KIMIE PARKER
meet me in the lake, my swan

meet me in the lake, my swan is a contemporary dance duet by choreographer Kimie Parker. Alongside movement and sound collaborator kira shiiina, the two portray winged creatures that unite at the surface of a fog-laden lake. Inspired by the Japanese yōkai Gumyōchō and the classical ballet Swan Lake, the sisterly figures create an amalgamation of feminine divinity and rage. This transformation reflects their shared internal conflicts as Japanese-American femmes, and the weight of ancestral trauma over generations, both known and unknown. They ultimately submit to water, the element that physically separates Japan and America.

KIMIE PARKER
Kimie Parker is a Japanese-American dance artist, choreographer, and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. Since earning her BFA in Dance from Point Park University in 2019 with Summa Cum Laude honors, she has been a longstanding company member of Sidra Bell Dance New York, where she was appointed Rehearsal Director and Lead Teaching Artist in 2022. She has taught on behalf of the company at institutions including Harvard University, The Juilliard School, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and many more. As a freelance performer, she has collaborated with numerous artists, including Ayoung Kim, Mark Caserta, Mamie Green of Volta Collective, Kanon Sugino, and Doron Perk. As a choreographer, Kimie's work has been presented at ODC San Francisco’s “State of Play” Festival, Heat Index, LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival, and BigKids Summer Create + Connect. She was also part of the inaugural choreographic cohort of THAT SHOW. @kimieparker

kira shiina
kira shiina (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based artist and educator from Pittsburgh, PA with practices and curiosities spread across performance and durational electronic sound. She has been deeply influenced by her time performing with Mark Caserta (BigKid Dance), slowdanger, and Tommie-Waheed Evans (waheedworks) among others. kira shiina holds a BFA in Dance from the University of the Arts. She has taught at Bennington College, Drexel University, Muhlenberg College, Point Park University, and UArts. Currently, kira shiina is a performer with Hivewild, MICHIYAYA Dance, and Sidra Bell Dance New York. @kirashiina

CONNOR SALE
Connor Sale is a Brooklyn-based Lighting Designer and the Resident Lighting Designer of Triskelion Arts. Recent collaborations include: til infiniti, Farewell My Fool, The Closties Variety Hour; The Suite; to begin with no end; ENUF (Triskelion Arts), The Missing Fruit, Part 1 (New York City Center/Fall For Dance), Das Ersatz (The Brick), Das Rauschgift (Box of Moonlight), MEOW! (Exponential Festival), With Tears (BEAMS), Femenine (PS21), the body || dust (Gibney), But, Soft (PAGEANT), and Sea Change (Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago). He’s toured internationally with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring (École des Sables/Sadler’s Wells co-production), Akram Khan’s Gigenis, and Faye Driscoll’s Weathering. He’s interested in using the temporary nature of light to make people more active in space. More of his work can be found at connorsale.com and at @connorsalelight