Nana Miki
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is a dancer and choreographer living in New York City
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Studio while pursuing ballet under the mentorship of Christine Wright. She has worked for choreographers such as Noemie Lafrance
, Floanne Ankah
and Masumi Kishimoto in venues such as the Fringe Festival, the Dumbo Festival, Movement Research at the Judson Church, and at the Joyce SoHo.
She has also appeared as a lead dancer the dance on camera films Brooklyn Bridge and Kirk Light.
Film credits as a choreographer include One Way and Waterfront Access?"
New York City
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Dancing career
Nana Miki started her career as a ballet dancer in Japan, traveling internationally. She moved to the United States in 2003 and graduated in modern dance under merit scholarship at the Merce CunninghamMerce Cunningham
Mercier "Merce" Philip Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of the American avant-garde for more than 50 years. Throughout much of his life, Cunningham was considered one of the greatest creative forces in American dance...
Studio while pursuing ballet under the mentorship of Christine Wright. She has worked for choreographers such as Noemie Lafrance
Noémie Lafrance
Noémie Lafrance is a Canadian-born choreographer living and working in New York since 1994. She is known for making large-scale site-specific dance performances that uses the architecture of the city as settings for her work...
, Floanne Ankah
Floanne Ankah
Floanne Ankah is an actress and filmmaker also known as a singer under the mononym Floanne. She was born and raised in France, and has lived in New York City since 2000...
and Masumi Kishimoto in venues such as the Fringe Festival, the Dumbo Festival, Movement Research at the Judson Church, and at the Joyce SoHo.
She has also appeared as a lead dancer the dance on camera films Brooklyn Bridge and Kirk Light.
Choreography
After graduating from Osaka University of the Arts (B.A in Performing Arts, 1999), she began teaching and choreographing. She created a solo piece for echO in collaboration with Simple production in 2006. She is known for collaborating with photographers on dance photo-shoots. She is part of an art and science project for NYC audiences about water ecology, greenwashing and consumerism.Film credits as a choreographer include One Way and Waterfront Access?"