Director, Movement Arts Atlanta

Ms. McLaughlin is a native of Atlanta. She grew up performing with Southern Ballet of Atlanta, a company which was a leader of the regional dance movement in the South. She attended Virginia Intermont College where she apprenticed with the Bristol Ballet. Ms. McLaughlin graduated with a B.A. in Business Administration with a minor in Ballet with a teaching emphasis. After several years working in management for companies such as Federated Department Stores and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, she returned to dance.

Ms. McLaughlin has performed professionally with Kolors Dance, Ondine and Company, Beacon Dance and Disney (where she was thrilled to play Mary Poppins). Ms. McLaughlin has taught and created dance programs for the YWCA, Georgia State University and the Fulton County Arts Council. Ms. McLaughlin spent 13 years as the Associate Director of Good Moves acting in both an administrative and artistic roles.

She works as an arts project manager, choreographer and teacher. The a large part of her project work was for the Atlanta Preservation Center where she has managed four City-wide festivals of the historic built environment. Under her management, The Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Atlanta’s Historic Sites grew to include nearly 100 sites and 250 free events. She received the Jenny Thurston Award from the Atlanta Urban Design Commission for her accomplishments with this program. With the Atlanta Preservation Center, she also developed the Drawing Room Gallery and served as gallerist and curator for multiple exhibits that included the talents of Shela Pree Bright, Lucinda Bunnen, Jerry Cullum, Jody Fausett and David Yoakley Mitchell.

In 2011, founded Movement Arts Atlanta. The organization offers dance training for ages 3+ and participates in local dance performances. Ms. McLaughlin also guest teaches and lectures at Atlanta area dance schools. She has also been engaged to create solos and small group works for local festivals and auditions.

Ms. McLaughlin is active in the Atlanta Dance Community. She directs the only free admission dance festival in the City. Founded in 2001, the Inman Park Dance Festival is a two-day festival of classical and modern concert dance that is part of The Inman Park Festival and Tour of Homes. She is also a committed board member for Full Radius Dance, a modern dance company founded in 1990 that creates, commissions, and performs work that challenges prevailing attitudes about disability and dance.

Photo by John Ramspott

Composer

Andrew Choe is composer and pianist dedicated to creating new music for dance, media, solo, and chamber/ensemble works. He is the composer and Director of Music and Operations at Abilities Dance Boston, where he works to advocate for intersectional disability justice in the art space. Andrew has created numerous scores with various artists and organizations, including three original ballets and several installments, productions, and other forms of collaborations. His works have been featured in the MFA Boston, Isabella Gardner Museum, WBUR Boston, Modern Atlanta Dance Festival, A Time with Isadora, and more. Andrew collaborates and creates art as a means of exploration, identity, and healing.

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Film Artist

Carrie Miller is from Atlanta, Georgia. She attends the University of Georgia in order to study Entertainment and Media Studies and Women Studies. With her passion for film and learning women’s history, she hopes to impact LGBTQ and women’s representation through film. She has worked with Carolyn McLaughlin on many dance projects, including Not That Far Away which was commissioned by the City of Atlanta, Mayor Office of Cultural Affairs in response to social distancing in the year 2020.

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Designer

Margot McLaughlin is from Atlanta, Georgia and currently lives in Athens to attend the University of Georgia. She is a 4th year Landscape Architecture major and is beginning the Master of Historic Preservation Program this year. Margot grew up as a ballet and modern dancer, but more recently is focused on a variety of design disciplines including design of the built environment, graphic design, and clothing design.

Margot is supporting A Time with Isadora by assisting the documentary team with filming and editing.

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Artistic/Executive Director, Full Radius Dance

Earning a B.F.A. in Performing Arts at Western Kentucky University, Douglas Scott moved to Atlanta after graduation to spend several seasons with the Ruth Mitchell Dance Company where he performed works by Ruth Mitchell, Ron Cunningham, Monica Levy, and Sal Aiello. In 1991, Douglas founded Dance Force, Inc. and co-founded E=Motion, with Ardath Prendergast, in 1995. In 1998, the companies merged to form Full Radius Dance.

Douglas is also the founder of the Modern Atlanta Dance (MAD) Festival which showcases the best modern and contemporary dance companies and artists in the southeast. The festival has been produced annually since 1995 to critical and popular acclaim.

