Miki Nishida
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Miki Nishida is a Montreal based choreographer, performer, costume designer and videographer. She started dancing in religious summer dance circles in Osaka, Japan. After graduating from the Japan Health & Sports Academy in Kyoto, she worked for local dance company Hamaguchi Contemporary Dance as a dancer, teacher and choreographer. To complete her choreographic training, Miki attended the Concordia University Dance Program graduating in 2002.
Miki started dancing in religious summer dance circles in Osaka, Japan. Since then her passion for dance has grown. After graduating from the Japan Health & Sports Academy in Kyoto, she worked for local dance company Hamaguchi Contemporary Dance as a dancer, teacher and choreographer. Miki came to Canada in 1996. Since her arrival here she has worked with Robin Poitras (New Dance Horizons) and Michael Toppings in Regina, Saskatchewan. To complete her choreographic training Miki attended the Concordia University Dance Program graduating in 2002. Specializing in multimedia performances in university, Miki created several dance and video pieces including Portrait (2001), A Coyote Story (2001) and End of Sequence (2002) will be shown 14th Quinzena de Dança de Almada-Contemporary Dance Festival in November.