Choreography – Page 2 – Kara Komarnitsky

BFA Thesis: 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 “BFA Thesis: Process”

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.

Midwest Climate Summit

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:

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”

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”

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”

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.

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”

Escape/Heal

I choreographed this piece as a final project in my composition class and used ethnographic techniques to explore the process of healing through movement.

Resiliency Solo

This was a solo I created for my sophomore composition class exploring weight, fall, and recovery.