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Kelly Ashton Todd

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🌲Environmental Storytelling🌲
Past resident @sleepnomorenyc
Acting training @esperstudio
Master’s @asucollegeofglobalfutures
Yoga: @rootedgingeryogi

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Under Review: Katahdin tells the heart-wrenching story of our evolving relationship with trees.⁣
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📍Filmed on Wabanaki Confederacy Land⁣
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🎵Musical talents provided by the amazing @sarahstan7 and @lockwell (wait till you hear the full version… swoon♥️)
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If you aren’t already, please follow @underreviewseries to learn more and stay up to date on film happenings 🎥 🌲⁣
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[Visual Description: A man playing a boy runs into the forest to greet his tree family. The tree family is made of four dancers/actors. There are quick shots of dense forest in the fall time with red and orange leaves, dancers moving in a contemporary style through the forest, and drone shots of a logging yard.]⁣
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#UnderReviewSeries #Katahdin #ArtActivism taken in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument by @kellyashtontodd

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6 years ago

🌲 Speaking and presenting Under Review: Katahdin at Planet Texas 2050 Symposium on February 24 🌲

Below is more information regarding the session! I will then have the immense honor of being on a panel discussion - Collaborating for Climate Change: A round table discussion between artists and scientists

🍃Kelly Ashton Todd is a director, choreographer, and environmental activist whose work bridges science and art, aiming to engage audiences with pressing ecological issues through movement and storytelling. Through a screening and discussion of her award-winning dance film, Under Review: Katahdin, Todd will unpack the power of Environmental Storytelling, focusing on why understanding and connecting with an audience is crucial to making scientific data on the climate crisis resonate. By bringing science to life through art, Todd advocates for a deeper, more emotionally impactful approach to inspire awareness and action in addressing environmental challenges. 🌱

If in Austin, or have friends in Austin, come on out!

📷: @stephaniecrousillatphotography
Katahdin Stills: @tyfihi

#EnvironmentalStorytelling #UTAustin #PlanetTexas2050 #DanceNYC #EnvironmentalArt #UnderReviewSeries by @kellyashtontodd

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2 years ago

🪨 Those rocks baby! 🪨

The amazing stone formations at Joshua Tree first started more than 100 million years ago. “Molten liquid, heated by the continuous movement of Earth’s crust, oozed upward and cooled while still below the surface.”

Once arid climate came into existence, flash floods began washing away the protective ground surface - a form of erosion. “As they were exposed, the huge eroded boulders settled one on top of another, creating those impressive rock piles we see today”. (NPS Joshua Tree)

Dancers: Evelyn Chen (@angelpumpkinpie ) and Parker Murphy (@parker_murph )

Movement direction: me me!

Location: Joshua Tree @joshuatreenps

As a reminder - what a gift to view this area through photographs and video, however, nothing beats being there in person. Get outside today 🌵

#joshuatree #environmentalart #danceoncamera taken in Joshua Tree National Park by @kellyashtontodd

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4 months ago

The Joshua Tree

The namesake of Joshua Tree National Park, but can also be seen in the Sonoran Desert or in the San Bernardino Mountains. @joshuatreenps

They grow between ½ inch to 3 inches a year, with the average lifespan being 150 years old. But sometimes older!

Unlike other trees, Joshua Trees don’t have growth rings because they are actually part of the agave family and are giant succulents.

Every time I see these endangered “trees” in the distance, I always have a moment of beautiful confusion, thinking I just spotted a person in the desert. What’s really delightful is when I see several of them, it looks like a group of people enjoying a concert.

Another interesting fact I learned from Evelyn about Joshua Trees is that they are part of the Asparagaceae family, making them closely related to edible asparagus.

Seen here is the beautiful @angelpumpkinpie with a Joshua Tree.
Movement directed by me!
Joshua Tree created by the greatest collaborator: momma earth.

It’s such a gift to get to see nature on film, however, nothing is as beautiful as being in actual nature, in person. Please consider going outside today 🌵

#joshuatree #joshuatreenationalpark #environmentalart taken in Joshua Tree, California by @kellyashtontodd

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4 months ago

What would it feel like to truly exhale again?

To wake slowly with the sun.
To move your body beside the sea.
To spend your afternoons swimming in impossibly blue water, wandering the island, reading by the pool, or resting without guilt.

This retreat was created for those craving softness, spaciousness, beauty, and reconnection.

Morning yoga with @rootedgingeryogi
Somatic movement at sunset with @ilm.stockholm
A private yacht day around Zakynthos.
Chef-prepared meals.
Harmonium singing under the stars.
A small intimate group held in care.

Not an escape from your life.
A return to yourself.

Zakynthos, Greece
Sept 18–23, 2026

Limited spots available.
DM or apply through the link in bio.

#yogaretreat #luxuryretreat #greeceretreat taken in Brooklyn Heights by @kellyashtontodd

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5 months ago

What a GIFT to get to play in Tony and Ingrid’s multidimensional universe they have created 🪐

So nerve racking and fun to get to perform in this way - thanks for inviting me in!

