NICOLA MARTINEZ'S PERSONAL WEB SITE

Empire State College

Select Performances

  1. Jornadas Villistas in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, July 2002 (Sul Ross Ballet Folklorico de las Americas was the first Folklórico group ever from the USA to be invited by the city of Parral to perform as headliners for this historical enactment.)
  2. Dancer and Choreographer, South Pacific, Alpine, Texas July 5-August 4, 2002
  3. Produced, directed, choreographed, and performed in numerous performances at Sul Ross State University, in Texas and in Mexico, From January 1997-present, including:
  4. The 2001 Cinco de Mayo presentation in the Rotunda, State Capitol Building, Austin, TX at the invitation of Texas State Representative the Honorable Pete Gallego.
  5. Jornadas Villistas in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, July 2000 (Sul Ross Ballet Folklorico de las Americas was the first folklorico group ever from the USA to be invited by the city of Parral to perform as headliners for this historical enactment).
  6. Feria de San Marcos Folklorico Competition at Southwest Texas State University, March 2000 (Sul Ross Ballet Folklorico de las Americas placed first in the large group division)
  7. The International Bob Marley Festival Tour, 1999 and 2000, 2001
  8. An Evening of Multicultural Music and Dance, a bi-annual performance featuring dances from a variety of world cultures 1998-October 2002
  9. Annual Fiesta Week activities 1998-October 2002
  10. MA Thesis Performance: Two Tahitian Creation Myths: A Contemporary Tahitian Dance Enactment, with a cast of nine dancers and five musicians.
  11. Graduate One-Act play: Moe's Song. I directed, choreographed, and wrote a stage adaptation of a “The Legend of the Breadfruit”, a Tahitian fertility myth combining drama, Tahitian dance, and live Tahitian drumming.
  12. Member, African Dance and Drumming Ensemble, UC Santa Barbara. 1994-1995
  13. Participation and performance with various Polynesian dance ensembles from 1976-present
(Content from NicolaMartinez's personal web site.)