Nikki Meñez

Curatorial Director at Z Space (Theater)
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(386) 825-5501
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San Francisco Bay Area

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Experience

    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Curatorial Director
      • Jan 2022 - Present

      The Curatorial Director is a key leadership and artistic position at Z Space with the primary responsibility for the curation of programming in Z Space and Z Below. The Curatorial Director identifies exciting multidisciplinary new work (theater, dance, opera, comedy, music, and more) and works with arts organizations and independent producers to host new work at Z Space. The Curatorial Director also facilitates identification and selection of community and corporate partners and oversees scheduling of the Z Space calendar of year-round events. As an artistic visionary, the Curatorial Director finds fresh artistic content and rallies staff, audience, and community members around Z Space programming. Show less

    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
      • Oct 2015 - Jan 2022

      Assisting in the development and production of New Conservatory Theatre Center's YouthAware Educational Theater program. "YouthAware educates about important issues for youth that might otherwise be difficult to approach in a classroom setting like diversity, homophobia, stereotypes, labeling, gender expectations, peer pressure, student rights, and school safety. The YouthAware Educational Theatre program at NCTC was created in the late 1980’s, at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, when a need was identified for theater-in-education to help alleviate fear and prevent misinformation about the disease. Most of our YouthAware scripts have been developed in house, and youth voices were involved in the process of developing all of our scripts. YouthAware programs provide an opportunity for educators to start a conversation about an important issues on campus, or continue work that is already begin done in the schools to educate around these hard hitting issues."http://www.nctcsf.org/youthaware Show less

      • Sep 2015 - Jan 2022

      • Oct 2015 - May 2016

      Teaching after school theater classes in the city of San Francisco through the Education Program at New Conservatory Theatre Center. Currently teaching at Jean Parker Elementary.

    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Assistant Director
      • Feb 2016 - Mar 2016

      Assistant Directed for "Tokyo Fish Story" by Kimber Lee. Directed by Kirsten Brandt. Running at The Lucie Stern Theatre from March 12th to April 3rd. Assistant Directed for "Tokyo Fish Story" by Kimber Lee. Directed by Kirsten Brandt. Running at The Lucie Stern Theatre from March 12th to April 3rd.

    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Assistant Director and Outreach Coodinator
      • Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

      Assistant Directed for "Remember the I-Hotel" by Philip Kan Gotanda and "Presenting... Monstress" by Sean San Jose, new works adapted from short fiction by Lysley Tenorio. Directed by Carey Perloff. Running at The Strand Theater from September 16th to November 22nd. Assistant Directed for "Remember the I-Hotel" by Philip Kan Gotanda and "Presenting... Monstress" by Sean San Jose, new works adapted from short fiction by Lysley Tenorio. Directed by Carey Perloff. Running at The Strand Theater from September 16th to November 22nd.

  • UCSC Shakespeare2Go
    • University of California Santa Cruz Theater Arts
    • Actor
      • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

      Shakes2Go is a mobile, abridged production of Shakespearean works that travels to schools and venues in the Santa Cruz and Monterey areas. This year's production was of "As You Like It" directed by Patty Gallagher. Cast as Dennis, Amiens, and Audrey. Shakes2Go is a mobile, abridged production of Shakespearean works that travels to schools and venues in the Santa Cruz and Monterey areas. This year's production was of "As You Like It" directed by Patty Gallagher. Cast as Dennis, Amiens, and Audrey.

  • Impact Designs: Engineering and Sustainability through Student Service
    • UC Santa Cruz; Natural Bridges High School and Green Career Center
    • Digital Storytelling Student Coordinator
      • Sep 2014 - Jun 2015

      The Digital Storytelling project aims to reach out to the students of Natural Bridges High School and Green Career Center by establishing a film and digital media class through the IDEASS program. These high school students will gain knowledge about documentary film composition as well as basic film and editing technique. The students will also have the opportunity to learn about sustainability in the context of science, technology, math, and engineering through their research for their film projects. I worked as a coordinator and co-teacher of the high school class as well as a student liaison between the high school and UC Santa Cruz. Show less

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Directing Intern
      • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

      Interned for Kirsten Brandt in a production of William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor"​ for the Santa Cruz Shakespeare Company's 2014 inaugural season. Interned for Kirsten Brandt in a production of William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor"​ for the Santa Cruz Shakespeare Company's 2014 inaugural season.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Employee
      • Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

      Customer service, food handling and preparation Customer service, food handling and preparation

    • United States
    • Restaurants
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Store Associate
      • Aug 2010 - Sep 2012

      Store Associate - customer service, food handling and preparation, money handling Store Associate - customer service, food handling and preparation, money handling

Education

  • University of California, Santa Cruz
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Studies
    2011 - 2015
  • Music Theatre Conservatory
    Musical Theatre
    2013 - 2013

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