Kara Brody (she/her) is a queer femme Korean American movement artist based in Chicago. She is a performer, educator, arts administrator and collaborator focusing her practice towards community driven spaces. Expanding on a desire for connection, she finds herself in practice through process-based devising and live performance. Most recent projects include Knockout, a collaboration with Erin Kilmurray supported by Lucky Plush Productions’ Embodied Research Project; work around, a dance series curation at Steppenwolf 1700 Theatre for the LOOKOUT series; and has performed with Faye Driscoll, Lucky Plush Productions, The Fly Honey Show, Helen Lee, Darling Shear, and The Cambrians. Kara is a Lecturer at University of Chicago and teaches frequently in the Chicago community.

Working with students of all levels, Kara has taught weekly classes at: COMMON Conservatory, The Joffrey Academy, Visceral Dance Center, Chicago Movement Collective, Dovetail Studios, and Lucky Plush Productions’ Community Class. She has been a guest teacher at Rutgers University, Northern Illinois University, and at The University of Chicago. Through Lucky Plush Productions, Kara has led workshops at The Kennedy Center, Sonoma State University, Hamilton College, and The Dance Center of Columbia College. She has taught intensive workshops for The Cambrians, Hedwig Dances, Young Dancer’s Initiative, and Brighton Dance Festival.