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Nathan Forster is a bright and wonderful light in our industry - his works are thoughtful and humorous at times and he also works full-time in health care finance as his day job. So many dance entrepreneurs work separate jobs during the night and Nathan shares his insights on being a Dance Teacher, Choreographer, Performer and Founder of a Dance Company. 

About Nathan

After receiving a BA in Theatre from Drew University, Nathan Forster danced for choreographers Nina Haft, Michael J. Lee, Charly Santagdao, Marissa Aucoin, and Loretta Fois; and acquired an AFA in Dance from Raritan Valley Community College. Currently NathanForster leads ReFrame Dance Theatre as founding artistic director; teaches for and dances with Mignolo Dance of Metuchen; and is modern dance faculty for West Jersey Youth Ballet. He has been a resident artist with Mignolo Arts and the Monira Foundation; served as a guest artist for Middlesex College; and has had his choreography featured at Liberty Hall Dance Festival, When Waves Collide Music and Dance Festival, and Roxey Ballet's River Dance Festival. Since ReFrame Dance Theatre's founding in 2019, it has hosted the annual dance event To Be Danced, intentionally featuring choreography by NJ and tri-state area artists in a format emphasizing accessibility in location, cost, and content. Nathan's choreography and collaborative projects have been featured at Arts on Site, Mignolo Arts Center, SMUSH Gallery, Kun Yang Lin, Dixon Place, and Union County Performing Arts Center in NJ. Currently Nathan is collaborating with choreographer Michelle Lukach to tour their most recent dance theatre production Cake, and developing a new project tentatively titled Maybe I'm Just Trash. His work has been described as surreal, transformative, frabjous, and "everything you need in a good gumbo at a fancy restaurant."

Website: ReFrameDance.com

Instagram: @ReFrameDanceTheatre

Take Class w/ Nathan at mignolo arts: https://www.mignolo.art/classes