From stage to screen, Mia Michaels has turned dance into inspired and unique works of passion and beauty. She has rendered her unique style and vision of the craft, which is sought after by other innovators, from celebrities and recording artists to dance companies and educational institutions.
Mia's choreography for Celine Dion's A New Day under the direction of Franco Dragone at Caesars' Palace in Las Vegas has received stunning reviews. The New York Times raved, “ The greatest pleasure…was the go-for-broke physicality of the choreography”. The show features a cast of 50 dancers and is two hours of pure dance artistry and earned her a 2004 Emmy Nomination. Currently she is choreographing Cirque du Soleil's first touring show, Delirium, premiering March 2006. She has also created works for numerous recording artists including Madonna, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, and Prince. Her work in film and television includes “Cool Women” for AMC/DreamWorks Television and award winning commercials for Coldwell Banker, Ziploc, the WNBA, and Star TV. Most recently, she just completed co-directing and choreographing an artistic extravaganza for Greek superstar, Anna Vissi.
Recently, Mia was one of the on-camera judges and a choreographer on Fox TV's So You Think You Can Dance produced by the same team who brought to the world American Idol.
Included in her diverse concert and stage work is the critically acclaimed New York based dance company, RAW for which she is the founder, artistic director and choreographer. She has been commissioned to create work for Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal, Jazz Dance Chicago, and Oslo Dance Ensemble. Her work's been off-Broadway with If These Shoes Could Talk and Fort Chaffee . Mia has also held faculty positions at prestigious institutions of dance around the world including Alvin Ailey and the International Dance Festival of Italy.
Additionally, Mia was one of the distinguished artists featured in the Smithsonian artistic photography publication, “Masters of Movement”.
Coming next – Mia's choreography for a new production of Hello Dolly at the Papermill Playhouse.
One of the pieces she choreographed for So You Think You Can Dance?
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