Nick Erickson
Assistant Professor (Movement, Acting)
Erickson received his B.A. at the University of Washington and his M.F.A. at CalArts. A professional actor in over fifty plays, films, and TV appearances, Mr. Erickson performed at such places as the Intiman and Empty Space Theatres in Seattle, at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. At the Swine Palace, Nick has performed in The Metamorphoses, Macbeth, The Exonerated, and You Can’t Take It With You. In film, he starred in the Taiwanese feature film Mahjong by the filmmaker Edward Yang. He has also been seen in Death Toll, Hood Hostages, Torn Apart, A Perfect Day, The Staircase, and College. For seven years, Professor Erickson was a founding member of Diavolo Dance Theatre and has co-choreographed and performed in all of the company’s pieces on three national tours, abroad, and on national television. As a Movement coach/Choreographer/Stunt Coordinator, Mr. Erickson has worked for Shakespeare Festival/ LA, the Los Angeles Opera, the Indiana Rep, Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles, Occidental Children’s Theatre, and for the films The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond and Brightness among others. He was Maintenance Choreographer for Disney’s California Adventure Park. Throughout the 90s, Erickson taught Stage Movement at CalArts and Occidental College.
Phone: 225/578-4331
Fax: 225/578-4135
Email: nickwe@lsu.edu
