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is this magic?2024
is this magic? is an experimental dance solo blending live performance and screendance film projections to explore self-performance as a radical act of personal acceptance. Unfolding through a movement score prioritizing intuition, desire, resourcefulness, and play, each iteration is a one-of-a-kind expression, offering nuance and meaning with every performance. recipe for something is a preliminary work that later developed into is this magic?.
"A gorgeous blend of rigor and play."
-Tristan, Artistic Director, Big Boy Dance "It felt so human, like the serene happiness I can only hold when I am alone and not under observation or deep in my mind." -Duluth Audience |
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PRESENTATIONS
October 2025: Vermilion Fine Arts Theater, Ely, MN September 2025: Fergus Falls School of Dance, Fergus Fall, MN September 2025: Summit Dance School, Detroit Lakes, MN July 2025: Studio 17, Grand Marais Artist Colony, Grand Marais, MN August 2024: Lagom by DEPT.two, Two Harbors, MN June 2024: The Lab at NorShor Theatre, Duluth, MN. April 2024: CANDY BOX Dance Festival at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis, MN, hosted by Arena Dances PROJECT SUPPORT Minnesota State Arts Board Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Lagom by DEPT.two Grand Marais Art Colony This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. Kayla is a recipient of the Individual Artist Equity Grant, made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and culture heritage fund. CREATIVE TEAM choreography, performance, sound design, editing, video | Kayla Schiltgen music | Dean Sibinski production assistance | Eric Elefson administrative + touring support | Kaitlin Craven PRESS Fergus Falls to host dance performance and workshop, Fergus Falls Journal, 2025 Experimental dance show, workshop coming to Detroit Lakes Sept. 20, Detroit Lakes Tribune, 2025 Katya talks with interdisciplinary artist Kayla Schiltgen about her performance at Lagom by Dept. 2 this week, KTWH Local Artist Presents Experimental Dance Solo, North Shore Journal Dance Performance at Lagom Is this Magic?, Lake County Press Coffee Conversation: “Is this Magic?” Experimental Dance Solo at the NorShor Theatre, Fox21 ‘Is This Magic’ bringing experimental dance to the NorShor for one night only, The Lift, WDIO “is this magic?,” Good Morning Northland, WDIO Best Bets, Duluth News Tribune Local Artist Holds Creative Movement Classes at Two Harbors Public Library, North Shore Journal |
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