Heidi Kirchofer

Heidi Kirchofer, veteran performing and teaching artist, has traveled Internationally training, collaborating and performing. She is co-founder and managing director of Matica Arts and Thrive Movement Studio. Matica can be found performing at many festivals, events, and schools throughout the Northeast. Heidi is also the creator of an innovative, curriculum-infused, kinesthetic program, Whole Body Math. She is on the Harford Performs and Arts for Learning CT teaching artist rosters. Heidi is inspired by the body's infinite movement possibilities and fascinated by both the body's complexity, simplicity and ability to inspire, work and heal. She is a mover, yogini, percussionist, fire artist, gardener, costume builder, momma and all around creative individual.

"Dear Heidi,
The rest of the first grade team would like to express our gratitude to you for coming to Sanchez school and teaching our students math through movement. Our students were highly interested in the concepts you taught them. As teachers, we are excited to share your ideas in the future with our classes. We personally would never have thought about dancing with half of our bodies. It was so much fun to have you be a part of our classroom for the three days you were with us. Our students seemed so much more calm the days you were here as well, which really shows that exercise in the early morning does impact academic performance.
Thank you! We hope to see you again in the future!
Sincerely,
Kaitlin Delipman, Nilda Medina, Maria Colon, and Kathleen Colter
!st grade team and Sanchez School, Hartford, CT

1st grade team, Sanchez school, Whole body math