Directors
Nicola Iervasi – Founder, Artistic Executive Director, Producer
Native of Italy, Nicola moved to New York in 1998 as a scholarship student at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, from which he graduated spring 2000. He performed with the Martha Graham Dance Ensemble Pearl Lang Dance Theater, Max Luna III, Igal Perry, and Dzul Dance.
In 2004 Nicola joined Sokolow Now/Anna Sokolow Contemporary Dance Company, directed by Lorry May and was featured in Rooms Etude for the American Dance Legacy Project.
Nicola founded Mare Nostrum Elements in 2001 with Kevin Albert and has served as Artistic Director since 2009, when the company was incorporated as a 501(c)3 organization. As Artistic Director of Mare Nostrum Elements, Nicola relies upon over a decade of experience as a dancer, choreographer, and administrator for established dance institutions, such as the Peridance Center, the Gelsey Kirkland Academy, and the Elisa Monte Dance Company.
Since 2002, Nicola has offered The Wave Within workshops and intensives in private and public schools throughout Italy and the US.
Kevin Albert - Co-founder, President, Dramaturg
Kevin is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory where he studied Theater with a minor in Dance. He was on the dance faculty of Jeannette Neil Dance Studio and Leon Collins Tap Studio. In NYC, Kevin studied acting for six years with the great Fred Kareman. Professional credits include European tours of West Side Story and My Fair Lady starring Richard Chamberlain and the National tour of West Side Story playing the role of Bernardo with choreography by Jerome Robbins.
For Mare Nostrrum Elements he directed, choreographed and co-produced all the original projects including Mediterranean Voices and Last Chance. Kevin performed Off-Broadway in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and S. N. Behrman’s Biography and The time of the Cuckoo at The Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls.
Since 2002 Kevin has been teaching MNE’s The Wave Within workshops for adults and children as well as coaching artists throughout the States.
Advisory Panel
Igal Perry
Kaity Sinanis
Steven Hitt
Gianna Cerbone-Teoli
Board of Trustees
Kevin Albert - President
Brinton Parson - Chair
Chris Andersson - Secretary
Bill Hutton - Trustee
Kimberly Huie - Trustee Leslie Bryant - Trustee Jane Jacobs - Trustee Amy Harrison - Trustee
Staff
Rohan Bhargava - Programs & Marketing Coordinator
Susan Bednarczyk - Grant Writer
Daniel Clark Reiner - Bookkeeper
Honorary Board
Hochi Asiatico
Ronnee Segal Michele Ateyeh