  Marissa Nielsen-Pincus &nbsp;is a performing artist, teacher and founding member of Third Rail Projects.&nbsp; Since 2011 she has been Third Rail Projects' Associate Artistic Director and is also the Rehearsal Director for  Then She Fell . Originally from Portland, OR, Marissa studied contemporary dance in London at the London Studio Centre and moved to NYC in 2001.&nbsp; She is a certified Body-Mind Centering® Practitioner and teaches immersive performance skills and Body-Mind Centering® classes and workshops both nationally and internationally. She lives in Brooklyn with a man and a cat. 