An American choreographer, dance artist, and future mental health counselor from Kansas City, Missouri. She attended the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) Conservatory of Music and Dance and trained abroad at The London Contemporary Dance School.

Kostas’ choreographic works have been commissioned and presented by Kansas City Ballet, UMKC Dance Conservatory, Charlotte Street Foundation, 21c Museum Hotel, Creative Intersections x Owen/Cox Dance Group, MashUp Dance Company, tbd Dance Collective, Laguna Dance Festival, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art for Niki de Saint Phalle: Rebellion and Joy.

A past artist-in-residence at both Charlotte Street Foundation and Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Kostas was recently selected for UNCSA’s 2025 Choreographic Institute and Art Omi’s 2025 Dance Residency.

Her extensive training includes national programs such as Sidra Bell’s Module at the Center for Performance Research, Peter Chu’s Chuthis Movement Intensive, Springboard Danse Montréal, and the Gaga Intensive at USC Kaufman School of Dance. Internationally, she has trained with Punchdrunk, Hofesh Shechter Company at Sadler’s Wells, and Akram Khan at Orsolina 28 in Italy.

Kostas is a recipient of ArtsKC’s Inspiration Grant for her film Conversation Between Bodies, which premiered at MdW Fair at MANA Contemporary (Chicago, 2022). She also received a Rocket Grant, funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation, for RubiX—a collaborative performance merging music, movement, and visual art—which led to a 2019 residency at 21c Museum Hotel Kansas City. In 2024, she was awarded Charlotte Street Foundation’s Generative Performing Artist Award Fellowship and nominated for the United States Artist Fellowship.

She has collaborated with internationally recognized choreographers on large-scale productions, including works for The Juilliard School and the television series So You Think You Can Dance. As a performer, she has danced in works by Aszure Barton, Peter Chu, Justin Giles, Marguerite Derricks (Nip/Tuck), Jaci Royal (Royal Flux), Andrew Winghart, and Odyssey Dance Theater. Her collaborations span commercial and music projects with artists such as Quiet Takes, Katy Perry, Capital Cities, Flight of the Conchords, and Britney Spears. Kostas also choreographed for the feature film DanceOff and has been a conversation-starting contributor writing to {DIYdancer} Magazine, Dance/USA eJournal, and Dance Spirit Magazine.

As an educator, she has taught nationally and internationally for organizations such as Harbour Dance Centre, EDGE Performing Arts Center, SoulEscape, The Place (London), Youth America Grand Prix, University of Kansas, Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company, and SALT2 Contemporary Dance. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at UMKC’s Dance Conservatory, a Guest Lecturer at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and an Instructor and Guest Choreographer with Kansas City Ballet since 2014.

Kostas also studied psychology at the University of Kansas, expanding her research into the intersection of movement and mental health. She continues to build KOSTAS, her movement creation company and dynamic organization that supports the evolving needs of artists and audiences. Most recently, Kostas performed at In The Lowest Ferns in collaboration with Infinite Frequencies.

Her latest choreographic work, Vignettes, was created during her 2025 residency at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and premiered with tbd Dance Collective’s Here/Then/Now at Joslyn Art Museum.