Martheya Nygaard Scott
Martheya Nygaard Scott (she/her) is a dance artist, educator, and creative leader dedicated to expanding dance through collaboration, technology, and interdisciplinary art. She is the Co-Creator and Managing Director of kNOwBOX dance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Dance Think Tank where she drives the vision and growth of initiatives such as the international kNOwBOX dance Film Festival and Dance Behind the Screen Podcast.. As the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of mixtamtous, she teaches classes and presents work that explores the unique connection between live and digital art forms.
Under her leadership, kNOwBOX dance and mixtamotus have received funding from The National Endowment for the Arts, The Moody Fund for the Arts, The Arts Community Alliance (TACA), The City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, The Dallas Arts District, among others. Martheya has taught and presented work nationally and internationally, including in Canada, Mexico, Prague, and across the USA. Her writing has been published in the Journal of Dance Education and Dance Education in Practice.
MFA in Dance at Texas Woman’s University
BFA in Dance at Sam Houston State University
