Kate Stashko
Kate Stashko is a dance artist currently based in amiskwaciy-wâskahikan / Edmonton. She has danced with artists including Peggy Baker, Justine A. Chambers, Mélanie Demers, Marynia Fekecz-Mangan, Mile Zero Dance, Lin Snelling, and Heidi Strauss, and was a member of Good Women Dance Collective from 2012-2022.
Kate’s solo "basin", a collaboration with sound designer Raylene Campbell, was presented as part of Mile Zero Dance’s 2024/25 season. Along with Krista Lin, she is one half of KnK Collective, which produced Heidi Strauss’ "once+after" in the former Army & Navy building as part of the Brian Webb Dance Company’s 2021/22 season.
Kate has performed throughout Canada, including collaborations with musicians, sound artists, poets and spoken word artists, and she loves travelling to train around the world. After studying at the School of Alberta Ballet, Kate graduated from Dance Arts Institute (formerly the School of Toronto Dance Theatre). She is currently collaborating on projects with MFM Dance and Pigeon Breeders, and working part time as a physiotherapist. Kate teaches dance and Pilates, and she is an avid cyclist, climate activist, gardener and coffee drinker.
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