MARIKA NIKO

Aichi Prefectural Art Theater is a public theater in Nagoya, Japan, that consists of a Main Theater (2480 seats), Concert Hall (1800 seats), and a flexible Blackbox Theater (up to 330 seats). The there hosts programs all year long in the field of dance, music, and theater.

My role as producer includes:

Producing new works by emerging Japanese contemporary dance artists to be premiered at the Blackbox Theater.

Promoting and coordinating international tours of Japanese contemporary dance works.

Organizing and hosting multi-city Japan tours of international dance companies to be presented at the Main Theater.

Managing budget and applying for grants.

Building international networks for the theater.

Producing events, academic lectures, symposiums, and movement workshops for the local community.

Information on the organization can be found below:
https://www-stage.aac.pref.aichi.jp/index.html

Duke Arts is a professional presenting entity on campus that presents world-class performances, foster academic collaborations in art, and support the creation of new productions. As a Duke Arts Fellow, I worked closely with the Community Engagement team to bridge the academic community with the artist in residence and to bridge the local community with the artistic landscape at Duke.

My role as a fellow included:

Producing academic lectures, workshops, and performances with the artists in residence.

Working with artists as thought partners to support their production of Duke Arts commissioned works.

Organizing events for the student community that aimed to make the arts more accessible and recognized on campus.

Supporting to coordinate free performance opportunities for local K-12 schools.

Planning, budgeting, and executing an experimental engagement initiative called "Meshroom." Facilitated cross-institutional collaborations (Duke University - University of North Carolina Greensboro) through this experimental initiative.

Major collaborations include:

Marika Niko "Meshroom" (USA, 2023/2024)

Michael Kliën "11th Organ I" / "11th Organ II" (USA, 2023/2024)

Information on the organization can be found below:
https://dukearts.org/

Organized and hosted various events such as tryout performances, workshops, artist residencies, and installations at this startup dance organization. Communicated with artists or external theater venues and internatinal partners to facilitate residency or production needs, discuss contracts, collaborative opportunities, and organize international tours.

Major collaborations include:

Ryu Suzuki, Shinji Ohmaki, evala "RAIN" Hong Kong Tour (Hong Kong, 2023)

Ryu Suzuki "Entity" Lithuania Tour (Lithuania, 2022)

Israel Galván "La Consagración de la Primavera" / "SOLO" Japan Tour (Japan, 2021)

Kenta Kojiri "Study for Self/portrait 2020" (Japan, 2020)

Information on the dancehouse can be found below:
https://dancebase.yokohama/