Nicholas LaMaina
Dancer
Nicholas LaMaina
is an award-winning dance performance artist with experience performing in new works and existing repertoire from numerous well-respected and established choreographers.
Nick has had special opportunities to attend various esteemed institutions and programs to study the art of dance which include, but are not limited to: The Juilliard School, The School at Jacob’s Pillow, and Orsolina28.
Nick has been awarded the Gluck Community Service Fellowship from the Office of Community Engagement at The Juilliard School. Nick’s time in the Fellowship has extended from the 2023-2025.
Nick is also a recipient of the Charles Chuck Kelley Award from Dance Educators of America, Grant Awards from The Young Dancer Foundation of South Florida, Career Advancement Grants from The Alan D. Marks Center for Career Services and Entrepreneurship including the George K. Jakab Global Enrichment Grant in 2024 at The Juilliard School, and Performance/Educational Grants from the YoungArts Alumni MicroGrant Program.
Nick was named a Finalist in the Modern/Contemporary category in 2022 from the YoungArts Foundation.
Nick was named a Finalist in the Modern/Contemporary category in 2022 from the YoungArts Foundation.
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Performance Experience
2024
New Creation by Yue Yin
“R.O.S.E” by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar
“Fugue in Crimson” by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber
“Immediately” by Joey Gertin
“Argoru III” by Waverly Fredericks
“Perseus & Andromeda” by Polina Mankova and Nicholas LaMaina
“Mad Rush” by Olivia Wang
2023
“MUD | LOTUS” by Raja Feather Kelly
“Something of myself in everyone” by Julian Sanchez
“Particle Accelerator” by Annamari Keskinen and Ryan Mason
“Burgo” by Makani Yerg
“City of Rain” by Camille A. Brown, staged by Maleek Washington and Mora-Amina Parker
2022
“Yielding” by Sidra Bell
“Portraits of Loving” by Kelis Robinson
“Summertime” by Ayodele Casel
“Congregation” by Sidra Bell
“Sheep’s Gothic” by Rena Butler
“Work in Progress” by Antoine Vereecken
“Falling Empire” by Johannes Weiland, staged by Ami Shulman
“Touch-Returned” by Tatiana Nuñez
2020
“Let it Fall” film by Sonyah Tayeh
“Crunchy Granola Suite” by Bob Fosse, staged by Lloyd Culbreath
“Zombie Metallica” by Lloyd Culbreath
”Tango” by Kenneth Easter
”Dance of the Hours” by Peter Stark
”Slydeshow” by Christopher Broughton
”Fast Not Sad” by Christopher Broughton
”Anything you can do” by John Manzari
”Tragedy” by John Manzari
2021
“A Winter Awakening” by Caili Quan
2019
"4 Movements” by Taylor Labruzzo
“Even for Me” by John Manzari
“Lucid Dreams” by Judine Sommerville
“Passage” by Troy Powell
2018
“It Don’t Mean a Thing” by John Manzari
“Trans4m” by Mikhail Ilyin
“Without You” by Solomon Dumas
“Malhari” by Troy Powell
2017
“After Midnight” by Lloyd Culbreath
“Sorry” by Troy Powell