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Contemporary Dance Theater Company
Directed/Founded by
@_.mag___
@_nathanwaters

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Meet the directors/founders of OGWA Dance Theater!

Here is a little bit more about them:

Maggie Ogle (@_.mag___ ) is a choreographer, dance educator, and researcher currently based in Long Beach, California. Her choreography has been presented at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), SoCal Choreography Festival, Los Angeles Design Festival, SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts, Motion Pacific Dance, Purdue University Dance Company, and the American College Dance Association (ACDA), where her work was selected for the 2020 National Gala. Maggie holds a Master of Fine Arts in dance from CSULB and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with minors in Dance and Sociology from Purdue University. In 2020, her choreographic work was awarded the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts. In 2025, she was awarded a Graduate Equity Fellowship and then was nominated for the Dean’s Distinguished Thesis Project at CSULB for her research examining how dopamine-related cognitive processes affect learning and creativity.
 
Nathan Waters (@_nathanwaters ) is an artist, choreographer, dancer, and instructor based in Orange County. Nathan is interested in many things within his work, including process based movement generation, dance theater, and screen dance. Nathan obtained his Associate’s degree in Dance with an emphasis in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Irvine Valley College and his BFA in dance from California State University of Long Beach. He has had the opportunity to present work at the American College Dance Association BAJA Conference in 2023 and was hired as a guest choreographer for Portola High School Performing Arts in 2024. Additionally, he teaches at Strong Dance studios. Nathan hopes to create and teach as much as he can while sharing his love for dance with others. by @ogwadt

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Behind the scenes of OGWA Dance Theater at SoCal Dance Festival! 💟 by @ogwadt

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Photos of OGWA Dance Theater performing Cleithro at @mashupdance Open Mic Night! Thank you to everyone who came out to support!

Choreography by Maggie Ogle and Nathan Waters
Photography by Sal Aridi by @ogwadt

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Meet the cast of Cleithro! Swipe to see more about each company member 🫶

Elisa Murray is a Long Beach based dancer and choreographer. She earned her BFA in Dance at CSU Long Beach in May of 2026. She has been dancing for 11 years and has emphasized her training in various street styles, such as hip hop, house, breaking, and freestyle. She has also trained in modern, contemporary, jazz, and Umfundalai. Elisa has performed in pieces choreographed by Danzel Thompson-Stout, Tsiambwom Akuchu, Andrew Vaca, Ricky Medina, Jayde Spiegel, and Dante Casarin. She has performed at two American College Dance Association (ACDA) conferences in works entitled “SMUSH” by Jayde Speigel, and “My Sole, Our Lite” by Dante Casarin. She has choreographed two works in her time at CSULB, including “Bound by Play”, co-choreographed with Lauren Kay, that premiered at the 2025 Contemporary Dance Festival, and “Broadcast” which premiered at the 2026 Contemporary Dance Festival. Elisa has found her passion in street dance, freestyle, performing, and choreography, and is deeply interested in the art of storytelling, collaboration, improvisation, connection, and exchanging with others through movement.

Anna is a performing artist based in Los Angeles County. Her introduction to dance began as a child in ballet classes. Her training then continued as she danced competitively throughout her adolescence. She has studied as a work-study with San Diego Dance Theater, and performed alongside their company under the artistic direction of Terry Wilson. Additionally, Anna has danced in contemporary based works by OGWA founders Nathan Waters and Maggie Ogle. She holds her A.A in Performing Arts from San Diego City College and is currently a Dance B.F.A. candidate at California State University, Long Beach, graduating in Spring 2027.

Niko Black is a queer dancer and creator. They have an AA in Dance at Orange Coast College (OCC) and are a current BFA candidate at California State University Long Beach (CSULB). Niko was part of Akomi Dance Company for two seasons under the direction of Marie Hoffman and Anthony Aceves. Niko also trained with Azuki Umeda’s Au.thenticity training program. They have pres by @ogwadt

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LINK IN BIO
Come see Cleithro at Mashup Open Mic Night! taken in NOT a dance studio called the Pickle Factory by @ogwadt

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See "Cleithro"

7/25 6pm @scdcfestival
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8/18pm @mashupdance Open Mic Night

Link in bio for tickets!

Dancers:
@nikoxdance
@_annaboyle
@mylah._.10
@_lauren.kay
@isabellaladine
@brittanyisabellopez
@bruno.michellee
@elisajadeee
@xo.xene

Cleithro explores the instability of conscious experience and the consequences that develop when that experience erodes. Gradually discovering the burden of self-awareness, this work reveals an evolutionary paradox-the same cognitive capacities that enable human adaptation and suvival yield a vulnerability to psychological torment. Specifically focusing on compulsive and impulsive brain states, locked-in syndrome, and split-brain syndrome, we discover how consiousness and internality can begin to feel like imprisonment. by @ogwadt

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