As the primary choreographic voice for Full Radius Dance, Douglas has created numerous dance works that have been premiered by the company. His work Tapestry (2018) was celebrated as a masterpiece by ArtsAtl and was filmed for inclusion in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library.

In 2014, Douglas was honored with a Governor’s Award for the Arts & Humanities. Presented by the Office of the Governor in partnership with Georgia Council for the Arts and the Georgia Humanities Council, the Governor’s Awards pay tribute to the most distinguished citizens and organizations that have demonstrated a lifetime commitment to work in the arts and humanities in Georgia. Douglas was cited as “a respected leader” and for expanding “the definition and reach of modern dance.”

A respected teacher for over thirty years, Douglas Scott has extensive experience in teaching classes and workshops in modern and modern-based physically integrated dance for numerous schools, organizations, and conferences.

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Dance Artist, Narcissus by Isadora Duncan

Grounded in the perspective that dance-making lives in the primal, physical, emotional and spiritual consciousness of all humans, Ms. Ramsey-Borunov’s artistic focus centers on collaboration, community participation and making dance available as a creative practice for all people. Ms. Ramsey-Borunov has shown work, performed or taught in North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, Arizona, Austria, the U.K. and India. Her experience as an educator includes dance and yoga courses at Elon University, Wake Forest University, Winthrop University, and Salem College, and she holds a teacher certification with DanceAbility International. Ms. Ramsey has been published in the international academic periodical, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices (2011) and has presented work or research at the NDEO National Conference, The Fifth Annual Somatic Dance Conference and Performance Festival, and Elon University’s Intersect Diversity and Leadership Conference. Ms. Ramsey-Borunov performs with Full Radius Dance, and Beacon Dance, and teaches with CORE Dance’s Dynamic X-Change Healing Arts Program.

Dance Artist, Maenad, Dances for Isadora by José Limón

Andie Knudson, born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, was first introduced to dance at the age of three and continued on to receive her BFA in Dance from Belhaven University in 2019. During her time at Belhaven, Andie was honored to receive multiple accolades for her artistic growth and achievement while working with esteemed choreographers & improvisation artists such as Nancy Stark Smith, Erin Scheiwe-Rockwell, Steve Rooks, and Bill Wade. Upon graduation, Andie was invited to work with Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival as a Video Documentation Intern to deepen her interest in the collaboration between dance and video arts. On her journey from academia to the present, Andie has studied with Doug Verone, Jen Nugent, Fly On a Wall, Staibdance, and many others. Since moving to Atlanta in 2020, Andie spent a season working as an artist with ImmerseATL and has performed the works of Bill T. Jones, Elizabeth Dishman, Leo Briggs, George Staib, Sarah Hillmer, Nicholas Goodly, and Anna Bracewell Crowder.

Photo John Ramspott

Dance Artist, Primavera, Dances for Isadora by José Limón

Mercy Matthews was born and raised in Oregon, moved away from home at 16 to pursue ballet, and moved to the Atlanta area fall of 2021 to join ImmerseATL. She started dancing when she was 7 years old in a small hometown studio and continued her training in Chicago and Indiana for ballet. Currently, Mercy is freelancing in the Atlanta dance scene and continuing to widen her training and experiences with more diverse styles. Her love for moving and performing has been fueled by many incredible voices, such as George Staib of Staib Dance, Beth McLeish of Project Ballet, Sarah Hillmer of ImmerseATL, and Anna Bracewell Crowder. She has danced alongside Bandaloop with Flux Productions, Excuse The Art with Olivia Rae Bryant, and performed excerpts from Konverjdans based in New York.

Photo John Ramspott

Dance Artist, Niobe by José Limón

Julianna is a professional dancer living and working in Atlanta. Currently, she is a dance artist with Full Radius Dance and pursues freelance work, as well. She has had the pleasure to work with local choreographers like Douglas Scott, Julio Medina, Nadya Zeitlin, and Patsy Collins.

She began her training at the Academy of Movement and Music in Oak Park, IL and continued her education at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. She graduated in December 2018 with a BFA in Dance and a BBA in Accounting. Julianna has trained extensively in ballet, contemporary, modern, and Graham. She furthered her studies at summer dance programs with AXIS Dance Company, Orsolina28, DanceWorks Chicago, Hubbard Street Dance Company, and San Francisco Conservatory of Dance.

