Bio:
KELLY BARTNIK is an industry leader in Immersive Theater with an extensive ability to produce, write, choreograph, direct , perform and run large scale Immersive Experiences. She is a NY-based choreographer, performer, director, teacher and producer and was an original cast member of both the Boston and NY productions of Sleep No More. She has performed in the Immersive experiences Waking La Llorona and Portaleza, by Optika Moderna and The Unbrunch, created by Cinereal Productions. She also was Movement Director for Optika Moderna’s latest project, Las Quinceañeras. Kelly has also had the pleasure of performing with Witness Relocation, Cora Dance, Melissa Briggs Dance, South Brooklyn Shakespeare, Woodshed Collective, Switch N Play, The Pack Theater, Cakeface and Shelter Theatre Group among others. She was the recipient of an evening-length commission by Gibney Dance for the premiere of her latest stage work - Fuck / Love: The Poetics of Adoration. She has taught at Colby College, Queens College, NYU's Playwright’s Horizons Theater School, Emory University, Spelman College and has conducted Immersive performance training at Meow Wolf, Santa Fe. She has directed and choreographed Immersive experiences for Amazon, Tentr, Twitch, and AMC. Kelly is currently mounting new large-scale Immersive productions in both Atlanta and New York called HERE{after} and was recently the Director of the first large-scale Immersive experience called Hotel Wonderland in Amsterdam. She is currently the Producer of the inaugural immersive production by Artemis is Burning called The Death of Rasputin.
Additional work can be found at www.hereny.com and www.comboplatterproductions.com and www.deathofrasputin.com
James Madison University
BFA in Theater & Dance, BBA in Computer Information Systems
Wilson College
MFA in Choreography & Visual Arts
Sleep No More (NY Original Cast, Company Representative), Directed by Punchdrunk
McKittrick Hotel
*Drama League Best Ensemble Nomination, Winner of two Obies and Drama Desk Award
Sleep No More (American Repertory Theater at Harvard - Original Cast)
Brookline, MA
Communion. Created by Jessica Clark.
Virtual, HERE Arts Center, Bates Dance Festival. Summer 2020 - Present
*Bessie Award Nominee.
This is Now. And Now. And Now., Written and Directed by CakeFace
Jack, Brooklyn. Winter 2020
*Bessie Award Nominee
Unbrunch, Cinereal Productions
Norwood, Winter 2019
Sex Play, Written by Charly Evon Simpson, Directed by The Pack Theater
New Ohio Theatre, Ice Factory Festival, Summer 2019
Triskellion Arts, Fall 2018
Independent Study, Written by Ben Gassman, Directed by Ran Xia
The Tank, Fall 2018
"she is precise in her choices and her volcanic inner life peeks through her icy exterior just enough" - Theatre is Easy
Waking La Llorona (San Diego Original Cast), Created and Directed by Optika Moderna
WOW Festival, La Jolla Playhouse
Girl Inside the Mirror, Written and Directed by Nicoletta Mandriotti
Dream Up Festival, Theater for the New City
The Loon, Witness Relocation
Abrons Arts Center
Macbeth, Shelter Theater Company
Role: Witch & Doctor
Midsummer Nights Dream, South Brooklyn Shakespeare
Role: Puck
Eating the Wall Street Journal, William Pope L.
