Kara Komarnitsky

Show Me Yours and Mine

I recently created a new work for Wasatch Contemporary Dance Company’s Movers and Makers Showcase with an incredible group of dancers who worked with focus and dedication over two days. We explored how relationships can reveal parts of ourselves… whether we want them to or not… and the many power dynamics, emotional responses, and physicalContinue reading “Show Me Yours and Mine”

Snowmelt

This work was originally set on Hillcrest High School Dance Company’s officers in April 2023 and it was such a treat to work with these young dancers that I have seen grow over the years. This trio was based on the idea of snow slowly melting and traveling through space, rippling and overlapping as itContinue reading “Snowmelt”

Gamut

It was such a joy to join the cast of Marimba by Lar Lubovich with Repertory Dance Theatre. Kate Skarpetowska was a pleasure to work with in the restaging of this complex and mezmerixing piece. View the performance on demand here.

University of Alaska Anchorage Residency

I feel so grateful to have had the opportunity to travel to Anchorage for a week and teach the students at the University and within the community. They were such a joyful group and were so open to what I asked. I taught several contemporary classes, some somatic practices, and choreographed a duet on twoContinue reading “University of Alaska Anchorage Residency”

Threnody

I recently premiered a new work created in collaboration with Mads Ward and Randall Smith entitled Threnody as part or a larger collection of artists in Shoreline Swell. It was an incredible show filled with artists from around the valley coming together under the theme of the Great Salt Lake. This piece was inspired byContinue reading “Threnody”

Hear Her

This show was such an fulfilling process and performance. It was a joy and an honor to share the stage with so many other amazing freelance artists in Salt Lake, and as always choreography by Alicia Ross is so satisfying to perform. Thank you to all who shared in this story!

300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

I feel so lucky to have completed my 300-hour YTT at Centered City Yoga with Rachel Cieslewicz. This program helped me to find a deeper understanding of the practice and confidence as a teacher. And of course the community I have joined is unmatched. Over the past seven months I have learned more about myselfContinue reading “300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training”

Cat + Fish Review

I am back writing for loveDANCEmore and recently wrote about Cat + Fish’s ninth anniversary performance.

FlowState

The goal of this performance was to raise awareness of the challenges facing Great Salt Lake, reveal the connections between the ecosystems that surround her, and hold space for the Salt Lake City community to express their experience of the present situation. To take the essence of the work beyond the theater, 10% of theContinue reading “FlowState”

RDT’s Heritage Project

I had such a joy this spring working with four area middle schools for Repertory Dance Theatre’s Heritage project. With each school, the students learned methods for generating choreography and the resulting piece was a combination of mine and their creation. This experience was extremely rewarding, it was so exciting to work with so manyContinue reading “RDT’s Heritage Project”