Performer
Independent work
Exploring the connections between people, places and ideas through empathy, humor, and musicality in performance
“Swinging Buns”; created for Ten Tiny Dances® 2019 at The Dance Complex; Choreography by Kara Fili & Stephen Serwacki; Music by Jurassic 5; Filmed by Maximal Image
"xoxo5" as a guest performance in Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion's Gumdrops & The Funny Uncle December 2018; Choreography and Performance by Kara Fili & Stephen Serwacki; Music by Led Zeppelin; Mixed by Dennis Carroll; Filmed by Maximal Image; Edited by Kara Fili
“A Cranial Affair”, winner of the popular vote of The Dance Complex's Tiny & Short: a Drop in the Bucket program in September 2018. Choreography by Kara Fili in collaboration with Stephen Serwacki; Performance by Kara Fili & Stephen Serwacki; Music by Louis Armstrong and His All Stars; Filmed by Maximal Image
A solo debut, "Me? Yes, Me!", was selected to be part of The Dance Complex's Tiny & Short: a Drop in the Bucket 2017 program; Music by The Supremes; Filmed by Maximal Image
Independent collaborations with other artists like fellow dancer, Tara Weaver, have included commissioned work for Franklin Park Art Grove 2015, Art in the Fells 2013 and Union and Harvard Square Dance Museums. Kara and Tara have created work in collaboration with visual artists Carolyn Lewenberg, Barbara Zeles and Kathleen Driscoll.
Kara and Tara in their piece “The Reclaim Game” for Franklin Park Art Grove among the fabric scape of Kathleen Driscoll; Photo by Gretjen Helene
Union Square Dance Museum; Photo by Matt McKay
Union Square Dance Museum; Photo by Matt McKay
Ensemble Work
Kara featured in “Awakening” Afro-contemporary piece choreographed by Marianne Harkless Diabate as part of Benkadi Drum & Dance repertoire
Members of Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion at Villa Victoria for “Running From/Running To” performance; Photo by Olivia Moon Photography/@halfasianlens, Courtesy of Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion
Benkadi Drum & Dance at Dance For World Community Festival 2017; Photo courtesy of Benkadi Drum & Dance
Performing with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra and Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion at the Boston Memorial Hatchshell 2017