Recent Work (2021-2025)
Tilted Terrains (2025)
Created for the 2025 Art School Confidential 11 at Masary Studios in Boston, MA
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Belay On (2024)
Created for Roger Williams University Dance Theatre Department.
photos by nik lee (2024)
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photos by nik lee (2024)
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Silo (2024)
Created and Performed by Laura Coe and Ellen Oliver at the 2024 Art Omi Dance Showing
2024 Art Omi Dance Showing Photo by Alon Koppel
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2024 Art Omi Dance Showing Photo by Alon Koppel
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Route Movements (2024)
Choreographer and Performer: Ellen Oliver
Media Designers: Emily Berkheimer and Ellen Oliver
Set Design: Ellen Oliver
Sound Designer: Ramin Roshandel Lighting Designer: Victor Maldonado Digital Media Specialist: Emily Berkheimer
Poetry: Lénaïg Cariou (2019), translated from French by Virgil Blanc, text performed and recorded by Alexandria Pierre-Etienne
MoCap Costume Specialist: Kaelen Novak
Fabrications Specialist: Juliana Waechter
Stage Manager: Mariana Tejeda
Media Designers: Emily Berkheimer and Ellen Oliver
Set Design: Ellen Oliver
Sound Designer: Ramin Roshandel Lighting Designer: Victor Maldonado Digital Media Specialist: Emily Berkheimer
Poetry: Lénaïg Cariou (2019), translated from French by Virgil Blanc, text performed and recorded by Alexandria Pierre-Etienne
MoCap Costume Specialist: Kaelen Novak
Fabrications Specialist: Juliana Waechter
Stage Manager: Mariana Tejeda
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Fret Hold (2024)
Collaboration with David Hurlin for Open Air Media Festival.
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Play With Me (2024)
Collaboration with Mikey Rioux for Jess Tucker's Mediated Bodies class at University of Iowa
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Winterized Trees (2023)
Choreography by Sophia McLaughlin and Ellen Oliver
Authored and spoken by Moon Bo Young
Translated by Soje and recorded by Ramin Roshandel
Performance by Sophia McLaughlin
Digital Design by Ellen Oliver
Music by Ramin Roshandel
Costumes by Juliana Waechter
Authored and spoken by Moon Bo Young
Translated by Soje and recorded by Ramin Roshandel
Performance by Sophia McLaughlin
Digital Design by Ellen Oliver
Music by Ramin Roshandel
Costumes by Juliana Waechter
photo by Jaruam Xavier
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photo by Jaruam Xavier
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Pulling Plastic (2023)
Choreography and performance by Ellen Oliver
Live sound performance by Jacob Smithburg with contact microphones on climbing holds in the audience
MFA Event, Space Place Theater, The University of Iowa
Live sound performance by Jacob Smithburg with contact microphones on climbing holds in the audience
MFA Event, Space Place Theater, The University of Iowa
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Open Air Installation (2023)
Rock sculpture and projection design by Ellen Oliver
Open Air Media Festival
Public Space One, Iowa City, Iowa
Open Air Media Festival
Public Space One, Iowa City, Iowa
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Watershed Stories (2023)
Video and performance by Ellen Oliver
Created for the Blue Green Action Platform
Music and drone footage by Richard Frailing
Audio interviews of Robin Fortney and Laura Krouse by Munachim Amah, Richard Frailing, and Clara Reynen
Oral history interviews of Griffieon LaVon, Naomi Christensen, and Jane Svoboda interviewed by Naomi Christensen, curated by Kaden St Onge, excerpted from Voices of the Land: An Oral History Project in Iowa, Iowa Women's Archives, University of Iowa
Created for the Blue Green Action Platform
Music and drone footage by Richard Frailing
Audio interviews of Robin Fortney and Laura Krouse by Munachim Amah, Richard Frailing, and Clara Reynen
Oral history interviews of Griffieon LaVon, Naomi Christensen, and Jane Svoboda interviewed by Naomi Christensen, curated by Kaden St Onge, excerpted from Voices of the Land: An Oral History Project in Iowa, Iowa Women's Archives, University of Iowa
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Traverse (2022)
Choreography and performance by Ellen Oliver in collaboration with David Hurlin
Climate Fest Performance with The University of Iowa Dance Company
Chauncey Swan Park, Iowa City, Iowa
Climate Fest Performance with The University of Iowa Dance Company
Chauncey Swan Park, Iowa City, Iowa
Photo by Jack Brooks and City of Iowa City
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Photo by Jack Brooks and City of Iowa City
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Rock Climbing Wall Performance (2022)
Choreographed by Ellen Oliver in collaboration with David Hurlin, Raud Kashef, Ramin Roshandel
Performed by David Hurlin, Raud Kashef, Ellen Oliver, Ramin Roshandel, Oliver Crocker, Ben Poss, and Libo Xiao.
