Kate Weare
Choreographer and Artistic Director
Kate Weare, known for work that is physically charged and emotionally unguarded, recently received The 2009 Princess Grace Award for Choreography. In the last several years, Weare has been honored with a Choreographic Fellowship from The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography, a Joyce Theater Residency, a Guest Artist Residency from Dance New Amsterdam's A.I.R. Program, and a Creative Development Residency at Jacob's Pillow, which co-commissioned her 2008 work Bridge of Sighs. Weare's 2009 work, Lean-to, was commissioned by Danspace Project to premiere at St. Mark's Church, accompanied live by the lauded NY-based Argento Chamber Ensemble. In 2009, Weare's company toured these works to Bates Dance Festival (ME), Keene State University (NH), and ODC Theater (SF). In 2010, Weare enjoys commissions from Scottish Dance Theatre based in Dundee, New York's PARADIGM as part of the Princess Grace Commissioning Award, and Australia's Buzz Dance Theatre based in Perth. On August 10,12 & 14 of 2010, Weare will premiere her newest work, Bright Land, featuring live music by the renowned old time band The Crooked Jades, during the the Company's debut season at The Joyce Theater in New York.
In 2008, Weare's trio, The Light Has Not the Arms to Carry Us, appeared in Fall For Dance at New York City Center, with KWCompany Member Leslie Kraus plastered throughout subways and bus stops in NYC as the festival's 'Poster Girl'. In 2007, Weare was selected for MANCC's "Free To Rep" Program with Axis Dance Company, and subsequently commissioned to set Foregone, a 20-minute quintet for mixed ability dancers. Later that year Weare's own company won The A.W.A.R.D. Show (a New York series in which the audience chooses the best modern dance) to earn the top prize for her 2006 duet, Drop Down, originated by KWCompany Members Adrian Clark and Leslie Kraus. Weare also received a 2007 Fellowship at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography to explore live sound and movement with SF Violinist David Ryther.
Weare earned her BFA in Dance from CalArts in 1994. Weare has been commissioned by Jacob's Pillow, DTW, Danspace Project, DNA, Joyce Soho, La Mama Theater, ODC , and shown work at The Kitchen, The 92nd St. Y, WAX, BAX, Movement Research @ Judson Church, Symphony Space, DancemOpolitan @ Joe's Pub and Fall for Dance at New York City Center. Weare has shown her work in SF's WestWave Dance Festival since 1998 - maintaining a bi-costal presence as a dance maker - and was nominated for SF's "Izzie" Award for her duet Suit/Skin in 1999. Weare has presented older work at such venues as Highways, LACE and Los Angeles Theater Center, Theater Artaud, The Cowell Theater and ODC Theater, San Diego's Sushi, Cinema Reks, Belgrade, and Teater Kosmos, Vienna.