Project Overview Intellectually understanding our physical interdependence with the environment around us is different from actually living in that understanding. Our ability to live differently in our relationship with the environment begins with imagining new ways of perceiving it. This research project developed three different practices for accessing our physical awareness of interconnection with theContinue reading “GAHDT Society of Fellows Research Project”
Author Archives: Kara Komarnitsky
Vexations
I had the amazing opportunity this semester to work with Israeli artist Alon Karniel. The process involved a lot of conversation, improvisation, and connection to our live pianist Susan Chess. It was closely related to the Feldenkrais classes that he taught each morning and developed a deep sense of how the body is all connected.
Interconnect: Performance
Title: Interconnect Direction and Choreography: Kara Komarnitsky Performance and Movement Generation: Sydney Lettau, Allison Smith, Vivian Corey, Madeline Denman, Heather Lyu, Rosely Polanco, Ava Raczkowski, Emma Carver Music: Michael Wall, Seth Alexander, Hotel Neon Advisors: Norah Zuniga-Shaw, Alex Oliszewski Lighting Design: Oded Huberman Production Support: Katie O’Loughlin Note: This performance will guide you through threeContinue reading “Interconnect: Performance”
Interconnect: Process
Embodied Interconnection: Intermedia Performance as Environmental Advocacy The seed of this process started in 2017 with the creation of Tales of the Deep: the first time that I explored an environmental theme with my choreography that connected to my own philosophical perspective on our relationship to the natural world. I revisited this idea with MarshlandContinue reading “Interconnect: Process”
Derecho
This past spring I had the amazing experience of being part of a piece choreographed by Daniel Roberts called Derecho in response to the devastating windstorms that swept through the Midwest that previous summer. It was a very technically challenging piece and filming process that I learned a lot from.
Embracing Yoga’s Roots Course
This summer I was able to participate in Susanna Barkataki’s Embracing Yoga’s Roots Course. It is an extra, in-depth course for Yoga teachers to learn about the historical and spiritual roots of Yoga and teach classes that more authentically represent all aspects of the practice. I wanted to take this course in order to decolonizeContinue reading “Embracing Yoga’s Roots Course”
WASTELAND
This is a dance film I created to speak on the terrible effects of mountaintop removal on the surrounding environment and human communities. It was informed by my experiences attending the Mountaintop Removal Summit at Kayford Mountain, West Virginia in 2018 and 2019.
Tales of the Deep
I am very excited to share that a piece I choreographed a few years ago was selected as the third place winner in the Midwest Climate Stories Competition. The full submission can be found here:
evolve
I had the pleasure of being in Angela Pujolas’ senior project this past semester. We worked on several group improvisation scores and explored how associations of color and feeling impacted our movement choices. It was a beautiful experience to persevere through the Covid restrictions with so many amazing artists, and the resulting performance was theContinue reading “evolve”
Uncomfortable Interdependencies
This article is my personal response to an interview with choreographer Faye Driscoll in early February 2021. View the full text on the Performance, Interpreted. website: https://www.interpretartosu.com/post/uncomfortable-interdependencies
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