Kara (they/them) is a Seattle based movement artist, dance educator at eXitSPACE Dance, and runs their own massage practice, Beadle Bodywork @beadlebodywork . As a freelance artist, Kara has performed in works by Gender Tender, Hope Goldman, Jordan Macintosh-Hougham, LanDforms Dance, PRICEArts’ N.E.W. Dance Company, Stasia Coup, and Vladimir Kremenović. They have performed in The Bridge Project, On The Boards’ NW New Works, Velocity Dance Center’s Next Fest, and Portland’s Risk/Reward dance festivals.

Kara created their work “Navel-Gazing” during Open Flight Studio’s Flight Deck Residency in 2022. This improvised dance work was performed at 18th and Union’s Portable Performance Festival and Velocity Dance Center’s Fall Kick-off: Portals. Kara’s piece entitled “Fruit Flies” was showcased in different renditions at The Seattle International Dance Festival, eXitSPACE’s Launch, Fremont Fringe, and Cafe Racer.

As a non-binary artist Kara values queering dance through improvisational methods that create environments for performers to collaborate, explore, and experiment in.