KATIE BURKS
INDIVIDUAL CHOREOGRPAHIC WORKS
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Тримання Надїї
(Ukrainian) Holding On To Hope
Inspired by the strength and resilience of Ukrainian refugees through observation of the residents of Centrum Pomocy Humanitarnej Modlinska in Warsaw, Poland
Number of Performers: 5
Runtime: 9 minutes
Premiere: May 13th 2023 | Warsaw, Poland
Крила
(Ukrainian) Wings
A duet created in partnership with Ukrainian musician Oksana Galahova, who wrote the music and lyrics whilst fleeing Ukraine to Poland due to the Russian Invasion
Duet
Runtime: 2.5 minutes
Premiere: May 13th 2023 | Warsaw, Poland
Burden
A collaborative and interactive investigation of the generational burden that the Russian invasion of Ukraine places upon all impacted
Number of Performers: 4
Runtime: 15 minutes
Premiere: July 14th 2022 | Warsaw, Poland
2121.2.1.0
This momentous interdisciplinary duet premiered the day
after the WHO declared the official name of the disease that caused global pandemic: "COVID-19."
Duet
Runtime: 11 minutes
Premiere: March 12th + 13th 2020 | London, England
Denuo
(Latin) again.
Created during a three-week
choreographic residency made possible by
The Aspire Project and The Miller Foundation
for the benefit concert Ways Of Seeing
Number of Dancers: 10
Runtime: 30 minutes
Premiere: September 14th 2019 | Portland, Oregon
Flash
Flashes of technical skill and personalities span
the stage in this highlight of student training
presented at benefit concert Ways Of Seeing
Number of Dancers: 7
Runtime: 5 minutes
Premiere: September 14th 2019 | Portland, Oregon
Thread
Interweavving between structures, shapes, and
forms of movement, this solo forces the
spectator to thread their own narrative
Solo
Runtime: 10 minutes
Premiere: June 14+15 2019 | Athens, Greece
Processing
An interdisciplinary performance work
surrounding data consumption and modern
technology created in partnership with
AAIS (London)
Number of Performers: 3
Runtime: 30 minutes
Premiere: June 14+15 2019 | Athens, Greece
Crush
A choreographer takes the audience through the
process of making a dance - while finding
surprises and illuminating truths along the way
Number of Dancers: 2
Runtime: 8 minutes
Premiere: May 31st 2019 | London, England
Spec
A balletic exploration of perspective,
spectatorship and the spectacle of performance
Number of Dancers: 6
Runtime: 17 minutes
Premiere: March 29th 2019 | London, England
Portrait of Humans
An interdisciplinary performance work
in critique of technological overconsumption
created in partnership with AAIS (London)
Number of Performers: 4
Runtime: 45 minutes
Premiere: March 14+15 2019 | London, England
Boundless Skies
A monumental collaboration in celebration of the
reopening of Greenwich's esteemed Painted Hall.
(Click to see also: Painting the Sky)
Number of Performers: 50+
Runtime: 22 minutes
Premiere: July 2nd 2019 | London, England
Beacon
An exploration of the action of resilience
inspired by the English idiom "beacon of hope"
Number of Dancers: 4 - 6
Runtime: 9 minutes
Premiere: March 3rd + 4th 2018 | Portland, Oregon
Typical School Day
Created to present alongside educational
outreach in public schools, this fun work is
great for children (and adults) of all ages
Number of Dancers: 2
Runtime: 5 minutes
Premiere: February 19th 2012 | Pittsburgh, PA
Spill
Voice, movement, and stage design are used
to convey three relationships past their breaking
points in this seminal dance theatre work
Number of Dancers: 6
Runtime: 8 minutes
Premiere: September 30th 2011 | Pittsburgh, PA
To Build A Home
A collaborative performance benefitting the
Make A Wish Foundation on 11.11.11 in partnership with
Duquesne University Music Therapy Student Association
Number of Dancers: 4
Runtime: 5 minutes
Premiere: November 11th 2011 | Pittsburgh, PA
My Perogative
An initial foray into interdisciplinary and multimedia performance work, this solo was presented as part of social change through art collegiate group POOF's production of STUFF at Future Tenant Art Gallery
Solo
Runtime: 4.5 minutes
Premiere: July 1-3, 2016 | Pittsburgh, PA
Forget Not Three
Melodrama, self-facilitated music production, and questionable movement choices come together to yield this seminal attempt at serious dance-making.
Number of Dancers: 4
Runtime: 5 minutes
Premiere: 2009 | Dallas, Texas