New Museum, NYC
CORA, directed by Shannon Hummel, Soloist
Arts In Gardens produced by BAM, Gil Hodges Community Garden
Common Dances, Various locations - Red Hook
Rhode Island College (Guest Artist)
Vermont Performance Lab, Marlboro College (Guest Artist)
92nd Street Y, Fridays at Noon
La Mama (La Mama Moves)
Brooklyn Arts Exchange (Artist in Residence)
* “An intense and riveting performer” – Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Katherine Longstreth Dance
Soaking WET Series, West End Theatre
Going Back to Work, Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Solos & Duets, Conduit – Portland, OR
The How and Why of It – Counterpulse Theater- San Francisco, CA
* “Kelly Bartnik, so exquisite” – Infinite Body
Mycenaean - Carl Hancock Rux
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Switch N Play – Drag King Collective
*Best Performance at the Heritage of Pride Fest, Best Drag Kings by GO magazine
Wright Now Performance Xperience, directed by Christalyn Wright
St. Mark’s Church (Dancespace Project’s Draftworks)
Long Island University (Mixed Nuts Series)
Michigan Womyn’s Festival
Topaz Arts (Fresh Takes on Art and Collaboration)
BAM Park (Outside Art)
Brooklyn Arts Exchange (Artists in Residence Showcase)
SUNY Postdam (Guest Artist)
Goose Route Dance Festival
Joyce Soho (Performance Mix Festival)
Restless Native Dance, directed by Tamieca McCloud
Dance Theater Workshop (Dancenow Festival)
Melissa Briggs Dance, directed by Melissa Briggs
Brooklyn Arts Exchange (Space Grant Showcase)
Philadelphia Fringe Festival
D.U.M.B.O. Festival
PS 122 (Avante Garde-Arama)
Merce Cunningham Studios
HOTEL WONDERLAND (Resident Director)
Amsterdam, Netherlands. Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
HERE (Creator and Director)
Wildrence (Chinatown, NYC), Spring and Summer 2017
LAS QUINCEANERAS (Movement Director)
Optika Moderna
WOW Festival - La Jolla Playhouse
WAKING LA LLORONA (Performer)
Opitka Moderna
WOW Festival - La Jolla Playhouse
HEREafter (Creator and Co-Director)
Episode 1 - HL Green Building (South Downtown Atlanta), Fall 2019
Episode 2 - LAZ Parking Garage Rooftop (South Downtown Atlanta), Fall 2020
Fuck / Love: The Poetics of Adoration
The Theater at Gibney, 280 Broadway, April 2019
Tick Tock
Boston Center for the Arts, Colby Dance Theatre, January 2019
Re
A 12-hour durational solo for one audience member
in 20 minute increments, NY 2017
On Your Marks
JMU VA Repertory Dance Company, Oct 2016
In Light of the Day
Dogtown Dance Theater for RVA Dance Collective, May 2016
Slit
Emily Cargill & Dancers - Atlanta, GA, March 2016
‘Cross the Water
BRIC Studio, February 2008
James Madison University – VA Repertory Co, Fall 2010
Infatuation
James Madison University – Alumni Concert, January 2007
Office Ops – Progressive Arts Network Installation One, January 2007
Dance Theatre Workshop – Fresh Tracks, April 2005
Dixon Place at Chashama – operation:operation, January 2005
But Not For Me
James Madison University – Alumni Concert, January 2007
Chashama – Oasis Festival, July 2006
Dixon Place – HOT! Festival, July 2005
BRIC Studio – Brooklyn Dance Sampler, April 2005
SpeciMen
Dixon Place – March 2005
the no piece.
Joyce Soho – Performance Mix Festival, March 2005
Merce Cunningham Studios – April 2004
Impressions
Brooklyn Arts Exchange – BAX First Weekends, January 2005
All That is Seen
Arena Stage, Washington DC - September 2004
I Swear.
Dixon Place – Fall 2002
Wishbone
Dixon Place – Underexposed Series, Fall 2001
Publick Playhouse, Maryland - Annual Choreographer's Showcase, January 2000
ACDFA Gala Concert - James Madison University, April 2000
Coach Coach, Written by Bailey Williams. Directed by Sarah Blush
Clubbed Thumb, Summer 2024
Bully, Written by Amina Henry, Directed by Sarah Blush
Clubbed Thumb, January 2019
Sex Play, Written by Charly Evon Simpson, Directed by The Pack Theater
Triskellion Arts, Fall 2019
Plano, written by Will Arbery and directed by Taylor Reynolds
*New York Drama Critics' Circle Award: Best Play
Clubbed Thumb, June 2018 & April 2019
Urinetown, directed by Victor Maog
Long Island University, March 2007
Valparaiso, directed by Geoffrey Ehrlich
Choreographed gesture-based vignettes for a corps three women
James Madison University, Theatre II - Feb 2001
The House of Yes, directed by Geoffrey Ehrlich
Movement Coach
James Madison University, Theatre II – Feb 2000
Porch Light
Choreographer
Written, Directed and Edited by Ned Farr.
