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KARA GOLUX
née Kara Petersen



PERFORMANCE

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre:
Member corps de ballet for 4 years. Performed soloist and corps roles in works of Balanchine, Tudor, DeMille, Paul Taylor, and full-length classical ballets Swan Lake, Giselle, Don Quixote, and Coppelia.

Nye Carte Blanche Danseteater, Bergen, Norway:
State-funded modern dance company, member for 3 years. Performed in works by David Parsons, Tere O'Connor, Jessica Iwanson, and Kenneth Kreutzmann.

Micado Danse Ensemble, Copenhagen, Denmark:
"Orbit" chor. by Kenneth Kreutzmann awarded "Best Modern Dance Piece" in Denmark for 1998.

Faustwork Mask Theater:
With Robert Faust and Paola Styron, N.Y. production of "Carnival Knowledge", at the Flea Theater, NYC.

Telluride Repertory Theatre/Paul Lucas Productions:
NYC production of "Nosferatu", directed by Rene Migliaccio, at HERE Arts Center.

The Soldier's Tale:
Performed the role of the soldier, choreography by Tessa Chandler, presented at Columbia University's Casa Italiana.

The Ridge:
Choreography by Deborah Hay, adaptation and performance by Kara Golux, presented City Hall Park in Burlington, VT.

Big ACTION Performance Ensemble:
Choreography by Tiffany Rhynard, performance and text by Kara Golux, presented Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, VT.

SOAKED:
An Oh Seven Films Production; Writer/Director, Stephanie Daniels; Director of Photography, Mark Smith; choreography and performance by Kara Golux.


CHOREOGRAPHY

Rude Mechanicals Theater Company:
"Bacchae 2.1", by Charles Mee, at the Flea Theater, NYC.

Adam Hyman Productions/Jan Hus Playhouse:
"Line" by Israel Horovitz, presented at Jan Hus Playhouse, NYC.

Limelight Productions, Sierra Vista, Arizona:
"Archy and Mehitabel", music by George Kleinsinger, book by Mel Brooks.

Millbrook Playhouse, Mill Hall, Pennsylvania:
"Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris", by Jacques Brel, Eric Blau, and Mort Shuman.

Vermont Stage Company, Burlington, Vermont:
"Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris", by Jacques Brel, Eric Blau, and Mort Shuman.

Independent Choreographic Projects include:

  • "Loves Me, Loves Me Not" presented by Dancenow/NYC/the Festival at Joyce Soho, NYC.
  • "Beneath The Brim" for ABT dancers Erica Fischbach and John Michael Schert, presented in Montrose, CO.
  • "Death Glance", presented at White Wave in DUMBO, Brooklyn, NYC.
  • "Waving Good-bye" presented by Dancenow/NYC/the Festival at Joyce Soho, NYC.
  • "Chaconne" presented by the Flynn Center's N.A.S.A. Space Grant, FlynnSpace, Burlington, VT.



TEACHING
Middlebury College, Castleton State College, Vermont Ballet Theatre School, Vermont Stage Young Playwrights, University of Massachusetts North Dartmouth.


EDUCATION

North Carolina School of the Arts:
High School Diploma in Ballet.

NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study:
BA degree, summa cum laude. Studies in linguistic anthropology, semiotics and dance; studio work with Augusto Boal, Deb Margolin, Marlies Yearby, and Annie-B Parson.


CONTACT
Kara Golux
P.O. Box 750146
Fairbanks, AK 99775
907-750-7067