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Between 1986 and 1998, Karen Bernard presented a series of feminist solos at Dia Center for The Arts and went on to be presented at venues including The Kitchen, Performance Space 122(Performance Space New York), Danspace at St. Mark’s Church and Dance Theater Workshop (New York Live Arts). In 2004, she incorporating old video footage, conversational text, and popular music and received critical acclaim for Removed Exposure, which premiered at Dixon Place and went on to the Festival of New Dance in St. John’s, Newfoundland; Women in Transition, a festival in Vienna; then was remounted at Here Arts Center. A handmade book of the same name, was co-created with Canadian Bookmaker Gray Fraser. In 2007, she began to explore the manipulation of small projectors and audio equipment, often on a movable cart seamlessly integrating physicality. She has developed several works where the past and present exist and aging hangs in the balance. These works have received support through residencies that have included space, as well as site-specific performance platforms from the Bogliasco Foundation, White Oak, Emily Harvey Foundation, Brooklyn Studios for Dance, Chashama, The Kitchen Dance in Process, Earthdance, Obras Foundation, Cill Rialaig, and Wassard Elea. She was a 2006 Movement Research Artist in Residence.Her most recent work Lakeside, was developed in collaboration with Lisa Parra through residencies L’Annexe-A and Obras Foundation as a duet presented at Salon: Douglas Dunn’s Studio and the solo version at Chashama at One Brooklyn Bridge Plaza in February, 2020. Bernard received a BAX 10 award for her invaluable service to artists in the founding and development of the Performance Mix Festival now in its 36th year.
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