
Niyayesh is an Iranian artist based in Milan, Italy. She is a storyteller through various
disciplines in the performing arts, both as a performer and choreographer. Her works are searching for possible visual folktales, cultural narratives,
anthropology, theatre, and voice choreography. She combines her experiences in choreography, ethnography, symbolist poetry, and Persian traditional vocal graphs in a series of perceptual performances.
Holding a master’s in urban planning and policy analysis from the Polytechnic University of Milan she is a researcher of landscape and dance-scape sketches in natural urban and semi-urban textures.
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Recent Projects & Residencies
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Moskosel Creative Lab (2023–2024): Digital dance and virtual reality design workshops
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Accademia Susanna Beltrami, Milan (2022–2023): Dance mentor, site-specific performance, and choreography
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Węgajty Theater, Poland (2024): Performer in traditional Polish and Carpathian caroling workshops
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BioAREALab Residency, Bucharest (2022): Choreographic research in urban spaces
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Antigone's Pride (2023–2024): Artist collaboration in intercultural sustainability and co-creation with engineers
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Sounding Bodies in Nature Project (October 2024): Supported by Cultural Moves Europe, Iberescena, and Improvise, focused on nature and the body in sound and movement at Agit Lab, Águeda, Portugal
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Art Without Border Project (June 2024, Gori, Georgia): Supported by Creative European Projects and Art Junction Poland
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Selected Performances
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The Existence of the Mirrors (2021–2022): Exhibited at Festival Exister, VAPORE D'ESTATE, and Coca Project
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A Poem in Your Body (2022): Movement exploration of Iranian poet Reza Baraheni's works
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Undomesticated Voices (2022): Performance installation at Istituto Svizzero, Milan
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Eve and the Apple (2019): Performance at Find Danza Festival, Cagliari
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It Did Not Come (2023): Performance at Atelier WIMAR Stowarzyszenie Łazęga Poznańska
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Workshops & Teaching
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Point Dance Studio, Poznań (October 2024): Dance research and movement design workshops
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Oddaj Ciężar Artistic Educational Center, Warsaw (October 2024): Movement laboratories
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Accademia Susanna Beltrami, Milan (2022–2023): Dance mentor and choreographic educator
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Recognition
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Digital Interface Award (2021): Special honorary mention for "I Dug a Moon in My Garden"
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The European Union and Goethe Institute: Residency and collaborations
European Union & Goethe Institute
Website & Social Media
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Portfolio & Projects
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Instagram
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YouTube
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