Ensemble

Nate Compiano

Dance

about Nate

A strong part of my identity is that I am a dancer.

When I was fifteen I moved to New York City to study at the School of American Ballet. At nineteen I moved to Copenhagen to work as a ballet dancer with Det Kongelige Teater.

I like riding my mountain bike, switching gears, going downhill

Feeling force and momentum

Holding my balance, falling, spinning, closing my eyes, holding my breath

I like using tools, building things

Reimagining spaces

Being naked

Winter bathing and swimming

Singing, humming, making rhythms

choreographing dances

Sleeping outside

Being upside down

Dancing reminds me of potentialities and restrictions