C R E A T I V E
SAG-AFTRA / AEA
Performance
Nestled in darkness, a brown skinned person shrouded in gold fabric, holds fire in their hands as they peer directly into the soul of the viewer. UP UNTIL NOW: midair for some time. HERE, Sublet Series, MAY 3-7, 2023
Midair For Some Time
Played The Oracle in Up Until Now Collective’s intimate media sensory experience of profound inclusive connection.
#BlackLivesMatter
Aerial rope performance by Black*Acrobat.
Matthew Hussey gives me (very gendered) dating advice on The Harry Talk Show.
Against a dark background, a well-suited Black masculine woman holding a brown-skinned plastic baby doll, looks with concern out the corners of their eyes.
THE D PROJECT
a.k.a. The Democracy Project
Played Chief of Staff in WaxFactory's contemporary retelling of Sophocles' Women of Trachis.
THE WEAVER
Short film by Melinda James, directed by India Sky Davis; Paradise: Topsy Turvy Queer Circus
BODYWARP: Doublecloth
Collaboration with Indira Allegra
Weaving as performance art using historical and emotional tension as material.
Podcast / Audiobook Narrator / Voice
Listen to a sample from HOW TO GET OVER THE END OF THE WORLD
by Hal Schrieve
Read by Scott Turner Schofield, JJ Hawkins and Kiebpoli Calnek
- Boldly weird, cool, and confident, this YA novel of LGBTQ+ teen artists, activists, and telepathic visionaries offers hope against climate and community destruction.
How To Get Over The End Of The World
by Hal Schrieve
Had a blast voicing IAN / MONIQUE for Hal Schrieve’s lovingly queer sophomore YA novel.
On The Flip Slide - BrickaBrack Ensemble
Celebrating The Complete Works of Pat Parker
Documentary
Embodiment (2018) Short Documentary by Maria Giulia Mancuso Prizzitano and Edwige Pezzulli
New York on the Clock: Kiebpoli Calnek - Aerialist (2010) PBS
Boy I Am (2006) Documentary by Sam Feder and Julie Hollar
HONORABLE MENTION:
… Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take my aerial class?
Junauda Petrus, in anticipation of her newest novel, artfully weaves present and past histories of Black Circus, fierce connection, and serendipitous liberation. They fold in several funny stories & photos of yours truly in: YOU SEND ME SWANGIN’…My Origins as a Black Aerialist.
Masterful writing. I urge you to check it out.