Nathan E. McNatt Jr. is an interdisciplinary artist that was born in Wasington, DC. He began his formal dance training at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, under the direction of Charles Augins. During his time at Ellington, Nathan was also a founding member of the Katherine Smith Contemporary Dance Ensemble (KSCDE), under the Artistic Direction of Katherine Smith and the Assistant Direction of Shene Keys. He has attended intensives at The Ailey School in New York City and The Rock School in Philadelphia. Nathan holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA with a major in Dance and a minor in Music Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology. Nathan’s Professional credentials include Garth Fagan Dance under the direction of Garth Fagan, Norwood Pennewell, and Natalie Rogers-Cropper; as well as Eleone Dance Theater under the artistic direction of Shawn-lamere Williams and Dr.Sheila Ward. Throughout his career Nathan has worked with choreographers such as Kim Y. Bears-Bailey, Christopher Huggins, Gary Jeter, Bernard Gaddis, Tommie Waheed-Evans, Sidra Bell, and Milton Meyers. He has performed at venues such as the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC and the Joyce Theater in New York City.