MARIKA NIKO

Worked closely with the community engagement team to produce class visits and workshops for the campus community or produce free performance opportunities for local K-12 schools in relation to an artist in residency with Duke Arts. Managed Meshroom as a curator, community organizer, and administrater as part of Duke Arts experimental initiative on community engagement. Worked with artists as thought partners to support their production of Duke Arts commissioned works. Major collaborations include:

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, 2023)

Ryu Suzuki Entity (Lithuania, 2022)

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

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

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