Arts & Above

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Arts & Above is an interdisciplinary performing arts organization based in Missoula, Montana.

We create dances, music, visual arts, installations, films, and more. \nWe produce live performances for the local community, and present our work nationally, and internationally.

We provide educational opportunities through on-going movement classes, workshops, and residencies, and are committed to reaching out to people of all ages and backgrounds.

We are developing an annual art exposition in Missoula, which brings professional artists together. Such effort collides local, national, and international voices, to deepen individual expression and contribute to Montana’s art scape.

We value quality, integrity, honesty, and creativity in art-making.

About the Foundering Directors

With the shared belief that art should reflect human experiences, be accessible to all people, and presented with the highest quality, Kate Jordan and Bruno Augusto united as Co-Founding Directors of Arts & Above in January of 2014. Collectively, they have over 30 years of experience as professional performers, creators, and teachers.

Bruno‚ Äôs body of work consists primarily of dance, music, poetry, and film. His works have been presented in the Washington DC metro area, New York City, and the bay area of San Francisco. Internationally his works have been presented in Cuba, Portugal, Germany, Angola, and Algeria. Bruno has been a professional dancer for 21 years; performing in Cuba, Angola, and throughout the United States, while touring Africa and Europe. His formal training includes classical Ballet, modern dance, and contemporary movement techniques as well as acting and music composition. Mr. Augusto holds a diploma from the National School of the Arts in Havana, Cuba, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Towson University in dance performance and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in dance performance and choreography.

Kate‚ Äôs work reflects life experiences through contemporary dance and performance art/installation. Occasionally she expresses through film, screen printing, and costume design. Kate‚ Äôs work has been presented across the United States at venues such as The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (DC) and ZSpace (S.F.), as well as internationally in Guatemala and Peru. With an appetite for global travel, Kate has toured countries such as St. Lucia, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Italy and Greece.  As an educator she focuses on technique, expression, and performance. She is trained in classical ballet, traditional American modern dance, Laban/Bartenieff Fundamentals, contemporary dance movement techniques, Pilates and GYROTONIC¬Æ method. From 2009-2012 she served as co-founder/co-director of the Eureka Dance Festival (DC). Ms. Jordan holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Grove City College in Marketing Management, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from S.U.N.Y. Brockport in dance performance and choreography. In 2016 she opened Kinetic Body Missoula, the first space in Missoula dedicated to the practice of the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM¬Æ.

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