The Nekyia

Kristina Nekyia

Showgrrrl

Erupting from the molten core of California’s arts inferno, Kristina burns bright across the star-studded skies of stage and screen. Showgrrrl, burlesque queen, belly dancer, circus contortionist, screen goddess, pin up nymph, fire eater, and writer, she is a Renaissance Femme in the technicolor world of show. Reviewers describe her as “a dancer of great range, dynamism, and presence”, “graceful and powerful”, and “infused with an atavistic sexuality.”

Some of Kristina’s credits include:

• 1st Runner Up at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Queen of Burlesque Competition, Las Vegas 2010
• Travel Channel Extreme pick at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Queen of Burlesque Competition, Las Vegas 2009
• Appeared in film, commercials, and on stage with stars including David Arquette, Margaret Cho, Lady GaGa, Rob Thomas, Peaches, George Clinton, and DJ Shadow
•    Trained in circus contortion at San Francisco Circus Center and with the Mongolian National Circus in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
•    Performed the first ever contortion/belly dance doubles act with world famous contortionist Serchmaa Byamba
•    Flexibility instructor at Cirque School LA in Hollywood, CA
• Instructor at the New York Academy of Burlesque for the New York Burlesque Festival and at BurlyCon Burlesque Conference, 2010
• Voted one of the top 100 Burlesque performers in the world by 21st Century Burlesque, 2010
•    Hips of Fury Ultimate Belly Dance Soloist 2005
•    Featured on 5 internationally distributed belly dance videos from Hollywood Video and Cheeky Girls Entertainment
•    Appeared with Supperclub LA, Big Willie’s Burlesque, Way 2 Much Entertainment, The Crucible, Velocity Circus, Earth Circus, Vau de Vire Society, Naked Rhythm, Hot Pink Feathers Burlesque, Latin Cabaret Productions, and Ultra Gypsy Dance Theater, and many more

As a choreographer Kristina has created dance, fire, aerial, and contortion pieces for musical acts and theatrical productions. She directed her own company, The Nekyia, composed of six gorgeous, talented dancer-circus Showgrrrls from 2005-2009. She is currently based in Hollywood, California.

“Kristina is a dancer’s dancer, but also an artist with a unique creative vision. Her talent is strong and flexible as her body, her choreography is unique, and her performances are full of passion.”
- Princess Farhana, Dancer/Writer/Hollywood Royalty