Kathy Westwater
Dance
"Revelatory"
The New York Times
"An unconventional choreographer experiencing a surge of recognition"
"Westwater reminds us we are irrevocably connected to that original ooze and the blunt impulses contained in it."
IN THE NEWS:
NY Times Review here
NY Times Pick here
photo description:
Foregrounded and in profile,
the long hair of a dancer
whose eyes are closed is
suspended above her head.
Other dancers behind her are doing
individuated movement,
seemingly striking or
grasping the air.
photo Ian Douglas
Support
The artistic projects of choreographer Kathy Westwater receive support from foundation and government sources, as well as from individuals.
Donations are tax-deductible, and greatly appreciated!
Donate
here.
RECENT PROJECTS
(top to bottom):
Dancer Wendy Whelan in Sophie at 92NY
photo caption: The solo dancer’s head is thrown back and her eyes are shut. She is performing a rhythmic score of disorganizing her body.
photo Julie Lemberger
Cast of Rambler, Worlds Worlds A Part at New York Live Arts
photo caption: The seven dancers are scattered randomly throughout the stage—some standing, some on the floor; some bent over, some twisted, some stretched. They are performing a movement-based response to a memory of pain they individually endured in the past.
photo Ian Douglas
Cast and audience participants of PARK
at Fresh Kills Landfill
photo caption: Dancers and audience perform a participatory score of wandering on a capped landfill mound at Fresh Kills Landfill.
photo Marina Zamalin
Awards, Residencies & Commissions
Bronx Council on the Arts BRIO Award
National Endowment for the Arts (with Freshkills Park Alliance, NYC Parks Dept.)
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Governors Island
Arts Center Residency
Yaddo Artist Residency
New York State Council on the Arts (with Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art)
CUNY Dance Initiative, Residency
Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography, Residency
Lumberyard, Solange MacArthur Award for New Choreography
Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Emergency Grant
Dance/NYC Covid Relief Fund
Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Emergency Grant Covid-19 Fund
Petronio Residency Center, Inaugural Artist Residency
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Creative Engagement
New Music USA
Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Emergency Grant
Brooklyn Studios for Dance, Residency
Temple University, Reflection:Response Commission and Residency
National Endowment for the Arts, Challenge America Grant, Multidisciplinary Program (with Sarah Lawrence College)
New York Foundation for the Arts, Emergency Relief Fund
Millay Colony for the Arts, Residency
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Swing Space Residency
Puffin Foundation Grant
Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Art, Nature, and Dance, iLAB Residency
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Artist Residencies, 2 years
The Joyce Theater Foundation, Anchor Artist
Dance Theater Workshop, Commission and Residency
The Field, Artist Residency
Rockbridge Artist Exchange, Residency
Djerassi Resident Artist Program, Artist Residency
New York Foundation for the Arts, Opportunity Grant
Summer Stages Dance Festival, Fellowship
92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center, Space Grant
Franklin Furnace, Fund for Performance
Meet the Composer Fund
92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center, Space Grant
Workspace for Choreographers, Residency
Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church, Commission
Movement Research, Artist Residency
Meet the Composer Fund Grant
Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Space Grant
