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"NSP can be counted on for its professionalism, but this time I felt extra care and communication went into the attempt to capture an immersive piece. I totally enjoyed conversations with the staff and especially our camera person, Nate Reininga – he went beyond." – Jody Oberfelder Projects
Love, love, love when my team members are named directly in the feedback we receive from our clients!!! ❤️
📸 Nate; photo Caroline Haidet
Thinking of warmer New York moments... ☃️❄️
🎥 an excerpt of Sarah Daley dancing Samuel Asher Kunzman's 'READY: A Dance Film' (2016); music Ezio Bosso; costumes Mark Gieringer; video Nel Shelby Productions
Watch the full film here → https://bit.ly/3PxipCA
Use these quick tips to prepare for APAP - Association of Performing Arts Professionals!!
👉 Share video in your invites! 👈
Promotional videos are extremely valuable to have on hand before the conference.
Why not include a promo trailer in your email invites to presenters before APAP begins?
Not only can they help attract presenters to your showcase, but they also show the presenter you'll invest in quality video that entices audiences to performances.
Nothing looks better to presenters than gorgeous media & full houses!
👉 Film your showing! 👈
Let us film your newest dances at the conference!
If you’re showing new work, it might be the first time you’ll have more production value – lights, costumes, and sound. Or maybe it's just the first time you'll be running things with a full cast!
In the past, we’ve filmed our clients’ showings to share in follow-up talks with presenters.
👉 Have your video footage ready! 👈
One of the best ways to keep presenters engaged with your work immediately after your showing is to give them easy access to your work samples!
For following up, you’ll want full & excerpted videos uploaded online. We can take care of Vimeo & Youtube uploads so that all you have to do is send a quick email with a link to your work.
When clients plan with us in advance, we can turn things around quickly and at little-to-no extra charge.
Get in touch with us now (before the holidays!) so we can all sail through APAP season stress-free!!!
📸 Moscelyne ParkeHarrison at Jacob's Pillow; photos Christopher Duggan Photography
Happy Holidays, you all!!! ❤️🎄🎁
Sending you the very best from all of us at NSP.
My fam & I are headed to Disneyworld for the first time!!! Excited about a warm little getaway!
📸 Christopher Duggan Photography
An incredible resource from our friends at Dance Theatre of Harlem👇
Hi all, Nel here. 👋
I have been keeping myself off of social more than usual, but one account I always look at is Allison holker’s, because watching her and her husband dance together brings me so much joy…
I am deeply saddened by the loss of Stephen tWitch Boss. He was a light in the dance world, and my entire feed is full of the sweetest tributes to him. It is obvious he was adored.
Sending all my love to Allison, her children, and all of tWitch’s family & friends. ❤️😢
Hug your loved ones tight and check in on those you love.
If you or anyone you know needs it, help is always available. 📱Dial for the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline.
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HOLIDAY SUNDAY FUNDAY DANCE !!! With my lover 🥹
This!!! 👏
"I think that every child deserves an arts education, and I’d like to see that dance is first. Imagine what the culture would be if we raise generations of dance-literate children. We would encourage young people’s artistry and also their creativity and humanity."
– Jody Gottfried Arnhold, DEL Founder
📸 Whitney Browne Photography for Nel Shelby Productions
[Image Description: A photo of Jody Arnhold smiling while wearing black frames and small pearl dangly earrings. Her headshot is cut off by a black box that reads, in white text, "I think that every child deserves an arts education, and I'd like to see that dance is first. Imagine what the culture would be if we raise generations of dance-literate children. We would encourage young people's artistry and also their creativity and humanity." - Jody Gottfried Arnhold | Founder of DEL." There is a white quotation graphic in the top right corner of the black background, and a white "92NY DEL | Dance Education Laboratory" logo in the bottom left corner.]
The holidays are approaching, can you believe it?!
APAP - Association of Performing Arts Professionals is also coming up, January 13–17, and you're probably already rehearsing the works you'll show to presenters if you're participating in events.
We want to make sure you have the video you need before presenters even ask for it!
When clients plan with us in advance, we can turn things around quickly and at little-to-no extra charge.
Get in touch with us now (before the holidays!) so we can all sail through APAP season stress-free!!! → https://www.nelshelby.com/contact/
The best way to promote dance is to make & share video, and our friends at Flight Path Dance Project understood the assignment!!! 👏
Head over to their profile to watch a few videos we’ve made together, and give them a follow if you aren’t already!
🎥 Flight Path Dance Project dancing an excerpt of Vivake Khamsingsavath’s ‘In The Morning’ at New York Live Arts; video Nel Shelby Productions; scenic & lighting Maruti Evans; costumes Oana Botez
How can we share your work in a way that invites audiences in?
If you’re promoting your dance work online, video is by far your best tool for selling tickets. 🎟
Video gives your audience a sneak peek of what they’re going to experience, making them more comfortable choosing to spend that time with you at your performance.
Our team works with dance artists to showcase their work with memorable promotional videos that educate & inspire audiences to action.
I learned early on that marketing is just a way to share your unique gifts. Putting dance online is a way to get people in ALL corners of the world to see you, which could get someone really excited about your work.
More on this on my blog → https://bit.ly/3uuTypm
“We have this really special group of 6 dancers that is going to make for a very customized dance to Chris Thile’s music:
Robbie Fairchild, Byron Tittle, India Bradley, KJ Takahashi, Patricia Delgado, and I’m also dancing in the piece as well.”
