photo by Nir Arieli
photo by Stephen Texeira
photo by Stephen Texeira
photo by Nir Arieli
Courtney Mazeika is a dancer, choreographer, and educator originally from the US
- she most recently worked as a dancer with Norrdans (SE) for the 2022-2023 season.
She performed and collaborated with UNA Productions from 2018 - 2022.
As a freelance artist, Courtney has had the opportunity to perform in works by
Tom Weinberger, Bobbi Jene Smith, David Harvey, Christian Burns, Marissa Brown, Crossings SF, Alex Ketley, UNA Productions, and in collaborative works with
Marlie Couto & Max Judelson.
From 2015-2018, Courtney had the honor of creating work and serving as faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. She has also served on the faculty for the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program and directed the SALT Contemporary Dance Pre-Professional Training Company for two seasons.
She has taught classes, workshops, and movement labs through institutions such as The Playground NYC, Repertory Dance Theatre, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, SALT Contemporary Dance, UNA Productions, Chop Shop: Bodies of Work, and more. Courtney has previously worked as a rehearsal assistant for Tom Weinberger’s original creations at Johannes Weiland Dance Company (Kassel), Ate9 Dance Company, SUNY Purchase, Arts Umbrella (VBC), and more. She has also served as rehearsal director at North-West Arkansas Ballet Theatre, Oquirrh West Project, and SALT Contemporary Dance.
Her independent choreography has been shared at the Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition (2nd prize), 801 Salon in Salt Lake City, Chop Shop Contemporary Dance Festival, Austin Dance Festival, University of Texas at Austin, Utah Valley University, SALT Contemporary Dance I and II, Oquirrh West Project and more.
She received her BFA in Dance from the University of Texas at Austin. Upon graduation, she moved to train with Summer Lee Rhatigan at the
San Francisco Conservatory of Dance.