Nikki Mirza
she/her
Playwright, Director, Educator, Deviser, Dance/Movement Choreographer, Intimacy Choreographer
Asian, Woman/Femme, South Asian / Indian
AEA
Washington DC
I'm originally from Southern California, but now based in Washington D.C. I prioritize creating an encouraging, respectful, and gracious environment that fosters community and collaboration. How incredible to get to play pretend for a living! So let's leave the "tension" in the dance moves. My great great aunt, Sugra Humayun Mirza, started the first school for women in India and was renowned for her strides in women's rights activism. I continue her legacy through my art and am particularly excited about shows that explore the dynamic intersectionality of the female experience across cultures and generations.
Credits
Director
this play isn't about brian (The Kennedy Center), Abeba in the Tall Grass (La Jolla Playhouse), Constellations (Constellation Theatre Company), Every Brilliant Thing (Nextstop Theatre Company), 9 to 5 (American University)
Choreographer
Ink (Olney/Round House CoPro, Helen Hayes Nominated Outstanding Choreo), Dance Nation (Olney), Hester Street (Theater J), Desperate Measures (Constellation Theatre Company), Matilda (Nextstop Theatre Company), Cinderella (Creede Rep), As You Like It (American University), Freaky Friday (Catholic University), Secret Things (1st Stage)
Director/Choreographer
Kinky Boots (Weathervane Playhouse), 9 to 5 (Weathervane Playhouse)
AD
Yoko's Husband's Killers Japanese Wife, Gloria (NAMT), Bhangin' It (La Jolla Playhouse), Christmas in Connecticut (Goodspeed Musicals), Sweeney Todd (Signature Theatre), School for Lies (Constellation Theatre Company)
Intimacy Choreography
Freaky Friday (Catholic University)
INK, Olney Theatre Center and Round House Theatre Co Production