Choreographer and movement director. Making ideas that move.
My creative practice is influenced by human behaviour and relationships. I use movement to create expressive phrases, make stories alive and develop the physicality of characters. I movement coach models, singers and actors.
I collaborate with creatives to make movement based on a brief for fashion, film and live performance.
A featured choreographer for One Dance UK and Hiive’s ‘One-to-watch’, my work received support from Arts Council England, IdeasTap Innovators Fund, Candoco Dance Company, Hiive, Clarence Mews Studios and bbodance. My portfolio includes working with by British Medical Association, Peregrina EnChantica, Third Row Dance Company, Dance Digital, Hallidonto, Homs Arthaus, University of Cumbria, Guildhall, The Barbican, Royal Opera House, Ryedale Festival Opera, Ligature Films and music videos for Isla Rose, Naomi Banks, Lucy Tun.
My work was featured on BBC Persia, performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Oxford Playhouse, The Lost Theatre, Park Theatre, The Place, The Blue Elephant Theatre and The Forumist and on several international Film Festivals.
Projects
- One ShillingA contemporary dance film where four strangers from different backgrounds escape everyday life for one night. Drinking and dancing in one of London’s underground bars during the Blitz. CAST- Mukeni Nel / @mukeninel Cameron Everitt / @cameveritt Susana Campesino / @sucampesino Melanie Whitehead Smith / @melaniewsmith CREW- Director and Choreographer - Monica Nicolaides / @monica_nicolaides Producer - Judy Ibelhauptaite / @judy_ibel First Assistant Director - Olivia Cottenden / @oliviacottende
- Dido & AeneasCompany: Ryedale Festival Opera Musical Director: Eamonn Dougan Photographer: Matthew Johnson Synopsis: Purcell's baroque opera - Dido, Queen of Catharge, falls in love with Aeneas, the Trojan Prince, whilst offering him safe harbour on his journey home. A Sorceress, plots to destroy Dido by separating the two lovers with a storm, and sending one of her servants, disguised as Mercury, to urge Aeneas to go home. Dido cannot bear losing Aeneas and kills herself.
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Projects credited in
- Where Angels Dare x The ForumistCreative direction, jewellery & set design @arian_valcarcel Photographer @samsterdam11 Videographer @fraserjs_ Editor @alicja_rrrr Styling @klo.e_glf Styling assistant @luanaviola_ Make up @_jordanfx_ Hair @ameliaball_makeupartist Choreographer @monica_nicolaides Models @jannneka @linaletto @lulu_wangyx Music @phoacworld
Work history
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ChoreographerFreelancer
London, United KingdomFreelance
Skills
- Choreographer
- Dance
- Contemporary Dance
- Dance Choreography
- Movement Direction
- Movement Director
- Movement
- Dance Film
- Dance Theatre
- Dance Performance
Education
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MA in Dance PerformanceUniversity of Chichester
- Chichester, United Kingdom
Dancer in mapdance company, Master in Dance Performance
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Graduate Diploma in Dance StudiesTrinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
- London, United Kingdom
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