Nik
Taylor has worked within the arts for over fifteen years, from his first
job working at the local circus to his present interests in filmmaking
and digital design. His work has been published in the Parisian design
journal Sapajou, he has edited a book on Huddersfield and worked with
several theatre companies.
Nik currently lectures in Technical Theatre and Multimedia The University of Huddersfield, where he also researches Myth and Modern Theatre.
Personal Research and Life blog here.
Homepage here.
Design work includes;
The Journey - Sapajou, Paris
Sci-Fi promo - Ottakars, Huddersfield
Booktoken promo - Ottakars, Huddersfield
Website Design - FestCEP, Performance City
Theatre work includes;
Dulouz Theatre Company - Performer - including two Edinburgh
Fringe shows.
Mythos Theatre Company - Performer, writer, director - chosen
to open the Discurs’96 festival in Giessen, Germany
Performance City - Designer - a digital exchange for performance
ideas a collaboration with Roland Miller
Corridor Theatre Company - Chairperson, director - productions
include, Phaedra’s Love and The Journey Project.
Nik is also a founding committee member for the Festival of Contemporary
European Plays and co-directed the headline performances at FestCEP’02.
Writing includes;
WitchHouse - play - performed at the Lawrence Batley Theatre,
Huddersfield
Huddersfield - local history book - Tempus Publications, has
recently been commissioned for a second book.
The Survivance of Oedipus in the 20th century - paper - The University
of Huddersfield
The folktale: The second tradition of Oedipus - paper - The University
of Huddersfield
Undreamt of - novel - unpublished
Pier Pressure - novel - unpublished
TV credits include;
Network Seven, Channel Four
Eastenders Revealed, BBC Three
Soap Secrets, ITV1
Film Credits include;
Next to the Big White House - Short - Director
Bike Hard - Short - Director, Performer
The Vendetta - Feature - Performer, digital effects/titles
Nik knows what a Hippotizer is and
also performs magic.