A life on stage and page
Dancer/choreographer/writer Marissa Alma Nick Marissa Alma Nick is a writer, a choreographer, “a survivor and fierce advocate for mental health awareness,” according to her bio on Google Books.
Born in Miami, in 2015, Nick established her own dance performance company, Alma Dance Theater, which has produced four full-length live and immersive shows in Miami.
Rebel in Venus, released earlier this year, is her first book. Nick sat down recently to discuss her semi-autobiographical tome. —Melissa Whitler Dallas Voice: To start out, how does it feel to be a published author? Marissa Alma Nick: It’s beautiful and exciting, but I also have lots of feelings of imposter syndrome.
I’ve always loved writing, but never thought I would write a book. Since it only came out at the end of May, I still feel like I’m in a transitional phase of accepting that I’m an author. Can you tell us a little on what Rebel in Venus is about? The story takes place over one night, and revolves around these two girls, Layla and Maria, just sitting and talking.
