I practice creativity, healthful living, rigorous self-investigation, fierce cooperation, and joy in lifelong learning.
That’s how I perform.
WHat they’re saying
PRESS + REVIEWS
"At the height of Burke's epic net narrative... we are faced with a seemingly insignificant sound, uttered casually by the wildly mesmerizing Nikki Calonge."
Ariel Stess, Culturebot on PIONEERS!#GOFORTH
"The deadpan-hilarious Ms. Calonge — a director of ANIMALS...— is one of the best things about 'Chase.'"
Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times on Chase: What Matters Most?
"The first character we meet is played virtuosically by ANIMALS core member, Nikki Calonge, a rigorous performer with intense physical commitment. Her striking entrance sets an impressive precedent..."
Jackie Danziger, Stagebuddy.com on Chase: What Matters Most?
"...a tough cookie in the most adorable way..."
Katarina Hybenova, Bushwick Daily on In the Pony Palace/FOOTBALL
"Strong work from a committed ensemble—particularly a heartbreaking Nikki Calonge—boosts us from amused disbelief […] into bewildered admiration and delight."
Helen Shaw, TimeOut NY on A Play on War
Upcoming
JANUARY 2019
Esperpento at 3LD Art and Technology Center + Sundance Film Festival, New Frontier Exhibition
SUNDANCE Institute
DECEMBER 2018
Feast of the Epiphany at The Museum of the Moving Image
reverse shot
World Premiere of BIRTHDAY at Judson Memorial Church/MONO NO AWARE XI Cinema Arts Festival with ANIMALS
MOno no aware
JUNE 2018
Feast of the Epiphany at BAMcinemaFest
BAM
2017
Electric Lucifer at The Kitchen
The Kitchen
Madame Lynch at NACL and New Ohio Theater
The drunkard’s wife
