about

Nancy Cranbourne

is the artistic director of 40 Women Over 40, a dance company based in Boulder, Colorado. This unique company consists of 45 female performers over the age of 40. Nancy and her collaborator, Linzee Klinkenberg, share the artistic directorship of BOOM. BOOM. is an entity that mashes up 16 smokin’ hot young dancers (ages 20-34) with 20 smoldering older dancers (ages 35-60). The result of this rich mix is a non-stop dance production of athletic, humorous, soulful modern jazz work.

Nancy’s background includes teaching dance for the University of Washington, Cornish College of the Arts, University of Colorado, Colorado State University, and the National Theater Conservatory. Nancy is also an award winning actress and playwright. Her play, 2 Women Avoiding Involuntary Hospitalization (with collaborators Patti Dobrowolski and Molly Thompson), earned her a “Best Actress” award from Westword Magazine, and was named “Best New Play” by the Denver Drama Critics Circle.

Nancy lives in Boulder CO, and Seattle WA. Recent projects in the Northwest include setting work on Cornish Dance Theater, Fulltilt, and Dance Gallery. Nancy is currently collaborating with 4 Seattle choreographers to create Still There, a solo dance/theater work about dementia and is a performance coach for TED Talks. In Boulder, Nancy’s focus is honed in on producing BOOM.

BOOM’S highly anticipated Colorado premiere will be at the Dairy Center for the Arts on April 27 – May 6, 2012. Nancy’s bread and butter is teaching in the Boulder dance community, a love affair that’s been going on for over 30 years.