Julianna has been honored to perform works by renowned choreographers like Alice Sheppard, Monica Bill Barnes, Rennie Harris, and Martha Graham, to name a few. She has traveled to New York City to perform at the Joyce Theater and Ailey Citigroup Theater. She has studied in Moncalvo, Italy where she learned William Forsythe and Crystal Pite repertory and choreographic methods.

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Dance Artist

Charlotte Angermeier first began dancing in North Carolina at Artistic Motion School of Arts, and later Weaver Academy where she developed a deep passion for dance, performance, and choreography. Alongside her Contemporary Dance training from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, in CounterTechnique, Cunningham, Limón, Release Techniques, and ABT ballet curriculum; Charlotte is also inspired by improvisation, Gaga Movement Language, dance film, and devised theater. Last year, Charlotte completed ImmerseATL under the incredible direction of Sarah Hillmer, George Staib, and Anna Bracewell Crowder. There she worked with several Atlanta dancemakers like Xavier (Xay Zoleil) Lewis, Melissa Word, Dani Swatzie, Leo Briggs, Atarius Armstrong, Nana Condua, Raianna Brown, and Patsy Collins, in addition to her peers to research, develop, and present work. Charlotte has attended many intensives including the American Dance Festival, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and multiple Gaga intensives (NYC & TLV); all of which she received grants through UNCSA and private foundations to fund and further pursue her dance studies and interests. Charlotte has had the incredible opportunity to work closely with Bill T. Jones, Shayla-Vie Jenkins, Ohad Naharin, Bobbi Jene Smith, Zena Zenchenko, Billy Barry, Larry Keigwin and Nicole Wolcott, Gaspard Louis and company members, Shannon Gillen and VIM VIGOR company members, Anouk van Dijk, and Sidra Bell. Charlotte holds her BFA in Contemporary Dance from UNCSA, and is thrilled to be dancing in Atlanta, GA.

Photo by Art Davison

Dance Artist, Beauty Through Mattus by Carolyn Stine McLaughlin

A Florida native, Jodie Jernigan received her A.A. with an emphasis in dance from Florida State College at Jacksonville. There, she danced with and managed their dance repertory company, danceWORKS. She earned her B.A. in Dance and English from Brenau University, where she conceptualized and directed the annual cross-department dance on film showcase, “Poetry in Motion.” Her choreography has been presented at various events, including the American College Dance Association Southeast Conference. Outside of academia, Jodie served as an intern with Fly on a Wall in Atlanta, Georgia for their 2020-2021 season. In 2021, she was commissioned by Zoetic Dance Ensemble to create an independent dance film for their annual Mixtape Atlanta film festival. She recently premiered her short dance film, “Home Sweet Home” with Dance Canvas. She currently dances with Full Radius Dance and is on faculty at Decatur School of Ballet.

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Dance Artist

Jenna began their training at Central Florida Ballet in their hometown of Orlando, FL. After high school Jenna danced with these notable companies: Atlanta Ballet, Oklahoma City Ballet, and City Ballet of San Diego. Through these companies they were able to perform lead roles in the Nutcracker, Balanchine’s Walpurgisnacht, Carmina Burana, and Etudes. They also danced many corps de ballet roles in Septime Weber’s Alice in Wonderland, La Sylphide, Beauty and the Beast, Balanchine’s Serenade, and Don Quixote amongst other contemporary ballet works. Since joining the freelance art scene in Atlanta they have worked with Leo Briggs, Meaghan Novoa, Nadya Zeitlan, and Sarah Hillmer, George Staib and Anna Bracewell Crowder through ImmerseATL. They have also choreographed work for A.M. Collab, Fall for Fall dance festival, and MAD festival. They are currently working on a new piece under residency with Fly on a Wall. They are so excited to work amongst the talented artists included in A Time with Isadora.