The University of Iowa Rock Wall, Iowa City, Iowa
Performed by David Hurlin, Raud Kashef, Ellen Oliver, Ramin Roshandel, Oliver Crocker, Ben Poss, and Libo Xiao.
The University of Iowa Rock Wall, Iowa City, Iowa
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Performance Limbo (2022)
Text and Choreography: Facilitated by Ellen Oliver and created in collaboration with the performers
Performers: Alyssa Alber, Mackenzee Albert, Kyle Ayers, Jaki Bass, Garianna Clinton-Nelson, Allison Demaree, Enza Handzel, Amya Lopez, Cami Rezabek, Katherine Shamdin, Mariana Tejeda
MFA Event, Space Place Theater, The University of Iowa
Performers: Alyssa Alber, Mackenzee Albert, Kyle Ayers, Jaki Bass, Garianna Clinton-Nelson, Allison Demaree, Enza Handzel, Amya Lopez, Cami Rezabek, Katherine Shamdin, Mariana Tejeda
MFA Event, Space Place Theater, The University of Iowa
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Hancher Blocks (2022)
Video and projection by Ellen Oliver
Projection designs on Luther Utterback's sculpture titled "Untitled" (1976)
The University of Iowa
Projection designs on Luther Utterback's sculpture titled "Untitled" (1976)
The University of Iowa
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Corporeal Climbs (2022)
Sculpture gallery installation by Ellen Oliver with interactive projections
Visual Arts Building, The University of Iowa
Visual Arts Building, The University of Iowa
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Paper Gallery Installation (2022)
Sculpture collaboration with Jenna Davis and Dianne Vadino
Visual Arts Building, University of Iowa
Visual Arts Building, University of Iowa
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Green Screen Climbing Wall (2022)
Green screen climbing wall for projection and motion capture projects
Performing Arts Annex, The University of Iowa
Performing Arts Annex, The University of Iowa
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Climbing Ecosystem (2022)
Visual Arts Building, The University of Iowa
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Rock Projection (2022)
Performance and video by Ellen Oliver
Music by Ramin Roshandel University of Iowa filmed at Centennial Park, North Liberty, Iowa
Halsey Hall, The University of Iowa
Music by Ramin Roshandel University of Iowa filmed at Centennial Park, North Liberty, Iowa
Halsey Hall, The University of Iowa
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Silence (2022)
Video by Ellen Oliver
Performance by Tariro Ndoro and Ellen Oliver
Music by Ramin Roshandel
Featuring pexels horse stock footage.
This collaboration was made possible through the University of Iowa Department of Dance and International Writing Program.
Performance by Tariro Ndoro and Ellen Oliver
Music by Ramin Roshandel
Featuring pexels horse stock footage.
This collaboration was made possible through the University of Iowa Department of Dance and International Writing Program.