– Justin Peck
Vail Dance Festival is releasing a 14-minute performance “director’s cut” excerpt of Peck’s newest work, ‘I Made This for You’ TOMORROW, 12/8!!!
The premiere is FREE & begins at 10am MT/12pm ET on Vail’s YouTube channel.
And after tomorrow, you’ll have the opportunity to watch however many times you’d like for the next 7 days!
Learn more → https://bit.ly/3FABUa8
🎥 Behind-The-Scenes with Justin Peck at Vail Dance Festival 2022; video excerpt Nel Shelby Productions
"The Brain Trust and cast of SWING OUT are at the center of a movement in social and concert dance, literally and figuratively. They represent the contemporary and youthful core of vernacular jazz dancing originated by Black Americans, and are among the most celebrated performers and teachers in the international Lindy Hop scene."
– Melanie George, Associate Curator & Director of Office Initiatives at Jacob's Pillow
SW!NG OUT's Digital Stream is now available! Watch as many times as you'd like through January 15 for $15. ✨
Learn more → bit.ly/WATCHJPONLINE
🎥 Nel Shelby Productions
When we think about what we do as a video team, we categorize the work into 4 stages:
✨ Creative Development
✨ Pre-Production
✨ Production
✨ Post-Production
But when dancers think about their video needs, they often skip right to Step 2.
There are SO MANY options for video now. Livestream, pre-produced virtual events, hybrid options for in-person & online audiences, on-demand, limited or lifetime access… It’s enough choice to make you spiral.
More than ever, we’re seeing new audience demands, and we know the field is starting to seriously consider how video can create greater accessibility and equity in sharing the work.
That makes Step 1 all the more crucial! 😉
Letting us in on creative development means letting our team join your company in the discussion of your main goals for your video.
📸 Christopher Duggan Photography & Jamie Kraus Photography
“I’ve always known I was gifted, which is not the easiest thing in the world for a person to know, because you’re not responsible for your gift, only for what you do with it.”
– Hazel Scott
Grateful to have worked on this project with Dance Theatre of Harlem… we learned so much!!!
Learn more about ‘Sounds of Hazel,’ choreographed by Tiffany Rae-Fisher at DTH’s profile. 💫🎹
🎥 Nel Shelby Productions
Happy Thanksgiving from the Shelby Duggans 🧡
Happy tears!!! Exciting news from Jacob's Pillow!!!
The cultural center plans to use a $10 million gift to build a new space focused on dance and technology.
Last month we filmed Emily Johnson/Catalyst at New York Live Arts!! 😍
Johnson was a part of Live Arts’ Live Feed creative residency & commissioning program, and it was the New York premiere of her new evening-length performance, ‘Being Future Being.’
We worked with Johnson in 2020 during her Pillow Lab residency at Jacob's Pillow when she was in the process of creating this work.
The work is a multilayered presentation that combines movement, photographs, storytelling, and sound… all centering around Indigenous thrivance.
🎥: Emily Johnson/Catalyst’s ‘Being Future Being’ at New York Live Arts; music by Raven Chacon; video Nel Shelby Productions
SO proud to be a part of this!!!
"The dance service organization, Dance/NYC, released a featurette highlighting the diversity & contributions of the New York City dance industry to the local creative economy.
The video was produced to encourage individuals, organizations, & businesses to complete the Dance Industry Census, which will close on December 15, 2022 at 11:59pm EST."
via BroadwayWorld
The dance service organization, Dance/NYC, released a featurette highlighting the diversity and contributions of the New York City dance industry to the local creative economy. The video was produced to encourage individuals, organizations, and businesses to complete the Dance Industry Census, which...
Many, many years ago I started working with a business coach, Fabienne Fredrickson of Boldheart, who taught me not to fear marketing.
I used to think marketing was gross... almost sleazy. But Fabienne helped me to reframe my thinking.
She told me, "Marketing is like baking a batch of brownies."
Do you get it?
If you bake a big, delicious batch of brownies, you don't keep them all for yourself – you SHARE them with your loved ones.
Those brownies allow you to make a deeper connection with who you're sharing them with.
Marketing is just *sharing* to stay connected and in communication.
..And I am a person who likes to be connected and in communication at all times!!!
Once I realized this, I realized how valuable marketing is. 🌈
I write about marketing a lot in my newsletter, actually. Get on NSP's email list if you're interested in hearing more & receiving beautiful dance video straight to your inbox!!! → bit.ly/NSP-EMAILS
📸 Christopher Duggan Photography
Back in September, we filmed a few programs for New York City Center!!
City Center feels very much like home to NSP – our office is on floor 5!!! 🎉
It felt so fulfilling to film in the theatre with a live audience. The last time we filmed Fall For Dance was during the pandemic and we streamed virtually.
Some highlights for me personally were Jamar Roberts' piece and experiencing Sara Mearns & Robbie Fairchild dance Christopher Wheeldon's 'The Two of Us.'
We filmed the 2020 virtual version of Jamar's piece, so filming the work all over again brought back a lot of warm memories.
We also filmed Wheeldon's 'The Two of Us' at Fall For Dance in 2020, when Sara danced it with David Hallberg. I fell in love with the work and was thrilled to film it at Vail Dance Festival over the summer. What a treat to film a third time at City Center!!!
📸 Kyiv City Ballet; Compagnie Hervé Koubi; Margarita Fernandes & António Casalinho of Bayerisches Staatsballett; Gibney Company; Sara Mearns & Robbie Fairchild; Dayton Contemporary Dance Company; and Kyiv City Ballet; photos Christopher Duggan Photography
“I want to make sure that whatever it is looks strong and purposeful and intentional.”
