Artist Statement
As an artist, educator, performer, and writer, I create viscerally provocative, ferociously intimate performance projects built upon the belief that artistic practice can deepen our understanding of the world around us. Through my work, I carve out a space for criticism and compassion while tenderly and violently etching away at some deeply distressing threads of our society. Embracing the physical and emotional extremes of the performers, their bodies become vessels through which the audience is invited to think, feel, and reflect on their own place within their complicated existence. Recent projects have been built with communities of diverse ages and abilities, often with a focus on young, untrained performers. Through their participation, we are creating a cross-geographic conversation about the ferocious power of the body as a form of communication and the potency of dance as a connective language.
Kimberly Bartosik, The Encounter, World Premiere as part of French Institute/Alliance Francaise/FIAF’s Crossing the Line Festival, October 2022.