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Amelia Nommensen is a choreographer, dance filmmaker, and performer currently based in San Francisco, CA. Her practice combines dance, film, poetry, and song to create ocean-minded material for stage and screen. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Marine Biology from UC Santa Cruz, graduating cum laude and with a minor in Dance. Additionally, with seven years of experience as a kayak guide she maintains a deep connection with oceanic systems creating art based on science. At the heart of Amelia’s work is the desire to connect the health of our ecosystems with the health of our communities. Drawing parallels to marine animals and human existence she is constantly reigniting our interdependence. Her work aims to integrate movement into ocean conservation and vice versa sparking compassion and inspiring action.

Her live work has been featured across the Bay Area including San Francisco Dance Mission, LEVYdance, Vetiver Oakland, Wild Cat Studios Berkeley, Grace Cathedral, and Motion Pacific Santa Cruz. As a performer Amelia has been fortunate to work with Tandy Beal & Company, Santa Clara University, Cat Call Choir, Modern Collective, Driven Arts Collective, Cid Pearlman, Lili Weckler, Chelsea Boyd Brown, Jessamine DeLancey, and Alex Law.

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Her current work Upwelling is a multi year project weaving underwater recordings, poetry, and dance.