K.J. Holmes has been practicing Improvisational forms as process and performance since 1981. These practices have 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, her work and teaching has been very influenced by Simone Forti, Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark Smith, Daniel Lepkoff, 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, and 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. K.J. has performed in the work of filmmaker/artist Matthew Barney, Miguel Gutierrez, dancer/writer Karinne Keithley Seyers, music video of Mitski, among others. She is currently conducting a new ensemble piece, Blu/print, begun Fall 2023 with the mentorship of composer/instrumentalist Henry Threadgill through a grant from the NY State Dance Force Choreographer Initiative. K.J. is a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow, a 2026 Bogliasco Fellow and a recipient of a 2026 CUNY Dance Initiative.
ID: Selfie of K.J. Holmes: Woman with blue handkerchief on her head with a slight smile.
