martheya
Martheya Nygaard is a dance artist, educator, and content creator cultivating “distortion” as an aesthetic philosophy, challenging and expanding notions of contemporary dance, by creating dance resources and content for both on and offline. She received her BFA in Dance from Sam Houston State University and MFA in Dance from Texas Woman's University (TWU). She has been on Faculty as an Adjunct Professor of Dance for TWU, Eastfield College, and Tarrant County College. Her work has been presented nationally and internationally at venues including World Dance Alliance Global Summit in Canada, The Prague Quadrennial in Prague, and The Women in Dance Leadership Conference in Philadelphia. Currently, Martheya is a professional dancer with Jordan Fuchs Company, and Managing Director of kNOwBOX dance @knowboxdance which she Co-Created in 2018. martheyamovement.com