Katherine Kain

Dance Program Assistant

Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Katherine Kain (they/she) is a dancer, choreographer, and administrator based in Western Massachusetts. They grew up dancing at South Valley Creative Dance and received subsequent training from Repertory Dance Theatre and Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. They have also trained extensively at Bates Dance Festival, Salt Dance Fest, FRESH Festival, and the Practicing Presence Festival.

Kain’s work has been presented at the American College Dance Association conference, the Josten Library for the Performing Arts, and the School for Contemporary Dance and Thought. She has performed in works by Paul Matteson, Dante Brown, Barbie Diewald, Vanessa Anspaugh, and Doug Varone. Recently, they were dancing with Shakia "The Key" Barron and Barbie Diewald in their project, Concourse, which was in residence at Jacob’s Pillow, High Street Studios, MAGMA, and Bates Dance Festival. They graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in dance from Mount Holyoke College.