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.

Montana Public Radio is a public service of the University of Montana and is licensed to the Montana University System. MTPR is celebrating its 50^th anniversary in 2015 and has grown from a student training facility in 1965 to a media network serving western and central Montana and beyond with www.mtpr.org

Montana Public Radio is an NPR News affiliate carrying Morning Edition and All Things Considered and weekend news magazines. Their robust Montana news team including bureaus in Missoula, the Flathead and Helena.

Their eclectic music and entertainment programs include classical, jazz, literature, science, and the longest running children’s radio programs in the country, The Pea Green Boat. They also carry national favorites such as Radiolab, This American Life, A Prairie Home Companion and Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me! MTPR balances a major commitment to locally produced programs with acquisition of the best national and international content.

 

Missoula Outdoor Cinema is a celebration of community and film–under the stars. Featured films¬†are projected outside on a huge 12′ X 25′ movie screen. Neighbors “walk in” to the playfield at the Headstart school (the old Whittier School) on the corner of Worden and Philips Aves. on Missoula’s historic Northside. As the sun goes down, the smell of fresh popcorn fills the air.

Missoula Outdoor Cinema showcases classic films, shorts, animation, and local films. The MOC is a donation-only event. All profits benefit the local neighborhood revitalization efforts of the North Missoula Community Development Corportation. The NMCDC also provides the community with projects like Project Playground, Whittier Court, The Moon-Randolph Homestead, the new Food Coop and More!

“Garden City Ballet (GCB) is the home of Missoula’s very own production of The Nutcracker. They proudly offer this holiday tradition, working with outstanding performers and their families, as well as exceptional teachers, choreographers and guest artists from across the region and country. GCB does not operate its own dance studio. Instead they invite all dancers, regardless of studio affiliation, to audition for what has become a treasured community event.

Garden City Ballet is a community-focused organization, committed to inspiring Missoula dancers and sharing quality performances with Western Montana. Primary goals of GCB include:

• -Give all Missoula dancers quality performance opportunities in ballet and other forms of dance
• -Nurture their growth through an ongoing scholarship program
• -Deliver productions that present the best in the world of dance to our audiences
• -Fund low-cost performances for school children in Missoula and the surrounding rural areas