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A Climbing Duet (2022)
Camera, audio, and edits by Ellen Oliver
Final send footage provided by John Richard
Final send footage provided by John Richard
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Tying to Try (2021)
Choreography, performance, and text by Ellen Oliver
End of Semester Event, Halsey Hall, The University of Iowa
End of Semester Event, Halsey Hall, The University of Iowa
Photo by Alex Bush
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Photo by Alex Bush
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Leaning Landscapes (2021)
"Leaning Landscapes" choreographed and performed by Ellen Oliver in collaboration with Mackenzee Albert
Music: Debussy's "Rêverie" performed by Lyle Juracek
Project Advisor: Tony Orrico
End of Semester Event, Halsey Hall, The University of Iowa
Music: Debussy's "Rêverie" performed by Lyle Juracek
Project Advisor: Tony Orrico
End of Semester Event, Halsey Hall, The University of Iowa
Photo by Alex Bush
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Photo by Alex Bush
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Climbing Rope Performance (2021)
Ellen Oliver final project for "Topics in Intermedia: Performing Lines" University of Iowa course taught by Tony Orrico
Participants: Gracie Baer, Jordan Ismaiel, L.D. Kidd, Zoe Miller, Ellen Oliver, Tony Orrico, Brooklyn Staab, Edwin Stajkovic
Visual Arts Building, The University of Iowa
Participants: Gracie Baer, Jordan Ismaiel, L.D. Kidd, Zoe Miller, Ellen Oliver, Tony Orrico, Brooklyn Staab, Edwin Stajkovic
Visual Arts Building, The University of Iowa
Photo by Tony Orrico
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Photo by Tony Orrico
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Pushing Gravity (2021)
Developed from assignments in "Performing Lines: Topics in Intermedia" course by Tony Orrico
videography by Katie Phelan
The University of Iowa
videography by Katie Phelan
The University of Iowa
Photo by Tony Orrico
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Rock Climbing (2021)
A project by Ellen Oliver, Katie Phelan, and Molly Watt for Installations & Interactive Performance
Art Building West, The University of Iowa
This project utilizes the embodied movement of rock climbing to showcase climbing experiences for viewers. By using film and projection, this work transposes virtual reality onto physical space and structures. We invite spectators to interact with the installation through the choice making of projected climbing sequences. Spectators are invited to click on four different buttons – green, yellow, purple, and orange to view the installation.
Art Building West, The University of Iowa
This project utilizes the embodied movement of rock climbing to showcase climbing experiences for viewers. By using film and projection, this work transposes virtual reality onto physical space and structures. We invite spectators to interact with the installation through the choice making of projected climbing sequences. Spectators are invited to click on four different buttons – green, yellow, purple, and orange to view the installation.
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Untrammeled by Man (2020)
Video, edits, and performance by Ellen Oliver
Music by Nico Towers with text featuring Yohann Hanley, Zeta, and Marianne Leberman
2020 White Mountain National Forest Artist in Residence
Made possible by the White Mountain National Forest and The Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire
Music by Nico Towers with text featuring Yohann Hanley, Zeta, and Marianne Leberman
2020 White Mountain National Forest Artist in Residence
Made possible by the White Mountain National Forest and The Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire
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Alighting Summits (2021)
Video and Direction: Ellen Oliver
Choreography: Ellen Oliver in collaboration with the performers (Hannah Bennett, Rachell Gamache, Lindsay Gibbons, Serenity Gorecki, Analisa Palla, Sylvan Williams, Samantha Witham)
Music: Claude Debussy: Children's Corner, L 113 - The Little Shepherd by Ronan O’Hora
Poetry: by Lénaïg Cariou (2019), translated from French by Virgil Blanc, text performed and recorded by Alexandria Pierre-Etienne
Set design: Richard Oulette ‘12
Costume Design: Emily Woods Hogue
Lighting Design: Stephen Petrilli
Technical Direction: Craig Lindsay
Technician for Lights, Sound, Video: Alex Trombly
Alighting Summits explores the history of forest fires and ecological succession on Mount Monadnock, NH. The work includes a film projection on hanging sculptures alongside dancers shaping aluminum foil through movement and sound. Alighting Summit invites us to consider how the Monadnock landscape holds memories of its visitors. This work is a collaboration with Keene State College dance students.
[Re]member: An Evening of Dance, Keene State College
Choreography: Ellen Oliver in collaboration with the performers (Hannah Bennett, Rachell Gamache, Lindsay Gibbons, Serenity Gorecki, Analisa Palla, Sylvan Williams, Samantha Witham)
Music: Claude Debussy: Children's Corner, L 113 - The Little Shepherd by Ronan O’Hora
Poetry: by Lénaïg Cariou (2019), translated from French by Virgil Blanc, text performed and recorded by Alexandria Pierre-Etienne
Set design: Richard Oulette ‘12
Costume Design: Emily Woods Hogue
Lighting Design: Stephen Petrilli
Technical Direction: Craig Lindsay
Technician for Lights, Sound, Video: Alex Trombly
Alighting Summits explores the history of forest fires and ecological succession on Mount Monadnock, NH. The work includes a film projection on hanging sculptures alongside dancers shaping aluminum foil through movement and sound. Alighting Summit invites us to consider how the Monadnock landscape holds memories of its visitors. This work is a collaboration with Keene State College dance students.
[Re]member: An Evening of Dance, Keene State College
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