– Camille A. Brown for The New York Times
Still reeling over 'The Trilogy,' which was a historic partnership between the Apollo Theater and The Joyce Theater – all 3 of Brown's works in the program could be seen in immediate conversation with one another!!!
📸 Camille A. Brown & dancers; photos Christopher Duggan Photography
The School at Jacob's Pillow announced their 2023 Programs!
💫 Contemporary Ballet from June 19 – July 2
💫 Contemporary from July 3–23
💫 The Dunham Legacy Revisited from July 24–30
💫 Tap Dance from July 31 – August 20
💫 The Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellows Program from August 22–31
Learn more & apply → jacobspillow.org/school
📸 The School at Jacob's Pillow's 2022 Contemporary Ballet Ensemble; photos Christopher Duggan Photography
Tiffany Rea-Fisher on . 👏
: Dance Theatre of Harlem has been working hard on the creation of a new ballet honoring American music icon Hazel Scott!! 💫
This excerpt is from a longer feature video we made for the company to present at Washington Performing Arts last month.
🎥 excerpt from the making of Dance Theatre of Harlem’s ‘Sounds of Hazel;’ video Nel Shelby Productions
There is something so wonderful about being transparent:
👉 asking for what you need
👉 being able to give others what they need
Because of the pandemic, we all have been asked to pivot, shift, slow down, speed up, experiment...
The idea of “crediting the creators” has become so powerful in my mind… I think we should always give credit where credit is due.
Crediting shows love. It provides affirmation.
This is why we remind our clients to remember & prioritize crediting when they share the videos we produce. Not just crediting NSP, but ALL your collaborators and team members!!
More thoughts here → https://bit.ly/3DtPdXK
📱 BTS from our shoot with Ailey last Spring!!
There is something so wonderful about being transparent:
👉 asking for what you need
👉 being able to give others what they need
Because of the pandemic, we all have been asked to pivot, shift, slow down, speed up, experiment.
I have found comfort in being very transparent.
The idea of “crediting the creators” has become so powerful in my mind… I think we should always give credit where credit is due.
Crediting shows love. It provides affirmation.
This is why we remind our clients to remember & prioritize crediting when they share the videos we produce. Not just crediting NSP, but ALL your collaborators and team members!!
More thoughts here → https://bit.ly/3DtPdXK
📸 Jamie Kraus Photography
During the last 18 months, when we all have been asked to pivot, shift, slow down, speed up, experiment... Nel Shelby has found comfort in being transparent with her team and clients.
We have a lot of fun!!! 🤩
See what I mean → https://bit.ly/3zDldaD
Our screening of 'PS DANCE! THE NEXT GENERATION' was such an inspiring night!!!
The event kicked off with a student dance performance and included a panel discussion with the film’s stars, a celebratory reception, and speeches from Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) Founder & Executive Producer Jody Gottfried Arnhold, Chancellor of NYC Department of Education David C. Banks, and others.
In my speech, I spoke about how filming the DEL model for many years has shaped my own advocacy for dance education:
“I’ve witnessed students inspired to learn because of dance. They are more deeply engaged in school topics and routines because of dance… I feel so lucky to be a fly on the wall in these classrooms.” – Nel Shelby
PLEASE share our documentary film with Principals and educators... ANYONE who you think can make it happen to bring more dance to public schools. ❤️
🎥 Nel Shelby Productions
Happy Halloween! 👻
It’s October 31, so it’s the perfect time to re-share this spooky promo we made for Armitage Gone! Dance to promote ‘Halloween Unleashed: Dancing Bones, Tasting Darkness, and the Skeleton Within’ at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club back in 2017.
🎥 Video Tip!! 🎥
Don’t be SCARED to re-use your video footage!!! This includes promotional videos you’ve created/had made in the past, too!
Many of our dance clients have video footage from years and years of shows, just sitting in their archives.
If it’s hard to remember all that you have at your disposal, organize your collection of video in a document or spreadsheet – you’re more likely to remember what you have to use and share! (Here at NSP, we’re team spreadsheet! 😉)
One of our # 1 pet peeves in working in video is that people only share a video for *one* campaign and then completely abandon it forever!
We’ve seen real success for our clients when they re-share past videos for new events or just as a way to re-engage fans. 💫
Always remember that not everyone saw it the first time!
🎥 Armitage Gone! Dance’s ‘Halloween Unleashed: Dancing Bones, Tasting Darkness, and the Skeleton Within’ (2017); video Nel Shelby Productions
Happy Tuesday!!!
Having a few meetings in-office at New York City Center this afternoon before making some edits and heading off to The Joyce Theater to film Camille A. Brown! 💪
: Yesterday, Jacob's Pillow released Jacob’s Pillow On-Demand, a newly-streamlined platform that hosts:
🎥 commissioned films,
🎬 short dance documentaries,
🎙 PillowTalks,
🎞 & excerpts from the Pillow’s 90th Anniversary presentation of ‘America(na) to Me’
PLUS ➕ special monthly releases of full-length performances! (Shot & edited by NSP, of course)! 😊
In addition to free content, each monthly release will be available to stream for $15, with unlimited access to watch for 6 weeks.
The series begins with an 👏Encore👏 digital stream of Dorrance Dance, streaming Nov 7.