Dance Artist

Meaghan Novoa is a dancer and choreographer from Atlanta, GA. They have presented their work in multiple cities with some highlights including The Modern Atlanta Dance Festival (2018 & 2022), Fertile Ground Festival (Portland, OR 2019), Treefort Music Festival (Boise, ID 2021) and Mixtape Dance Festival (Atlanta 2021). In 2020 they received a grant from Idaho Commission On The Arts and a studio space residency at MING studios. In 2021, they received grants from Boise City Department Of Arts & History, Idaho Commission On The Arts, and completed artist residencies at Surel's Place & LED Boise. Most recently, they have created new dance works for Idaho Dance Theatre, Open Arms Dance Project & Room To Move Dance Company. For more information, please visit www.novoadances.com

Photographer

John Ramspott, President and Chief Photographer of Focus Firm LLC, began his photographic career shooting the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta for himself. Soon after that, he was asked to shoot weddings, portraits, parties and natural wonders by friends and friends of friends, and things took off from there.

He owns the highest quality camera and lighting gear, and can bring professional studio lighting if required. He is comfortable in a studio environment, but prefers to shoot out in the real world. While he lives in Atlanta, he has traveled to Mexico, Thailand, Cambodia, Pakistan and across the United States. Not afraid to get the shot, John went to a 98% Muslim nation (Pakistan) immediately after the popular Benazir Bhutto was assassinated and has driven into hurricanes. Even scarier, he has shot weddings.

Duncan Reconstructor

Lori Belilove’s direct lineage as a third generation Duncan dancer and prestigious performing career have earned her an international reputation as the premier interpreter and ambassador of the dance of Isadora Duncan. As founder and Artistic Director of The Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation & Company, Lori maintains a studio and school in New York City, and her Company is in residence at McBurney YMCA. Lori has toured solo and with her Company across America performing in colleges, universities, and festivals. Internationally, she has toured Budapest, Germany, Mexico, Canada, South Korea, West Africa, Italy, and Russia. In Brazil she has established an on-going affiliate Duncan school and performing Ensemble. Lori is also the Artistic Director of the Duncan Dance Academy in Shenzhen, China.

Photo Stephen Delas Haras

Reconstructor for Dances for Isadora by José Limón

Natalie Desch is a BFA graduate of the Juilliard School and an MFA graduate of the University of Washington, performed for five seasons with the Limón Dance Company and eleven seasons with Doug Varone and Dancers in NYC. Natalie has restaged the works of Daniel Charon, Jirí Kylián, José Limón, and Doug Varone on dance and opera companies around the world, and her choreography has been presented at venues throughout the US. She is coming to Atlanta by agreement with the Limón Foundation to reconstruct three sections from Limón’s Dances for Isadora. Her full bio is available on the University of Utah website where she is an assistant professor.

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Film Artist

Mollie Robertson is a student filmmaker from Marietta, Georgia. She attends the University of Georgia, studying Entertainment and Media, Film Studies, and Women Studies. They are passionate about telling accurate stories through film and media, thus co-founding Queer Stories Unfolded, a film collective in Athens, Georgia, dedicated to amplifying queer and marginalized voices. Mollie is assisting with cinematography for A Time with Isadora.

Photo John Ramspott

Visual Artist

Margaret Katz Nodine (1956-2015) was from Macon, Georgia. She attended the University of Georgia and graduated in 1977 with a BA in Fine Arts, majoring in Painting and Drawing and minoring in Printmaking. During her life, her work was presented in both solo and group exhibitions at many well-regarded exhibitions including exhibitions at the Ashville Area Arts Council, the Decatur Arts Festival, Cassie Post Gallery (Atlanta), the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Gallery Two Nine One (Atlanta) and the Lyndon House Gallery (Athens). Her style was described as expressionist and she primarily delt with the figure. She made works on paper both prints and paintings but oil on canvas was her preferred format.

The primary images for this website are details from the painting Three that the artist gifted to this projects Director, Carolyn Stine McLaughlin. They were very close friends. Supporting each other in life and as artist. Margaret frequently came to draw at and created work from Carolyn’s classes and rehearsals. Carolyn was Margaret’s model and studio assistant for many years.

The dance that Carolyn is making for A Time with Isadora will use “Three” as its inspiration.

Here is a link to a touching eulogy written for Margaret by her art teacher at UGA, Robert Croker. Here is a link to an interview with Margaret published in Western North Carolina Woman

Photo taken at Between Rock and an Art Place, UGA, 2014