Sean Roschman is a dancemaker from Chicago, IL who recently
returned to his hometown to form a new artistic project: Niko8.
Prior to Niko8, he worked in New York City for over a
decade as a choreographer for concert dance, theater, commercial
projects, circus and corporate events. With his company Roschman
Dance, he choreographed five original evening length productions
that have been presented at The Manhattan Movement And Arts Center,
The Ailey Citigroup Center, The Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy Theater,
Theater80 and The Battery Dance Festival. His work has appeared in
venues such as PS122, Joe’s Pub, Roulette, HereArts Center,
Brooklyn Music School, Triskelion Arts, GreenSpace NYC, New York
University. He has taught at Peridance, New York University and The
New York Conservatory For The Dramatic Arts and served as a
visiting artist for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Roschman has
also worked designing, choreographing and directing unique large
scale spectacle performances for commercial clients such as Cirque
Du Soleil, Queen Of The Night, Lady Gaga, Mercedes Benz Fashion
Week 2010, The House Of Yes, The Maritime Aquarium of Connecticut,
Terminal5, The Stuyvesant Real Estate Group and others. Recently,
he spent 5 years working as a Flying Director for ZFX Flying
Effects Inc, choreographing theatrical performer flying for
hundreds of performances nationally and internationally.