Learn more → bit.ly/WATCHJPONLINE
🎥 Dance Heginbotham at ; video Nel Shelby Productions. For more, visit Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive (JPDI) at [danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org]
SOOOO proud to be a part of this! ❤️🎥
"Dance lovers will be able to experience both paid & free Jacob's Pillow On-Demand content, including world-premiere streaming performances from groundbreaking artists filmed live at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
In addition, audiences can explore original digital content with behind-the-scenes videos, a docu-series about the creative process, rare dance clips from the 1930s to today, podcasts, essays, artist talks, & more.
Monthly content will be shared with Jacob's Pillow's email subscribers in monthly digital editions and will be available through the website jacobspillow.org and on the new watch.jacobspillow.org video hub."
via BroadwayWorld. Read more 👇
Jacob's Pillow today announced “Jacob's Pillow On Demand,” an array of new digital offerings that will premiere this fall through spring 2023, marking the next stage in the company's development as a year-round crossroads for dance presentation, creation, education, and preservation, both in-per...
On September 30th, we celebrated our newest dance documentary with the dance education community at 92nd Street Y!
As Director & Producer of PS DANCE! THE NEXT GENERATION, I was invited to introduce the film, talk about my passion for supporting dance in the classroom, & thank my amazing team for all their hard work on this documentary!! ❤️
Watch highlights from the evening & listen to my full speech on my blog → https://bit.ly/3EKGbrD
We looooved working with Mark Morris Dance Group on this!!! 💫
They knew their goals, and came to us with a plan.
Because they needed to use we created together quickly, filming, editing, and getting it done to fulfill their marketing needs was both challenging & fun. 🤸♀️
And can we talk about how incredible Mark Morris’ team is to edit with!?!
The company really values musicality, so we were very conscious of that as we edited together.
Go see it in person! 👇
“Always engaging melodically, always surprising rhythmically, with a touch of melancholy and a striving hope, ’s marvelous music calls out for dancing. ‘The Look of Love’ will be an action-packed, varied, song and dance show, with something for everyone… a moving return to live theater.” — Mark Morris
🎟 Mark Morris Dance Group at The Kennedy Center October 26–29. Get tickets! → https://bit.ly/3Vyq71S
🎥 Nel Shelby Productions
Time flies. ❤️
Another NSP summer wrapped!!!
Here’s what we dove into:
🎥 created with a team of 30+
🎬 collaborated with 100+ artists
🎥 live-streamed 12+ events
🎬 produced 350+ films
We filmed & photographed at places like Jacob's Pillow, Vail Dance Festival, rockawaybeach_nyc, Lincoln Center, 92nd Street Y, and New York City...
And we are SO full of love and gratitude for our clients, the artists we work with, and the team that makes it all happen.
Thank you!!!!! 💜
I like to think of our company as a holistic video production company.
Our media team needed to consider *every* angle for *every* performance, class, and event we filmed and photographed at Jacob's Pillow this summer:
👉 How are we filming this for the Jacob’s Pillow Archives?
👉 Are we editing a short clip for Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive (JPDI)?
👉 What photos are needed for the press? For social media? Are we making any creative portraits to use for marketing in the future?
👉 Are we live-mixing & producing this performance for future digital broadcast?
👉 What kind of behind-the-scenes footage do we need?
👉 What footage will we want when we’re editing promotional videos later?
👉 Are we capturing any interviews with the artists?
👉 How are we filming & editing Post-Show Talks?
👉 Do we need any vertical footage for Instagram/TikTok?
My husband Christopher Duggan Photography & I co-wrote a blog to give you a little taste of what our summers spent at Jacob's Pillow look like.
Find it here → https://bit.ly/3rUX2At
📸 Jamie Kraus Photography & Cherylynn Tsushima
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#ICYMI: Yesterday, Jacob's Pillow released Jacob’s Pillow On-Demand, a newly-streamlined platform that hosts: 🎥 commissioned films, 🎬 short dance documentaries, 🎙 PillowTalks, 🎞 & excerpts from the Pillow’s 90th Anniversary presentation of ‘America(na) to Me’ PLUS ➕ special monthly releases of full-length performances! (Shot & edited by NSP, of course)! 😊 In addition to free content, each monthly release will be available to stream for $15, with unlimited access to watch for 6 weeks. The series begins with an 👏Encore👏 digital stream of Dorrance Dance, streaming Nov 7. Learn more → bit.ly/WATCHJPONLINE 🎥 Dance Heginbotham at #90YearsPillow; video Nel Shelby Productions. For more, visit Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive (JPDI) at [danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org] #JacobsPillow #WatchJPOnline #DigitalDance #VirtualPerformance #WatchDanceOnline
On September 30th, we celebrated our newest dance documentary with the dance education community at 92nd Street Y! As Director & Producer of PS DANCE! THE NEXT GENERATION, I was invited to introduce the film, talk about my passion for supporting dance in the classroom, & thank my amazing team for all their hard work on this documentary!! ❤️ Watch highlights from the evening & listen to my full speech on my blog → https://bit.ly/3EKGbrD #DanceForEveryChild #KeepKidsDancing #DirectorsLife #DanceEducationForAll #PSDANCENEXTGEN
