Kate Skarpetowska
Kate Skarpetowska is a native of Warsaw, Poland. She is an alumna of the NYC High School of Performing Arts and received a B.F.A. from The Juilliard School in 1999 under artistic director Benjamin Harkarvy. In 1992, at age 15, she was the youngest cast member of the Broadway show, Metro, directed and choreographed by Janusz Jozefowicz. Skarpetowska was a member of Parsons Dance from 1999 until 2006 where she performed lead roles in the company’s repertory including the iconic Caught. From 2007 to 2014, she danced for Lar Lubovitch Dance Company performing at many reputable venues such as New York City’s City Center, Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center, and Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater.
Over the years, she frequently appeared as a guest artist, first with Battleworks Dance Company and then Buglisi Dance Theater. In 2007, she was one of two featured dancers during the Glimmerglass Opera Festival. In 2008, she toured Italy with Why Be Extraordinary When You Can Be Yourself, a show by Daniel Ezralow. Skarpetowska has worked as a répétiteur and assistant choreographer to Lar Lubovitch, David Parsons, and Robert Battle setting works on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Introdans, Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, Ballet Austin, and most recently at the Mikhailovsky Theater in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Her choreography has been performed by Richmond Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater II, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Parsons Dance, Buglisi Dance Theater, Houston METdance, Big Muddy Dance Company, Owen/Cox Dance Group, Hubbard Street 2, Bruce Wood Dance Project, and The Juilliard School, among others. In 2009, she codesigned and codirected Romeo and Juliet for The Gunter Theater in Greenville, S.C. For her choreographic achievements, Skarpetowska was named Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2016. Skarpetowska is also a freelance teacher holding workshops throughout the world. She has been on the faculty of the American Dance Festival, American Ballet Theater, School of American Ballet, Key West Modern Dance, and Peridance, among others. She resides in New York City.