Kira Alker, a native of San Francisco, holds a BA in Theatre from Pomona College and an MA in Performance Studies from NYU. Kira’s work has been showcased at such venues as the REDCAT in Los Angeles, the International Conference on Performance Art Theory in Mexico and the Honen-in Temple in Japan. In New York, she has presented work at Movement Research at the Judson Church, AUNTS, Danspace Project and The Kitchen. Her work has been supported through residencies from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The Watermill Center, Dance New Amsterdam, Beautiful Distress and Foundation Insel Hombroich. Additionally, Kira has worked for Sarah Michelson, Meredith Monk, Sibyl Kempson and David Bowie. Kira co-founded Zus Performance with Elke Luyten in 2003. 

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