We looooved working with Mark Morris Dance Group on this!!! 💫 They knew their goals, and came to us with a plan. Because they needed to use we created together quickly, filming, editing, and getting it done to fulfill their marketing needs was both challenging & fun. 🤸♀️ And can we talk about how incredible Mark Morris’ team is to edit with!?! The company really values musicality, so we were very conscious of that as we edited together. Go see it in person! 👇 “Always engaging melodically, always surprising rhythmically, with a touch of melancholy and a striving hope, @burtbacharach’s marvelous music calls out for dancing. ‘The Look of Love’ will be an action-packed, varied, song and dance show, with something for everyone… a moving return to live theater.” — Mark Morris 🎟 Mark Morris Dance Group at The Kennedy Center October 26–29. Get tickets! → https://bit.ly/3Vyq71S 🎥 Nel Shelby Productions #FilmDance #MarkMorrisDance #KennedyCenter
Time flies. ❤️ #HappyAnniversary #18YearsAndCounting
Another NSP summer wrapped!!! Here’s what we dove into: 🎥 created with a team of 30+ 🎬 collaborated with 100+ artists 🎥 live-streamed 12+ events 🎬 produced 350+ films We filmed & photographed at places like Jacob's Pillow, Vail Dance Festival, rockawaybeach_nyc, Lincoln Center, 92nd Street Y, and New York City... And we are SO full of love and gratitude for our clients, the artists we work with, and the team that makes it all happen. Thank you!!!!! 💜 #VideoProductionCompany #DanceVideography #DanceVideographer #MediaProductionCompany
Reasons to host a hybrid event: 🗺 You’ve built a new audience out in the world that isn’t tied to your geographic area 🎟 You’re hosting a special, one-night-only event 💰 Your budget You may find it’s actually *more* cost-effective to livestream your event than to film, edit, and package it to be available on-demand at a later date. Thinking through your goals is SO important when making decisions on how to best serve your audiences, stay within budget, and increase potential for revenue and engagement. More here → https://bit.ly/3rObPwN 🎥 Flight Path Dance Project dancing Michael McGowan’s ‘First, Second, and the Third;’ video Nel Shelby Productions #HybridEvents #LivestreamProducer #LivestreamDirector
I hope you’ll join me, Jody Gottfried Arnhold, and the Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)’s #DELCommunity at 92nd Street Y tonight for a FREE celebratory screening of our newest documentary film, ‘PS DANCE! THE NEXT GENERATION.’ RSVP → https://bit.ly/3y23qsO A really wonderful evening has been planned: 🎉 A celebratory reception (including refreshments & photo opportunities! Starting at 4:30 and continuing following the event) 💃 A special student dance performance 🎽 Free “Dance For Every Child” t-shirts 🎙 Panel discussion (featuring me, Executive Producer Jody Gottfried Arnhold, and more!!) 📣 Remarks from the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, David C. Banks 🍿 Film screening of ‘PS DANCE! THE NEXT GENERATION’ Come mingle with fellow dance artists and educators, hear about the filmmaking process, and get inspired!!! 📱 behind-the-scenes of the making of ‘PS DANCE! THE NEXT GENERATION’ #DanceForEveryChild #PSDANCENEXTGEN #DanceEducation #ArtsEducation #DanceEducationForAll
September 29, 2008. Our daughter Gracie was born 12 weeks premature. They weighed two pounds. ⠀ After not feeling any movement in my belly for two days, Christopher & I went to the hospital to get things checked out.⠀ ⠀ The baby wasn’t moving and they didn’t know why. They kept me overnight for observation. At 8am, the sonogram specialist arrived to take a look and the room silently filled with a dozen students observing. It was a pretty serious situation, and apparently we had drawn a crowd. It took them a little while, but with some very careful maneuvering, they discovered that the umbilical cord was twisted around Gracie’s neck and wrapped around their feet at the same time. Their recommendation was to have an emergency C-section.⠀ ⠀ So at 2:04 that Monday afternoon, out came our beautiful (very) little baby. The photo of G’s tiny foot between Christopher’s fingers was their first portrait together, made later that night around 10:30pm. ⠀ That image is still one of our most favorite images ever. That was day 1 of 84 days Gracie spent in the NICU at St. Vincent’s hospital. Christopher made over 3,000 images in those 84 days and presented the hospital with a book of portraits as a thank you.⠀ Happy 14th Birthday, Gracie Jackson. ❤️ You are an absolute miracle. 🎶 ‘When She Loved Me’ cover by Gracie
"I know I'm a good thinker, but I wouldn't have been able to think this stuff if we weren't together trying to suffer through it all." – Liz Lerman Listen to more of Liz Lerman's Post-Show Talk at Jacob's Pillow featuring 2 members of the cast and moderated by Scholar-in-Residence Jennifer Edwards → https://bit.ly/3BWOAGw 📸 Liz Lerman at Jacob's Pillow; photos Jamie Kraus Photography; Post-Show Talk clip Nel Shelby Productions #90YearsPillow #JacobsPillow #LizLerman #ChoreographicProcess
“I think that my work doesn’t necessarily tell a story, but there already is a story involved in making something. I feel like when I start making things, I let the making become the meaning and I try to find human moments within the abstraction.” – Pam Tanowitz (Pam Tanowitz Dance) SO thrilled to film this beautiful work all over again during New York City Center's #FallForDance Program later this week!!! 🎥 The making of Pam Tanowitz's 'No Nonsense' at Vail Dance Festival featuring Melissa Toogood + Herman Cornejo with music by Kate Davis + Caroline Shaw; video Nel Shelby Productions #VailDance #PamTanowitz #InRehearsal #RehearsalFootage
