Elizabeth Katana Lester is a professional performer based in New York City. Liz began training in ballet at the age of 12 at Maine State Ballet, and continued on to study various forms of dance, theater, and voice in Maine, as well as perform in numerous productions in her community.
In 2014, Liz began studying with the Portland Ballet Company, where she trained for three years before joining the company as an apprentice in 2017. While with Portland Ballet, Liz was lucky enough to dance for various artists, including Yury Yanowsky, Sabir Yapparov, Nell Shipman, and Adam Sterr.
In 2018, Liz transitioned to New York City, where she was quickly hired as a dancer and Wendy/Mary Barrie u/s in the 2018-19 National Tour of ‘Finding Neverland’ the Musical, under the direction of Mia Walker(Pippin, Jagged Little Pill, Waitress). In 2020, she continued on with Neverland, this time around taking over the role of Miss Bassett, and acting as a Mary Barrie/Mrs. du Maurier u/s.