Johanna Kirk

Johanna Kirk (Performer) si originally from Boise, Idaho where she had the great fortune to study modern dance from akind of punk rock angel, Leah Clark. Johanna danced with Balance Dance Company for eight years before attending Barnard College, from which she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Dance Major and Art History Minor. While at Barnard, she had the chance to work with Robert Batle, Azure Barton, David Newmann, JeanineDurning,Ivy Baldwin, Mary Cochran and other fabulous mentors. Last year, she worked on a reconstruction of Twyla Tharp’s Eight Jely Rols, performed at the Joyce. She has choreographed for many theater and dance projects that range from small gallery installations to large stage productions. Most recently, she had a summer and winter residency with a children’s company in Idaho for whom she choreographed the original work, . . a n d then I became the weather girl.