Eva Karczag an independent dance artist. For the past four decades has practiced, taught, and advocated for explorative methods of dance making. She teaches dance at major colleges and studios throughout the USA, Europe and Australia, and was a faculty member of the European Dance Development Center (EDDC), Arnhem, Netherlands during the 1990s. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree (Dance Research Fellow) from Bennington College, VT, USA, and is a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. A member of the Trisha Brown Dance Company (1979-85), she created original roles in Opal Loop, Son of Gone Fishin’ and Set and Reset, and continues to teach through the company education program in NY and elsewhere.
She performs solo and collaborative work internationally. Recent performances include Promenade, a series of improvised durational performance/installations with visual artist Chris Crickmay and composer Sylvia Hallett. Current projects include development and performance of on-going collaborative duets with, among others, Gaby Agis (London), Bettina Neuhaus (Amsterdam/Berlin), Shelley Senter (NY), Malgven Gerbes (Berlin) and Lily Kiara (Amsterdam).
Her performance work and her teaching are informed by dance improvisation and mindful body practices, including the Alexander Technique, Ideokinesis, Taiji and Qigong. Through her performing and teaching, she aims to communicate her love of full-bodied dancing and her interest in the practice of being in the moment.