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Updated 8/28/2019

Kat Nasti

  • M

    MA

Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

Kat Nasti is the Artistic Director, founder, and choreographer of Kat Nasti Dance.  She creates work that is rooted in a strong classical technique layered with dynamism, physicality, athleticism, and theatricality.  

Kat has worked within a range of dance forms and theatricalities including Ballet, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Acrobatics, Rhythmic Gymnastics,  Circus Arts (Lyra, Silks, and Trapeze), and created an aerial track Harness piece on Lisa Giobbi, under her tutelage. 

Kat is passionate about women’s issues and arts entrepreneurship.  She received her MBA from Lehigh University, where she was a Graduate Teaching Fellow and Founder and President of the Lehigh University Chapter of the National Association of Women MBAs. She was a speaker on the topic of Community Entrepreneurship for TedX-Lafayette and Idex-Lehigh.  Kat currently hosts a microblog called the Dance Entrepreneurs Funding Think Tank which disseminates information and research on relevant and timely topics in the current funding spectrum for the arts.  She also created a fellowship program in conjunction with Jessica Marino of JAMpress Management, called the Dance Management Fellowship, which offers young female dance administrators the opportunity to assist in producing an APAP showcase annually.

While living and working in Bethlehem, PA, she established a community organization called the Lehigh Valley Dance Exchange (LVDE) - an organization which supports emerging choreographers and dancers of the Lehigh Valley.  In their inaugural season, LVDE successfully produced 12 shows, which included over 20 choreographers and 50 dancers.  

She is an avid traveler and spent 2012-13 living in Korea and China, where she studied Traditional Korean Dance and 2015 living in Sofia, Bulgaria.  She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee in 2013 with an MFA in Dance.  Her research has been published in the Journal of Dance Medicine and Science and presented at CORD/SDHS.  She is currently on faculty at Providence College and is the Executive and Artistic Director of Green Street Studios, in Cambridge, MA.  She is also a 2017-2018 Next Steps for Boston Dance Artist (Funded by the Aliad Fund and the Boston Foundation).

Find Me

Kathleen Nasti
Job Title: Artistic Director, Kat Nasti Dance
Phone: 917-406-0227
Address:
4 Oakland Road
Sharon, MA 02067

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Unincorporated

Year Founded:

2005

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Unincorporated

Year Founded:

2005

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - Modern / Contemporary

Additional Disciplines:

  • Theater - Solo / One-Person Show

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Artist Representation / Artist Management
  • Community Arts
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Exhibitions
  • Funding
  • Product Development Services
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Professional Network Gatherings / Events
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Public Relations Services
  • Residency - Community
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Businesses
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Nonprofits
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Geographic Reach:

  • Multi-State Region

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I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Boston Circus Guild, Kane School of Core Integration (Pilates Certification), Irene Dowd Certificate for Helix and Resonance

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Boston Circus Guild, Kane School of Core Integration (Pilates Certification), Irene Dowd Certificate for Helix and Resonance

Awards

Awards:

  • Next Steps for Boston Dance, The BCA Residency, Catalysts at the Dance Complex

Education

Education:

  • BA, Dickinson College; MBA Lehigh University; MFA University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Physical Education
  • Arts Integration - Science / Technology / Engineering
  • Dance
  • Theater
  • Visual/Crafts

Certifications and Training:

  • Pilates and Irene Dowd Choreographies
  • Kane School of Core Integration - Pilates
  • Sheri Pilates - Stott Method
  • Anatomy and Kinesiology
  • Alexander Technique - UWM, Milwaukee
  • Ashtanga Yoga - Lehigh Valley Yoga Center

Fee range:

$125 - $500

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Physical Education
  • Arts Integration - Science / Technology / Engineering
  • Dance
  • Theater
  • Visual/Crafts

Certifications and Training:

  • Pilates and Irene Dowd Choreographies
  • Kane School of Core Integration - Pilates
  • Sheri Pilates - Stott Method
  • Anatomy and Kinesiology
  • Alexander Technique - UWM, Milwaukee
  • Ashtanga Yoga - Lehigh Valley Yoga Center

Fee range:

$125 - $500

Touring Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Minimal

Fee Range:

$500 - $5,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

3

Maximum Number of Performers:

10

Venues for Rent/Use

Kat Nasti Dance Loft
Venue Address: 4 Oakland Road Sharon, MA 02067
Venue Phone: 917-406-0227
Venue Type: Multi-Purpose Room
Venue Fee Range Minimum: $5
Venue Fee Range Maximum: $20
Venue Capacity: 15
Stage Details: Black Box
Venue Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall
Venue Features: Dance Floor, Movie Screen / Projection Capabilities, Piano, Sound System, WiFi
Additional Comments: The is a loft studio for small rehearsals or classes