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Nikki Johnson brings professional experiences in the areas of arts management, production, touring, event and logistical planning. She has served as the Assistant Company Manager for the world famous Boys Choir of Harlem and Girls Choir of Harlem, Company Management Intern for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts – Festival 2000, Production Coordinator and Stage Manager for the Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors Festivals and has held various administrative and production positions with Jazz at Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Philharmonic and Community Works – a leading arts and education organization serving NYC public school students.

Nikki was proud to serve as the Company Manager for a once in a lifetime tour and artistic collaboration between two professional dance companies - COMPAGNIE JANT-BI from Senegal, Africa and Brooklyn’s own URBAN BUSH WOMEN. This 19-City US tour ended in 2008 in Essen, Germany at the illustrious Pina Bausch Festival.  Her next tour was with a one-woman comedy show entitled MOTHERLOAD under the Broadway general management company MARTIAN ENTERTAINMENT. Currently, and for the past fifteen years, Nikki has served her church in the capacity of Company, Production and Stage Manager for the Sacred Arts Ministry of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Brooklyn.

Nikki hails from Brooklyn, NY and holds a BA in Speech Communications and Theatre Arts from Hampton University and an MFA in Arts Administration from Virginia Tech. She volunteers her time and talents in service to the Oscar and Grammy nominated group IMPACT REPERTORY THEATRE – a non-profit youth leadership training program in Harlem USA.

Since joining The Greene Space team in 2009, Nikki has become a wife and mother of the 1^st Greene Space baby - a beautiful baby boy – Zair Emmanuel Johnson.

Nikki is tremendously excited to be a part of The Greene Space Team – she is living her passion and firmly believes in CLEARING THE PATH for artist to do their work.

Nikki has a few favorite performance experiences at The Greene Space. Some include Esperanza Spalding, the Broadway cast of FELA, Somi, Sharon Jones, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Joshua Bell, The Morehouse College Glee Club, Chuchito Valdes, John Pizzarelli and the Brooklyn Battle of the Bands winner Maritri & the Soul Folk Experience. Now you pick one!!