Nicola Mascia is an independent performer and choreographer. He collaborated with Sasha Waltz & Guests, Emio Greco/PC, Benoît Lachambre, Constanza Macras, Jeremy Wade, Meg Stuart, Yasmeen Godder among others. Nicola was member of the Schaubühne ensemble, guest soloist at the Royal Swedish Ballet and also works as rehearsal director and teacher. He lectured in dance at: Conservatoire de Lyon; HfMT Köln; HMDK Stuttgart; Lewis & Clark College, Portland and Konzervatoř Duncan Centre, Prague. With Matan Zamir together he founded the duo matanicola. Since 2021 Nicola pursues his choreographic practice independently and received the Kurt Jooss Prize and the best performance award at the Toronto Film Festival.