Kierah “Kiki” King
Fall 2020 Co-MISSION Artist-in-Residence
Kierah {KIKI} King received their BFA in Dance with a minor in Black World Studies from Columbia College Chicago with the class of 2020. A native of Hartford, Connecticut, Kiki was homeschooled in their family’s café where they learned the power of service, education and creativity as central to life. KIKI’s work in Chicago comes from their passion and commitment for social justice, activism, and community building that present themselves through forms of media, performance, choreographic work and different forms of workshops and events throughout the city of Chicago.
Kiki’s past year in Chicago has included performances and film showings within the greater area:
FILM: RAISIN 6018 | North Gallery, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. Industry of the Ordinary Gallery.
PERFORMANCE: The South Loop Spark as part of the Dance Center Presenting Series Spark Plug Initiative by Bebe Miller & Darrell Jones, FORCE! By Anne Martine at Depaul Museum, The Fly Honey’s at Thalia Hall & The Function by Erin Kilmurry at The MCA Chicago and Mana Contemporary as part of Chicago Dancer Makers Forum; Elevate Festival, & Fringe Festival in Philadelphia, PA 2023.
PROJECT AT LINKS HALL
Photo by Kachi Mozie
*Viewership Intended for Rec(creational) use only* | May 2021
Kierah King’s *Viewership Intended for Rec(creational) use only* draws the viewer in as a witness to King and their ensemble's call for Constitutional Convention as they investigate the idea of “A More Perfect Union.” Examining their own bodies & physicality and acknowledging what it means to be Seen in America through their own Constitution and on their terms, King’s ensemble asks, “Can a generation addicted to working for societal acceptance explore what it means to be Seen as an individual and in Uni(s)on as a Communal and Radical act?"
View the performance recording here.
Artist Credits
Choreographer: Kierah [KIKI] King
Cast: Robyn Wilson (Dramaturg), Orlando De Leon (Rehearsal Director), Selena Lasley (Narrator), Desiré Jones (Collaborator), Sara Corin (Collaborator), & Maidenwena Alba (Collaborator)
Sound Design/Edit: Kiki King
Music (original/sampled): “Tema” by Divan Gattamorta; “Cadence” by Travis Lake; “Only to Repeat” by Pilani Sandoval; “Hands and Knees” by Pilani Sandoval; “Falling in Love” by Pilani Sandoval; “Dough” by Key Glock; “Attitude” by Leikeli47; “BREATHE MIX” by DJ SKYJETTA
Costume Design: Kiki King
Text/Spoken Word (written by & performed by): written in collaboration with Dramaturg Robyn Wilson and the whole cast!
