Kara Komarnitsky

Wildness and The Permission To Be

This was a piece I wrote in collaboration with Sarah Bodony in response to an interview we had with Faye Driscoll. View the full piece on the Wexner Center for the Arts website: https://wexarts.org/read-watch-listen/wildness-and-permission-be-reflections-interview-faye-driscoll

Resilience, unfamiliarity, and joy with Moxy Martinez

This was a piece that I wrote after interviewing Columbus musician and DJ, Moxy Martinez. This interview was done in connection with Beverly Glenn Copeland’s performance at the Wexner Center for the Arts and as part of the Performance, Interpreted. writing cohort at Ohio State University. View the full article on the Wexner Center forContinue reading “Resilience, unfamiliarity, and joy with Moxy Martinez”

Onward

I was very excited to have the opportunity to choreograph a piece on Hillcrest High School Dance Company, my alma mater. After having the chance to teach for them during their August company retreat, it was really cool to see how they have grown as a company over the past couple of months. I hadContinue reading “Onward”

INVADE and Interference

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

Movement Meditation Room

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”