Only Child Aerial Theatre's ASYLUM and upcoming Story Hour.
ASYLUM
Story by Kendall Rileigh and Nicki Miller
Director: Nicki Miller
Original Song: Sophie B. Hawkins
Featuring: Sloan Bradford, Nicki Miller, Deon Releford-Lee, Kendall Rileigh, Mikaela Saccoccio and Samantha Sterman
Choreographed by the Performers
Assistant Director: Rowen Haigh
Primary Composer: Walken Schweigert
Additional Music: Kendall Rileigh
Costume Designer: Jan Chambers
Lighting Designer: ED Intemann
Sound Designer: Laura Sisskin
Projection Designer: Jesse Garrison
Scenic Painter: Gabrielle Stephenson
Creative Collaborator: Craig Whitehouse
Videography: Nick Karner, Paul Hawxhurst
Video Editing: Samantha Sterman
Trailer Music: Composed by Sophie B. Hawkins and Walken Schweigert, Vocals by Laura Sisskin Fernandez, arranged by Laura Sisskin Fernandez
Nicki is co-founding Artistic Director of Only Child Aerial Theatre. Nicki creates work independently as well as with creative partner Kendall Rileigh.
A journey of childhood, old age, imagination and nostalgia.
Concept by Nicki Miller
Directed by Nicki Miller and Rowen Haigh
Created and Choreographed in collaboration with the ensemble
Featuring Sloan Bradford, Angela Butch, Danielle Funkadelica, Julia Halpin, Yoni Kallai, Nicki Miller, Kendall Rileigh and Ayla Weisz.
Live Music by Dan Dauchy
Featuring music by Heather Christian & the Arbornauts performed by Laura Sisskin Fernández
Lighting Design: David Glista
Stage Manager: Maks Turner
Production Assistants: Lauren Hawk, Natalie Wise
Nicki has performed throughout the U.S. and internationally as an actress and aerialist. Notable credits include:
2016 Circus Sessions, Femmes du Feu, Harbourfront Centre Toronto, ON
2015 Floor to Air Festival, Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance, Santa Barbara, CA
2015 ASYLUM. Only Child Aerial Theatre Burning Coal Theatre, Raleigh, NC
2014 Contemporary Circus Festival of Toronto
FEATURED: "Mama Said" at "No Holds Barred" Dixon Place New York, NY 2016
Music by Heather Christian & the Arbornauts
“Nicki Miller‘s aerial choreography gives this short play a hint of circus, which Stein so loved.”- The New York Times
“The challenging aerial movement, choreographed by Nicki Miller, is visually strong. It is a great moment when Rose ascends with a small blue chair on her back and climbs a rope ladder, singing high from the ceiling of the theatre.”-Theatre Pizzazz
Excerpts from Ripe Time's Obie-winning THE WORLD IS ROUND at BAM. Based on the book by Gertrude Stein. Music and Lyrics by Heather Christian. Conceived and Directed by Rachel Dickstein. Created in collaboration with Hannah Heller, Blake DeLong, Kristen Sieh and Grace McLean. Live Music performed by Heather Christian & the Arbornauts. Set design by Mimi Lien. Lighting Design by Jiyoun Chang, Sound design by Jane Shaw, Costume Design by Ilona Somogyi, and Projection Design by Hannah Wasileski, Aerial Choreography by Nicki Miller.
Nicki brings tools from theatre and physical storytelling to offer support in poetic composition, creative problem solving, and devising tricks to circus and dance companies.
"Nicki Miller brings a broad selection of tools as a dramaturge. Her work with Acrobatic Conundrum was useful in forcing us to answer key questions about the underpinnings of our work. She is truly a contemporary circus director, cannily drawing out the games inherent in acrobatic performance. She is personable and knowledgeable, and flexible in her approaches." - Terry Crane, Artistic Director of Acrobatic Conundrum
Featured: Acrobatic Conundrum's Love & Gravity National Tour
Artistic Coaching from Jenn Cohen, Jaron Hollander, Elizabeth Klob, and Nicki Miller
Featuring Carey Cramer, Terry Crane, Scotty Dont, Erica Rubinstein, Xochitl Sosa, Ty Vennewitz, Alex Allen and guest performers.
Videography: Alex Allen, Leah Jones, & Witty Pixel Photography
Editing: Terry Crane
Equipment provided by Danny Boulet and Witty Pixel Photography
As a Teaching Artist, Nicki offers aerial theatre education in many different formats. In 1-2 hour workshops or as a week-long curriculum, there are many options from which to choose to introduce this art form to students.
"With all the right blends of safety awareness, patience, professionalism and downright fun, Miller brought us a week of learning that we'll never forget." - Leighann Kowalsky, Director of Dance, Millbrook School
Pictured: 2016 Millbrook School Aerial Theatre Intersession. Collaboration withHudson Valley Circus Arts and The d'amby Project.
Millbrook School Aerial Theatre Intersession taught by Nicki Miller, Alisha Mai MacNamera and Leighann Kowlasky
March 2016
Floor to Air Festival Workshop "Aerial Storytelling" taught by Nicki Miller March 2016
