BIO
Tatiana (Tati) Nuñez, originally from South Florida, is a generous and well-rounded multi-disciplinary artist currently based in New York City.
Before moving to NYC, Tati trained at performing arts schools including Bak Middle School of the Arts and Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, under the direction of Heather Lescaille. While at Dreyfoos, she performed works by Peter Stark, Solomon Dumas, Darrell Moultrie, Troy Powell, Ricardo Peña, Freddie Moore, and Garry Q. Lewis, and had the opportunity to perform the lead role of Kitri in Don Quixote.
She spent 15 formative years training at That’s Dancing, under the mentorship of Andrea LaMaina and Michele Walsh, where she developed a strong foundation in tap dance. Through the SoFlo Tap Festival, founded by LaMaina, Tati gained invaluable exposure to iconic tap artists including Michelle Dorrance, Anthony Morigerato, Melinda Sullivan, Nicholas Van Young, Dianne Walker, Brenda Buffalino, Barbara Duffy, Acia Gray, Ayodele Casel, and Dormeshia. She was also selected to join the SoFlo Youth Tap Ensemble, serving as Dance Captain/Ensemble while rehearsing works by Aaron Tolson and Christopher Broughton.
Tati’s additional training includes the Joffrey Ballet School and Alvin Ailey Summer Intensive, Ballet Hispánico, and advanced study through The School at Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program, Pre-Professional Dancer Institute, NYCDA Winter Intensive, Dorrance Dance Winter Intensive, The Jared Grimes Workshop, and Tisch Summer Residency, collaborating with Gibney, Evidence Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and David Dorfman Dance Company.
She earned her B.F.A. in Dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she performed repertory by Camille A. Brown, Stephen Petronio, Molissa Fenley, and Ray Mercer.
In addition to her performance career, Tati has worked extensively in arts administration and digital media. She is the former Social Media and Marketing Coordinator for BalletCollective, working alongside Founder and Artistic Director Troy Schumacher, and also served as Social Media Director for Kanyok Arts Initiative led by Laurie Kanyok.
Most recently, Tati made her Broadway debut in Disney’s The Lion King and is currently performing as a Female Ensemble Dancer / Anthill Lady Track, while also serving as Social Media Captain for the production.
Performance Credits: Lion King on Broadway, The Met Opera, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, BalletCollective, West Side Story (MUNY), Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, Sugar Hill Nutcracker (Josh Bergasse/Caleb Teicher), Revelations in Rhythm (Marshall Davis Jr./Savion Glover), Chita Rivera Awards (ADM21/Lloyd Culbreath), Dance Against Cancer (Reed Luplau), "Bzzz" APAP (Caleb Teicher), "Day for Night" (Diana Shpungin), Tap Fam Reunion "The Mayor of Harlem" (Dormeshia/Jason Samuels Smith), Voices Amplified (Ray Mercer), Battery Dance Festival, Future Dance Festival, Red Bucket Follies/BCEFA, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Pre-Production: Funny Girl on Broadway (Ayodele Casel/Anthony Morigerato), After Midnight (Dominique Kelley), Thoroughly Modern Millie Encores! (Jason Samuels Smith/Camille A. Brown), His Story the Musical (Jeff Calhoun/Eamon Foley), "Rhythm in Motion" (Dormeshia)
Workshop/Lab: 42nd Street (Michelle Dorrance), A Wonderful World Broadway (Rickey Tripp/ Dewitt Fleming Jr.), DLNY Tap Dance Cycle (Josh Prince/Ayodele Casel)
Film/ TV: Ally Bank Commercial (Park Pictures), His Story the Musical Commercial, Ayita’s Dream
Choreographic Credits: Onstage America Nationals, Patty Duke Awards (AC/ Ray Mercer), Battery Dance Festival, Steps Beyond Foundation Lab, Diana Shpungin “Day for Night” Exhibition, Queens Theatre Film Festival
Stage credits: Minskoff Theatre, Radio City Music Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, The Muny, Guggenheim Museum, New Amsterdam Theater, Lincoln Center, Joyce Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room, Auditorium Theatre, Orpheum Theater, Queens Theatre, NYU Skirball, York Theatre, Little Island, Battery Dance Festival, and Symphony Space.
