The Nutcracker Suite & Spicy - December 15 - December 17, 2023
CONNetic Dance
NUTCRACKER SUITE & SPICY
Production Design
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Ryan Glista (Video) is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and multi-disciplinary digital producer working at the intersection of performing arts and new media. His short films and music videos have screened nationally and internationally, most recently including 'While You Were Gone' directed by Tony-nominated choreographer Jennifer Weber. Ryan applies his skills as a video director, photographer, music producer and designer to create unique audio-visual experiences, most recently including RiseUp's 'Electric Jungle' in Hartford. Ryan has also served as a video producer and teaching artist in partnership with many theaters, arts programs and non-profits across New England. He currently directs immersive video installations at The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts, leading the Local Arts Stage program. He also teaches film and multi-channel media production in the UConn School of Fine Arts, where he earned a Film BA and Digital Media and Design MFA. @ryanglista
Nina Goodale (Backdrop/Art) is a visual artist and interior designer. She worked extensively with Carolyn Paine and CONNetic Dance, providing set designs and immersive installations for numerous past productions including an inventive creation in collaboration with the Wadsworth Atheneum as part of their Coney Island exhibit and an innovative Nutcracker Suite & Spicy pop up experience during the show's hiatus in the pandemic. Nina worked as the project manager across the globe for Urban Art Projects and is currently the Program Manager for PROGER for Riyadh Arts2030 in Saudi Arabia . Nina previously served as the Public Art Consultant for the City of Hartford and the Public Arts and Placemaking Coordinator for the City of Virginia Beach. She has worked with various schools and museums and has established programs that connected neighborhoods around key initiatives ranging from violence reduction to economic development. Her two favorite pastimes are being inspired everyday by her three daughters, and taking her goodest boy, Logan, for long hikes. @ninalu_ale
Photo from Nina Salazar's collaboration with Choreographer Carolyn Paine
for "Coney Island" at the Wadsworth Athneum in 2015.
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