by Nel Shelby | Aug 22, 2019 | Promotional Video
Every September, my team and I film a project that is very close to my heart – Buglisi Dance Theatre’s Table of Silence Project. The Table of Silence Project is a movement for peace conceived and choreographed by Jacqulyn Buglisi. The piece offers audiences a...
by Nel Shelby | Aug 20, 2019 | Promotional Video
Can’t believe how fast the summer flew by!! Were you watching all the gorgeous videos we wrapped for Vail Dance Festival this year? I grew up In Colorado in the mountains so Vail feels very much like home. I am pretty sure my body, mind and spirit live in the...
by Nel Shelby | Jul 29, 2019 | Promotional Video
Summer after summer, I find more to love about Jacob’s Pillow! I love the energy, the environment, the artists, the staff… I’m so grateful to be the Video Producer at one of the most magical places in the dance world. It wouldn’t be as magical if it wasn’t for...
by Nel Shelby | Jul 9, 2019 | Promotional Video
Yay! We’re back at Vail Dance Festival! Every summer, I spend two weeks in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains filming and editing videos for Vail Dance Festival. I love it here!!! It’s my happy place. I grew up in Colorado, so I’m a Colorado girl at heart!! We made this...
by Nel Shelby | Jul 7, 2019 | Promotional Video
I JUST gave Virginia Johnson and Anna Glass big hugs – Dance Theatre of Harlem arrived at Jacob’s Pillow!!! Having Dance Theatre of Harlem at Jacob’s Pillow just feels right. They are celebrating 50 years. What an amazing accomplishment! We created this...
by Nel Shelby | Jun 27, 2019 | Promotional Video
I love that June is Pride Month. It’s so important to me to be who we are. Today at Live Arts, they’re hosting THE HOUSE PARTY, which is a 6-hour celebration that honors the historical importance and unwavering power of collectives in LGBTQAI culture and pays...
by Nel Shelby | May 31, 2019 | Dance Film, Performance Video, Promotional Video
Yay! Jacob’s Pillow’s 2019 Festival Season is happening next week! Every year, my team at Nel Shelby Productions gathers dance video footage from all of the artists preparing to perform at the upcoming summer festival at Jacob’s Pillow. We edit this...
by Nel Shelby | May 15, 2019 | Performance Video
Back in July of 2018, Trevor Carlson and Ken Tabachnick of The Merce Cunningham Trust asked if I could film and livestream Night of 100 Solos: Cunningham Centennial. When they told me it would be in three separate cities, I had to really think if this was right for...
by Nel Shelby | May 13, 2019 | Promotional Video
Live Arts has been a collaborator for a while now. I recently had a quick in-person meeting with Lili and Tyler (Graphics Designer and Communications Director) at Live Arts and was reminded how fun it is to work with them. We have created a system of working together....
by Nel Shelby | Apr 13, 2019 | Promotional Video
We made another promotional video for New York Live Arts! Each season, we work closely with New York Live Arts to create promotional videos for their marketing purposes, and one of our latest videos is for Netta Yerushalmy’s Paramodernities. We have filmed bits and...
