Nastia Gale Yavorski
film and stage-work
‘waterbound’
dance film
shot on blackmagic cinema by zuzu kandilige and analyesia marie calo guedes
submissions currently pending to dance film/film festivals
one stormy day, a lonely girl discovers a group of sirens crawling out of the ocean. the dance film details the movement and connection within their interaction, providing a different take on who the victims of hungry sirens could be- one to join, instead of one to kill.
directed by nastia yavorski with choreography by nastia yavorski and aj storey, cinematography by zuzu kandilige, and introducing score composer scott tucker
starring natalee reynolds (girl), aj storey (assistant choreographer/siren), gabriela guedes calo (Siren), sage sanchez (siren), shane higa (siren), reed garfinkel (siren), siena riga (siren), and noelani van loon (siren)
‘plugged in.’
dance film short
shot on iPhone 14 by nastia yavorski
Mobile dance film festival 2024 official selection
created in 2 days exclusively for mdff2024, ‘plugged in.’ is a short dance film exploring human relationship with technology in the natural world.
directed by nastia yavorski, with choreography by nastia yavorski in collaboration with dancer malisa phillips
starring malisa phillips, with music composition by scott tucker and production assistance by nicole yavorski.
‘second glance’
stage dance duet
performed at calarts dance open house 2022, in the sharon disney lund dance theater
directed and choreographed by nastia yavorski
a duet movement piece exploring the possibilities in human relationships. in one minuscule moment of eye contact shared on a train, two strangers see a universe where they spend their lives together. themes of human connection, work life, and everyone having a long book of backstory behind them unravel in this short duet.
performed by noah jackson and annika moseng
music: ‘people on sunday’ by domenique dumont
‘and i will continue to hunger for the rest of my life’
solo self-choreography movement piece
performed at calarts dance bfa2 solo show ‘ouroboros’, in the sharon disney lund dance theater
an exploration of myself, my ties to the hellenistic realm. in many versions of the myth, persephone eats the cursed fruit under the label of naivety. few adaptations of the story choose to consider her a ravenous girl. i perform this movement piece with a real pomegranate, giving her a version of the story where she eats it all, unapologetically. she is a girl, hungry.
performed by myself
upcoming works
‘waterbound’ dance film
film festival run 2024/2025
follow @waterbounddancefilm on instagram for updates!
‘sparta’ dance film
currently in pre-production
in partnership with capitol dance company’s “the company”
film festival run 2025/2026
‘bang! the most patriotic show in the history of the united states of america’ dance-theatre show
currently in pre-production
performing at sharon disney lund dance theater in spring 2025