What a summer!!! We’re grieving a bit now that it is over. 🥺 As Jacob’s Pillow's Director of Media, Nel is responsible for ensuring that our photography and film crew is: ✨ organized and efficient, ✨ documenting and creating video and photos that represent all that @jacobspillow has to offer We plan ahead and capture in-the-moment 🎥 — we’re preserving dance history, and we’re also making marketing assets and prepping digital streams… This summer had a special energy. ⚡️ It was the 90th Anniversary Season, and it was the first season where events did not get scaled back due to the pandemic. It was full, busy, challenging, exciting… we made so many changes to how we work together during the Festival, and amidst challenges, there was so much happiness on the NSP team. We are grateful to do what we do!!! My husband, dance photographer Christopher Duggan (@cdugganphoto) & I co-wrote a blog to give you a little taste, but you’ll see *even more* of what we created in the Fall! 😉 Find it at @nelshelbyfilms 🔗 🎥 @jacobspillow’s 90th Anniversary Season wrapped video by @nelshelbyfilms // #90YearsPillow #JacobsPillow #VisitTheBerkshires #Summer2022
Back in March of 2021, we directed an incredible documentary film for Global Water Dances. 💧 If you’re unfamiliar with GBW, their mission is to use the international languages of dance and film to promote awareness (and a behavioral shift toward solutions) for water preservation and conservation through community engagement. This film ties together environmental advocacy and art and features choreographers and dancers from all around the world. 🌍 Interested in watching the film? It aired on ALL ARTS earlier this week and is still available to watch!!! Watch the 35-minute film → https://bit.ly/3S6VyP3 🎥 Ripples & Reflections: 10 Years of Global Water Dances; directed by Nel Shelby Productions; original soundtrack by Nicolas Soto Urrea #ALLARTS #GlobalWaterDances #EnvironmentalAdvocacy #DanceFilmmaker
I love live streaming so much. You know that excitement you feel before you get on stage? 🦋✨ As a former performer, I feel that same excitement when I’m getting ready to direct a livestream. The butterflies, the anticipation, the possibility!!!! There’s something really beautiful about being live, even if you’re back in the theater with an in-person audience. More thoughts on WHY you should consider hosting a hybrid event here → https://bit.ly/3LguqdA 🎞: behind-the-scenes with Buglisi Dance Theatre’s Table of Silence Project at Lincoln Center in collaboration with Dance/NYC #HybridEvents #VirtualPerformance #LivestreamedDance #DanceLivestreaming
After weeks/months/years of choreographing, concepting, directing, editing and more – your videos are finally finished. Now, you want people to see your work! Wondering the best ways to make the most of your video footage? ✅ We put together a dance video checklist to make sure that your video has the most impact!!! ✅ Download it for FREE (!!!) here → https://bit.ly/3S6ow0M 📱: behind-the-scenes with Trisha Brown Dance Company at Far Rockaway Beach Queens NYC; moments captured by Mason Chapello & Cody Buesing #DanceVideography #ForDancers #TrishaBrown #OnSet
What happens when Jacob's Pillow’s Media Team has a day off? They make a synchronized swimming dance film together, of course! 🏊♀️🌊 🎥 Film Credits: Performers: Sydney Samson, Mason Chapello, Danica Paulos, Nel Shelby, Michelina Risbeck, Gracie Duggan, Daniel Huang, & Łukasz Zięba Director: Michelina Risbeck Producer: Jack Duggan Drone Operator: Christopher Duggan Choreographers (in collaboration with the performers): Nel Shelby & Michelina Risbeck Stunt Coordinator: Łukasz Zięba Editor: Sydney Samson for Nel Shelby Productions #90YearsPillow #JacobsPillow #PillowCommunity #LakeGarfieldBeach #Summer2022
Every year, on September 11, Buglisi Dance Theatre presents The 9/11 Table of Silence Project, a movement for peace conceived and choreographed by Jacqulyn Buglisi. The piece offers audiences a chance to reflect and remember 9/11 with a special outdoor performance (and livestream!) at Lincoln Center in New York City. The performance is a free, public tribute and ritual for peace featuring 100+ dancers on September 11 at 8am ET. A moving meditation, the Table of Silence Project offers peace in wake of tragedy. It is moving, it is beautiful, and it is important. This will be our 12th year filming and live-streaming the performance. ❤️ Learn how to watch here 👉 https://bit.ly/3ATnEpp 🎥 behind-the-scenes with Buglisi Dance Theatre; video Nel Shelby Productions #BuglisiDanceTheatre #LincolnCenter #911Tribute #FilmDance #NeverForget #BuglisiDance
"I think any time you get to see a child in a different way, it increases your understanding of the child. It's a cool way to observe them, and I can incorporate those things that I see in the DEL program into the classroom." – Renee Bachman, 3rd Grade Teacher at Leeds Elementary School I am so thrilled to share that 92NY is hosting a FREE celebratory screening of our newest documentary film, 'PS DANCE! THE NEXT GENERATION.' 📺🍿Film Screening & Talkback with Jody Gottfried Arnhold, Nel Shelby & Guests at 92NY's Kaufmann Concert Hall on Friday, September 30th at 5pm ET. RSVP → https://bit.ly/3KSFLAz Come mingle with fellow dance artists and educators, get inspired by the film, hear about the filmmaking process, and enjoy a few treats & surprises! It would mean so much to see you there! 🎥 excerpt of 'PS DANCE! THE NEXT GENERATION;' courtesy of Nel Shelby Productions #PSDANCENEXTGEN #DanceForEveryChild #DanceEducation
It's the question on everyone's mind: Why host a hybrid event versus editing together a show online audiences can access at a later time, on-demand? It ALWAYS goes back to your goals!!! More tips 👉 https://bit.ly/3e4Ao4H
