
Photo: K.J. Holmes courtesy of The Julliard School
K.J. Holmes
K.J. Holmes, a Brooklyn based danceartist/actor/singer/writer, travels nationally and internationally teaching/performing/creating. K.J. has been exploring improvisation as process and performance since 1981. She has collaborated extensively with Julie Carr, Simone Fort, Karen Nelson, Lisa Nelson and Image Lab, Steve Paxton; has performed in the work of Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People, Xavier Le Roy, Lance Gries, Mark Dendy, Melinda Ring, Karinne Keithley Syers, among many others; performs in Matthew Barney’s new film Redoubt; collaborates with drummer Jeremy Carlstedt in L.I.P. (Love Is Power, MLKjr.); teaches at NYU/ETW, Princeton University, Sarah Lawrence College and Movement Research; completed the School for Body Mind Centering(r), William Esper Studio (Meisner acting with master teacher Terry Knickerbocker),Satya Yoga (with Sondra Loring) and is currently becoming an Ayurvedic practitioner (Ayurveda’s World). K.J. is devising a new piece titled 900 Bees Are Humming, a multi disciplinary work exploring death, life and transformation. Her work has been presented by many venues including The Chocolate Factory, PS122, Danspace Project, Mana Contemporary Chicago, The Belfry, Chashama, Dixon Place.
Upcoming Classes & Events
Past Classes & Events
[Virtual] The Athletics of Intimacy |
Sat, Jan 16 – Jun 26, 2021 | class |
[Virtual] The Athletics of Intimacy |
Sat, Sep 12 – Dec 19, 2020 | class |
[Virtual] MELT – Virtually Real Contact Practice |
Jul 13 – Jul 17, 2020 | melt |
[Virtual] The Athletics of Intimacy |
Sat, Apr 4 – Jun 27, 2020 | class |
Movement Research at the Judson Church |
February 03, 2020 | performance |
The Athletics of Intimacy |
Sat, Sep 14 – Jan 25, 2020 | class |
MELT–Contact Improvisation Practices |
Jul 8 – Jul 12, 2019 | melt |
Infinite Affinities |
Thu, Mar 28 – Apr 25, 2019 | workshop |
The Athletics of Intimacy |
Sat, Mar 23 – May 11, 2019 | class |
[email protected] – Improvisation |
January 25, 2019 | class |
The Athletics of Intimacy |
Sat, Sep 15 – Dec 22, 2018 | class |
MELT–Contact Improvisation Practices |
Jul 9 – Jul 13, 2018 | melt |
[CANCELED] Body, Mind and Image |
March 21, 2018 | class |
The Athletics of Intimacy |
Sat, Feb 10 – May 12, 2018 | class |
Body, Mind and Image |
Wed, Jan 24 – May 9, 2018 | class |
MELT - Contact Improvisation Practices |
Jul 10 – Jul 14, 2017 | melt |
The Athletics of Intimacy |
Sat, Mar 4 – Apr 29, 2017 | class |
Movement Research at the Judson Church |
February 27, 2017 | performance |
Human/ity Dance |
February 01, 2017 | workshop |
Body, Mind, and Image |
Wed, Feb 1 – May 10, 2017 | class |
Body, Mind and Image |
Wed, Sep 14 – Dec 21, 2016 | class |
The Athletics of Intimacy |
Sat, Sep 10 – Dec 17, 2016 | class |
MELT "Movie" Night |
July 12, 2016 | event |
MELT—Contact Improvisation Practices |
Jul 11, 2016 | melt |
MELT—Contact Improvisation Practices |
Jul 11, 2016 | melt |