KNOCKOUT

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Knockout

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Knockout

“This state of in-betweenness renders Knockout a decidedly queer dance — maybe even a dyke dance, if there is such a thing.” - The Dance Enthusiast

“Intuitive, thrillingly chaotic, deeply vulnerable” that is “Chock full of layers and complexity, smart composition and plain old good dancing --- frustratingly good in its attention to detail” - Chicago Tribune

A fierce duet between two women, Knockout is a self-possessed, ever-morphing cinematic dance work contending with the nature of the liminal : a provocative study of the space between desire, intimacy, strength, and survival. 

Erin Kilmurray + Kara Brody’s choreographic collage novel jump-cuts through a thrill-ride of fight sequences, self defense training, toothful camp, odd obsessions, and partnerships that tidy categorization. TKO, baby.

  • Directed by Erin Kilmurray + Katrina Dion

    Choreographed + Performed by Erin Kilmurray + Kara Brody

    Sound Design by Corey Smith

    Lighting Design by Liz Gomez

    Dramaturgy by Katrina Dion

    Costume Design by Mary Williamson

    Production Stage Management by Bran Moorhead

  • Steppenwolf 1700 Theater; January - February 2025 (world premiere)

    The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago; April 2024

    Work In Process Showings — Watershed Art & Ecology; May 2023

    Detroit Dance Festival — Detroit Institute of the Arts; September 2021

    Global Women’s Performing Arts Festival - Busan, South Korea - Live Stream - 2021

    Postock Music Festival — Wisconsin; August 2021

    Holding Common Ground : Pathways to Cultural Exchange in Vietnam- Live Stream Performance - April 2021

    Chicago Dances; The Cambrian’s — January 2020 (initial commission)

  • ‘Knockout’ dance duet at Steppenwolf is a knockout — 10 out of 10

    Chicago Tribune 2025
    by Lauren Warnecke

    Erin Kilmurray + Kara Brody in Knockout

    the Dance Enthusiast 2025
    by elena rose light

    ‘Knockout’ at Steppenwolf begins LookOut series with a bang!

    See Chicago Dance 2025
    by Isabel Campisteguy

    Meet Me in the In-Between

    Performance Response Journal 2024
    by Ryan Adelsheim

    Call & Response: On Knockout

    Sixty Inches from Center
    by Rachel Lindsay-Snow

    “It’s nothing short of an adrenaline rush”

    See Chicago Dance
    by Megan Kudla