Marti Cate, owner and director of Unexpected Company, is a professional mime, dancer, and actress.

About Marti Cate

Performing Highlights

Marti Cate has performed in Taiwan, Japan, several solo tours in Europe, and from Florida to California. A member of SAG and AFTRA, her film and television credits include "Love Among Thieves," "The Princess and the Cabbie," "The Competition," Trapper John, M.D.," and "Dynasty."

Credits in video and print include a Hewlett Packard training film, print for Blue Shield California, and being featured in Mime: A Playbook of Silent Fantasy published by Doubleday.

As owner and director of Unexpected Company, she has performed and provided entertainment for thousands of corporate, retail, community, and private events.

A brief sampling of her clients include:

College of American Pathologists Convention
Robert Mondavi Winery, Jordan Winery, Paul Dolan Vineyard
Google, NetIQ, Snapfish/HP, Gap, Nordstrom, Meadow Club
Toll Brothers
Entrepreneurs' Organization
Golden Gate Yacht Club
Pacific Coast Builders
Mechanics Bank
Oakland and San Francisco Zoos
Juniper Networks
Solage Napa Valley
Paradise Valley Estates
Menlo Country Club

Teaching Highlights

Ms. Cate teaches performing and movement arts internationally in a wide variety of settings, including universities, museums, retreats, and artist residencies. She offers instruction in French, German and English. Central to her work is use of the performing arts as dynamic tools for discovery, communication, and healing.

Education

• Bachelors degree in French, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa; University of Arizona
• Secondary Teaching Credential (Grades 7-12) in French, Spanish, Italian, English; Sonoma State University
• Masters degree in Interdisciplinary Arts; San Francisco State University
• Additional studies include mime, tap and modern dance, Chinese animal forms, ballet, voice, acting, and theater and dance improvisation.

Availability

Marti's flexible schedule allows for travel to engagements nationally and internationally.