Our PAST & PRESENT Collaborators
LIQUID SPINE DIRECTOR: Katie Pustizzi (she/her) is a movement artist, director, choreographer, filmmaker, and educator, whose interdisciplinary work bridges dance, technology, and contemporary inquiries. She founded Liquid Spine in 2022 and has since led the company to international recognition, while driving measurable impact in environmental stewardship locally and globally.
Her work through Liquid Spine has been presented internationally in Colombia, Ireland, Portugal, and extensively throughout Italy. Katie’s work has been recognized with multiple awards, including “Best Experimental Film” and “Best Choreography” at prestigious dance festivals and has been supported by local and global platforms such as Artists for the Great Marsh, The Pollination Project, Senza Confini Di Pelle, and Manship Artists Residency.
Katie holds an MFA in Choreography from Wilson College, where she received the Aiken Award to study abroad in Italy. She has taught movement widely across higher education, including appointments at Dean College, Boston University, Emmanuel College, MIT, and Endicott College.
Katie is known for her dynamic and experimental teaching across improvisation, contemporary dance, composition, somatic practices, and screendance. Her artistic and pedagogical practice is rooted in collaboration, social impact, and utilizing movement as a catalyst for personal and communal empowerment. She has developed curriculum and arts programs as a consultant and mentor, supporting emerging artists and academic institutions alike. Katie founded and directed Aurora Borealis Dance Company for ten years, where she developed a deep love for creating radically inclusive spaces for experimentation, self-discovery, and freedom through movement. Graduates of this mentoring company are now emerging leaders in the dance field.
Her work through Liquid Spine has been presented internationally in Colombia, Ireland, Portugal, and extensively throughout Italy. Katie’s work has been recognized with multiple awards, including “Best Experimental Film” and “Best Choreography” at prestigious dance festivals and has been supported by local and global platforms such as Artists for the Great Marsh, The Pollination Project, Senza Confini Di Pelle, and Manship Artists Residency.
Katie holds an MFA in Choreography from Wilson College, where she received the Aiken Award to study abroad in Italy. She has taught movement widely across higher education, including appointments at Dean College, Boston University, Emmanuel College, MIT, and Endicott College.
Katie is known for her dynamic and experimental teaching across improvisation, contemporary dance, composition, somatic practices, and screendance. Her artistic and pedagogical practice is rooted in collaboration, social impact, and utilizing movement as a catalyst for personal and communal empowerment. She has developed curriculum and arts programs as a consultant and mentor, supporting emerging artists and academic institutions alike. Katie founded and directed Aurora Borealis Dance Company for ten years, where she developed a deep love for creating radically inclusive spaces for experimentation, self-discovery, and freedom through movement. Graduates of this mentoring company are now emerging leaders in the dance field.
COMPANY DANCERS
Brianna Antaya
Jami Adams
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Nicholas Markanthony Giannino
Lindsey Zuccaro
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Bridget Nicolo
Victoria Bocchino
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PROJECT-BASED TEAMS:
"LIQUID SPINE, Hudson River" FILM
CREATIVE TEAM (2025-2026)
Camryn Brothers, Co-Director
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Aaron Michael Foreman, Co-Director
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Casey Kitazumi,
Movement Artist
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Bella Crescenzi, Movement Artist
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Cinon Matsumoto, Movement Artist
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Nailah Murray, Movement Artist
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Rebecca Pantano, Movement Artist
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"LIQUID SPINE, Great Marsh" FILM
CREATIVE TEAM (2024-2025)
Robert J. Bradshaw, Composer
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Katie Pustizzi, Director
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Madison Plummer, Videographer
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Cambelle Danko,
Movement Artist
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Lindsey Zuccaro, Movement Artist
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Lisette Ayala, Movement Artist
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Chiara Salzillo, Movement Artist
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Kaleigh Reed, Movement Artist
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Christopher
Luz Roque,
Movement Artist
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Destiny Maldonado,
Movement Artist
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"Liquid Spine, Great Marsh" is funded by the Kathleen Van Demark Fund for the Great Marsh overseen by the Manship Artists Residency with support from the Peter and Kathleen Van Demark Fund, a Donor-Advised Fund at the Essex County Community Foundation, Newbury Cultural Council, and Creative County.
"Liquid Spine, Augusta" Film - CREATIVE TEAM (2023)
Francesca Guccione, Music Artist
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Francesco Cannava, Film Producer
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Helene Vogelsinger, Music Artist
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Lorenzo Panebianco, Videographer
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Katie Pustizzi, Director & Movement Artist
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"LIQUID SPINE, CAPE ANN" FILM - Movement artists (2022) |
Global WATER Dances Movement artists (2023) |
Keegan Scesny
Lonnie Anela o'Kalani Neff Stanton
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Meredith Price
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Emily Bartnicki
Rowan Anderson
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Sarah Maurer
(Photo: Rebbeca Hayes)
Katrina Conte
(Olivia Moon Photography)
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