Niamh Rollins (Chance-to-Choreograph Artist 2026)
Niamh Rollins is a dancer and choreographer from North Shore Massachusetts. She graduated with a BFA in Dance and BA in Art and Environmental Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Spring of 2023. As a choreographer, she has set works for University of Massachusetts Dance Department and the Joppa Jazz Dance Company (Newburyport MA). In 2022, she was selected to present choreography and research at the Wesleyan University Symposium in the Arts and Humanities and in March 2025 she created a contemporary ballet work for New Ballet of San Jose, CA which premiered in the company's contemporary showcase Fast Forward. As a performer, she was a company member of New Ballet in San Jose, CA, performing roles in classical and contemporary ballets. She currently dances with Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet and freelances as a choreographer in Connecticut and New York.
Niamh’s choreography explores both creativity and intellect. As a dancer, through her exposure to dance she first gravitated towards ballet then grew to love contemporary dance later in her training. She currently works in both styles and has become interested in how they can intersect choreographically. Niamh’s work takes inspiration from music that drives her to move and create. Her work doesn’t always mean something specific, in fact it often does not. The purpose of her work are the feelings she is able to express through movement and music as a combined whole.
Niamh’s choreography explores both creativity and intellect. As a dancer, through her exposure to dance she first gravitated towards ballet then grew to love contemporary dance later in her training. She currently works in both styles and has become interested in how they can intersect choreographically. Niamh’s work takes inspiration from music that drives her to move and create. Her work doesn’t always mean something specific, in fact it often does not. The purpose of her work are the feelings she is able to express through movement and music as a combined whole.