Administration
Nicole Fosse
Founder & Artistic Director
In order for the lives and art of Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse® to continue contributing to the human experience, Nicole is dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and protection of her parents’ intellectual and artistic properties. She strives to ensure the nuanced, vivacious contradictions of their personalities and works remain accessible for future generations. Nicole founded The Verdon Fosse Legacy® in 2013. She served as co-executive producer and provided on and off-set consulting for the FX limited series, Fosse/Verdon, for which she received an Emmy nomination. Balancing her time between her sons, Sean, Noah, & Leif, and collaborating with entertainment industry creatives, Nicole happily teaches and practices Bikram yoga and healthy living in Northern New England.
Allen Fields
Director of Creative Development
Allen Fields is a native of North Carolina. Fields began his dance training at age of thirteen and formally began his classical ballet training after winning the prestigious Sanford Scholarship Award to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. A film of him at this time is held in the Library of Congress Archives. He then continued his training on scholarship at American Ballet Theater School and Ballet Arts Carnegie Hall. Fields went on to dance with the powerhouse company of the 80-90's Cleveland San Jose Ballet, Ohio Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Du Nord, France, dancing the works of Balanchine, DeMille, Tudor, Lubovitch, Ashton, Limon and many others. Fields took his first Directorship building Minnesota Ballet into a national and international touring company under his 15 year tenure 1992-2007.
Fields created many of his own choreographies and original commissions. His two Nutcracker productions toured the midwest and Canada for 27 consecutive years generating millions in revenue for Minnesota Ballet and the combined presenters. Fields has worked in many of the elements of theater from Artistic Director/Producer /Executive Director. Fields has consulted Ballets, Theaters, and Capital Campaigns. Fields has sat on the Minnesota State Arts Board Panels and Foundation Boards. Fields taught Dance History, Dance Composition, Theater History and Ballet classes for the University of Minnesota and was a resident guest artist for Saint Mary's University and was the guest artistic Director for the Valencia Arts Center. Fields created Fields Ballet NYC, a non-profit designed to generate scholarships for young dancers and an annual production of Generational Mix in 2016. In 2010 Fields traveled to China with Broadway asia as the dance Casting Director working with Tony winning director John Rando. Fields first two projects for The Verdon Fosse Legacy®, The Global Fosse® Festival and The Summer Professional Training Program have been successes. Fields as the Director of Creative Development will work closely with Nicole Fosse® to achieve the Legacy goals of securing a greater future for the most exciting American Jazz Dance form and the theatrical legends of Bob Fosse® and Gwen Verdon.
Katherine Winter
Development Coordinator
Katherine is a performer, and multi-hyphenate theatre maker. Her recent credits include playing Liza Minnelli & Edie Sedgwick in the world premiere Off-Broadway play Chasing Andy Warhol, the world premiere of the sold-out hit The Leading Lady Club (59E59, NY & Edinburgh Fringe), bringing Broadway back to life in #TSQproject, and in Netflix’s NYC Theatrical debut Money Heist. Since September 2020, she was a performer and Rehearsal Director for the only long-running pandemic friendly show in NYC - VOYEUR: The Windows of Toulouse Lautrec (BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Award, Best Performance in a Play). Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Katherine is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch New Studio on Broadway with a BFA (Hons) in Drama. Katherine has performed and choreographed Off-Broadway, across New York City, Toronto, and Regionally (Berkshire Theatre Group, Woodstock Playhouse, New Bedford Festival Theatre). She won the BroadwayWorld Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal as Lola in Damn Yankees. Film/TV: Lady In The Lake, Billions, FEUD: Capote v.s. The Swans, Russian Doll, Gossip Girl and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Katherine also works behind the scenes for Eclipse Theatre Company, Superior Theatre Festival and Dance Lab NY. Katherine has worked with The Verdon Fosse Legacy® since 2019 and facilitates the training of the next generation of Fosse® dancers. katherine-winter.com. @katherine.winter
Leif Fosse
Marketing and Media Consultant
Leif Fosse graduated from Northeastern University with a BA in Communications and Media and Screen Studies. Post-graduation, Leif took a role at Boston Consulting Group in their Climate and Sustainability marketing department. Leif is a passionate and results-driven marketing professional, specializing in global marketing initiatives. His expertises includes orchestrating strategic collaborations, event activations, and innovative, multi-channel marketing campaigns that effectively enhance brand visibility and drive lead generation. With a skillset grounded in creating 360-degree marketing strategies, Leif excels at communicating unique messages that resonate both internally and externally, and he continuously strives to make a meaningful impact in the marketing field.
Leif will start a new career step at Blue Owl Capital spring 2024 working in their Private Wealth marketing wing. Outside of work, Leif is passionate about the continued preservation of the artistic endeavours that make up his grandparents long and successful career, and he also loves to read, write, dance, play sports, and travel.