KRISTA LEIGH PASINI
  • About
  • Offerings
    • Restorative Studio
  • Work
    • Breaking Classical >
      • No Such Thing
      • Restrictions Apply
      • Mobility is a Moment
      • Re-(w)rite
      • Return in You
      • Begin in Wonder
      • Mourning Cloak
      • There is More
      • Breaking Classical Artists
    • Stuck On You
    • Last Best Place
    • All Together Now >
      • All Together Now Artists
  • Contact

Work

Education & Training
Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts • Goddard College. Port Townsend, WA. 2016-2019. 
Concentration: Somatics, Movement Ontology, Phenomenology, Heuristic Research and Creation. 
Thesis: Unchoreographed: Methodologies for Improvisational Survival

Bachelor of Fine Arts in History, Honors: University Honors Scholar • Montana State University – Billings. Billings, MT. 2000-2005.
Concentration: Environmental History, Political History, Montana History. Minor: Political Science.
Thesis: Subduing the Wild and Controlling the Fear, A Colonial Approach: Humans and the Environment

Continued Education
ICF Level 1 Certification • Creative Mindset Life Coach
Certified Life Coach Institute. Colorado Springs, CO. 2022


Introductory Theory and Practices • Tantra Yoga Realized, Study of Tantric Philosophy and Practice Methodologies. Denver, CO. 2020

Instructor Level 2 Certification • Yoga Nidra
Kindness Yoga. Denver, CO. 2020

Instructor Level 1 Certification • Yoga Nidra
Lotus Foundation. Helena, MT. 2019

Professional Training • 
Basic Principles of Somatic Experiencing
Longmont, Colorado. 2019  

Instructor Level 1 Certification • GYROTONIC® 
Kinetic Body. Missoula, 
MT. 2018

Instructor Certification • The Craft of Choreography
Cornish College of the Arts. Seattle, WA. 2016

Instructor Certification • Teaching the Fundamentals of Dance
Cornish College of the Arts. Seattle, WA. 2014

Advanced Educator and Certified Instructor Trainer • Ultra Barre®
Contracted Locations. Billings, MT. 2013-2015

Instructor Certification Training: Mat, Springboard, and Exo Chair • Pilates.
Pure Pilates. Billings, MT. 2012-2014 


Teaching Artist
Adjunct Faculty • Stage Makeup
Rocky Mountain College. Billings, 
MT. 2016-2021

Adjunct Faculty • Movement for Theater
Rocky Mountain College. Billings, MT. 2016-2021

Guest Faculty • 
Transmissions from Memory Series + The Practice of Performing Presence 
Carroll College. Helena, 
MT. 2019

Guest Faculty •
Carving Space, the stories we tell beyond speaking
Carroll College. Helena, 
MT. 2018

Guest Faculty Instructor • Movement for Theater 
Billings Studio Theatre. Billings, 
MT. 2018

Guest Faculty Instructor • Movement for Theater
NOVA Center for the Performing Arts. Billings, MT. 2015, 2016

Guest Faculty Instructor • Ultra Barre®
Montana Dance Arts Association. Helena and Missoula, 
MT. 2014, 2016

Lead Faculty Instructor • Curriculum Training for Company Dancers
Elevation Dance Company. Billings, MT. 2013-2016

Lead Faculty Instructor • Curriculum Training for Company Dancers
Billings Dance Academy. Billings, MT. 2010-2016

Faculty Instructor • 
Ballet III, IV, V
School of Classical Ballet. Billings, MT. 2010-2016

Conservatory and Foundational Training
Carroll College, Artisan Dance Company
Summer Conservatory Training and Company Apprentice. Helena, MT. 1997-2000

University of Utah, Ballet West Conservatory
Summer Conservatory Training. Salt Lake City, UT. 1996.*

Whitman College, Summer Dance Lab
Summer Conservatory Training. Walla Walla, WA. 1994.* 

Montana Ballet Company, New York Connection
Summer Conservatory Training. Bozeman, MT. 1991, 1992, 1995

Creative Arts Center, Montana Dance Arts Association
Summer Conservatory Training. Helena, MT. 1991


School of Classical Ballet • Curriculum Training. Billings, MT. 1988-1999
*full scholarship from Montana Dance Arts Association
Krista Leigh Pasini (she/her) is an interdisciplinary performance artist, trauma informed somatic guide, art doula, critical thinker, and creative-events/new genre public art facilitator. Through her audio/sound work, poetry/spoken word, dance/movement, and improvisational Fluxus-inspired events, Krista explores ethical engagement, leadership, and social dynamics; trauma resilience and the recovery of joy. Her work includes somatic and movement inquiry; contemplative performance-based engagement in relation to place, public and community; and social actions grounded in healing and wellness​.
Work
Co-Owner, Guide, Coach

Rain Soul Studio, Billings, MT
2021-present
 
Part Time/Adjunct Faculty
Rocky Mountain College, Billings, MT
2016-2021

Co-Founder/ Lead Facilitator
HaltForce Art Collective, Billings, MT
2016-2021

Owner/ Independent Contractor
Etoile Dance & Body, Billings, MT
2009-2016

Affiliations
Grant Writer • Movement Liberation. San Francisco, CA. 2020-2021

Co-Founder, Lead Facilitator • HaltForce Art Collective. Billings, MT. 2016-2021

Committee Member and Contributing Artist • Arc, a Montana Dance Collective. Billings, MT. 2019

