Image description: Krishna, a thin, pale skinned woman with long dark hair pulled into a braid, poses on a studio stage. She is wearing a simple white dress with her shoulders exposed and a fluffy white headdress perched on her forehead and wrapping down her braid. She looks over her left shoulder as she lightly holds a straight cane between her hands and points her left foot behind her. Photo Credit: Krishna Washburn & Micaela Mamede

Krishna Washburn

Krishna is the director and teacher of Dark Room Ballet, a pre-professional dance curriculum designed for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired people, the only course of its kind in the English-speaking world. Krishna holds a Masters of Education from Hunter College, a BA from Barnard College, and multiple certifications from the American College of Sports Medicine with a focus in biomechanics. Dark Room Ballet has been featured in USA Today (Green Bay Gazette, North Jersey News), BLOOM magazine, Speak Out for the Blind podcast, Eyes on Success podcast, and on Bloomberg Quicktake news.

Krishna Christine Washburn has performed with many leading dance companies including Jill Sigman’s thinkdance, Infinity Dance Theater, Heidi Latsky Dance, Marked Dance Project, and LEIMAY.

Krishna has collaborated with many independent choreographers, including Patrice Miller, iele paloumpis, Perel, Vangeline, Micaela Mamede, Apollonia Holzer, and most notably with A. I. Merino, who especially created her signature role, Countess Erzsébet Bathory, and with whom she founded the artistic collective Historical Performances.

Krishna boasts several ongoing artistic collaborations, including work with wearables artist Ntilit (Natalia Roumelioti). Krishna is the Artistic Director of The Dark Room, a multi-disciplinary project with fellow visually impaired dancer, Kayla Hamilton. Krishna is also the Artistic Director of the Telephone Dance and Audio Description Game, an on-going activist screen dance documentary project with choreographer and filmmaker, Heather Dayah Shaw.

Upcoming Classes & Events


Past Classes & Events

[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Pro Class

Sat, Apr 15 – Jun 3, 2023
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No Diagram Anatomy: The Distal Arm Complex and The Proximal Arm Complex

Sat, Apr 1 – Apr 8, 2023
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet Introductory Level Class

Sat, Jan 21 – Mar 18, 2023
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Open Level Class

Mon, Jan 2 – Aug 21, 2023
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The Dark Room Presents: Audio Description as an Art Form

Sat, Nov 5 – Dec 17, 2022
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[Virtual] No Diagram Anatomy for Dancers in the Dark Room Presents: The Lower Leg Complex (Foot Class)

October 29, 2022
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Open Level Class

Mon, Oct 3 – Dec 26, 2022
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Introductory Level Class

Sat, Sep 3 – Oct 22, 2022
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[Virtual] No Diagram Anatomy for Dancers in the Dark Room: The Cervical Complex (Neck Class)

August 26, 2022
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Introductory Level Class

Sat, Jun 25 – Aug 13, 2022
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[Virtual] Voices from the Dark Room: The Multitude of Audio Descriptions and When to Touch Them

June 18, 2022
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[Virtual] No Diagram Anatomy for Dancers in the Dark Room: The Gluteus Complex (Butt Class)

June 11, 2022
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Introductory Level Class

Sat, Apr 9 – May 28, 2022
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: No Diagram Anatomy for Dancers in the Dark Room

Sat, Mar 19 – Mar 26, 2022
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Introductory Level Class

Sat, Jan 22 – Mar 12, 2022
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Experimentation in the Dark Room, Structured Improvisation and Chemosynthesis.

January 15, 2022
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Open Level Class

Mon, Jan 3 – Sep 30, 2022
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: No Diagram Anatomy for Dancers in the Dark Room

Sat, Nov 13 – Dec 18, 2021
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Introductory Level Class

Sat, Sep 18 – Nov 7, 2021
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Open Level Class

Mon, Sep 13 – Dec 21, 2021
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Workshop: Development in the Dark Room

September 04, 2021
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Introductory Level Class

Sat, Jul 10 – Aug 28, 2021
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[Virtual] Gratitude in the Dark Room: A Collective Dance Improvisation

July 03, 2021
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Introductory Level Class

Sat, May 8 – Jun 26, 2021
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Introductory Level Class

Sat, Mar 13 – May 1, 2021
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[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Open Level Class

Mon, Mar 1 – Aug 30, 2021
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