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Updated 6/7/2021

Toby MacNutt

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    VT

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

I am a queer, trans, disabled artist. My work is not necessarily about my identities, but it is always informed by that experience, through the lens of the body: how does it move, what is its shape, where are its boundaries? How do other people engage with the body? How does a body engage itself with the world? How does the body hold the self?

As a dancer, as in my everyday life, I am comfortable moving in multiple modalities - wheeling, walking with crutches, moving with the help of floor or other environmental features, aerial silks - and I am able to use that fluidity in complex and often surprising ways choreographically. I am interested in the shifts between effort and ease, and where each can be found in my own body. I am deeply in love with the unique aesthetics of disabled dance, and the possibilities available within. 

My relationships-focused debut evening length work One, Two was described by Jim Lowe (Times Argus) as "a tender odyssey". It premiered in 2014 in Vermont, and was set on a cast of six dancers, with and without disabilities. After that I made the immersive sci-fi installation Enter the Void, in 2018, and now I am working on a solo show, A Singular They.

I am also a poet and prose author, and a textile artist. I have experience in spinning, dyeing, weaving, sewing, knitting, and more. My interest in embodiment and in sensory experiences bridges between all these forms - I seek to bring the audience to an understanding of a different kind of body, through my own body but also theirs, their own senses. To that end, I am exploring the creation of mixed-media, immersive performance installations, taking multiple perspectives at once and integrating them through the senses with a Universal Design framework. What does it mean to not only observe but to feel, hear, and move?

 

Profile photo by Robyn Nicole for Dancing Queerly, 2019

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Toby MacNutt
Job Title: Choreographer, dancer, textile artist, poet
Address:
Burlington, VT 05401

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - Modern / Contemporary

Additional Disciplines:

  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Consulting - Organizational Capacity
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Curriculum Development
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 6

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • General Public
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • Nonprofits
  • People with Disabilities
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision
  • Access accommodations for people who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing
  • Accessible website and/or multimedia for people with sensory disabilities

I am comfortable and experienced with working with students and audiences with disabilities of any kind. Accommodation requests including those not listed above will be honored to the best of my ability.

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Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Vermont Dance Alliance

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Vermont Dance Alliance

Awards

Awards:

  • New England Dance Fund Grantee/Alum Network
  • Rebecca Blunk Fund Award, 2019
  • MAP Fund, 2020

Education

Education:

  • AXIS Dance summer intensive, 2011
  • Candoco Dance Company summer intensive, 2013
  • AXIS Dance Choreo-Lab, 2018
  • AXIS Dance Choreo-Lab, 2019

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Dance
  • Visual/Crafts

Certifications and Training:

  • VSA Vermont's Arts Connect course: arts integration, Universal Design for Learning

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Dance
  • Visual/Crafts

Certifications and Training:

  • VSA Vermont's Arts Connect course: arts integration, Universal Design for Learning

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Wheelchair accessibility

Fee Range:

$750 - $5,000

State of Residence:

Vermont

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

4