Kimberly Bartosik

Kimberly Bartosik is a Lecturer of Dance at the State University of New York at Purchase Conservatory of Dance and also teaches at the Merce Cunningham Trust. As a choreographer, performer, educator, and essayist, she creates viscerally provocative choreographic projects built on virtuosic movement language, rigorous conceptual explorations, and highly theatricalized environments. Her work is deeply informed by literature and cinema, dramatically illuminating the ephemeral nature of performance.

Her research interests focus on contemporary dance practices, embodied experience, and interdisciplinary approaches to performance. Bartosik's work carves out space for criticism and compassion while exploring power dynamics, vulnerability, and societal issues through the physical and emotional extremes of performers. She has been building casts of diverse ages, with a focus on young, untrained performers, and creating experiences that dissolve boundaries between performer and audience.

Bartosik's recent publications examine dance criticism, artistic lineage, and alternative funding models for the arts. Her writings reflect on the politics of language, working conditions for dancers, and the relationship between artistic practice and social understanding. The trends in her scholarly work demonstrate a consistent engagement with the theoretical underpinnings of performance while addressing practical concerns within the dance community.

• 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship in Choreography
• 2020 Virginia B. Toulmin Fellowship for Women Leaders in Dance
• 2019-20 Harkness Dance Center Artist-in-Residence
• 2017 National Dance Project Production & Touring Grant
• 1997 BESSIE Award for exceptional artistry in Merce Cunningham's work

Bartosik has received extensive grant support from organizations including the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, MAP Fund, Jerome Foundation, and New England Foundation for the Arts. Her creative residencies have included New York Live Arts, Gibney Dance, LUMBERYARD Center for Film & Performing Arts, and the Bogliasco Foundation. She currently collaborates with visual artist Matthew Ritchie on projects involving Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Gaming.