Founding Member, Contributing Choreographer • Terpsichore Dance Company. Billings, MT. 2010-2016

Management • Hospitality
Business Management • Bistro Enzo, Billings, MT. 2010-2012 + 2017

Project Management, Content Writer • Zee Creative. Billings MT. 2010-2012

Business Management • Q Cuisine, Billings, MT. 2008-2009

Business Management • The Carlin Martini Bar. Billings, MT. 2008-2009


Property Management • Corning Companies, The Highlands Apartments. Billings, MT. 2007-2009

Business Management • Bistro Enzo, Billings, MT. 2005-2007


Lead Server • Q Cuisine, Billings, MT. 1999-2005
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Work
Artisan Dance: Three seasons. Napoli, Storm Seeker, Black Pirate, Les Sylphide. Carroll College. Helena, MT. 1997-2000
Artisan Dance: Tour Season. Sleeping Beauty, Out of Ashes. Helena, Missoula, Butte, MT. 1999
Terpsichore Dance Company: Five seasons. Member, choreographer. Babcock Theater & Petro Theater. Billings, MT. 2010-2016
Rimrock Opera Company: Choreographer. Merry Widow, Aida, Amahl, La Traviata, Turnadot. Alberta Bair Theater. Billings, MT. 2010-2015
Independent Production: Guest Artist. A Piece Collaboration, Sweatshop Dance Studio, Denver, CO. 2013
Venture Theater Company, Fringe Festival: Guest Artist. I Conjure a Stubborn Faith. Andy’s Storefront. Billings, MT. 2014
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. The Tug of War, Where Conflict Resides. Billings Open Studio. Billings, MT. 2014
Sacrifice Cliff Theatre: Guest Artist. Welcome to Montana. Montana State University – Billings. Billings, MT. 2015
Independent Production: Choreographer. Dancing on the Edge. Zeitklang. Babcock Theater. Billings, MT. 2013, 201
Independent Production: Choreographer. Dancing on the Edge. Zeitklang. Lone Tree Arts Center. Denver, CO. 2015
Billings Symphony: Choreographer, Director. Peter and the Wolf. Alberta Bair Theater. Billings, MT. 2016
Billings Symphony: Choreographer. Symphonie Fantastique. Alberta Bair Theater. Billings, MT. 2015
NOVA Center for the Performing Arts: Choreographer. A Little Night Music. NOVA Center for the Performing Arts. Billings, MT. 2015
Pulitzer Out Loud: Guest Artist. Strong is Your Hold. 2905 Event Center. Billings, MT. 2016
Sacrifice Cliff Theatre: Director, Choreographer. All Together Now. 2905 Event Center. Billings, MT. 2016
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Choreographer. In the Ever Now. 2905 Event Center. Billings, MT. 2016
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Choreographer. Last Best Place, Conversations with Montana. Site-Specific. MT. 2017
Alberta Bair Theater: Dramaturg, Choreographer. Breaking Classical, a Deconstruction of Ballet. Billings Public Library. Billings, MT. 2017
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Director. All Together Now. Residency Tour. Carroll College Flex Theater. Helena, MT. 2017
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Facilitator. Perform[ing]ance. 2905 Event Center. Billings MT. 2018
El’s Clay: Guest Artist. Restrictions Apply [void where prohibited], Soul Show Just Us. Billings Depot Event Center. Billings, MT. 2018
Dreyfest Poetry Slam: Guest Artist. Restrictions Apply [void where prohibited]. Craft Local. Billings, MT. 2018
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. Bhava, and Evening of Odissi Dance, Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT. 2018
Arc, a Montana Dance Collective: Producer, Director, Choreographer. What Stories Tell Stories. MVMT Montana. Billings, MT. 2019
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. Chasing Light Among the Aspens. Fort Worden State Park. Port Townsend, WA. 2019
Billings Symphony: Dramaturg, Choreographer. Rite of Spring, Tribute to Ballet Russes. Lincoln Center. Billings, MT. 2019
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. Kinetoscope International Screendance Film Festival. Art House Cinema. Billings, MT. 2020
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. Gold Thread Archives: Panel Discussion MT Dance Makers. Art House Cinema. Billings, MT. 20
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Dramaturg, Choreographer. No Such Thing. Multimedia, Virtual. Billings MT. 2020      
Hobart & Smith Colleges, Somatic Dance Conference & Performance Festival: Presenter/Facilitator. Re-(w)Rite. Geneva, NY. 2022
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PC: Allison Kazmierski, Font & Figure

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  • About
  • Offerings
    • Restorative Studio
  • Work
    • Breaking Classical >
      • No Such Thing
      • Restrictions Apply
      • Mobility is a Moment
      • Re-(w)rite
      • Return in You
      • Begin in Wonder
      • Mourning Cloak
      • There is More
      • Breaking Classical Artists
    • Stuck On You
    • Last Best Place
    • All Together Now >
      • All Together Now Artists
  • Contact