In one week from today, we will be doing this exact setup!!! 😍 Buglisi Dance Theatre, in partnership with Lincoln Center, present A Project of the Arnhold Dance Innovation Fund: Table of Silence Project 9/11 — a performance ritual for global unity and peace honoring the tragedy of 9/11, and current crises that face humanity today. This will be our 12th year documenting this special tribute. ❤️ Learn how you can watch next Sunday, September 11 → https://bit.ly/3CQXENS 📱: Christopher Duggan Photography #BuglisiDanceTheatre #LincolnCenter #911Tribute #FilmDance #NeverForget #BuglisiDance
Every year, on September 11, Buglisi Dance Theatre offers audiences a chance to reflect and remember 9/11 with a special outdoor performance at Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center in New York City. It has been a privilege to work with Jacqulyn Buglisi for over a decade, to capture this beautiful tribute on film, and to also live-stream its performance for viewers all over the world. This powerful work was conceived and choreographed by Jacqulyn Buglisi, 2020 Bessie Award Special Citation Honoree for the Table of Silence Project. On Wednesday, at Juilliard's Convocation, Juilliard President Damian Woetzel bestowed the President’s Medal on Jacqulyn Buglisi for her “indelible impact on the arts.” We gave them a short clip from Table of Silence to play during the event. Watch it here → https://bit.ly/3CQXENS The Table of Silence Project 9/11 is a free, public tribute and ritual for peace featuring 100+ dancers on September 11 at 8:00am ET. Get on our email list for a day-of reminder to tune into this reimagined performance ritual for global unity and peace. → https://bit.ly/3wNvZJS 💜🕊🇺🇸🙏🌈 📱Jacqulyn Buglisi accepting the President's Medal at Juilliard via livestream August 31, 2022 #JuilliardSchool #PresidentsMedal #BuglisiDanceTheatre #BuglisiDance
Behind-The-Scenes // In-Rehearsal at Vail Dance Festival: Merce Cunningham's ‘Changing Steps’ staged by Melissa Toogood ✨ 🎶 Caroline Shaw with Joel Wenhardt 🩰 Preston Chamblee, Jovani Furlan, Savannah Green, Kennard Henson, Miriam Miller, Mira Nadon, & Calvin Royal III 🎥 Nel Shelby Productions #VailDance #BalletReels #BalletVideos #BalletVideography #InRehearsal
It’s no secret that we’re passionate about dance education. We’ve been collaborating with New York City Department of Education for years, and if you’ve been following along for a bit, we work closely with Jody Gottfried Arnhold’s Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) at 92nd Street Y. The projects we work on together are dedicated to the mission of #DanceForEveryChild, and our combined passion fuels what we’re able to create. Sandra Gonzal Stratton who works in The Office of Arts & Special Projects at New York City Department of Education recently wrote to us: "You all are such dedicated professionals and I am always grateful for the level of work you do, the clarity and ease of working with you, and the deep understanding of all things dance.” Our whole purpose is to demonstrate how dance changes lives, and there’s no better way to show that than to highlight the incredible dance programs in NYC’s schools, along with the transformation they bring to the students themselves. 📱 behind-the-scenes on a recent NYC DOE project #DanceEducation #DanceEducators #DanceMatters #KeepKidsDancing
You’re Invited!!! Join us for a Film Screening of our newest documentary film, “PS DANCE! THE NEXT GENERATION” & Talkback 🍿 at 92nd Street Y’s Kaufmann Concert Hall! 📆 Friday, September 30th at 5pm ET Jody Gottfried Arnhold, myself, and a few other special guests will host a Q+A after the film. Hope to see you there in support of #DanceForEveryChild!!! 💜 Film Credits 🎥 Produced & Directed by Nel Shelby of Nel Shelby Productions Executive Producer Jody Gottfried Arnhold Edited by Ashli Bickford Supervising Editor Nel Shelby Music composed by Punch And Ice Cinematographers Ashli Bickford, Nate Reininga, Nel Shelby Drone Operator Nate Reininga On-location sound Jim Petty Audio Mixer Donovan Dorrance Color Grading Cody Beusing Graphic Design Nate Reininga Copywriting Amy Jacobus Photos by Shana Sureck Photography #PSDANCENEXTGEN #DanceEducation #ArtsEducation #DanceEducationForAll
This time last week we were filming + live-streaming Vail Dance Festival’s NOW: Premieres!! And what an evening it was!!! World premieres by: ✨ Caili Quan ✨ Claudia Schreier ✨ Pam Tanowitz Dance ✨ Tiler Peck ✨ Jodi Melnick ✨ Bobbi Jene Smith ✨ Ephrat Asherie Dance ✨ Justin Peck 🎥 NOW: Premieres at Vail Dance Festival 2022; video Nel Shelby Productions; cover photo by Christopher Duggan Photography #VailDance #DanceReels #DanceVideography #FilmDance
Set a reminder!! ⏰ We’re live-streaming Vail Dance Festival’s NOW: Premieres on Monday, 8/8 at 7:30pm MT / 9:30pm ET. Experience the magic that is ✨Vail dance Festival✨ from the comfort of your home. Find the livestream link here → https://youtu.be/cAOh1ni0Qr0 See you online Monday night!!! 🎥 video Nel Shelby Productions; photos Christopher Duggan Photography #VailDance #DanceLivestream #VailValley #DancersofIG --
"I think that if there's anything we've learned at BODYTRAFFIC during this pandemic it's that you go with the flow and you do whatever you have to do to share dance with as many people as possible." – Tina Finkelman Berkett, Artistic Director of BODYTRAFFIC Listen to more of the company's Post-Show Talk at Jacob's Pillow featuring Associate Artistic Director Guzmán Rosado with moderation by Scholar-in-Residence Maura Keefe here → https://youtu.be/0xObin1tcLA 🎥 Post-Show Talk excerpt by Nel Shelby Productions #90YearsPillow #JacobsPillow #BODYTRAFFIC
