Molly Lynch on Nurturing Creativity with the National Choreographers Initiative 

For 20 years, Molly Lynch has been the driving force behind the National Choreographers Initiative. A choreographer, an artistic director, and a professor in the dance department of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine, Lynch has cultivated a unique oppor­tunity for ballet-based choreographers from across the nation. At NCI’s annual event, artists are given freedom to create, explore, and refine their artistic ideas without pressure to complete a work.