Samsara, by Nicole Zvarik and Bill Wolter

Nicole Zvarik, Co-founder of Deep Root Dance Collective, is an independent choreographer and performance artist in the San Francisco Bay Area.  She has an MFA in Choreography from Mills College, where she studied with Molissa Fenley, Kathleen McClintock, Sonia Delwaide-Nichols, and Anne Westwick. Originally from the East Coast, Nicole received her Bachelor’s degree in Dance and Sociology from Wilson College. She has danced with Chambersburg Ballet Theatre, performed and choreographed for Wilson’s Modern Dance Ensemble including performing for Italia Dance Festival in Cesena, Italy. She has taught dance on the East and West Coast including summer intensives at Amherst College and is currently the Dance Department Head at Bayside STEM Academy. Nicole’s choreography has been presented throughout the Bay Area through various events including at the Culture Catch Salon: Macworld Expo, ArtSFest’s Spectra Ball, Yelp Holiday Party at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and Oakland Museum .  She is a collaborator with DOUBLE VISION and is currently producing her own work throughout the Bay Area.