producer bios
Raised in Mission Viejo, California. She has been a professional dancer for over 20 years on both coasts with companies such as Ballet Pacifica in Irvine, State Street Ballet in Santa Barbara, Liss Fain Dance and Robert Moses’s Kin in San Francisco, and Battery Dance in New York City. While living in New York City she also performed original music at Rockwood Music Hall and began hosting ArtSpaß, an art salon, with her roommates inside her Brooklyn apartment. She currently produces ArtPärde at venues around San Francisco to promote local artists and has performed her one-woman musical, “Boxsteps and Beers,” at The Marsh and Potrero Stages.
Professional dancer. Musician. One-woman-show creator. Bethany has spent over 20 years dancing on both coasts with companies including Ballet Pacifica, State Street Ballet, Liss Fain Dance, Robert Moses's Kin, and Battery Dance. When NYC's performance spaces proved financially out of reach, she created her own in her Brooklyn apartment. Now in San Francisco, she's expanding that vision through ArtPärdē while performing her original music and one-woman musical, "Boxsteps and Beers."
Raised in Orange County, California where she studied Kathak, Indian Classical Dance, for more than 11 years, piano for 10 years, and violin for 3 years. Today she works as an Account Executive at Slack, using her business acumen to support fundraising and business development goals for ArtPärdē. In addition to performing in ArtPärdē shows, she has performed Indian Classical Dance with local Bay Area choreographers throughout San Francisco.
Kathak dancer. Business strategist. Community builder. Meghna studied Indian Classical Dance for 11 years alongside piano and violin before bringing her artistic and business acumen to ArtPärdē. By day, she's an Account Executive at Slack; by night, she's applying those same skills to growing ArtPärdē's impact. When not running the show, you might find her performing Indian Classical Dance with Bay Area choreographers.