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Krissy & Nina

Kim collaborated with Dance Brigade from 1985 - 1996.



Kim loved her years working with Dance Brigade directors Krissy Keefer and Nina Fichter and toured nationally and internationally with them. She was influenced by their way of story telling through dance, music and theater using politics to drive their subject matter into crafted performance pieces.


During those years some of those collaborators were Tiona Gundy, Sarah Crowell, Lena Gatchalian, Maria Pendonez, Karen Elliot, Abigail Stage, Kimberly B. Valmore, Debbie Taylor, Heather Baer, Amelia Rudolf, Terry Sendgraff, Sunzanne Nakamura, Sue Li-Ju, Erica Smith, Pam Gray, Vickie Noble, Gwen Jones, Joe Williams, Ubaka Hill, Nan Washburn, Mary Watkins, Holy Near, and many more...

THE REVOLUTIONARY NUTCRACKER SWEETIE & BALLET OF THE BANSHEES/RESURRECTION

Kim Worked with Dance Brigade to choreograph sections of the popular and political Nutcracker Sweetie. Such as the Fight scene, Corn husk dolls, Angel of resistance, triple trapeze. Kim choreographed and co-directed Ballet of the Banshees which toured to Japan. It was also nominated for and Izadora Duncan award for Choreography.

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KIM TAUGHT SUMMER WORKSHOP FOR OASIS FOR GIRLS

This summer’s workshop Kim lead for Oasis for Girls started in the grand Lobby of Salesforce seeing the beautiful tiles by Julie Chang. We then moved to the park upstairs touring thought the plants form around the world with hummingbirds and dragon flies. We warmed up, danced, played instruments, talked about humans and our energy systems. This took us to the visual arts and all participants drew beautiful poster size images of plants!

SAVE THE DATE !

Dancing with Muni

a free film screening 

and  

SF Trolley Dances Moving Marketplace

All FREE:

flea market, performances, live music, dance party and celebration. 

Come Flea for Free! 


October 19, 2024 6:30-10pm

YBCA Forum, San Francisco

more info coming soon...

EDT Thanks all of our 2023 - 2024 funders, individual supporters & community partners!

Banner Photo from the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival

Krissy & Nina Photo: Kim Epifano

GIF Photos by: David Maung & Joe Williams & Irene Young & Adam Kufeld