show Je’ Taime, and reworked in 2012-2013 into a six section piece debuted under Nebula, as its fourth original new work ‘Sand Into Glass’ in 2012 and 2013 to sold out houses. In 2015 she was proud to premiere Nebula’s 9th new original work Push & Pull in collaboration with choreographer Shelby Lynn Joyce, ‘If Strangers Weren’t Strangers’ a comedic work exploring social interaction, and collaborated to choreograph a scene in Through the Looking Glass. Primarily serving as Nebula’s Artistic Director and Producer, Devyn is thrilled to be back in 2021 live on-stage, with a tremendously talented company, at the Lobero with HUMANITY.
Devyn holds a BA in Theater Arts- Musical Theater from Point Park University and an MBA/MKT degree from the University of Phoenix. She is a member of SAG and AFTRA. Devyn would like to thank her husband Shawn, two kids Addyson and Zander, and her friends and family for their continued unconditional love and support.
Principal Dancer
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Rachel moved to Santa Barbara and earned a PhD in Communication at UCSB. Credits include: City Ballet of San Diego (3 years); George Balanchine’s Walpurgisnacht, the company’s productions of The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliette, Firebird and Giselle. Selah Dance Collective (Something Like the Desert) and Nebula Dance Lab (multiple credits)
Additional credits: Shelby Lynn Joyce (Individuation) and Monique Meunier (Memory of Hope) and George Balanchine’s Agon and Who Cares. Rachyl is excited about this being her fifth season with Nebula Dance Lab. *Dancer 2018-Current
Principal Dancer/Founding Company Member
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Ashley has been a member of the Santa Barbara Dance community for over 14 years.
In this time, she has danced with several Companies and Choreographers such Selah Dance Collective, Robin Bisio, Weslie Ching, Dancers by Design Project, and Nebula Dance Lab. Ashley is also a Dance Instructor for Los Olivos Dance Gallery and Arts Outreach in the Santa Ynez Valley.
*Founding Company Member, Dancer 2009, 2016- Current
Dancer/Company Member
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Chloe Mollis-McBride is a multi-hyphenate artist based in New York City, working at the intersection of dance, theater, and film. Recent theater credits include Hello, Dolly! and Follies at Carnegie Hall (The Transport Group), The Wizard of Oz (Quintessence Theater Company). As a dancer, she has performed original works by choreographers Chloé Roberts, Sonia Dawkins, and Rachel Leigh-Dolan. Most recently, Chloe wrote, co-directed, and starred in Blue Light Therapy, an experimental short film currently in post-production with Page8 Pictures (@bluelighttherapy). She’s thrilled to be performing alongside incredible dancers in her first season with Nebula. IG: @chloermm
Dancer/Company Member
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Callie Rosenbaum is a New York City based performer and choreographer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Recently she performed as a guest artist with Selah Dance Collective and Nebula Dance Lab of Santa Barbara, CA, was an Associate Choreographer for Black Box Movers, and performed in premiere works by Al Blackstone (Peridance Performance Project) and Adrian Lee (Steps on Broadway Industry Showcase). She is a member of Actors’ Equity Association, recent regional credits include Footloose, Guys and Dolls, and original works by Collide Theatrical Dance Company. She frequently performs and collaborates on original works with artistic peers in the NYC dance community, is a certified Pilates instructor, and enjoys living in Brooklyn. IG: @calrosenbaum
Dancer/Company Member
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Tyler Sparacio is a New York City based dancer and performer originally from Denver, Colorado. He is an active performer in New York City and has performed with choreographers including Adrian Lee, Al Blackstone, Katie Drablos, Chloé Roberts, and Myles Tracy. He was recently featured at Carnegie Hall in a restaging of Hello, Dolly! choreographed by Randy Slovacek. Tyler is a member of Actors Equity Association, and is excited to be a part of Nebula and to dance with such a brilliant company! Always dedicated to mom and Ellie. Insta: @tsparacio
Dancer/Company Member
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Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Adam Wedesky (@adam.wedesky) (they/them) is a NYC based perfomer who as appeared in work including: industrials (Mary Kay), film and television, (And Just Like That, I Am The Night), theatre (Cinderella, Mama Mia, 9 to 5, All Shook Up), company dance work (Executive Director of Cat Cogliandro’s Cat.astrophe! Dance Company), cruise ships (Norwegian Cruise Line). Adam founded Think Tank, an affordable class workshop program that culminated in two sold-out Off-Broadway performances, as well as Arts For Alz, a fundraising initiative that raised over $5,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association. Adam is on faculty at the world-renowned Broadway Dance Center and Steps On Broadway, as well as a show superviser for Step One Dance Company.
