Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Heidi Spesard-Noble - Season 8, Episode 108

“Choreographer Heidi Spesard Noble…created dances that bring us into our leads’inner lives, Thais, Rob Hubbard, Pioneer Press, (2018) and “able to blend dancersand singers seamlessly” Lydia Lunning, Rusalka, twincitiesarts.com (2016). HeidiSpesard Noble is a multifaceted choreographer telling stories through Opera andTheater.Ms. Spesard Noble has developed strong relationships with Minnesota Opera andlocal theaters in the Twin Cities and surrounding region, choreographing for avariety of productions including Seven World Premieres. Mid Life Crisis, (1997)Chanhassen Dinner Theaters, Grapes of Wrath (2010) assistant choreographer,Wuthering Heights (2011), Dream of Valentino (2012), The Shining (2016), The Fix(2019) and most recently Edward Tulane (2022). Notable recognition was ArtistryTheater’s A New Brain voted Top Ten Theater Productions by Star Tribune (2019).She previously danced professionally under the direction of founder LoyceHoulton, performing classical ballet and contemporary dances. She also appearedin Loyce’s film Knoxville, Summer of 1915. The next engagements included thosewith State Ballet of Missouri, Ballet of the Dolls and subsequently ChanhassenDinner Theaters where she appeared in more than fifteen musicals. Her favoritesinclude Brigadoon (her choreography debut), 42 nd St., Phantom, Crazy For You andFiddler on the Roof to name a few.Heidi holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Ballet from the University of Utah. Shecontinues to choreograph at theaters and educational institutions in the region.