Photo: K.J. Holmes courtesy of The Julliard School

K.J. Holmes

K.J. Holmes has been practicing Contact Improvisation as process and performance since 1981, studying with the early developers of the form including Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark Smith and Daniel Lepkoff. CI has deeply informed her journey as a dance artist as well as an actor, vocalist, writer and teacher. An avid improviser and creator of solo/duo and ensemble work, she has also been very influenced by the Tuning Score of Lisa Nelson, Body Mind Centering ® and the work of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Ideokinesis with Andre Bernard, Meisner acting work with Terry Knickerbocker, voice and singing with Richard Armstrong, Barbara Maier Gustern and Samita Singha, among others. K.J. is a certified Yoga teacher through her studies with Sondra Loring as well as a certified Ayurvedic Holistic Health Counselor through her studies with Dr. Naina Marballi. She teaches at NYU/Experimental Theatre Wing and Movement Research in NYC, as well as traveling nationally and internationally teaching, performing and creating. kjholmes.info

2012 Artist-in-Residence,

Faculty,

Improvisational Forms Faculty,

MELT Faculty

Upcoming Classes & Events

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[In-person] Contact 22 : a Touch R/Evolution

K.J. Holmes

Jul 18
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[In-Person] Athletics of Intimacy

K.J. Holmes

Sat, Oct 15 – Dec 17

Past Classes & Events

[In-person] Contact 22 : a Touch R/Evolution

 Jul 18, 2022
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[In-person] The Athletics of Intimacy

 Sat, Mar 5 – May 21, 2022
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[In-person] The Athletics of Intimacy

 Sat, Oct 16 – Dec 19, 2021
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[Virtual] Virtually Real Contact Practice

 Jul 12 – Jul 16, 2021
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[Virtual] The Athletics of Intimacy

 Sat, Jan 16 – Jun 12, 2021
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[Virtual] The Athletics of Intimacy

 Sat, Sep 12 – Dec 19, 2020
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[Virtual] MELT – Virtually Real Contact Practice

 Jul 13 – Jul 17, 2020
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[Virtual] The Athletics of Intimacy

 Sat, Apr 4 – Jun 27, 2020
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Movement Research at the Judson Church

 February 03, 2020
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The Athletics of Intimacy

Sat, Sep 14 – Jan 25, 2020
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MELT–Contact Improvisation Practices

 Jul 8 – Jul 12, 2019
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Infinite Affinities

Thu, Mar 28 – Apr 25, 2019
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The Athletics of Intimacy

Sat, Mar 23 – May 11, 2019
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[email protected] – Improvisation

 January 25, 2019
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The Athletics of Intimacy

Sat, Sep 15 – Dec 22, 2018
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MELT–Contact Improvisation Practices

 Jul 9 – Jul 13, 2018
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[CANCELED] Body, Mind and Image

 March 21, 2018
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The Athletics of Intimacy

Sat, Feb 10 – May 12, 2018
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Body, Mind and Image

 Wed, Jan 24 – May 9, 2018
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The Athletics of Intimacy

 Sat, Mar 4 – Apr 29, 2017
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Movement Research at the Judson Church

 February 27, 2017
performance

Body, Mind, and Image

 Wed, Feb 1 – May 10, 2017
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Body, Mind and Image

 Wed, Sep 14 – Dec 21, 2016
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The Athletics of Intimacy

Sat, Sep 10 – Dec 17, 2016
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MELT "Movie" Night

July 12, 2016
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