Repertory
Formerly Humanistics Dance
A global dance company and platform for choreography, embodied research, and collaborative inquiry
About the Artist
Kimberly Prosa
Choreographer, Researcher, Educator
Kimberly Prosa is a New York-based choreographer, dancer, educator, and researcher working at the intersection of choreography, social inquiry, and embodied practice. Her work explores how movement can function as both artistic expression and research methodology—engaging questions of labor, identity, wellbeing, and the social conditions that shape lived experience.
She holds a PhD in Dance Studies from the University of Auckland, where her research examined economic precarity, mental health, and wellbeing among contemporary dance artists in New York City. Her work bridges dance studies and the sociology of mental health, contributing to a growing field of interdisciplinary research that positions embodied practice as a tool for understanding complex social realities. She is an Honorary Research Fellow with the Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE) at Coventry University.
Kimberly’s research and choreographic methodologies have been presented internationally, including at Dance Research Forum Ireland’s conference Power, Politics and the Dancing Body, the Decolonising Dance Festival and Dance Performatica in Cholula, Mexico. Her work has also been integrated into professional development contexts, including the Dance Education Laboratory’s Dance for Social Change program.
As a performer, Kimberly spent seven years with the Bessie Award-winning H.T. Chen and Dancers and has worked with numerous choreographers across New York City. Her performance career also includes serving as a dance double in the Academy Award-winning film Black Swan. Kimberly has taught at Ballet Hispánico, Chen Dance Center, and New York City public schools, where her teaching centers creativity, critical thinking, and access through movement. She is the Artistic Director of Contremune Dance, a global dance company and collaborative platform for choreography, research, and dialogue. Through this work, she develops interdisciplinary projects that integrate performance, research, and community engagement to explore themes of social justice, labor, and collective wellbeing.