CANDIDA NICHOLScostume design for stage & film
My Design Work Has Been Seen at:
• Brooklyn Academy of Music
• Lincoln Center Theater/Institute
• SLC Winter Olympics
• Indianapolis Opera
• Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey
• On Site Opera
• NYU Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, UAE
• NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
• Theater Mitu
• Gotham Chamber Opera
• Teatro DUOC UC, Santiago Chile
• The Cairo Opera House, Cairo Egypt
• Three Legged Dog, Art & Technology Center NYC
• Secret Cinema
• Tuacahn
• Prauge Quadrenial
• National Asian American Theater Company
• Perseverance Theater Company, Jeuno, AK
• Williams College
• BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble
• Kusika & Zambazi Marimba Band
• Skybetter & Associates
• Danscores by Ofelia Loret de Mola
• Hale Center Theater
• The Nerve Tank
• Brigham Young University
• The University of Texas at Austin
• Rutgers University
• Handcart Ensemble
• Prospect Theater Company
Directors I Have Worked With:
• Rubén Polendo
• Scott Wentworth
• Daniel Goldstein
• Eric Einhorn
• Joseph Discher
• Will Swenson
• Michael Lluberes
• Paul Mullins
• Corey Atkins
• Thom Sesma
• Kenneth Albers
• Marion Bentley
• Randy Booth
• David Tinney
• Robert Cuccioli
• Chris Hayes
• PJ Paparalli
• Thaddeus Strassberger
Guest Artist:
Residencies, Fellowships,
Lectures or Panel Discussions
• NYU Playwrights Horizons
• NYU Abu Dhabi
• Fordham University
• The National Portfolio Review
• Brigham Young University
• Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Selected Awards & Exhibits
The Roy Crane Award for
Outstanding Creative Achievement
in The Performing Arts
The University of Texas at Austin
Richard L. Hay Design Fellowship
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Prague Quadrennial International Exhibition
Ming Cho Lee's Clambake | Design Showcase NYC
By the Hand of Mother
Photographic Essay about Women & Children
based on Texts of Dramatic Literature & Opera
Presented by The Cohen New Works Festival
Costume Designers
I Have Worked With:
As Associate/Assistant
or Research Assistant
• Mattie Ullrich
• Kaye Voyce
• Debrah Dryden
• Susan Mickey
• Meg Neville
• Antonia Xereas
• Christopher Acebo
• Susan Mickey
• Janet Swenson
Work as Associate or Assistant:
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
• Opera Omaha
• Fort Worth Opera/Opera de Montreal
• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
• Bard SummerScape
• Oregon Shakespeare Festival
• Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Skills
Artistic
Eye for Detail & Texture
Advanced Knowledge of
Ethnic & Traditional Dress
Costume History
Hand Drawing
Photoshop
InDesign
Watercolors & Acrylics
Associate/Assisting
Budgeting
Pulling from Rental Houses
Shopping
Textile Identification & Selection
NYC Garment District
Relationships with NYC Costume shops
Character/Historical Research
Script Breakdowns
Personal
Organized, good problem solver, calm under pressure, understands the big picture & the small details, 13 Years in NYC
Affiliations
IATSE - United Scenic Artists Local 829
Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 764
Theater Mitu - Resident Artist
Theater Mitu is a permanent group of
collaborators focused on world perfor-
mance traditions & methodologies.
Candida has designed and workshoped
with them in the United Arab Emirates
and the United States, supporting
their mission of artist training and
research.