Director
Teaching Artist
Deviser & Collaborator
Dance Educator & Choreographer
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Amanda Pintore (she/her) is a director, choreographer, and educator focusing on movement and dance education, devised theatre, and making theatre and dance performances with and for 0-6 year olds. She also specializes in arts integration, creative facilitation strategies, and training in teaching artistry. She is an Assistant Professor in Theatre for Youth and Community and Acting at Arizona State University and is an award-winning author for her book Theatre and Dance with Children as Artistic Partners: Devising Performance for the Very Young. She is also a Fulbright Specialist and recently collaborated with students and faculty at Atlantic Technological University in Ireland. She has an MFA in Theatre for Youth from Arizona State University. |
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Amanda's award-winning book,
Theatre and Dance with Children as Artistic Partners: Devising Performance for the Very Young, is now available! 
Amanda's newest project Red, an immersive dance performance for 12-36 month-olds, was featured in the New York Times! Red is also the recipient of the 2026 Theatre for Young Audiences Artistic Innovation Award! |
Wondering how Amanda makes performances with and for the very young?
Take a look at her process in a behind the scenes look at Red.