*Dance Camera West Festival Selection
Sidewise
Creator and Director
Produced by Experimental Film Virginia
*Festival Selection: Richmond Dance Film Festival
Avengement
Lead Actor
Written and Directed by Sam Perez
Sxip Shirey, music video
Performer, Choreographed by Dan Safer
NBC NY Live
Interview for Sleep No More
By Sara Gore
CBS Living Large
Featured Interviewee
By Emily Smith
Reins
Performer, Producer and Choreographer
Directed by Geoffrey Ehrlich
*Commissioned by Dances Made to Order. Selections: Glove Box Film Festival, Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Third Coast Dance Film Festival, Movies by Movers
Hunger
Performer
Directed by Deborah Lohse
*Awards: Best Art House, Philadelphia Independent Film Festival. Best Experimental Nomination: Female Eye Film Festival
Innocence
Performer and Choreographer
Directed by Geoffrey Ehrlich, GK1 Productions
The Missing Rooms
Producer and Choreographer
Directed by Geoffrey Ehrlich, GK1 Productions
Wind and Tree
Performer
Directed by Abe Abraham
3L Webseries
Supporting: Kirsten
Directed by Francesca Andre
Orange is the New Black
Featured Extra
Netflix
Girls
Lily, Season 4 Episode 3
HBO
Welcome to Our Mansion
Lead: Betty
Directed by Mark Edgar Stephens and Jillian Boyd
Cocoon
Choreographer, Producer – Gk1 Productions
Meathook
Choreographer, Performer, Producer – Gk1 Productions
Oh My Gosh
Performer, Producer – Gk1 Productions
Breathe Me
Choreographer, Performer, Producer – Gk1 Productions
Pinking
Choreographer & Producer - Gk1 Productions
Meow Wolf, Santa Fe
Tracked Immersive Experience - New Year’s Eve 2019 / 2020
Guest Director
Jack Ryan Season 2 Promotional Event
Amazon / Twitch - Live Streamed Immersive Gaming
Directed by Kelly Bartnik and Anthony Nikolchev
AMC Upfront
Walking Dead Immersive
Performer
Directed by Mikhael Garver
Anti-Diary, Immersive Promotional Experience
Rihanna’s Album release
Asst. Director: Kelly Bartnik
Created by Punchdrunk
Tentr Immersive Promotional Experience
Choreographer: Kelly Bartnik
Directed by Mikhael Garver
Hemispheres Magazine, Sleep No More – Jenna Scherer
Bleep Magazine, Sleep No More – Ryan Brinson
HyperAllergic, HERE - Allison Meier
The Dance Enthusiast, HERE - Trina Mannino
AutoStraddle, HERE - KaeLyn Rich
Asbury Park Press, HERE - Alex Biese
Theater is Easy, Independent Study - Charlotte Arnoux
Haunting, Waking La Llorona - Chris Wollman
No Proscenium, Waking La Llorona - Noah Nelson
PMC Magazine, Sleep No More – Lori Zimmer
Hotbook Magazine (Mexico), Sleep No More – Migue Herrerias
Fashion Boston Magazine, Sleep No More – Alexandra Hall
NY Times, Fresh Tracks – Jack Anderson
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Cora Dance – Carrie Stern
Infinite Body – Katherine Longsreth Dance – Eva Yaa Asantewaa
Oregan Arts Watch, Katie Longstreth Dance – Martha Ullman West
Meow Wolf, Santa Fe - Immersive Performance Safety Training
Colby College - Lyons Lab Mentor - Immersive Multimedia Fashion Show
Mark Morris Dance Center - Int/Adv Contemporary
New York University - Playwrights Horizons - Faculty, Advanced Movement and Performance
Spelman College, Guest Lecturer - Composition and Modern Technique
Emory University, Guest Lecturer - Creative Process
Queens College - Guest Faculty, Composition and Introduction to Dance
Asheville School - Guest Choreographer / Workshop Director
Brooklyn Arts Exchange/BAXCo - Teen Repertory Company, Co-director
Sarah Lawrence College - Advance Movement
Boys & Girls Club of Harrisonburg, VA - Guest Teacher, Creative Movement
Associate Dance Ensemble, JMU - Freshman Repertory Company, Co-Director
Dance & Company, Harrisonburg, VA - Contemporary