Kayla Schiltgen is an interdisciplinary artist based in rural Two Harbors, Minnesota. Her work has been presented at the Walker Art Center (MN), International Meeting on Video-Dance and Video-Performance (Spain & France), North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival, InShadow Screendance Festival (Portugal), Duluth Superior Film Festival (MN), DanceBARN Screendance Festival (MN), Wolf Tree Film Festival (MI), End of the Road Film Festival (MN), Arena Dance’s CANDYBOX Dance Festival (MN), RAD Fest: Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival (MI), The Lab at Norshore Theatre (MN), and the Minnesota Fringe Festival, among others.

Her work has been commissioned by Eclectic Edge Ensemble, Rhythmically Speaking, Tina Higgins Wussow, Dean Sibinski, Borealis Chamber Artists, Zenith City Dance Collective and various theaters across Minnesota.

Kayla is an Upstream Artist Fellow. Her work is supported by multiple Minnesota State Arts Board and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Kayla had the honor of presenting the inaugural screendance at the 50th anniversary of Choreographers’ Evening and has been recognized by Springboard for the Arts as a creative rural leader in the upper Midwest.

Kayla holds a B.A. in Dance from University of Minnesota with continued education through mentorship with highly acclaimed screendance artist Katrina McPherson, courses in filmmaking, traditional craft, and improvisational movement.

Kayla’s rural lineage shapes the ethos of her practice. Slowness, resourcefulness, sustainability, connection with the land, the mundane, and community are central to her work. She is passionate about reshaping the narratives around rural spaces and believes the well-being of all begins with the well-being of our rural communities.

Kayla also owns and operates Wildhaven, a sustainable lodging retreat connecting people and planet through rest on Minnesota’s North Shore.

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