Nefelaba Dance Theater came about from the need to create a space for the experiences of Autistic people to be seen on stage.  This was first seen with the work "Tilted Glass" (2020), a performance made possible by the Mare Nostrum Elements Emerging Choreographer Series.

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Since being founded in 2022, Nefelaba Dance Theater has created an evening length dance performance, a documentary series, sponsored writers, metal artists, and is in the process of expanding its reach to create a series of dance camps and educational courses for communication applications on tablet devices for 2025.