Dancer/Company Member
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Valentina Guedez Delgado is a Venezuelan-born, NYC-based dancer and choreographer. She began dancing after moving to the U.S. in 2013, training at Dance Town, Showstoppers Miami, and Miami Dade College under Michelle Grant Murray. Since relocating to New York in 2019, she has performed in Premios Tu Mundo; Anthology 33; JCE Jazz Dance Project; Night of Life with Rachel Leigh Dolan; Almost 36 by Katie Drablos; 20 Something by Betty Weinberger; and Fuerza Fest 2024 by Carlos Falú. Valentina also produced and choreographed her own show, Café Con Rumba, and has been a member of the Jack Cole Dancers Company for over a year, working under the mentorship of Cam Loeser.
Dancer/Company Member
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Nathan a Santa Barbara native, graduated from UCSB with a BFA of Fine Arts in Dance, choreography emphasis. Training in a variety of styles including ballet, modern, jazz, gymnastics and diving. Performing US and Abroad. Credits include: The Wade Robson Projects (MTV), Music videos (credits vary), Europe (Prague and Italy) UCSB Senior Dance Company. Choreography credits include colleges CA, WA, AZ, creating works to bring joy, comedy and thoughtful art to the minds of audience members. Nathan also teaches throughout Ventura and Orange County. *Dancer 2021 - current
Dancer/Company Member
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Originally from Orange County, Monique moved to Santa Barbara in 2003 and has been a multidisciplinary dancer in the community with credits including UCSB Dance Team, Rhythm Street Team, and Fusion Dance Company. Her current works include SELAH Dance Collective, and this will be her sixth season with Nebula Dance Lab. Monique spends her days as a Labor & Delivery nurse at Cottage Hospital. *Dancer 2017-Current
Stage manager
ABOUT US
Founded in 2010 under the Artistic Direction of Devyn Duex, a proud recipient of the 2016 Indy Dance Award for the HHII Dance Festival, provides an incubator for creative art in motion- allowing the professional company of artists in modern and contemporary dance the opportunity to experiment, push boundaries, and create new language in dance through physical exploration. Nebula has quickly garnered the attention of the industry showcasing their work from intimate venues to large theaters, outreach to concerts. Nebula has been invited to showcase their work in the US and Internationally.
We are gratified to give back to the community that supports us through our outreach program, which provides performances and movement workshops, and Student Matinee Program at The Lobero Theater busing in students for a live theater experience, thanks in partnership with The Lobero Fund, Santa Barbara Education Foundation, CAPTRUST Community Foundation, Towbes Performing Arts Fund, Ann Jackson Family Foundation, CA Arts Council and the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation. Nebula’s student matinee program has provided 8000+ students an opportunity to see live professional performance since 2015.
As a producer Nebula launched the Indy Award Winning festival, HHII Dance Festival in 2015. History of HHII;
2015 HHII Launches showcasing over 30 works across 3 unique shows highlighting performances by 20 companies and over 100 artists from across the US.
2016 HHII Dance Festival expanded to include international artists, an electrifying opportunity for the community to experience a broad range of professional dance works all under one roof over a 3 day exhilarating festival format.
2016 HHII Introduced the Apogee Awards honoring excellence in dance performance.
2017 Apogee Awards expanded & revised including an Opening Night celebration featuring Awards honoring excellence in Dance Education, and highlighting youth and pre-professional performances throughout this exciting night of celebration!
2017 Master Class series launched. HHII Artists teach at UCSB.
2019 HHII launched the Mix & Mingle Friday Night, which offers small bites, live music and a curated bite-size performance night, followed by an After-Party.
2020 Annually, HHII Dance Festival produces over 45+ dance works, all styles, youth-professional, offers masterclasses, workshops, networking and more! 200-300 artists participate each year.
2021 HHII Dance Festival VIRTUAL, featured artists from across the US, Canada, Budapest Hungary, including 10 masterclasses with artists in NY, Canada, CA, 40+ professional performances, and 15+ interviews connecting artists and audience worldwide.
March 31st-April 3rd 2022, HHII Dance Festival is back LIVE!
May 4th-May 7th 2023: Center Stage Theater. Stay tuned as the HHII Festival continues to push the envelope on live arts in the community!
As we look forward into the 13th season, we remain focused on strengthening the sustainability of our organization so that we may continue to provide dance arts to the community through our performances, outreach program, and training opportunities.
2024 & 2025: Coming soon
Nebula Dance Lab
Support Network - Annual Fund
Donors:
Angel | Gold | Silver
Duex Family, Lobero Fund, Strategic Incentives
Business Sponsors:
Strategic Incentives, Pacific Premiere Bank, Graphic Ink
Foundation Support:
Nebula Dance Lab is funded in part by the COMMUNITY ARTS GRANT PROGRAM using funds provided by the City of Santa Barbara in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission, The Lobero Theater Fund, CAPTRUST Community Foundation, Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation, Santa Barbara Education Fund in partnership with funds provided by the Leni Fe Bland Partnership, Ann Jackson Family Foundation, Santa Barbara Foundation- Towbes Performing Arts Fund, & CA Arts Council.
Thank you for your support in the dance arts. We will see you next year!
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