Bio

Nick Nikolaou is an Irish-based contemporary dance and queer artist. They graduated with First Class Honours from the MA in Contemporary Dance Performance in the University of Limerick.

Their research, since 2020, is around club and queer spaces and their importance in a person's existence and comfort. For this research Nick worked with mentors Liz Roche, Philip Connaughton, Emma Martin and Tonie Walsh. This led to a successful solo show called "Anatomy of a Night'' that premiered in the Dublin Fringe Festival 2022 with great reviews from critics and the community. “Anatomy of a Night” was brought back in 2025 as part of Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Summerhall which was a success, with incredible reviews from the community and scene. Nick has been performing and hosting clubs and events around Ireland. From this research, Nick has contributed the chapter “Unlocking Liberation: Choreographing the ‘Club State’’ in the book “Contemporary Choreography, A Critical Reader, 3rd Edition” published by Rutledge.

Nick also co-runs Dublin Modular, an artist-run organisation primarily hosting all types of live electronic music and visual arts meetups, workshops, talks and performances. Nick joined Dublin Modular in 2022 as a resident performer and producer and together they have curated multidisciplinary events all over Ireland. Their biggest achievement has been the “Hi-Five series” where they curated 5 different and successful events in venues around Dublin, Ireland (The Complex, Smock Alley, Pepper Canister, RHA and Project) where they worked as a producer, performer and stage manager.  Also, Nick collaborates with various musicians, such as CMAT, Sloucho, for live dance performance and music videos as producer, performer and choreographer. Finally, Nick is a member of Cabaret crews around Ireland and they support the growth and further development of shows.

Nick's future research revolves around afterparties and house parties and the different archetypes and relationships that are formed in these spaces. They are interested in the physicality that exists in these parties and the kinesthetic connections between people that inhabit them.