Nicole Nigro Demo Reel 2019. Photo: Mara Giammattei 2019.
the perception of memory or my soft watch
a work in progress exploring the impact of m.otherhood on praxis. come be interrupted with me!
Generously funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media in the NEUSTART KULTUR programme, DIS-TANZEN aid programme of the Dachverband Tanz Deutschland.
skin to skin 2020. A short film presented by Hercinia Arts Collective for (Un)usual Spaces - A Virtual Art Party. Concept & Direction: Nicole Nigro (CAN). Sound: Cory Neale (USA). Collaborating Performers: Cory Neale (USA), Nicole Nigro (CAN), Faith Sullivan (USA), Sloane Teagle (USA), Johannes Zits (CAN).
MARHABAN 2019. What would be Red without Blue? A physical theatre performance geared towards young audiences. Creation & Interpretation Nicole Nigro & Felix Baumann with Diyar Theatre. Photo: Raed Hazboun. Premiered 30.08.19-05.09.19 in Bethlehem, PSE. Support: European Cultural Fund. To read a bit more about our travels in the West Bank click here!
SHIFT 2019. An attempt to find liberation within a controlled state, to relinquish control to the witness and experience their instructions. Can we find autonomy within a dictatorship? Who shapes my state? My corporeal state? My emotional state? My psychological state? My spiritual state? My conscious state? My autonomic state? Who controls my transitioning state? Can I liberate my body within a constant state of oppression? Can we liberate our bodies? Their bodies? Creation & Interpretation: Nicole Nigro. Photo: Chris Blanchenot. Premiered at Pi*llOry part 2 curated by Holly Timpener in Toronto, CA.
AUGUR (excerpt) 2014. A site-situated traveling performance experiment in consciousness mapping, migration and meaning. Creation & Interpretation: Maré Hieronimus & Nicole Nigro. Sound: Cory Neale. Video: Jeremy Frindel. Collaborating Performers: Maurizio Campani, Rebecca Lloyd-Jones, Brianna MacLellan, Anne Marion-Gallois, Susan Myhr Fritz Video of live performance and video edit by James Sapione for the chashama Summer Performance Series.
Oracle (excerpt) 2014. A collaborative performance event investigating the role of the oracle in contemporary life. Creation: Nicole Nigro & Cory Neale. Collaborators: Maré Hieronimus, Alex Kramer, Adriana Segurado Mendez & Christos Galanis. Video: Tanja London. Video Edit: Maré Hieronimus. Presented by The E|MERGE Interdisciplinary Artist Residency, Earthdance Centre in Plainfield, MA.
go tell fire 2015. A work exploring the value of success & failure, laughter & tears, life & death. Choreography: Nicole Nigro. Dancers: Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre Core Apprentice Company. Music: Heather McIntosh & Peter Jack Rainbird. When I Rise: origin is unknown, believed to have been adapted from a poem by Wendell Berry; Wendell said that he had heard the words from an old Buddhist mantra. No copyright Infringement Intended. Photo: Angela Lewis.
Disco Oracle - Dance piece for Nicole Nigro 2010. A work based on the greek goddesses and disco queens. Choreography: Jonathan Osborn. Music "Fantazja" Max Skiba. Interpretation: Nicole Nigro.
förstå 2009. A multi-media dance work exploring the falability of language. The short film is projected behind a solo dancer. Choreography & Direction: Nicole Nigro. Camera & Editing: Daniel Santana & Sean Sprague. Music is "Lykke Li-Dance, Dance, Dance", sound recording administered by: EMI 2009.
HUA (huu-aah) 2019. The solo is an excerpt of SIMER, a collaboration between Nicole Nigro & Heidee Alsdorf. Taking inspiration from cultural and societal projections of what it is to be a woman, HUA welcomes spectators to question subjective and objective ideas of the feminine. Creation & Interpretation: Nicole Nigro. Sound: Cory Neale, with generous vocal contributions from Heidee Alsdorf, Kelsa Dine, Sherrie Ingram, Vanessa Jane Kimmons, Melanie Neu, Nancy Nigro & Lisa Stewart. Dramaturgy: Meredith Thompson. Photo: Omer Yukseker. Premiered 09.11.2019 as part of DANCE MATTERS in Toronto, CA. With the support of kulturscio’k live art collective in the context of the kulturfactory project & with generous support from The Canada Council for the Arts.
Orient-Occident 2019. A solo exploring different kinetic and choreographic approaches to the interpretation of Iannis Xenakis’ electroacoustic score of the same name. Creation & Interpretation: Nicole Nigro. Music: Iannis Xenakis. Dramaturgy: Drosia Triantaki & Dani Joss. Photo: George Konstantinidis. Premiered at Unit Motives: GRM in collaboration with Die Wolke Art Group in Thessaloniki, Greece.
limoni 2016. Explorations of body, landscape & lemons in Chianti, Italy. Creation & Interpretation: Nicole Nigro. Music: Cory Neale. Video: Lisa Hayes. Sculpture: David Hollander. Support: La Macina di San Cresci.
AUGUR (excerpt) 2016. A ritual performance exploring consciousness, migration, and meaning. Creation & Interpretation: Project|Oracle (Maré Hieronimus, Nicole Nigro, Cory Neale) for the CURRENT SESSIONS, Volume VI, Issue I Wild Project, NYC. Video: Jacob Hiss
Ford Advantage (excerpt) 2015. A work exploring minivans, privilege, and the intersection of joy and grief. Researched and developed at Ponderosa Movement & Discovery in Stolzenhagen, Germany. Creation & Interpretation: Nicole Nigro. Projection & Sound Score: Cory Neale. Music: Odetta (no copyright infringement intended). Video: Tessa Kate Broadby.
Some Times (excerpt) 2014. A site-specific traveling experiment in sensation & instruction. Co-creation & Interpretation: Deborah Black, Paula Montecinos, & Nicole Nigro. Music: The Walkmen, Blue as Your Blood, Lisbon 2010. No copyright infringement intended. Video: Tim Rynders. Premiered at Ponderosa Movement & Discovery, Stolzenhagen, Germany.
Elysian Fields 2013. A creation centered around the concept of modern-day heroes. Choreography & Costume: Nicole Nigro. Dancers: Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre CORE Apprentices. Music: Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlen. No copyright infringement intended. Videography: Eddie Kastrau.
Effigy - PHANTOM WING: A Pre-demolition Project 2013. Creation & Interpretation: Six of Hearts Collective - Luna Allison, Tomas Jonsson, , Brianna MacLellan, Nicole Nigro, Holly Timpener & Alma Visscher.
Nicole Nigro Demo Reel 2013. Video: Alanna Kraaijeveld. Photo: David Hou.