Off to Vail Dance Festival!! ✈️ Keep an eye on our social channels for all-things dance! 🎥 Lauren Lovette & Calvin Royal III at Vail Dance Festival // #VailDance
Looking for something to watch tonight? We've got you. Streaming LIVE from Lincoln Center's Summer for the City Festival tonight at 8pm ET: Indigenous Enterprise ! I hope you'll tune in while we're live! 👉 https://bit.ly/3aX2pKm A HUGE shoutout to my incredible team: Ashli Bickford | Producer/Director Amber Schmiesing | Livestream Producer Steve DiCasa | Videographer/Livestream Technician Nate Reininga | Videographer Austin Bening | Videographer Joe Conlon | Videographer Christopher Marc | Sound Cherylynn Tsushima | Project Manager Carley Santori | Media Manager You are all rockstars!!! ⭐️ 🎥 Indigenous Enterprise at Jacob's Pillow (2021); video Nel Shelby Productions #FilmDance #IndigenousEnterprise #LincolnCenter #ThingsToDoNYC
We ❤️ David Dorfman Dance!!! “You have to invest in someone you can trust to get the job done. Filming and editing dance is a hard learned skill and Nel's team is simply the best. They're easy and fun to work with, they don't dial it in even though they're working on many projects simultaneously, and most of all, they care about capturing dance for all the reasons we capture dance.” — David Dorfman, David Dorfman Dance 🎥 David Dorfman & Lily Gelfand performing an excerpt of Dorfman’s ‘A(Way) Out of My Body;’ stunning lighting design by Jacob Huges; costumes by Oana Botez; video excerpt by Nel Shelby Productions #DavidDorfmanDance #ModernDancers #FilmDance
"There are everyday unseen miracles that occur in our world. Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) unveils the power of the miracle of dance passed from leader to teacher to student to create dance leaders. This film is inspiring! It provides a joyous path to what is possible through dance education. What is wondrous is that DEL exists. What the world needs is this miracle of dance education. We really need this!” – Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Founding Artistic Director & Chief Visioning Partner of Urban Bush Women #ICYMI: Our sequel to PS DANCE! is officially complete! Together with dance advocate and DEL founder Jody Gottfried Arnhold, we've been working on the follow-up to the well-loved PS DANCE! film released in 2015. 📆 Watch the film THIS SUNDAY, July 17 at noon ET on THIRTEEN WNET!!! 👉https://bit.ly/3yWaCrf Film Credits 🎥 Produced & Directed by Nel Shelby Executive Producer Jody Gottfried Arnhold Edited by Ashli Bickford Supervising Editor Nel Shelby Music composed by Punch And Ice (Alba S. Torremocha & Lillie R. McDonough) Cinematographers Ashli Bickford, Nate Reininga, & Nel Shelby Drone Operator Nate Reininga On-location sound Jim Petty Audio Mixer Donovan Dorrance Color Grading Cody Beusing Graphic Design Nate Reininga Copywriting Amy Jacobus Photography Shana Sureck #PSDANCENEXTGEN #DanceForEveryChild #DanceEducation
Fully equipped for single and multiple camera video services, our team of dance videographers offers everything from brainstorming what your video should include to prepping the final edit for sharing online.
In addition to filming performances, we capture interviews, auditions, fundraising videos and promotional reels. Our dance documentary PS DANCE! was nominated for a New York Emmy!! We can even live-stream dance events online or at exclusive venues.
Excellence means more than showing up with the best equipment. As movers ourselves, we feel a deep devotion to the advancement of dance as an art form and bring this passion to every project we take on. We value collaboration with our clients and internally as a creative team. And we serve with kindness, knowing that the best projects are made of joy, not just deliverables.
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Here at Nel Shelby Productions, we pride ourselves on our high-quality standards. We use all of the state-of-the-art equipment, ensuring the sharpest, clearest video and sound. And rest assured that your video will be safe and secure: We store all of your footage in our own archive, just in case. We even have backups for our backups!
Our team has deep roots in the performing arts – which is why we’re so passionate about helping other artists promote and document their work! We want your performances to be seen and enjoyed by future generations – not just by those who buy tickets to your show. And we don’t work with just one kind of artist. We serve a diverse client base and have experience working in nearly every New York performance venue. Our team has an extensive knowledge of the field – and a strong understanding of our clients’ needs.
We know that an artist’s time is precious. We also know that the performing arts world just loves surprising us with last-minute opportunities and deadlines. That’s why we respond promptly to all requests and are happy to adjust our editing timelines based on your specific schedule. We are a cheery, caring, creative team that understands your needs and tries to make your job as easy as possible. We love to take care of our clients!
We bring a collaborative approach to all our projects. We like to think of our clients as our partners in inspiration – we’re there to help you tell your story, but we also love to share our own big-picture ideas that we think will meet your needs. Brainstorming is a collaboration!
We’re proud to have a team made up of super inspiring women (and a few good men!) in a very male-dominated field. Because our videographers are all former and current dancers, we intimately understand the needs of other dance artists. We love seeing you do what you do. Your success is our success!
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