Timothy Latta (Artistic Director/ Motion 360) grew up in Kansas and Minnesota, received his B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College, majoring in theatre and vocal music, and an MFA in Choreography/Design from California Institute of the Arts where he met and began working with percussionist Butch Norton. With various choirs and ensembles he has sung in churches and concert halls throughout Europe and North America. In 1982 he joined Pilobolus Dance Theatre as a choreographer/performer and became a full-time dancer. He and others in the group migrated from there to the more experimental dance group Momix. Highlights of the Momix touring include collaborating on "Le Divine", a performance honoring the "divine" women of dance. Broadcast worldwide from Pisa the show included Dame Margot Fonteyn, Alicia Markova, Alessandra Ferri and Marge Champion among others. Mr. Latta was also co-choreographer of the Momix/Shadowfax Show, a dance/theatre/music event with the world music group Shadowfax. Out of that tour grew an ongoing collaboration with guitarist G.E. Stinson. Mr. Latta has also performed for twenty years with Faustwork Mask Theatre helping to take the show "The Mask Messenger" into over 5,000 schools and theatres. He was co-founder of the rhythm duo Testi di Bosca with tap dancer Joe Orrach and did a stint with The Royal Lichtenstein Circus. He has been a guest artist with Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Iso, The Deutsche Opera, Rob Wood and Dancers and Shawn McConneloug and her Orchestra. He was a featured performer in "Nachtmond", with David Shiner, at the Wintergarden Variete' in Berlin, choreographed "ALICE" for the Lindsay Kemp Company in Barcelona, Spain and played "Bob" in Kevin Kling's "Lloyd's Prayer" at ACT in Seattle. He was featured performer in "Stelli del Mediterraneo" for RAI Due Television, Italy. Mr. Latta has also choregraphed and performed for numerous commercials, industrial and fashion shows including Issey Miyake, IBM, Lucien Rochat Watches and Kawasaki Motorcycles. His work has been generously supported over the years by The McKnight Foundation, The Jerome Foundation, The Minnesota Dance Alliance, and The Connecticut Commission for the Arts.