Kara Komarnitsky

INVADE and Interference

Both of these films were made by MFA candidate Katie O’Loughlin exploring ideas of privacy, fear, surveillance, and concealing.

I recently took Devising Experiential Media Systems taught by Alex Oliszewski and Oded Huberman. For my final project I turned a room in my house into an audio guided movement meditation experience. My goal was for the experience to be user-guided and provide feedback for the user based on where they went in the roomContinue reading “Movement Meditation Room”

Lines on Route

This is a dance film created by my fellow BFA candidate Rosely Polanco.

Thursday Morning Play

A year ago, I hoped that I would be starting this semester with a project on mountaintop removal, creating a piece to be shown in a student concert that would build one segment of what would eventually become my senior thesis. I had been dreaming of this piece since freshman year when I first wentContinue reading “Thursday Morning Play”

Behind the Scenes of Sonic Arts Ensemble’s “Into the Multiverse”

This is a piece that I wrote in response to the performance of “Into the Multiverse” by OSU’s Sonic Arts Ensemble and informed by an interview with Oded Huberman. View the full text on the Performance, Interpreted. website: https://www.interpretartosu.com/post/behind-the-scenes-of-sonic-arts-ensemble-s-into-the-multiverse

Intermedia Portrait

This is a digital portrait I created as part of my Intermedia course with my colleague Katie O’Loughlin. It was created and broadcasted live using OBS.

200-hr Yoga Teacher Training

Following my participation in the STEP program at Ohio State, I decided to use the funds awarded by the program to complete a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training program. We met five days a week in the evenings for five weeks, mostly outside so that it was safe to do in-person during the COVID-19 pandemic. WeContinue reading “200-hr Yoga Teacher Training”

How Many Ways can I Fit in This Space

I created this project in quarantine during the Covid-19 pandemic. This project was based on the prompt “Be the source of a headache” given by Detour Dance. I approached this prompt with the separate thought of exploring the many ways that I can fit my body into a small space. This got me thinking aboutContinue reading “How Many Ways can I Fit in This Space”

Natural Impact

This was a dance film by Sydney Samson that was filmed in Indiana Dunes National Park in February 2020 for her senior project.

The Playdate Vignettes

I had the pleasure of performing in Laura Patterson’s BFA distinction thesis with this amazing group of dancers. We used site-specific improvisation to develop playful movement and relationships with each other.