Guest Artist: Nicole Arakaki

Nicole Arakaki (she/her) is a freelance artist, born and raised in New Jersey. She recently graduated from Montclair State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a concentration in Dance Education (K-12). Some educators who greatly influenced her include Cameron McKinney, Chris Ralph, Maxine Steinman, and Stefanie Batten Bland, the latter two of whom she has also performed works by. In addition, she has also performed pieces by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Carolyn Dorfman, Janice Rosario, Ellenore Scott, Randy James, among other esteemed choreographers–on various stages, including Montclair’s Alexander Kasser Theater, along with the Gramercy Theater, Theatre Row, and the MMAC Theater in New York.

Photo: Keith Forman