Nastia Gale Yavorski
film and stage work
2025 CHOREOGRAPHY REEL
‘bang! the most patriotic show
in the history of the united states of america’
DANCE-THEATRE SHOW
written and directed by nastia yavorski
with dramaturgy by maría jurado
choreography by nastia yavorski, piper reinwald, ainsley beard, shane higa, and madison moser
and fight coordination by matthew devecchis
performed at the sharon disney lund theater in march 2025, and odyssey theatre ensemble’s ‘dance at the odyssey summer festival’ in june 2025
lund cast: gianna yaccino, noelani van loon, aj storey, andrew ball, maría jurado, reed garfinkel, savanna gonzalez, ainsley beard, gabriela guedes, shane higa, faun gibson, daelyn phelan, lauren humes, & bella ricciardi
odyssey cast: gianna yaccino, madison lievrouw, kojiro forman, lauren humes, maría jurado, reed garfinkel, bryn bohannan, ainsley beard, gabriela guedes, shane higa, faun gibson, piper reinwald, sage sanchez, and bella ricciardi
dance film
made in-residency with capitol dance company’s ‘the company’
shot on RED digital cinema komodo camera by zuzu kandilige and hailey lindstrom
Transcendental meets cult in this dance film, depicting a group of uncanny cult members casting out one of their newborns.
INDIE SHORTS FEST OFFICIAL SELECTION, ‘BEST SCREENDANCE’ AWARD WINNER
CYPRUS DANCE FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION, ‘PEOPLE’S CHOICE’ WINNER
directed and choreographed by nastia yavorski
cinematography by zuzu kandilige
score by Julia holter, ‘voce simul’
starring kaelyn calixtro, allison st pierre, anna wilner, ella meskimen, indy kadric, elia carl, natalee reynolds, sofia martin, abby nguyen, riley alyssa chu, meghann eisenman, kate lynden, teresa sun, chelsea sit, avery rogers, & lauren carlson
‘sparta’
one stormy day, a lonely girl discovers a group of sirens crawling out of the ocean.
directed by nastia yavorski
with choreography by nastia yavorski and aj storey
cinematography by zuzu kandilige
score composition by 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)
‘waterbound’
dance film
shot on blackmagic cinema by zuzu kandilige and analyesia marie calo guedes
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.
‘plugged in.’
dance film short
shot on iPhone 14 by nastia 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
‘classique’ dance film (2026 release)
being made in-residency with capitol dance company in san jose, california