Get your tickets for Chalk Portal Outline
@welcome.to.campfire

Photo spectacular: @nirarieli taken in Theaterlab by @kellyashtontodd

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5 months ago

🥀 Get Rosa a spinoff show 🥀

She loves
🌹 salad
🌹 receiving compliments
🌹 being tucked in tight places with beautiful people
🌹 eating chocolate mousse
🌹 my little pony
🌹 flirting
🌹 smelling peoples breath
🌹 gossiping in stairwells
🌹 showing you how sensational you are

From the gorgeous imagination of: @lanzyponz
Costumes: @flamingo.priestess
Make-up: @laurenmolinaartistry
Hair: @ctippydesign
Photos: @abstrac.t @spencerweidiephotography
BTS video chaos: @johnwilliamwatkins

#hendricks #hendricksanotherland #drinkresponsibly by @kellyashtontodd

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5 months ago

Press pause - beautifully

Join us for 5 nights in Zakynthos, Greece, designed for effortless restoration.

Private beach access.
Daily yoga and meditation.
Somatic movement to reset the nervous system.
Evenings with live harmonium under the stars.
Gorgeous villa hosted by @nomadikas

Plus a full-day private yacht experience:
crystal-clear waters, hidden coves, and encounters with the endangered loggerhead sea turtle.

Everything is taken care of.

All you have to do is arrive.

Learn more and apply via the link in bio.

#luxuryretreat #luxurytravel #yogaretreat #wellnessretreat #treatyourself taken in West Village, NYC by @kellyashtontodd

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5 months ago

🌱Earth Day🌱

Standing here inside a turning of seasons - cherry blossoms bursting open in all their wondrous glory - I keep asking what it means to love nature fully.

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To love her, to return to her again and again, while also grieving what is being lost. Birth and death, arriving at the same time. How do we stand inside the wildfire of rage and still hold her close?

The cycles feel less certain now - flowers blooming confused in January, hurricanes brushing through months they once didn’t belong to.

What I’m learning, what my dear friends keep reminding me, is to move deeper into community in these moments. To remember that joy and hope live right at the edge of grief and anger. That we are capable of holding all of it at once.

Instead of standing at the edge as an observer, what if you could be in conversation with it all: the forest floor beneath you, the waves billowing in and out of the mouth of the ocean, the low hum of insects pollinating the gifts of color?

Let your feet sink into the soil. Let the sun warm your skin. Let the salt linger in your hair for days after the ocean swim. Let your nose tickle from too many flowers. Let your eyes wander up the canopy to blossom to limb to trunk to root. Get lost in the wind as it shifts. Take only what you need, and leave more behind for the wildlife, for each other, for the land itself.

What I’m calling in this year - what I’m learning from nature - is a kind of radical optimism. A hope that doesn’t deny what’s breaking, but insists on loving so epically and fully.

I love you, Earth. Thank you for your gifts and lessons.

#EarthDay2026 #BackToNature #MommaEarth by @kellyashtontodd

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6 months ago

What a flurry of bliss this experience was in @hendricksgin Anotherland. 🌹🍊

Who would have thought an event like this would have been full of so much heart and joy… well that’s because of the beautiful imagination, immaculate world building, and stewardship of @lanzyponz . Thank you so much for inviting me into your imagination and letting me be fully myself in the realm of Rosa.

Hats off to the amazing leadership and choreographic play of @ingridmkapteyn , who is always so inspiring and of course the badass support of @kelbicait and @laurengraneto - you took such amazing care of us all. Huge shout out and love to the @gradientexperience team!

♥️And of course, the sensational cast and crew of stellar peeps. Wowza, y’all are really something special♥️

Costumes: @flamingo.priestess
Hair: @ctippydesign
Make-up: @laurenmolinaartistry
Photos: @abstrac.t @spencerjamesweidie
Sound Design: Marc Cardarelli
Cast: @angelpumpkinpie @tonybordonaro3 @torihsparks @mitchellwinter @johnwilliamwatkins @parker_murph @stephaniecrousillatphotography @scruffyjester @marlaphelan @dremurillo @axelmansoor @nandomorland @audreyrachelle123 by @kellyashtontodd

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September in Zakynthos feels like an exhale.

Salt on your skin.
Warm sunshine.
Crystal blue sea.

We’re hosting a five-day yoga and somatic movement retreat in a private villa on the water, designed for deep rest, refined practice, and effortless presence.

Mornings begin with yoga and meditation overlooking the sea. Afternoons vary from ocean swims, to adventurous hidden cave explorations, to cultural visits. Evenings slip into somatic work and hands-on practice, creating space for real shifts beyond effort. While each night pours into long dinners, swimming at sunset, and harmonium singing under the stars.

A small, carefully held group.
An exceptional setting.
Time to return to yourself.

September 18-23 ✨

Participation is limited.

PM or check out the link in bio to receive the full details and apply ☀️

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Villa by Nomadikas

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#yogaretreat #luxuryretreat #wellnessretreat #yogaretreatgreece #luxurytravel taken in West Village, NYC by @kellyashtontodd

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We did it!!!!

Thank YOU incredibly much! Either through your financial contribution, or sharing my campaign with others, wowza, thank you. I am humbled by your generosity.

So looking forward to getting started on the next scene in Under Review: Conservation ♥️♥️♥️ by @kellyashtontodd

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